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| '''Eshowdow''' is a fictional god in the ] campaign setting for the '']'' ] ]. | '''Eshowdow''' is a fictional god in the ] campaign setting for the '']'' ] ]. | ||
| ==Publication history== | |||
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| ===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)=== | |||
| Eshowdow is first described in the 2nd edition book '']'' (1993).<ref name="JoC">] and ]. '']'' (TSR, 1993) ISBN 978-0880385930</ref> Eshowdow is further detailed in '']'' (1997).<ref name="P&P">{{cite book |title=Powers & Pantheons |last=Boyd |first=Eric L. |year=1997 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |isbn=078690657X |page=|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mfbHPAAACAAJ}}</ref> | |||
| ===Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)=== | |||
| ⚫ | It was revealed in the book '']'' (2003), that Eshowdow was killed and his guise taken up by the dark goddess ] in uncertain circumstances.<ref name="ROF">{{cite book |last=Boyd |first=Eric L. |coauthors=Matt Forbeck, and ] |title=''Races of Faerûn'' |year=2003 |publisher=] |id=ISBN 0-7869-2875-1}}</ref> | ||
| ==Description== | |||
| The dark god Eshowdow was born out of a fragment of the consciousness and being of ] when he created the myriad nature spirits of Chult from such pieces of himself. His name came from the Eshowe tribe, who freed the entity they called the Shadow Giant, hoping to destroy the city of Mezro. When the Shadow Giant was repelled from the city by the Tabaxi People, he turned on his summoners, nearly wiping them out. Thus, the victorious Tabaxi named him Eshowdow, "the Shadow of the Eshowe". | The dark god Eshowdow was born out of a fragment of the consciousness and being of ] when he created the myriad nature spirits of Chult from such pieces of himself. His name came from the Eshowe tribe, who freed the entity they called the Shadow Giant, hoping to destroy the city of Mezro. When the Shadow Giant was repelled from the city by the Tabaxi People, he turned on his summoners, nearly wiping them out. Thus, the victorious Tabaxi named him Eshowdow, "the Shadow of the Eshowe". | ||
| Despite his fury at the defeat, and his realization that the elder god was incapable of perceiving him, as Eshowdow was, in essence, Ubtao's shadow, he remained in the shadows, brooding and plotting against the Chultans. To mortals, Eshowdow appeared as a huge, roughly humanoid shadow with taloned hands. | Despite his fury at the defeat, and his realization that the elder god was incapable of perceiving him, as Eshowdow was, in essence, Ubtao's shadow, he remained in the shadows, brooding and plotting against the Chultans. To mortals, Eshowdow appeared as a huge, roughly humanoid shadow with taloned hands. | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{No footnotes|date=February 2008}} | |||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Eshowdow is a fictional god in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
Publication history
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
Eshowdow is first described in the 2nd edition book Jungles of Chult (1993). Eshowdow is further detailed in Powers & Pantheons (1997).
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)
It was revealed in the book Races of Faerûn (2003), that Eshowdow was killed and his guise taken up by the dark goddess Shar in uncertain circumstances.
Description
The dark god Eshowdow was born out of a fragment of the consciousness and being of Ubtao when he created the myriad nature spirits of Chult from such pieces of himself. His name came from the Eshowe tribe, who freed the entity they called the Shadow Giant, hoping to destroy the city of Mezro. When the Shadow Giant was repelled from the city by the Tabaxi People, he turned on his summoners, nearly wiping them out. Thus, the victorious Tabaxi named him Eshowdow, "the Shadow of the Eshowe".
Despite his fury at the defeat, and his realization that the elder god was incapable of perceiving him, as Eshowdow was, in essence, Ubtao's shadow, he remained in the shadows, brooding and plotting against the Chultans. To mortals, Eshowdow appeared as a huge, roughly humanoid shadow with taloned hands.
References
- Lowder, James and Jean Rabe. Jungles of Chult (TSR, 1993) ISBN 978-0880385930
- Boyd, Eric L. (1997). Powers & Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 078690657X.
- Boyd, Eric L. (2003). Races of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
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