View source for Gaerdal Ironhand (5e)

{{5epointer|Varied|sources=SCAG, MToF}}
{{5e Deity
|name=Gaerdal Ironhand
|sorttext=
|refs=<ref name="scag">{{Cite Pub|Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide|pages=24}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="mtof">{{Cite Pub|Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes|pages=110-112}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="frw">titles &mdash; {{cite Source|accessdate=2023-06-21|title=Gaerdal Ironhand|website=Forgotten Realms Wiki|url=https:/ /forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gaerdal Ironhand}} Licensed: [[CC-BY-SA]].</ref> <ref name="fp">titles &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Faiths and Pantheons|pages=135}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="note1">gender &mdash; Older versions indicated Gaerdal was male, {{pub|MToF}} indicates Gaerdal is female.</ref>
|title=The Stern, Shield of the Golden Hills
|type=Deity
|gender=Female <!-- Male, Female, Androgenous, None, Unstated, Unknown -->
|of=Protection <!-- Forests, Waves, etc. -->
|align=Lawful Good
|domain=War
|plane={{5ep|Bytopia}} ({{5ep|Dothion}}, {{5ep|The Golden Hills}})
|symbol=Iron band
|pantheon=Gnomish
|worshipers={{SRD5|Gnome}}s
}}

{{blockref|…Gaerdal Ironhand, has no use for amusements… Gaerdal obsesses about defense and vigilance, and …in fortification, siege tactics, combat, and traps. [In one of] {{5ep|Garl Glittergold|Garl}}'s escapade …cost her the loss of her hand. {{5ep|Flandal Steelskin|Flandal}} and {{5ep|Nebelun}} …replace[d] it with a stronger one made of iron…|<ref name="mtof" />}}

==Previous Edition's Lore==
{{blockref|Flandal Steelskin was the gnomish god of mining and smithing, an excellent craftsman with an unerring nose for finding metals in the earth. He<ref name="note1" /> was also concerned with the skills of gnomes working as artisans and craftsmen of all kinds.<ref name="fp" />|<ref name="frw" />}}

==Sources and Notes==
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[[Category:5e Gnomes]]
{{5e Footer|Deity, Gnome}}
Alignment	Lawful Good +
Author	Varied +, SCAG + and MToF +
Canon	true +
Deific Type	Deity +
Domain	War +
Individual	true +
Individuals	True +
Lineage	Deity +
Pantheon	Gnomish +
Plane	Bytopia (Dothion + and The Golden Hills) +
Portfolio	Protection +
Publication	Varied +, SCAG + and MToF +
Symbol	Iron band +
Worshipers	Gnomes +