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• 1982 Mar. – “The Gods of the Halflings”, Dragon #59, pp.52–55
• 1987 – Forgotten Realms Campaign Set: Cyclopedia (listed only, p.17)
• 1990 – Forgotten Realms Adventures (mention only, p.36)
• 1991 Jan. – “Defenders of the Hearth”, Dragon #177, pp.82–88
• 1992 – DMGR4 Monster Mythology, pp.20, 38–41
• 1993 – Forgotten Realms Campaign Set: Running (summary only, p.62)
• 1996 – On Hallowed Ground
• 1998 (11316,– Demihumans of the Realms, pp.8–9,59–60
• 1998 – Demihuman Deities, pp.166–168 (197–223)
• 2001 June – Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, p.240
• 2002 May – Faiths and Pantheons, pp.138–139
  • 2002 – “Deity Do’s and Don’ts”, F&P web enhancement, p.10
• 2004 Mar. – Player’s Guide to Faerûn, p.84
• 2005 – Races of the Wild
• 2008 Aug. – Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, pp.64,81
• 2014 – Player’s Handbook (5th), pp.62–63
• 2014 – Dungeon Master’s Guide (5th), pp.96–97
• 2015 – Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, pp.23,109–110
• 2017 Nov. – Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, p.20
• 2018 May – Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, p.102–104

Family tree

• Yondalla ʟɢ

  clerics, monks, paladins, and rangers

  Hin Fist (sacred fist monk of Yondalla)^{(PC Shining South p.32)}

  Itinerant Warder of Yondalla^{(PC Dragon #328 p.26)}

  Shield of Yondalla (paladin/monk/hin fist of Yondalla)^{(FRCS & Shining South p.)}

  Shining Blade of Yondalla^{(PC Complete Divine p.63 • RoG)}

  Wayward Warden (paladin/cleric/ranger of Yondalla)^{(Champions of Valor p.)}

  • Sheela Peryroyl ɴ nature, song, dance, agriculture, and romantic love

    druids and bards

    • Brandobaris ɴ adventure and trickery

      rogues and clerics

      Divine Prankster of Brandobaris^{(PC Races of Stone p.107 • RoG)}

      Temple Raider of Brandobaris^{(PC Complete Divine p.67 • RoG)}

    • Cyrrollalee ʟɢ friendship, trust and hospitality
• Arvoreen ʟɢ defense, guardians, and watchers

  fighters, scouts (rangers or fighter/thieves), and monks

  Arvoreen’s Marcher (paladin of Arvoreen)^{(Champions of Valor p.)}

  Arvoreen’s Keeper^{(PC Dragon #321 p.76)}

  Arvoreen’s Warder^{(PC Dragon #321 p.76)}

  Shining Blade of Arvoreen^{(PC Complete Divine p.63 • RoG)}

• Urogalan ʟɴ earth and death
• Tymora ᴄɢ good fortune
  • Charmalaine ɴ adventure and escapes

    rogues and clerics

• blade bravo – gnome expert in feinting in combat and fighting larger folk.^{(PC Races of Stone p.99)}
• giant-slayer – gnome specialized in using their size to their advantage.^{(PC Complete Warrior p.34)}
• halfling paragon – focused on becoming the perfect halfling.^{(PC Complete Warrior p.38)}
• halfling outrider – light cavalry.^{(PC Complete Warrior p.38)}
• heir of Siberys – member of a community focused on improving their standing and abilities.^{(PC Eberrin p.73)}
• jobber – community ‘face’, who’s job is to deal with, and “deal with” neighboring humanoids.^{(PC Dragon #310 p.72)}
• luckstealer – caster who can steal ‘luck’ from others for their own advantage.^{(PC Races of the Wild p.118)}
• Luiren marchwarden – defender of the frontier in the land of the halflings.^{(PC Shining South p.35)}
• nosomatic chirurgeon – student of sickness, and master of ebb and flow of life and death energies.^{(PC Dragonmarked p.114)}
• Omatu master – monk with bonuses to offset size penalties.^{(PC Dragon ##315 p.85)}
• warsling sniper – expert in the use of the weapon commonly associated with halflings.^{(PC Races of Faerûn p.188)}
• whisperknife – seeks to repay murder, theft, or humiliation in the same coin.^{(PC Races of the Wild p.134)}

Dragon: 310, 315, 321,328

FRCS (1993)

1993 – Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (box) p.62

Halfling Deities

Yondalla is the provider and protector, the head of the halfling pantheon. She is gentle and kind, yet fiercely protective of her people. She is a greater power, despite her unassuming appearance as a female halfling. Her symbol is the shield.

Arvoreen the Defender is the halfling war god. Well, close anyway. He is the god of halfling warriors, and believes that the best defense is to take the battle to his foe, cheerful in his eventual success. His symbol is two short swords.

Brandobaris, the Master of Stealth, is the chosen god of that most common of adventurers, the halfling rogue. An agreeable, friendly rascal, Brandobaris is in legend continually getting himself into trouble, and just as frequently getting himself out through a quick tongue and quicker wits. His symbol is the bare footprint of the halfling.

Cyrrollalee is the goddess of the home and is its protector. She is also the goddess of friendship and trust. Her symbol is the open door.

Sheela Peryroyl is the halfling demipower of nature, weather, and agriculture. She also rules feasting, revels, and romance. Her symbol is a daisy.

Urogalan is not mentioned often in tales of the halflings, for he is the halfling demipower of earth and of death. He represents that final return to the ground, that last journey to the afterlife, the reminder that after the party is over, the piper must be paid. His symbol is the head of a black dog.

Lastly, a goddess of rising prominence among halflings is Tymora, the human goddess of luck. She is portrayed as a female halfling rogue, and in many tales it is made clear that Brandobaris only escapes a messy fate by her (often unintentional) intervention. Her symbol remains the silver disk.