Kelemvor Lyonsbane

Kelemvor Lyonsbane, Lord of the Dead and Judge of the Damned, is a god in the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Fair yet cold, Kelemvor is the god of Death and the Dead—the most recent deity to hold this position, following in the footsteps of Jergal, Myrkul and, briefly, Cyric. Unlike these other deities, whose rule as gods of the dead made the afterlife an uncertain and fearful thing, Kelemvor urges knowledge that death is a natural part of life and should not be feared as long as it is understood.

Kelemvor is a Lawful Neutral Greater Power. His symbol is an upright skeletal arm holding the golden scales of justice, his divine realm is the Fugue Plane, and his Third Edition D&D domains are Fate, Law, Protection, Repose, and Travel.

Publication history

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

Kelemvor's story as a mortal is described in the Avatar Trilogy, in the novels Shadowdale,Tantras, and Waterdeep. Kelemvor first appeared in a Dungeons & Dragons game supplement in 1989's Hall of Heroes. By the end of the original Avatar Trilogy, Kelemvor had been slain by Cyric.