Heya

Is Ao a known god?

You can find reference to him in the Avatar Series of forgotten realms books.

"Keepers of balance, I adress you one and all" It was Ao's voice that was heard the power of a being so great the gods all fell to their knees.

The question is basicly, is Ao known to the mortals or the Realms or is he only known to the gods. Or did he die in the Time Troubles...?

//edit: grr, my typing sucks

Ao is a known god, he did have followers for a time though they were considered a bit heretical. That said, Ao never has never granted any spells or powers to followers (to my knowledge).

So he's a known god, with worshippers, but he's utterly useless?

Great.

Thanks for answering, btw, Begger :)

As I understand it, Ao's followers also seem to mysteriously disappear, almost as though they are being subtly erased from existence by a power greater than themselves.

A follower of Ao would be really unusual, and supposedly knowledge of him is slowly and mysteriously being erased.

As stated, his followers tend to fizzle out or disappear eventually. This suggests Ao doesn't want/isn't meant to be known by mortals.

Does he have a dogma?

Not one for mortals, at least.

DM EDIT:

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Scalebane7676

Do not worship me, objects of creation. I am a power greater than you have dreamed of comprehending, and so thouroughly do I transcend your collective reality that you could not possibly hope to understand what I command or why I do so. No, seriously, don't worship me. Stop that - don't make me come down there! That's better. I suggest Oghma if you're interested in a deity who persues knowledge and understanding. Yes, I know he's boring and his jokes can be a little flat, but he's an interesting guy if you take the time to actually worship him.

Umm... Scary...

Thanks anyway, i guess that freaky insane Aoan isnt going to happen... :(