Hiddukel (Intermediate Deity CE), the Prince of Tarnished Gold, is the god of avarice and treachery. His symbol is broken merchant scales and his colors are red and bone. Red dragons are his loyal followers due to their common avaricious nature. He is also the patron of evil businessmen, thieves and many hogoblins. His clerics often leads double lives.
He is a deal maker who trades in souls. Hiddukel's deal making skills are so great that it is said that he is the only being able to barter with Takhisis and come out in front. He hates Shinare, and offer riches to anyone destroying her temples. He also oppose Reorx, but he is a coward at heart and so he does nothing to risk angering him.
He is said to control all of the ill-gotten wealth in the world. He is also known for contacting and making deals with dying men, who in desperation accept anything. As a payment for his services, he asks the mortal to deliver souls of men. Young maidens and Knights of Solamnia are his weakness.
His church is only nominaly organized. Apart for the Nightmaster, every clerics works for himself. The most important ceremony is the Day of Bartered Souls.
He is portrayed as a grossly obese man with cold eyes and an oily smile. He also appears in the shape of a coin with a grinning and a scowling face.
Sources
- Dragonlance Campaing Setting p.131-132
- Holy Orders of the Stars p.100-101, p.122 & p.126
Appearances
- Novel: The Irda by Linda P.Baker