金色丘陵诸领主The Lords of the Golden Hills

索引：【神与类神总录】

简介

金色丘陵诸领主The Lords of the Golden Hills
【主　 　神】	加尔·闪金Garl Glittergold
【势力 范围】	侏儒Gnome
【简　 　介】	即侏儒神系the Gnome Pantheon，这样称呼是因为大部分居住在双生天堂。该神系中所包括神力在侏儒氏族（乃至在各个世界）之间有所不同。
神祇名	神力	阵营	旧译	简介
核心成员
加尔·闪金Garl Glittergold	G	NG		侏儒主神
贝尔凡·野游者Baervan Wildwanderer	I	NG		林侏与森林之神
卡勒杜兰·滑手Callarduran Smoothhands	I	N		地侏与矿藏之神
沙苟贞·大地唤者Segojan Earthcaller	I	NG		岩侏与地洞之神
厄尔德连Urdlen	I	CE		邪侏与贪婪之神
弗兰达·钢皮Flandal Steelskin	I	NG		侏儒的采矿与锻造之神
巴瑞瓦·影斗篷Baravar Cloakshadow	L	NG		侏儒的幻术与陷阱之神
盖尔达尔·铁手Gaerdal Ironhand	L	LN		侏儒的守卫之神
奈贝伦Nebelun	Q&L	CG		侏儒的发明之神，不在国度天宇活动
其祂成员
Bleredd
Gelf Darkhearth
Rill Cleverthrush
Sheyanna Flaxenstrand
斯涅布力侏儒诸神Gods of the Svirfnebli
卡勒杜兰·滑手Callarduran Smoothhands	I	N		地侏与矿藏之神
外神The Interloper Gods
奈贝伦Nebelun（贡德）	L			在贡德在侏儒神系的面相，取代了不在国度天宇活动的奈贝伦

2eFR<Demihuman Deities.p136>侏儒神系Gonme Pantheon

　　诸国度the Realms 的 被遗忘族裔The Forgotten Folk 崇拜被统称为 金色丘陵诸领主the Lords of the Golden Hills 的神系。后者被这样称呼是因为大部分居住在 双生天堂Bytopia。该神系中所包括的神力在侏儒氏族（乃至在各个世界）之间有所不同，但下面所列举的受到了诸国度的大部分侏儒定居点崇敬、或至少是承认。地底爬行者the Crawler Below 厄尔德连Urdlen 居住在 无底深渊the Abyss 之中，但他已不止一次挖掘隧道到了双生天堂，只是每次都被赶了回去。
The Forgotten Folk of the Realms worship a pantheon or deities known collectively as the Lords of the Golden Hills. They are so named for the region of Bytopia where most dwell. The powers included in the pantheon varies from gnome clan to clan (and even more so from world to world), but those presented hereafter are venerated or at least acknowledged in most gnome settlements in the Realms. Urdlen, the Crawler Below, dwells in the Abyss, but he has tunneled into Bytopia on more than one occasion only to be driven back each time.

　　虽然 加尔·闪金Garl Glittergold 是明确公认的侏儒神系首领，但他从未从神系中逐出过任何神，甚至是厄尔德连——即便 邪恶者the Evil One 在对他的神力同伴和被遗忘的族裔无情地攻击。金色丘陵诸领主包括 “蒙面之叶”贝尔凡·野游者Baervan Wildwanderer the Masked Leaf、“狡诈者”巴瑞瓦·影斗篷Baravar Cloakshadow the Sly One、“深地兄弟”卡勒杜兰·滑手Callarduran Smoothhands the Deep Brother、“金属大师”弗兰达·钢皮Flandal Steelskin the Master of Metal、“金色丘陵之盾”盖尔达尔·铁手Gaerdal Ironhand the Shield of the Golden Hills、“警惕的保护者”加尔·闪金Garl Glittergold the Watchful Protector、“爱管闲事者”奈贝伦Nebelun the Meddler、“掘穴之主”沙苟贞·大地唤者Segojan Earthcaller the Lord of the Burrow、以及——具现了危险本性的——厄尔德连。正如该章节随后所标注的，奈贝伦是个特殊的例子。虽然爱管闲事者是一位神祇，并被作为神祇在其它世界受崇敬，但在诸国度，“奇迹使者”贡德Gond the Wonderbringer 呈现了奈贝伦的面相，并代替他受到被遗忘族裔崇敬。奈贝伦的的追随者是否讲最终从奇迹使者的教会分离出来，尚待观察。有鉴于在 动荡之年Time of Troubles 期间，普遍认为贡德以侏儒的形态现身在 兰檀群岛Lantan 的海岸，这种分离在可预见的未来中看上去不太可能。正因如此，贡德/奈贝伦目前被认为既是侏儒神系的一员、也是人类的泛费伦神系一员。
While Garl Glittergold is clearly acknowledged as the leader of the gnome pantheon, he has never banished any god from that pantheon, even Urdlen, despite relentless attacks by the Evil One against its fellow powers and the Forgotten Folk. The Lords of the Golden Hills include Baervan Wildwanderer the Masked Leaf, Baravar Cloakshadow the Sly One, Callarduran Smoothhands the Deep Brother, Flandal Steelskin the Master of Metal, Gaerdal Ironhand the Shield of the Golden Hills, Garl Glittergold the Watchful Protector, Nebelun the Meddler, Segojan Earthcaller the Lord of the Burrow, and-by nature of the threat he embodies-Urdlen. As noted later in this chapter, Nebelun is a special case. Although the Meddler is a deity and is venerated as such on other worlds, in the Realms, Gond the Wonderbringer has assumed Nebelun's aspect and is venerated by the Forgotten Folk in his stead. It remains to be seen whether or not the followers of Nebelun will eventually separate from the Church of the Wonderbringer. This seems unlikely for the foreseeable future given Gond's widely heralded appearance in the form of a gnome on the shores of Lantan during the Time of Troubles. As such, Gond/Nebelun is currently counted as a member of both the gnome pantheon and the human Faerûnian pantheon.

　　金色丘陵诸领主各自都有一位相合的密友。例子包括：亚伦迪娜Arumdina，加尔·闪金的智能战斧；齐提卡·快爪Chiktikka Fastpaws，一只巨型智慧浣熊，贝尔凡·野游者无处不在的同伴；以及陪伴着沙苟贞·大地唤者的智慧石魔像。典型来说，其他侏儒神祇也会在与其神职相关的、非侏儒神祇的事物的陪伴下旅行。神话传说几乎总是涉及侏儒英雄在某位忠诚伴侣的陪伴下、或是随着冒险的展开，得到某位神祇（经常以暗示和谜语）的重大援助，而援助是以怀着善意的生物的出现而呈现的。这反映了对于被遗忘族裔而言，与值得信赖的同伴（无论他们是侏儒还是其他种族）相伴和分享的重要性。
Several of the Lords of the Golden Hills have a boon companion that accompanies them wherever they may go. Some examples include Arumdina, the sentient battle axe of Garl Glittergold, Chiktikka Fastpaws, an intelligent giant raccoon who accompanies Baervan Wildwanderer everywhere, and the intelligent stone golem that accompanies Segojan Earthcaller. Other gnome deities typically travel together or in the company of a nongnome deity of a related portfolio. Mythic tales almost always involve the gnome hero being accompanied by one faithful companion or receiving significant aid from a deity (often in the form of hints and riddles) presented by well-disposed creatures as the adventure unfolds. This reflects the value the Forgotten Folk place on companionship and sharing with trusted fellows, whether they are gnomes or of other races.

　　据说，侏儒神祇们与世界之心富矿中的宝石或岩脉一起诞生。最终被地下水的温柔侵蚀释放。至今，该神系仍然有一些成员被与神话中诞生了他们的宝石相关联——如贝尔凡与绿宝石、卡勒杜兰与红宝石、弗兰达与魔法矿物 王国之仆arandur、加尔与黄金、以及沙苟贞与钻石。其它神祇则不再有这种联系。几乎不曾有神话把家庭关系套用在金色丘陵诸领主头上，不过有些传说讲到该神系的神明们是兄弟。有些神话声称他们曾经有女性侏儒神，但由于命运的捉弄，即使她们曾经真存在过，也已经被遗忘了很久。除了一丝被泄露的古老哀愁外，这个全员为男的神系的成员们对此无可奉告。尽管如此，被遗忘族裔仍然有一项古老的传统：当年轻的侏儒想要（即便只是短时间内）脱离与社区的紧密联系，也得以寻找那些失踪的姐妹神为名，以免家人和朋友们觉得自己被抛弃了。。金色丘陵诸领主积极地介入被遗忘族裔的生活。相较于其他神系的诸神，他们经常派遣化身为崇拜者们的利益说项。然而，他们并不定期向他们的崇拜者现身，典型上来说，侏儒诸神只会为了被遗忘族裔的间接利益而派遣化身冒险。如侏儒传说记载，这类功绩中一种不明显但却意义重大的表现，是鼓励崇拜者的小团队，前往那些可能未探索过的新土地定居。虽然被遗忘族裔并没有像矮人和精灵那样衰退，但他们的数量也未进一步显著增加。随着岁月流逝，侏儒们越来越少地远行，而喜欢栖居在诸国度偏远的、相对无拘无束的角落。这导致了他们与盟友和敌人之间生存空间的竞争加剧。
The gnome deities, it is said, were born as gems or veins of rich ore in the heart of the world. The gentle erosion of underground waters eventually released them. Some members of the pantheon are still associated in myth with the gems or metal from which myth says they were birthed- Baervan with emeralds, Callarduran with rubies, Flandal with the magical ore, arandur, Garl with gold, and Segojan with diamonds. Other deities have lost this association. Little in the way of familial relations has ever been ascribed to the Lords of the Golden Hills, although some legends refer to gods of the pantheon as brothers. Some myths claim that there were once female gnome deities, by their fate, assuming they ever existed, has long been forgotten. Members of the all-male pantheon have nothing to say on the matter except to betray a hint of ancient sadness. Notwithstanding, it is an ancient tradition of the Forgotten Folk that when a young gnome wishes to leave the close bonds of his or her community, even for a short period of time, that she or he avoid engendering a feeling of rejection in family and friends by attributing his or her wanderlust to a divine vision to search for the missing sister gods. The Lords of the Golden Hills are actively involved in the lives of the Forgotten Folk. Compared to the gods of other pantheons, they frequently dispatch avatars to intercede on behalf of their worshipers. However, instead of appearing to their worshipers on a regular basis, the gnome gods typically dispatch avatars only to undertake adventures that will indirectly benefit the Forgotten Folk. A subtle but important aspect of such exploits, as chronicled by gnome legends, is that they encourage small groups of worshipers to settle new lands that they might not otherwise explore. While the Forgotten Folk are not in decline like the dwarves and the elves, their numbers are no longer increasing significantly. The out-of-the-way, relatively untrammeled corners of the Realms that gnomes prefer to inhabit have become less and less remote as the years unfold. This has lead to increased competition for living space with both allies and foes.

　　虽然有些非侏儒贤者宣称，被遗忘族裔是 耐瑟瑞尔Netherese 奥术师们寻求创造一支完美的仆役种族而创造的造物，但更晚谨慎的学者们注意到，侏儒遗物的存在可以追溯到被遗忘族裔在耐瑟的 白银时代the Silver Age of Netheril 出现之前。侏儒的民间传说认为第一只侏儒以类似于侏儒诸神诞生的方式，从加尔和亚伦迪娜发现的钻石中诞生。警惕的保护者发现了一座密封的洞穴，洞穴的墙壁和穹顶布满了无数嵌入贵金属矿脉的宝石。在引导他们进入这个世界之前，加尔通过讲了个笑话，将笑声和恶作剧之魂馈赠给了这个新诞生的种族。那些从钻石中诞生的选择居住在大地之下，变成了岩侏儒；那些翡翠中诞生的选择居住在大树围拢中，变成了森侏儒；那些从红宝石中诞生的漫游深入了大地之心，并变成了地底侏儒（或者说 斯涅布力侏儒svirfneblin）。
While some nongnome sages claim that Forgotten Folk are the creation of Netherese arcanists seeking to create a race of perfect servants, more cautious scholars note the existence of gnome artifacts dating back long before the appearance of the Forgotten Folk during the Silver Age of Netheril. Gnome folklore holds that the first gnomes were born from gems discovered by Garl and Arumdina in a fashion similar to that ascribed to the gods. The Watchful Protector discovered a sealed cavern whose walls and ceiling were studded with countless gems embedded in veins of valuable ore. When Garl polished the gems and breathed on them, the jewels opened like a blossom to release the first gnomes. Before leading them into the world, Garl bequeathed laughter and a spirit of mischievousness to the newly born race by telling them a joke. Those who were born of diamonds chose to dwell beneath the land and became the rock gnomes, those born of emeralds chose to dwell amidst the great trees and became the forest gnomes, and those born of rubies wandered deep into the heart of the earth and became the deep gnomes (or svirfneblin).

　　被遗忘族裔（尤其是他们的英雄）与金色丘陵诸领主之间的关系打击到那些在研究侏儒神学者。通常来说，侏儒们并非是个非常虔诚的族群，然而他们有着展现诸神与那些凡人英雄融合的丰富口述传统。众神将恶作剧与忍受它的氛围施加于侏儒社群，并混杂以在被遗忘族裔中少见的强烈游荡癖与冒险欲。诸神、民众、以及他们所致力的宝石与矿物之间的关系紧密相联。
One is struck, in the study of gnome theology, by the relationship between the Forgotten Folk, particularly their heroes, and the Lords of the Golden Hills. In general, gnomes are not a tremendously devout folk, yet they have a rich oral tradition that shows the tales of gods blending with those of mortal heroes. The gods embody the sense of mischievous fun and enduring community that characterizes gnome society, coupled with a strong sense of wanderlust and desire for adventure that is less common among the Forgotten Folk. The relationship between the gods, the people, and the gems and ores with which they work is tightly intertwined.

　　因为侏儒很少有这方面的历史记录，并不清楚被遗忘族裔是在什么地方、什么时候显现于诸国度。由于被遗忘族裔很少在其他种族的历史文本中被提及，关于侏儒在整个大陆的出现与迁徙的信息也是缺乏的。已知的是几千年前被遗忘族裔的大量人口被耐瑟瑞尔的法师奴役，直到 伊尔法兰Illefarn 和 叶尔兰Eaerlann 的优雅族裔开始协助逃脱他们主人的小团体。精灵们教授了他们编织幻术的艺术，令他们可以从那些试图抓回他们的人那里隐藏自己。一连串的逃脱激励了一系列的反抗，在历经了几次用魔法将侏儒工匠们的意志束缚起来的失败尝试后，耐瑟瑞尔的奥术师们于-2387 DR释放了他们的侏儒奴隶。岩侏和林侏沿着散落在整个诸国度平静闭塞之地的侏儒社区（以今日的 安奥罗克沙漠Anauroch 以南和以东为主）大分散。虽然他们并非主要的移民浪潮的一部分，但那些居住在 黑色之地the Backlands 和 西央土the Western Heartlands 日落河谷the Sunset Vale 的侏儒——尤其是居住在 被遗忘之森the Forgotten Forest 的森侏儒、在 远角森林the Far Horns forest 的少量残余、以及居住在 翠尔塔丘陵the Trielta Hills 之中和周围的岩侏儒——保存了大量的故事，故事讲述了他们离开疯狂的耐瑟瑞尔人奥术师的迁徙，和在打造自己的社区时经历的考验。特别要注意的是，正是在这些社区中，作为耐瑟瑞尔魔法修补过后的遗产，第一批邪诡侏儒spriggan出现了。
It is unknown where or when the Forgotten Folk first appeared in the Realms, for gnomes have little in the way of recorded history. Since the Forgotten Folk are rarely referred to in other races' historical texts, there is a dearth of information concerning the emergence and migration of the gnomes across Faerûn. What is known is that a large population of the Forgotten Folk were enslaved by the wizards of Netheril several millennia ago, until the Fair Folk of Illefarn and Eaerlann began to assist small groups to escape their Netherese masters. The elves hid the gnomes in the frontier garrisons they had built to defend their forests. They taught them the art of weaving illusions, so they could hide from those who might try to recapture them. A wave of escapes inspired a series of revolts, and after several ill-fated attempts to magically bind gnome artisans to their will, the Netherese arcanists freed their gnome slaves in -2387 DR. The great dispersion of rock and forest gnomes that followed scattered scores of gnome communities throughout the quiet backwaters of the Realms, predominantly to the south and east of what is now Anauroch. Although they were not part of the main wave of emigration, those gnomes who dwell in the Backlands and Sunset Vale of the Western Heartlands - particularly forest gnomes who dwell in the Forgotten Forest, a small remnant of the Far Horns forest, and rock gnomes who dwell in and around the Trielta Hills-have preserved a large stock of stories that tell of their flight from the mad Netherese arcanists and the resulting trials they endured while forging their own communities. Of particular note, it was in these communities that the first spriggans appeared, a legacy of Netherese magical tinkering.

　　侏儒神系的多样性反映了侏儒亚种之间的差异。但各种神祇的神职之间的联结、以及这些神力之间的密切合作，反映了各侏儒亚种之间存在的亲密关系。虽然沙苟贞主要被岩侏儒认同、贝尔凡主要被森侏儒认同、而卡勒杜兰则主要被地底侏儒认同，但他们每个都如神系的其余成员一样，在所有三支亚种的社区中都有被崇敬。（更多关于森侏儒的信息参见“附录 1：亚人祭司Appendix 1：Demihuman Priests”。）虽然杜尔加矮人duergar和迪洛矮人derro分享着对于地表矮人互相的敌意，而卓尔与地表精灵有着不共戴天的仇恨，但地底侏儒是自愿进入幽暗地域的，他们与他们的地表亲族保持着良好的关系。在费伦大陆侏儒唯一的邪恶分支是邪诡侏儒，但虽然厄尔德连部分接受了他们，但他们更多地是一种麻烦而非重大威胁，并且数量有限。
The diversity of the gnome pantheon reflects in part the differences between the gnome subraces. But the interlocking aspects of the various gods' portfolios and the same powers' close cooperation reflects the close ties the various gnome subraces retain. While Segojan is predominantly identified with rock gnomes, Baervan is identified with forest gnomes, and Callarduran is identified with deep gnomes, each is venerated in communities of all three subraces, as are the other gods that constitute the rest of the pantheon. (See "Appendix 1：Demihuman Priests" for more about forest gnomes.) While duergar and derro share a mutual enmity with surface dwarves and drow are implacable foes of the surface elves, deep gnomes entered the Underdark voluntarily, and they maintain good relations with their surface kin. The only evil branch of gnomes in Faerûn are spriggans, but while Urdlen has adopted them in part, they are more of a nuisance than a major threat, and their numbers are limited.

通用矮人祭司能力General Dwarven Priest Abilities：

　　侏儒祭司的通用能力与限制（包括邪诡侏儒），除了本节稍后记述的每种信仰特殊变化外，都在“附录1：亚人祭司Appendix 1：Demihuman Priests”中侏儒祭司的详述中讨论
The general abilities and restrictions of gnome priests (including spriggans), aside from the specific changes noted later in this section for each gnome faith, are summarized in the discussion of gnome priests in "Appendix 1：Demihuman Priests."