Phyton (Dungeons & Dragons)
| Game background | |
|---|---|
| Title(s) | The Woodshaper |
| Home plane | Olympian Glades of Arborea |
| Power level | Lesser |
| Alignment | Chaotic Good |
| Portfolio | Nature, Beauty, Farming |
| Domains | Chaos, Good, Plant, Sun, Water |
| Superior | Lendor |
| Design details | |
In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Phyton is the Suel god of Nature, Beauty, and Farming. Phyton's symbol is a scimitar in front of an oak tree.
Phyton was first detailed for the Dungeons & Dragons game in the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), by Gary Gygax. Phyton was further detailed by Lenard Lakofka in Dragon #90 (1984), in the article Gods of the Suel Pantheon III.
Phyton was one of the deities described in the From the Ashes set (1992), for the Greyhawk campaign. Phyton is described as one of the good deities that celestials can serve in the supplement Warriors of Heaven (1999).
Phyton's role in the 3rd edition Greyhawk setting was defined in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000).
Phyton is most often depicted as a tall, handsome man, slender and youthful-looking, though he can appear as any creature of the forest.
Phyton was once like most other nature deities, but now represents man's dominance over nature, which pits him and his followers against druids, other nature gods, and others who would protect the wild from mankind's depredations. For this reason, he is a foe of Obad-Hai. Wee Jas also bears Phyton great enmity, for his dominion over beauty.
Although a human deity, Phyton currently dwells with the Seldarine in Arvandor, though he also has a realm in Ysgard.
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