简介
| 艾欧Ao，国度天宇神上神 | |
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| 基本信息 | |
| 【音 标】 | AY-oh |
| 【别名/面相】 | ￠疑似：马兹特克Maztica，天帝The Celestial Emperor |
| 【头 衔】 | 上帝艾欧Lord Ao，隐藏的独一the Hidden One，“看守者The Watcher” |
| 【阵 营】 | 不可用 |
| 【神 力】 | O |
| 【神 职】 | 诸神的创造Creation of deities，宇宙平衡的维护maintenance of cosmic balance，神祇Deities，平衡balance |
| 与诸神的关系 | |
| 【神 系】 | FR泛费伦神系Faerûnian Pantheon |
| 【主 神】 | 某个辉赫的存在A luminous being |
| 神国与教会 | |
| 【神 国】 | 未知（如果有，也在某种超位面存在） |
| 【相关 神器】 | 命运石板The Tablets of Fate |
| 【相关 地点】 | 极星营帐Cynosure |
| 【简 介】 | 艾欧Ao，是国度天宇晶壁系的唯一神上神，是诸神的统治者。 据推测，艾欧、卡拉-图大陆天庭的昊天上帝、以及马兹特克大陆马兹特克神系的马兹特克可能都是同一位神的不同面相。 |
2eFR<Faiths & Avatars.p030>艾欧Ao
校对：幽州第一老鸨
出版时间：1996/03；国度时间：大约1369 DR
艾欧Ao
（上帝艾欧Lord Ao，隐藏的独一the Hidden One）
宇宙与国度天宇神上神力Over-power of the Cosmos and Realmspace
神职PORTFOLIO：诸神的创造Creation of deities，宇宙平衡的维护maintenance of cosmic balance
别名ALIASES：无
居住界域DOMAIN NAME：未知（假若他有一个）
主神SUPERIOR：某个辉赫的存在A luminous being
徽记SYMBOL：无None
信徒阵营WOR. ALIGN.：任意Any
在 动荡之年Time of Troubles 之前，“神听命于谁？”曾是一个更适合贤者而非司祭回答的哲学谜题。然而在 化身降世the coming of the Avatars 期间，答案揭晓：诸神之上仍有神明，或者说，至少存在那么一位有能力依据诸神的行为、加诸奖赏惩处的更强大神力。该存在即 艾欧Ao（读作“AY-oh”）。他于动荡之年期间现身，之后又退隐其所居位面、维度亦或存在，并自那之后便不再回应凡人的祈求（尽管有位圣武士宣称曾在幻象中见到他）。尽管 国度Realms 的居民们意识到了艾欧的存在，但他们并没有什么理由去呼唤艾欧、或是寻求他的至理箴言——无论动机如何，那都将徒劳无功。
Before the Time of Troubles, the question of who the gods answered to was a philosophical conundrum better suited to sages than priests. During the coming of the Avatars, however, it was revealed that the powers themselves had a deity, or at least a more powerful power who had the ability to chasten and punish them for their actions. This entity is Ao (AY-oh). He was present during the Time of Troubles, yet since that time has retreated to his home plane, dimension, or existence, and has not responded to mortal entreaties since (though one paladin claims to have seen him in a vision). While the inhabitants of the Realms are aware of Ao's existence, there is little reason for them to call on him or seek his words of wisdom, which would be unforthcoming in any case.
艾欧是 国度天宇Realmspace 的唯一神上神力。艾欧超脱于任何对神力的排名。他被认为强于其祂任何任何神祇、甚至其祂所有神祇之合。艾欧对凡人的日常漠不关心，但他关注着自己的造物（即国度的神力们）。他无需信徒，亦不下赐凡人法术。他是否聆听凡人的祷文及请求值得怀疑。他从国度的宇宙之外，充当着国度的看护者与守卫者。
Ao is the only over-power in Realmspace. Ao lies beyond the bounds of the rankings of deities' powers in any way. He is considered to be more powerful than any other power and all powers combined. Ao has little concern for day-to-day mortal life, but he regards the powers of the Realms as his creations. He requires no worshipers and grants no spells to mortals. It is doubtful that he even listens to mortal prayers or pleas. He serves as a watcher and a guardian over the Realms from outside of its cosmos.
艾欧的化身与其祂显现Ao's Avatar and Other Manifestations
艾欧，当他现身之时（尽管他仅出现过一次），采取的形体有12尺高。他有着永恒的面容，既不青涩亦不衰老。他的容貌既不英俊亦不丑陋，甚或可以说是对称且毫无特点的。他有着苍白的头发与胡须，身着一件仿佛以天空制成的礼袍。礼袍是黑色的，点缀着数以百万的群星与数以千计的皓月，它们毫不突出的平铺成一幅图案，却使得礼袍看起来美丽而和谐。
Ao, when he appears (as he's only done once), takes a form that is 12 feet tall. His face is ageless, neither young nor old. His visage is neither handsome nor ugly, and has even, symmetrical, and unremarkable features. His hair and beard are white. He wears a robe that appears to be made of celestial cloth. The robe is black and dotted by millions of stars and thousands of moons, all arranged in a pattern that is not quite perceptible, but which gives the whole robe a beautiful, harmonious feel.
理论上讲，艾欧的化身无所不能。其行为一般只涉及诸神而非凡人。假如某位智慧生物认同了伴随着神圣地位一同到来的责任与义务，艾欧就可能将其擢升为神，此外他也同样能随意将某位神祇贬斥。
Theoretically, ao's avatar can do anything. Normally he acts only upon deities, not mortals. Ao may promote any sentient being to any stature of godhood instantly if it accepts the responsibilities and duties of the divine state, and he may also demote a deity at will.
教会The Church
神职人员Clergy：牧者，可以是除去祭司职业类型外的任何职业者Ministers, who may be of any class except those of the priest group
神职阵营Clergy's Align.：任意，但大部分是中立Any, but most are neutral
紧跟着动荡之年，一些直接侍奉艾欧的教派诞生了。这些教派突兀地出现，并亦于明晰艾欧对于忠诚的祭司不回应祈祷、不提供庇护且不赐予法术之时迅速消失。对艾欧的直接信仰已经沉寂，除去一支位于 深水城Waterdeep 之内的教派、以及一支位于 泰瑟尔Tethyr 地区 扎泽司泊城Zazesspur 奉艾欧之名的教派外，其他所有教派都被证实背后的支持者实为 希瑞克Cyric 而非艾欧。位于深水城内的那个团体与其说是一支教会，更像是个辩论社团，其成员按照自认为受艾欧支持的原则（即寻求保持各路神祇与祂们的信仰之间的平衡）行动。
Immediately following the Time of Troubles, cults grew up that worshiped Ao directly. These cults appeared suddenly and then evaporated just as quickly when it became clear that Ao did not answer prayers, offer protection, or grant spells to faithful priests. Direct worship of Ao has subsided, save for a cult in Waterdeep itself and a cult in Ao's name in Zazesspur in Tethyr which turned out to be backed by Cyric, not Ao. The group in Waterdeep tends to behave more like a debating society than a church, and its members act in accordance with the tenets they believe Ao espoused by seeking to maintain the balance among the various deities and their faiths.
费伦原有的一众信仰则没有发现任何口头或是行动上反对艾欧教会的理由，因为它们并不畏惧它。它们的神祇已告知所属的高阶祭司：艾欧并不理会凡人。
The established faiths of Faerûn do not see any reason to speak out against or act against the cult of Ao, because they do not fear it. Their high priests have been informed by their deities that Ao does not interact with mortals.
教会的成员和牧者未曾获得任何来自艾欧的法术或特殊力量。艾欧教会没有祭司。获得了法术与特殊力量的艾欧教会并非是真正的艾欧教会，而他们的力量也许是由另一名神祇（例如希瑞克）授予，或许是依靠巧妙的利用魔法物品得到的。
Cult members and ministers receive no spells or special powers at all from Ao. The cult of Ao has no priests. Cults of Ao which do receive spells or special powers are not truly cults of Ao, and their abilities are being supplied by another deity (such as Cyric) or through the clever use of magical items.
教义Dogma：
深水人Waterdhavian 的艾欧教会的大部分神学研究其中一部分（甚至全部）是些措辞问题。包括：“艾欧是神上神，但这实际上意味着什么？”“艾欧是否遵从某人？”“如果他遵从某人，那么这个存在职责为何？”“假如艾欧并非国度创造者，而仅为诸神创造者，那么谁是创世者？或者说，真的有那么一位创世者吗？”有些艾欧教会更加活跃，他们认为有责任确保国度的所有信仰都能积极支持分配给他们各自神明的职责。
Most doctrinal discussions of the Waterdhavian cult of Ao are partially or totally phrased as questions. These include：Ao is the over-power, but what does that mean, really? Does Ao worship someone? What would that being's function? If Ao did not create the Realms, only the powers of the Realms, then who did—if anyone? Some cults of Ao are more activist and feel that it is their responsibility to ensure that all faiths in the Realms actively support the assigned portfolios of their deities.
日常活动Day-to-Day Activities：
该教派大部分活动的中心，都是些围绕着艾欧的自然含义、他于动荡之年期间唯一一次现身所宣讲的内容、以及他是否侍奉着着另一位神上神的争论。
Most of the activities of the cult center around debating the meaning of Ao's nature, what he said during his sole appearance during the Time of Troubles, and whether he serves another over-over-power himself.
圣日/重要节日Holy Days/Important Ceremonies：
诸神之日On Gods Day 位于 十月Marpenoth 的第十五天，乃深水人们用于庆祝诸神之战之结束（以及至高的艾欧于 深水山Mount Waterdeep 显现）的圣日，艾欧教会将于深水城的 极星营帐the Cynosure 发起彻日狂欢。狂欢结束后则是庄严的晚祷仪式。
On Gods' Day, a Waterdhavian holiday on the 15th day of Marpenoth celebrating the anniversary of the end of the Godswar (and the day when Lord Ao appeared on Mount Waterdeep), a day-long party is sponsored by the cult of Ao in the Cynosure in Waterdeep. The celebration is followed by a solemn evening prayer service.
主要崇拜中心Major Centers of Worship：
艾欧的教会在深水城建起了一座被称作“神上神艾欧的神殿the Temple of the Overgod Ao”的神殿，但当艾欧被持续证明对信徒的漠不关心后，这个建筑被重命名为 极星营帐Cynosure。它现在被用作公众论坛和租赁场馆。
Ao's cult raised a temple to Ao in Water-deep called the Temple of the Overgod Ao, but when Ao continued to prove indifferent to worshipers, the building was renamed the Cynosure. It now serves as a public forum and rental hall.
从属组织Affiliated Orders：
无。
None.
祭司的祭服Priestly Vestments：
艾欧牧者（并非祭司）的礼服是在黑色裤子和衬衫上，再披上一袭平滑的黑色长礼袍，礼袍上点缀着白色斑点和宝石亮片。艾欧没有圣徽。
The ceremonial garb of the ministers (not priests) of Ao is black trousers and shirt over which is worn a long, flowing robe black dotted with either white spots or jeweled spangles. Ao has no holy symbol.
冒险装束Adventuring Garb：
当他们不在提供服务时，艾欧的牧者们的穿着并无特殊讲究，只要顺应当前时尚、适合天气状况、或是与他们的职业符合即可。
Ministers of Ao wear whatever is currently in fashion, appropriate for the weather, or suited to their profession when they are not holding services.
2ePS<On Hallowed Ground.p168>艾欧Ao
出版时间：1996/10
艾欧AO
神上神力Overpower，“看守者The Watcher”
神职AC：神祇Deities，平衡balance
阵营AL：不可用
信徒阵营WAL：任意
徽记SYMBOL：无
居住位面/层面/神国Home P/L/R：未知
艾欧Ao 是 托瑞尔星球Toril 的神上神力，他超脱于较弱诸神的琐琐碎碎。其次，他也是监视其他诸神的行为、并确保祂们遵循宇宙法则的上位者。他在过去制定了这套为人所知的律法；未来，他可能还会再来一次。
Ao is the overpower of Toril, and as such is above the petty concerns of weaker gods. Sec, he's the high-up who watches over the actions of the other deities and ensures that they abide by the rules of the cosmos. He's made the laws known in the past; it's likely he'll do so again in the future.
事实上，就在最近，艾欧就以“过度干涉凡人事务”的罪名惩戒了托瑞尔的诸神。为了让诸神为自己的行为负责并给祂们一点教训，他命令他们只能以化身形态在世上漫游，直到被窃取的石碑被归还给他（该事件被称为 动荡之年Time of Troubles）。这块石碑最终失而复得，但在找到它们前已有几位神明消逝。诸神真正地学到了教训。
Just recently, in fact, ao punished the powers of Toril for interfering too closely in mortal affairs. To make the gods more accountable for their actions, and to teach them a bit of a lesson, he decreed they could wander the world only in avatar form until some stolen tablets were relumed to him (the event was known as the Time of Troubles). The tablets were recovered eventually, but not before several gods died seeking them. The powers have, indeed, learned their lesson.
实际上艾欧之惩戒的部分理由是 托瑞尔人Torilian 的诸神已开始向他们的晶壁系之外看，开始向 外层位面Outer Planes 倾斜——在那里，信仰将转化为甚至更强大的力量。
Fact is, ao's punishment may be part of the reason the Torilian deities are starting to look outside their crystal sphere and leaning toward the Outer Planes, where belief translates into even greater strength.