Caoimhin
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In many campaign setting
s for the Dungeons & Dragons
role-playing game
, Caoimhin is the killmoulis
deity of food and shy friendship. His symbol is a tiny bowl and pin.
(1992), including details about his priesthood. His role in the cosmology of the Planescape
campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground
(1996).
, but Queen Titania
loves him as much as any member of her Inner Circle. She is over-protective of him, mollycoddling and mothering him despite his feigned annoyance.
realm, which wanders between the planes of the Beastlands
, Arborea
, and Ysgard
. He rarely ventures out, except during his sudden fits of curiosity, but he will not do this without one of the other members of the Court nearby to protect him.
Campaign setting
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s for the Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
, Caoimhin is the killmoulis
Killmoulis
A kilmoulis is an ugly version of the brownie, a type of fairy, who haunts mills. He has an enormous nose and no mouth. This lack of an orifice forces him to inhale his food through his nose. The Kilmoulis works hard for the miller, but also delights in tricks and pranks...
deity of food and shy friendship. His symbol is a tiny bowl and pin.
Publication history
Caoimhin was first detailed in the book Monster MythologyMonster Mythology
Monster Mythology is a sourcebook for the second edition of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Released by TSR in 1992 and written by Carl Sargent, with interior illustrations by Terry Dykstra, John and Laura Lakey, and Keith Parkinson, Monster Mythology was released as a companion volume for...
(1992), including details about his priesthood. His role in the cosmology of the Planescape
Planescape
Planescape is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by Zeb Cook. The Planescape setting was published in 1994...
campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground
On Hallowed Ground
On Hallowed Ground is an accessory book for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, for the Planescape campaign setting.-Contents:This book contains information about deities' planar domains from 20 separate pantheons...
(1996).
Description
Caoimhin appears as a typical killmoulis; that is to say, he is a large-nosed, mouthless brownielike creature only a foot in height. He wears gossamer armor covered in thick woolen rags to help him keep warm. He grumbles nervously from time to time.Relationships
Caoimhin is part of the Outer Circle of the Seelie CourtSeelie Court (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Seelie Court is a large, loose confederation of gods that consists of the leader Titania and her consort Oberon, as well as the following gods: Caoimhin, Damh, Eachthighern , Emmantiensien, Fionnghuala, Nathair Sgiathach, Skerrit, Squelaiche, and...
, but Queen Titania
Titania (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Titania is the fey deity of Faerie folk and Realms, Friendship, and Magic. Her symbol is a white diamond with a blue star glowing in its center, the antithesis of the black diamond symbol of her sister, the Queen of Air and Darkness.-Publication...
loves him as much as any member of her Inner Circle. She is over-protective of him, mollycoddling and mothering him despite his feigned annoyance.
Realm
Caoimhin dwells in the Seelie CourtSeelie Court (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Seelie Court is a large, loose confederation of gods that consists of the leader Titania and her consort Oberon, as well as the following gods: Caoimhin, Damh, Eachthighern , Emmantiensien, Fionnghuala, Nathair Sgiathach, Skerrit, Squelaiche, and...
realm, which wanders between the planes of the Beastlands
Beastlands
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Beastlands is a neutral good-aligned plane of existence...
, Arborea
Arborea (Dungeons & Dragons)
In Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy role-playing game, Arborea or more fully, the Olympian Glades of Arborea, is a chaotic good-aligned plane of existence...
, and Ysgard
Ysgard
Ysgard is the Outer Plane of Chaotic Neutral / Chaotic Good alignment in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It is also called Asgard, Gladsheim or The Heroic Domains...
. He rarely ventures out, except during his sudden fits of curiosity, but he will not do this without one of the other members of the Court nearby to protect him.
Dogma
Caoimhin likes warm clothing, plentiful food, bardic poetry, and harmonious music, especially that played on stringed instruments. He is a creature of creature comforts, shy and introverted. However, he will fight bravely for himself or his people. He is a strongly moral being, in his fey way, and he will not desert his people if they are attacked in his presence or that of his avatar, nor will he desert one of his friends in need.Additional reading
- Garcia, Vince. "The Folk of the Faerie Kingdom." DragonDragon (magazine)Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#155. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990.