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Vidal, the Lustful

Alignment: Neutral
Domains: Greater God, God of Desire, also called the God of Bards
Symbol: Golden Flute
Appearance: Vidal loved to appear on the mortal plane as a female wood elf bard with long brown hair, garbed in the simple dress of the wood elf tribes, with a flute in her hands, a trusty dagger at her side, and a lute strapped across her back. It is said that those who look upon her instantly fall in love with her.

History: Vidal, with her vivacity, beautiful music and inquisitive nature is a favorite among the gods. From the very beginning, Vidal had a natural ability to sing and write beautiful songs, some about emotions such as love and anger, and some which told stories of the other gods and events which transpired. It is said that all of the gods, except Phykrell (who believed himself to be too busy for what he considered to be Vidal's frivolous activities), frequently sought out Vidal for a song or a story to be written for or about them. Even Daeder, who rarely spoke or dealt with anyone, was known to ask Vidal to write a song or two about his creations as well as his Dwarven children.

Vidal loved to write songs and sing for the other gods, as she got great joy out of what she did. For Hester, she wrote great songs about her imcomparable beauty; for Allanbay and Sorn, she often wrote love songs; for Valdor she wrote great songs about the glory of battle and ultimate victory; for Veldex she wrote songs about honor and righteousness; and Vidal even wrote songs of pain and suffering to satisfy Hellacaster's fascination with death. And, as she wrote and sang, Vidal watched the other Gods and learned, for Vidal had a great love of learning, especially when it came to learning the arts and skills of others. She learned with ease the skills of fighting, how to move without being seen, how to heal, how to summon creatures, how to create life and how to take it away. All of this she learned through simple observation as she sang.

Among Vidal's greatest admirers was Crest, who saw Vidal for what she was. Unlike the other gods, who saw Vidal as merely someone to provide them with amusement to pass the time, Crest saw Vidal's desire to learn from others and her insatiable passion for experiencing the unknown. Crest often invited Vidal to visit him while he was studying the writings of the ancestors, and he often shared his discoveries with her. He taught Vidal magic before any of the other gods, and taught her how to use magic through song, as well as through the use of instruments. Crest's first gift to Vidal was a golden flute, an ancient artifact belonging to the ancestors. When Crest had his great moon fortress constructed, Vidal was the only god he granted with the right to come and go freely from his home.

As a result, Vidal fancied herself in love with Crest, and always did her best to please him. However, she was hurt tremendously when Crest announced he was taking Sorn, the wife of Allanbay, to be his own bride. After this occurred, Vidal decided to punish Crest by not visiting him anymore, but Crest was so distracted by his desire for power, that he didnt notice that Vidal was no longer around. Many times, Vidal has considered offering her assistance to Allanbay and his sons in attempting to free Sorn from the moon fortress, but she has always hesitated, knowing that to do so would bring harm to Crest.

Thus, Vidal took her music, her magic, and her knowledge to the mortal plane where she shared all she had with the various people's that inhabited the planes. As a result, the mortals learned not just about music, but about love, passion and desire. Vidal even managed to instill a respect and even a degree of love for music and learning in the Dwarves and Orcs, something she thought she would never be able to accomplish.

After the Second War of Fate, the gods asked Vidal to summon a force of undead warriors with her flute to guard the Crown Spires, where Phykrell was imprisoned. Vidal asked why this request had gone to her and not Hellacaster, who had more control over the undead than she. It was Valdor who advised her that Hellacaster, who had assisted Phykrell in the war, could not be trusted to perform the task, so Vidal complied.

Followers: The most common followers of Vidal are the wandering bards who roam the mortal plane. Like the god they worship, these bards possess a great love of learning, and travel far and wide to see new places, to encounter strange creatures, and to meet new people so they can write and sing about them. It is believed that Vidal's bards are among the greatest and most learned of historians, often recording events and occurrences in far better detail than the common scribe. Also, like Vidal, her bards are trained in both fighting and magic, skills which are necessary for survival if one is a frequent traveller to strange and exotic places. While there are no organized groups of bards, retired bards are known to settle in cities and villages in order to open up music schools for those who wish to train and learn the ways of Vidal.


Vidal's bards are well-received by all races and serve as both storytellers and reporters about the outside world. They are so knowledgeable that even the Shroud does not actively seek to suppress the travelling bards and their behavior, for it is the bards who often bring with them quite useful information.