The Dark Seldarine: Corellon Larethian

In the Dark Seldarine pantheon, Corellon Larethian is the undisputed leader of an otherwise fiercely independent and chaotic bunch. He is simultaneously a deity of nature and courtly intrigue, of bloody struggle and magical accomplishment. He is everything elves are and more: beautiful, fearsome, striking, magical, wild, fey, and unpredictable. Where he goes, his court—and even the realm of Arvandor itself—usually travels with him. When travelers awake to find themselves surrounded in lush woodlands with a mighty troupe of elves on stags, fine stallions, and suspiciously savage-looking unicorns passing by, they know Corellon is near.

Dark Corellon often goes by the monikers “The Laughing Prince” and “The Verdant Prince,” and his love of a good jest and a good hunt is indeed well known. (For the mortals who cross his path, the difference between the two entertainments may seem moot, particularly when Corellon is being spurred on by bets from divine thief Erevan Ilesere.) He styles himself as a youthful prince untouched by the troubles and responsibility of rulership. This casual pose helps him maintain order among his fractious brood.

Make no mistake, though. Corellon is the head of the elven pantheon, and his ire is great. Should his followers and sacred woodlands be threatened, his leadership challenged or insulted, or when the urge to sow fear arises, he dons the antler-crowned mantle of the Erlking. As the largely nocturnal Erlking, he is attended by storms, baying hounds, and a wreath of erlkings (naked and wingless—though they can still fly—Chaotic Evil pixies that travel in tittering swarms). Wielding a spear that turns those it kills into greenbound creatures (Lost Empires of Faerûn, or use shambling mounds) he is the personification of the dark and inhospitable wilderness.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (as the Prince) or Chaotic Evil (as the Erlking)
Cleric Alignment: CE, CG, CN, NE
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Magic, Trickery, War (as well as Darkness, Evil, and Storm as the Erlking)
Favored Weapon: Longsword (as the Prince) or shortspear (as the Erlking)