Dragonlance character
Reorx
Created by	Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
First appearance	Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Character information
Alias	Anvil Forge Tamer of Chaos
Race	God of Neutrality
Alignment	True Neutral
Gender	Male
Titles	Weaponmaster World Smith Lord of Earth
Homeland	The Beyond

Reorx is a deity in the Dragonlance series of novels and role-playing games, published by TSR and Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro. Dragonlance is an immense series of Fantasy Novels, with over 190 novels printed and is accompanied by a supplemental Campaign Ionthas redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Ionthas (moth. In some Role-playing games alignment is a categorisation of the moral and ethical perspective of the Player characters Non-player characters See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always Dragonlance is an immense series of Fantasy Novels, with over 190 novels printed and is accompanied by a supplemental Campaign A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. TSR Inc was an American game publishing company most famous for publishing the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of Games primarily based on Fantasy and Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. In the Dragonlance D&D campaign setting, he is described as being the patron deity of craftsmanship and technology, as well as the patron of the Dwarven and Gnomish races. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by A campaign setting is usually a Fictional world which serves as a setting for a Role-playing game or Wargame campaign ^[1]

Contents 1 Symbols and Titles 2 Roles on Krynn 3 Appearances in Dragonlance Novels 4 Appearances in Popular Culture 5 References

Symbols and Titles

Deities in Dungeons & Dragons are given a list of qualities which they preside over, and a list of symbols and titles which are used by their faithful when interacting with their churches or the deities directly. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by Reorx is listed as having dominion over the concepts of creation, craft, and technology. His holy symbol is a smith's hammer, and his titles include the "Forge", the "World Smith" and the "Tamer of Chaos". ^[2]

Unlike the constellations of the other gods, Reorx appears in the sky as a single red star, which is said to be the light from his forge. In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture A forge is the workplace of a smith or a Blacksmith. A forge is sometimes referred to as a smithy. ^[1]

Reorx will usually appear to mortals in the form of his avatar, a dwarf named Dougan Redhammer. Dougan wears fashionable clothing and enjoys drinking alcohol and playing games of chance.

Roles on Krynn

According to Krynn's creation myth, Reorx was the god who physically constructed the world by forging the elemental chaos which existed prior to creation into order. Krynn is the Fictional world of the Dragonlance setting Creation Takhisis, the head god of evil duped her brothers into condoning This order in turn was crafted by Reorx into the heavens and the earth of Krynn. ^[2]

Reorx was also the god who forged the Greygem of Gargath, a magical prison for the rogue deity Chaos, which was involved in the creation of the Gnomish, Dwarven, and Kender races. The following are fictional artifacts from the Dragonlance universe Chaos is a Fictional deity in the Dragonlance universe who is also known as Ionthas ^[2]

Due to his status as the patron deity of the dwarves, the Church of Reorx has a very stable position within Dwarven society. The church doesn't have as much influence in gnomish life, but the priesthood works closely with that of Sirrion to produce the metals required for gnomish invention. Ionthas redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Ionthas (moth. ^[1]

Reorx works with Shinare, the goddess of industry and commerce, to help drive the dwarven economies. Ionthas redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Ionthas (moth. ^[2] He also grants inspiration to gnomes to help them on their quests to develop new and wondrous machines. Although he generally doesn't attempt to directly affect their lives to the extent he does with the Dwarves and Gnomes, he is fond of kender and takes pride in the role he played in their creation. ^[1]

Appearances in Dragonlance Novels

Reorx was involved in the short story "Wanna Bet?" in which he, along with Palin Majere, Sturm Majere, and Tanin Majere acquire the Graygem from Lord Gargath. ^[3] He also appears in Dragons of Summer Flame, wherein he helps Usha Majere and her companions in driving off Chaos. Chaos is a Fictional deity in the Dragonlance universe who is also known as Ionthas ^[4]

Although not named explicitly, in the novel Dragons of the Dwarven Depths, it is heavily implied that Reorx, as his avatar, visited Flint in order to manipulate him into going on a quest to find the Hammer of Kharas. Dragons of the Dwarven Depths is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting The following are fictional artifacts from the Dragonlance universe

Appearances in Popular Culture

Reorx, along with other Dragonlance deities, has been included in Genesis LPMud, a text-based, massively multiplayer online game whose Fantasy/Adventure theme draws heavily from several fantasy settings, including Tolkien's Middle Earth and Dragonlance. Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J Dragonlance is an immense series of Fantasy Novels, with over 190 novels printed and is accompanied by a supplemental Campaign ^[5]

List of Dragonlance deities
Good:	Paladine	Majere	Kiri-Jolith	Mishakal	Habbakuk	Branchala	Solinari
Neutral:	Gilean	Sirrion	Reorx	Chislev	Zivilyn	Shinare	Lunitari
Evil:	Takhisis	Sargonnas	Morgion	Chemosh	Zeboim	Hiddukel	Nuitari
Other:	Chaos	Mina

PANTHEON OF DRAGONLANCE

Chaos

High God

Paladine

Mishakal

Gilean

Takhisis

Sargonnas

Branchala

Majere

Reorx

Morgion

Chemosh

Hiddukel

Shinare

Sirrion

Chislev

Zivilyn

¿Mina?

Kiri-Jolith

Habbakuk

Solinari

Lunitari

Nuitari

Zeboim

References

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