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, Gaknulak is the kobold

Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons)

Kobolds are a fictional species featured in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Aggressive, xenophobic, yet industrious small humanoid creatures, kobolds are noted for their skill at building traps and preparing ambushes...

 deity of Protection, Stealth, Trickery, and Traps. His symbol is a cauldron with whirling elipses.

Publication history

Gaknulak was first detailed in the book Monster Mythology

Monster Mythology

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(1992), including details about his priesthood.

Description

Gaknulak's avatar takes the form of a small, dark-skinned, white-haired kobold. He wears a cloak with bulging pockets, and wields a +3 hand axe. He also has two ioun stones of his choice at any time, and carries an assortment of magic items related to spying, escape, and detections such as: boots of speed, wand of magic detection, ring of chameleon power, and a wand of polymorphing that he uses to turn opponents into piglets for eating.

Realm

Gaknulak's realm of Aknuthrak is located on the plane of Gehenna

Gehenna (Dungeons & Dragons)

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Worshippers

Priests of Gankulak serve as spies and scouts, but are the defenders of lairs and homelands above all else. They are experts in setting any kind of trap or ambush, and in the construction of defenses.

External links

• Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online:http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip