Random Table: Patron Diety

I'm working on some playbooks for quick character generation for a group a kids in an effort to keep chargen to five or ten minutes. I'm using S&W Whitebox, with bits of Holmes and whatnot tucked in here or there.

There should be just enough fluff to give the characters some distinction without everyone mulling for half an hour about what makes their guy special. Wizards are differentiated by randomly selected spells; fighters roll for backgrounds.

Clerics don't get spells at first level, so they needed something. Like a patron deity.

Roll 5 d20s to generate a patron deity.

1	Arn-	-azee	The Burning…	…Bull…	…of Ancestors.
2	Bur-	-ex	The Quiet…	…Mother/Father…	…of The Sun.
3	Col-	-gam	The Rebellious…	…Frog…	…of Legend.
4	Dre-	-hys	The Angry…	…Thunder…	…of Sleep and Dreams.
5	Ens-	-isos	The Shining…	…Warrior…	…of Destiny and Discord.
6	Fro-	-kil	The Terrifying…	…Tiger…	…of Music and Madness.
7	Gom-	-lan	The Joyful…	…Serpent…	…of Night.
8	Haa-	-mis	The Righteous…	…Knower…	…of Oceans and Paths.
9	Ix-	-nant	The Titanic…	…Eye…	…of Knowledge.
10	Jor-	-ooooong	The Weary…	…Fist…	…of Treasure and Nothingness.
11	Kal-	-prit	The Ancient…	…Bringer…	…of Law.
12	Lyf-	-ry	The Unknowable…	…Speaker…	…of War and Peace.
13	Mak-	-say	The Unforgiving…	…Eagle…	…of the Wilds.
14	Nul-	-tol	The Pure…	…Child…	…of Truth.
15	Ord-	-und	The Odd…	…Echo…	…of Youth and Age.
16	Pan-	-von	The Distant…	…Destroyer…	…of Plenty
17	Qua-	-won	The Dark…	…Eater…	…of Trickery.
18	Rex-	-xerc	The Kind…	…Champion…	…of Fortune.
19	Sol-	-ying	The Foolish…	…Judgment…	…of Oaths and Shadows.
20	Taw-	-zor	The Beautiful…	…Stone…	…of Fire and Ice.

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