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Bhaal
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Lord of Murder
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Barrens of Doom and Despair
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Intermediate deity (deceased)
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Lawful Evil
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Murder, Death
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Death, Destruction, Evil, Retribution
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Bane
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, Lord of Murder, is a
Fictional deity of the
Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, created by
Ed Greenwood . The name Bhaal is almost certainly derivative of
Baal .
One of the
Dead Three , Bhaal was originally a mortal, who along with
Bane and
Myrkul took the portfolios of the ancient deity
Jergal . Despite his most common title, Bhaal was the god of death, but he especially favoured violent or ritual deaths.
Patron of Assassins, Bhaal was feared throughout Faerûn - especially in the island realm of the
Moonshaes . A wholly evil, debased and sadistic god, Bhaal was served by the goddesses
Talona and
Loviatar and in turn served Bane (Myrkul, to a lesser extent, was also his master).
He was a
Lawful Evil Intermediate Power , and his symbol was a skull encircled by a
Counterclockwise orbit of drops of
Blood . His divine Realm was the Throne of Blood (in Third Edition D&D, part of the
Barrens Of Doom And Despair ). The ''Lost Empires of Faerun'' Forgotten Realms supplement gives his 3.5 edition D&D domains as Death, Destruction, Evil and Retribution.
Despite his power, during the
Time Of Troubles , when the gods were forced to walk Faerûn, Bhaal was slain by the upstart mortal
Cyric using the avatar of
Mask (a sword named "
Godsbane "), who then stole Bhaal's divinity and portfolio elements.
However, much like Myrkul - who invested his divine essence in the artifact known as the ''
Crown Of Horns '' - Bhaal was not utterly removed from Faerûn. Part of his divinity remains in the Winding Water, around Boarskyr Bridge where he was slain, his blood having flowed into the river. More importantly, Bhaal foresaw his death and impregnated many mortal women - creating his heirs, the
Bhaalspawn . The Bhaalspawn were involved in a series of conflicts along the
Sword Coast , with one standing above the others. The tale of the Bhaalspawn is recounted in the ''
Baldur's Gate '' and ''
Baldur's Gate II '' computer games; in the
Novelization s of these games, the
Protagonist is named as Abdel Adrian.
Of all the dead deities of
Abeir-Toril , Bhaal most likely has the most scattered cultists, the worst known as deathstalkers, attempting to bring him back to 'life'.
Bhaal features prominently in the following
Forgotten Realms Novels :
