Fan art of Moradin, the Allhammer, by Christian Thor Lally.[art 3]
Moradin, the All-Hammer (or Allhammer) is the lawful good deity of craft, creation, family, and legacy. The All-Hammer is patron of craftsmen, blacksmiths, forgemasters, artisans, and miners,[5] granting inspiration where respect and prayer are given. He shaped the mountains during the Founding, and stands as the patron of home and family.[2]
Symbols and appearance[]
A common symbol of the All-Hammer's worship is a hammer with ends carved in the likeness of dwarven heads.[1] At a temple to the All-Hammer in Uthodurn, an old dwarf wore a thick chain necklace with a heavy anvil symbol on it.[6]
By his worshipers he is depicted as a faceless, stout dwarf-like being of immense strength, hunched over, clasping within his massive hands a flaming heart.[2] Some non-dwarven cultures, worshiping the All-Hammer, depict him as one of their own (e. g. the fire giants of Vulkanon imagine him as a faceless giant with a flaming mane).[7]
Worship[]
The followers of the All-Hammer are most numerous in dwarven communities,[2] as most dwarves worship him.[8] As such, many of the temples are located in the center of dwarven strongholds.[2]
Tal'Dorei[]
Worship of the All-Hammer is common in the Cliffkeep Mountains.[9] He is highly regarded in the Earth Ashari village of Terrah.[4] In the Center Slab of Kraghammer, there is an enormous, meticulously crafted marble temple to Moradin called All-Hammer's Will.[10]
The Peakclimber Knights of Kraghammer serve the All-Hammer and keeping peace and safety in the Cliffkeep Mountains, but occasionally getting into a conflict with his commandments.[11][12]
Wildemount[]
Uthodurnian Diarchy[]
In Uthodurn is a temple called Moradin's Mantle.[13] Followers of the All-Hammer are also invited to worship at the Cinderrest Sanctum in Kravaraad.[14]
A haunted temple to the All-Hammer remains in the ghost town of Uraliss; during an orc raid, a high priest locked the sheltering worshipers inside, and they died of starvation.[15]
Palebank Village has a humble temple dedicated to the All-Hammer.[16]
Menagerie Coast[]
The skyline of Port Zoon is dominated by a massive temple to the All-Hammer called Temple Genesis, with lantern-adorned cables stretching to other high points of the city.[17]
One of the three temples that also serves as a place of higher education in Gwardan is the House of Invention, dedicated to the All-Hammer.[18]
In Port Damali, a chosen champion of the All-Hammer is one of the main draws in the competition in the annual Godsbrawl at the Temple of Kord.[19]
Dwendalian Empire[]
The All-Hammer is one of the deities that is approved for worship within the Dwendalian Empire.[20] Temples to the All-Hammer are prominent in Grimgolir, Gwardan,[18] and Hupperdook.[21]
Fan art of Herald of the Hearth of the All-Hammer in Zadash, by OrcBarbies.[art 5]
In the northern side of Zadash's Pentamarket, there is a shrine called the Hearth of the All-Hammer. It is a domed iron structure that is slightly rusty due to lack of upkeep. Its interior has a large central forge and a beautiful heavy anvil with the symbol of the All-Hammer on each of its sides. The anvil was used for both ceremonial worship and the crafting of religious artifacts. Three individuals manned the temple at any one time, two of which were keepers who watched outside of the entry arches leading into the temple. The third was the appointed herald of this temple, a female dwarf with dark brown hair that trailed off in three long braids past her midsection. Taking her place across from the entry arches to the temple, she wore a chain-mail robe that went past her knees.[22]
Principles[]
The All-Hammer appreciates acts of creation of things outside of oneself and one's progeny, including forging, whittling, building, and other crafts. For this reason, crafted objects are considered appropriate offerings to the All-Hammer.[23]
Commandments of the All-Hammer[]
Commandments of the All-Hammer
Remain stoic and tenacious in the face of catastrophe.
Uphold and promote loyalty to your family, loyalty to your clan, and loyalty to your people.
Legacy is paramount. To create something that lasts is to change the world for the better.
Holy day[]
The All-Hammer's holy day is Deep Solace, on the eighteenth of Unndilar.[2] The dwarves of Grimgolir celebrate with a full day of feasting and drinking. Especially devout worshipers spend the day in isolation, meditating on how to be better family members.[3]
Known worshipers[]
History[]
Fan art of Grog at the Core Anvil, by Lap Pun Cheung.[art 6]
The Core Anvil, beneath the undersea volcano called Scaldseat, was created by and for the All-Hammer. There, he created the first dwarves[25][26] and many artifacts of the Founding.[27] He also used the Core Anvil to craft the Prime Trammels used in the Rites of Prime Banishment;[28] later, Grog Strongjaw, with the aid of Percy, did the same to prepare for the fight against Vecna.
The All-Hammer shaped forge guardians to watch over the divine furnaces and hearths that designed the first dwarves.[29] One such furnace is located inside the Ironseat Ridge.[30]
Fan art of Kravaraad, by Katy Grierson.[art 7]
During the Calamity, at some point after the fall of Aeor,[31] the Matron of Ravens urged three of her champions to ask the Wildmother for guidance about disposing of the body of one of the Matron's heroes. The Wildmother instructed one of those champions, Dust, to carry the trunk of the hero to a volcanic cave (at Kravaraad), burn the remains, and incorporate the ashes into a new kiln. This formed the heart of a temple to the Wildmother, but it was also built as a gift to the All-Hammer "to remind him that nature is the origin of material."[32][33] Those who come to the Cinderrest Sanctum are invited to pray to the Wildmother and the All-Hammer.[14]
The All-Hammer and the Moonweaver built the King's Cage as a trap for the Crawling King in the Calamity. It appeared to be a temple to Torog, but it was a fane that, once the Crawling King had bound himself to it, was instrumental in banishing the Betrayer God.[34]
Jester Lavorre defaced the central anvil of the Hearth of the All-Hammer as a form of worship to her deity, the Traveler. She covered the central anvil on one side with large pink painted hearts, the words "The Traveler was here", a few brochures for the Traveler left under the offering bowl and on top of the anvil, and a few sprinkled sequins off of her glove.[35]
Appearances and mentions[]
- Campaign One
- "The Endless Atheneum" (1x106), appeared in a vision
- "Scaldseat" (1x107), mentioned only
- "The Core Anvil" (1x108), mentioned only
- "The Climb Within" (1x110), mentioned only
- Campaign Two
- "Steam and Conversation" (2x09), mentioned only
- "The King's Cage" (2x69), mentioned only
- "Clay and Dust" (2x72), mentioned only
- "Uthodurn" (2x73), mentioned only
- "Refjorged" (2x76), mentioned only
- Campaign Three
- "The Draw of Destiny" (3x01), mentioned only
- "Thicker Grows the Meal and Plot" (3x09), mentioned only
- "Hope Within History" (3x55), mentioned only
- Kith & Kin, mentioned only
Trivia[]
- The All-Hammer is the only one of the Prime Deities that does not have a connection to a player character in any of the Critical Role campaigns, miniseries, oneshots, or books.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 49.
- ↑ See "Scaldseat" (1x107) at 3:07:23.
- ↑ See "Uthodurn" (2x73) at 3:45:24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 31.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 68.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 63.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 98.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, pp. 134–135.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 246.
- ↑ See "Uthodurn" (2x73) at 3:42:22.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 113.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 119.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 114.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 74.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 66.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 23.
- ↑ See "Steam and Conversation" (2x09) at 0:46:11.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 224.
- ↑ See "Harvest Close" (2x17) at 1:14:23.
- ↑ See "Uthodurn" (2x73) at 3:43:24.
- ↑ See Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin, p. 105.
- ↑ See "The Endless Atheneum" (1x106) at 1:09:55.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 164.
- ↑ See "The Ominous March" (1x109) at 18:47.
- ↑ See "The Endless Atheneum" (1x106) at 1:08:57.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 239.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 83.
- ↑ See "4-Sided Dive: Oh My Gods" (4SDx26) at 0:30:36.
- ↑ See "The King's Cage" (2x69) at 4:04:30.
- ↑ See "Causatum" (2x70) from 3:31:06 through 3:34:26.
- ↑ See "The King's Cage" (2x69) at 59:19.
- ↑ See "Harvest Close" (2x17) at 1:18:11.
Art:
- ↑ Symbol of the All-Hammer from Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting.
- ↑ Symbol of the All-Hammer from Explorer's Guide to Wildemount by Claudio Pozas. (source)
- ↑ Fan art of Moradin, the Allhammer, by Christian Thor Lally (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of the All-Hammer, by Pawthorn (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of Herald of the Hearth of the All-Hammer in Zadash, by OrcBarbies (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of Grog at the Core Anvil, by Lap Pun Cheung (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of Kravaraad, by Katy Grierson (source). Used with permission.
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