Bane

Bane may refer to:

Fictional characters and groups

Bane (comics), an adversary of Batman

Bane (Matrix character), a character in the Matrix film trilogy

Bane (Forgotten Realms), a deity in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe

Bane (Harry Potter), a centaur in the Harry Potter series

Cad Bane, a bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe

Darth Bane, a Sith Lord in the Star Wars universe

Durin's Bane, a Balrog, a fictional being from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien

Bane the Druid, a Guardian in the Legacy of Kain franchise

Bane (Sarah Jane Adventures), an alien race in The Sarah Jane Adventures

Prince Bane, a cunning 10-year-old human prince from The Death Gate Cycle series, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Bane (Pearlpelt), the enormous white rat leader intent on genocide in The Underland Chronicles

Bane (ur-vile), a silent character present throughout the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

Atropos, the Bane Elemental; a character from Dota/Dota 2. He is best known for his Blink Dagger voice line

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List of Forgotten Realms deities

This is a list of Forgotten Realms deities. They are all deities that appear in the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Forgotten Realms vs. core D&D

The deities of other Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings, including those of the default (or "core") setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, are not generally a part of Forgotten Realms. However, there is some overlap, especially among the deities of nonhuman races. Lolth, the principal deity of the drow in the Forgotten Realms, is specifically described as being the same deity as Lolth in other campaign settings. No mention is made as to whether other deities shared between Forgotten Realms and other campaign settings are intended to represent the same divine entity.

Deities are included in this list only when documented in a Forgotten Realms-specific source or otherwise clearly indicated as existing in the setting. For deities in the core setting, see List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons.

Bane (Forgotten Realms)

Bane (/ˈbeɪn/ BAYN), also known as the Black Hand and the Black Lord, is the god of hatred, fear, and tyranny and one of the main evil gods in the fictional Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, Forgotten Realms.

Bane is a Lawful Evil Greater Power whose symbol is green rays squeezed forth from a black fist, and whose divine realm is the Black Bastion in the Barrens of Doom and Despair. His Third Edition D&D domains are Evil, Destruction, Hatred, Law, and Tyranny.

Publication history

Ed Greenwood created Bane for his home Dungeons & Dragons game for the Forgotten Realms, conceiving of him as "the big baddie", with powers "roughly equivalent to" the Babylonian deity Druaga.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

Bane first appeared within Dungeons & Dragons as one of the deities featured in Ed Greenwood's article "Down-to-earth Divinity" in Dragon #54 (October 1981). Here Bane is introduced as Lord Bane, the Black Lord, god of strife, hatred, and tyranny, a lawful evil greater god from the plane of Acheron. The article notes that he is never seen, "although there are tales of a freezing black-taloned hand and eyes of blazing fire." Bane is described as one of “The Dark Gods” of evil alignment: "Loviatar, Talona, and Malar serve Bane through Bhaal (although Loviatar and Talona are rivals)." Bane is commonly worshipped by lawful evil fighters, magic-users, illusionists, assassins, thieves, monks, and clerics.