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The dominant race of the Flaness, the Oerdians are very accepting and open as a culture, which has let them assimilate large groups of Flan and Suel. As a result, there are today few "pure" Oerdians. Oerdian identity is cultural, not racial.

=== Strong Abilities ===
Strength, Constitution, Wisdom.

= Cultural Traits =
Accepting, Loyal, Warlike, Worldly, Practical.

Oerdians are a pious, soulful people whose passions are strong and long-lasting. At the same time they are practical and focused on the task at hand. They are a very devout people and loyal to a fault.

=== Real-world Models ===
French. The Oerdians are passionate people living life to the fullest.

=== Alignment ===

The conflicts within the Oerdian culture is between good and evil, as exemplified in the conflict between Hieroneous and Hextor. The Oerdians are accepting of differences on the Law - Chaos axis; a community can have both lawful and chaotic members living in harmony.

=== Sexual Mores ===
'''Practices ''': Prostitution, Sex outside culture/race.

'''Taboos :''' Incest, Nudity, Transvestism.

'''Family ''': Monogamous. Patrilinear. Extra-marital liaisons tolerated.

=== Magic ===
Pragmatic is the word; Oerdians see magic as a tool. Most often used to create magic items for everyday use and to make ordinary life easier. Arcane magic users tend to focus on combat magic, each adopting a specialty of their own.

= Pantheon =
[[Oerdian (Greyhawk Action)|Oerdian]]s are a pious people who easily fall for persuasive religions, which can be seen in their large and chaotic pantheon. Still, they are a practical bunch, and the gods they cherish tend to be rather down-to-earth and not concerned with philosophical speculation. 

The [[Oerdian (Greyhawk Action)|Oerdian]] pantheon is obsessed with lineage, but the legends are often contradictory. Most of the gods appear to originally have been humans of divine heritage, and some have references to both human and divine parents at the same time. [[Oerdian (Greyhawk Action)|Oerdian]]s get annoyed when such inconsistencies are pointed out, claiming there is more to descent than ordinary scholarship can represent.

== Oerdian Elder Gods ==
[[Procan (Greyhawk Action)| Procan]] is the father of the pantheon and the first lord of the world. He is a wild, untamed god and not interested in governance - in many ways he represents the barbarian roots of the [[Oerdian (Greyhawk Action)|Oerdian]] people. He held dominion over the world in competition with various other elder gods, the most important of them is perhaps [[#Pholtus|Pholtus]]. Procan's son [[Velnius (Greyhawk Action)| Velnius]] took over his mantle as god of nobility, but was usurped by today's pantheon. None of these ancient deities has a large following today.

=== Procan ===
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=== Oerth ===
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=== Celestian ===
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=== Eruthnul ===
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=== Pholtus ===
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== Oerdian Noble Gods ==
This is the official church of the nobility and realms of the Aerdy, led by a trio of third-generation patriarchal gods: [[Hieroneous (Greyhawk Action)| Hieroneous]] (Chivalry), [[Hextor (Greyhawk Action)| Hextor]] (Tyrrany), and [[Trithereon (Greyhawk Action)| Trithereon]] (Freedom). These three usurped power from their uncle [[Velnius (Greyhawk Action)| Velnius]] who refused to seek fame and build an empire. They are all gods of nobility and of little concern to common folk. Their cults do not coexist well; if one is dominant in an area, the other two tend to be repressed. 

=== Hieroneous ===
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=== Hextor ===
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=== Trithereon ===
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==Oerdian Wind Gods==
Besides the noble gods, there exists a separate hierarchy of peaceful [[Oerdian (Greyhawk Action)|Oerdian]] gods. [[Procan (Greyhawk Action)| Procan]] is their father but not counted as one of them. These rural gods are worshiped by commoners and play small roles in the affairs of state.

=== Velnius ===
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=== Atroa ===
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=== Sotillion ===
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=== Wenta ===
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=== Telchur ===
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=== Merikka ===
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== Oerdian Lesser Gods ==
Mostly of fourth or undefined later generation, these gods have practical portfolios and are popular among the common people.

=== Bleredd ===
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=== Delleb ===
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=== Fharlanghn ===
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=== Kurell ===
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=== Lirr ===
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=== Rudd ===
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=== Ulaa ===
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=== Zilchus ===
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= Traits =
=== Caretaker of the Land ===
You have a honorable background working the land, be it as a serf or a landowner. Your family has given their all for the land over generations and learned its secrets.

'''Benefit''': Choose either Handle Animal, Knowledge (local), Knowledge (geography), Ride, or Survival. The chosen skill is a class skill for you and you gain a +1 trait bonus to it.

=== Chivalric Fighter ===
You have been trained in the weapons of a chivalry.

'''Benefit:''' Select one of longsword, lance, light armor, medium armor, heavy armor, and shields (light and heavy). You gain proficiency in the selected piece of gear. You must fulfill all prerequisites for the proficiency feat you gain.

=== Pious Devotion ===
Your faith gives you power.

'''Prerequisite''': A character that already has access to clerical domains cannot use this trait; this represents the power of faith of a lay person.

'''Benefit''': You must have a patron deity to benefit from this feat. Choose one of your patron's domains. You can use the level 1 domain power of one of this domain as a cleric of you character level. If the use of a domain power requires the expenditure of a use of channel energy, that power can be used a number of times per day equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1 times per day).

=== Push to Glory ===
When the goal is within reach, you are able to give that final push needed to succeed.

'''Benefit:''' You get a +2 bonus on attack rolls to verify critical hits.

=== Steady Rider ===
You groom your mount to keep going trough danger.

'''Benefit:''' You can form a special bond with a mount after one week together. Add your skill modifier for Handle Animal and Ride to the mount's hit points. If you begin bonding with a new mount, any previous bonds are broken.