Lathander Lathander ( pronounced " lah - THAN - der " ) , whose title was The Morninglord , was a deity of creativity , dawn , renewal , birth , athletics , spring , self - perfection , vitality and youth . He favored those who dispelled the undead and blessed those who planted new life . Lathander was also the god called upon to bless birth and fertility related ceremonies . Some saw him as the neutral good aspect of Amaunator but the two were considered separate deities again after the Second Sundering . History . Lathander was the central figure in the Dawn Cataclysm , an ill - fated attempt by the Morninglord to reshape the Faerûnian pantheon in his own image . Several deities were killed in the events that followed , including the goddess Murdane , a death for which Helm never forgave Lathander . The Morninglord believed that his efforts went so wrong because of the interference of agents of Shar , and secretly began working on a second attempt at reforming the pantheon . In 916 DR , Lathander , enraged with the unchanging , tyrannical , undead - centric philosophy of the Cult of the Dragon , sent an avatar to Cormanthyr to personally do battle with Sammaster during a Harper raid . He destroyed Sammaster but was wounded in the battle . In 1345 DR , Lathander ' s worshipers , along with those of Selûne , Shar , and Tempus were involved in religious unrest , culminating in the Night of Temple Fires . At some point between the Time of Troubles and the end of the Spellplague , Lathander disappeared and was replaced by the resurrected Amaunator , presumably confirming the truth of the theory that the two were one and the same . Moreover , the formerly lawful neutral Amaunator had apparently inherited the goodness of Lathander , as he became lawful good . Lathander however was back during the events of Second Sundering , thanks to the effort of his Chosen and prophet Stedd Whitehorn . Relationships . Lathander and Chauntea had been romantically connected for centuries , and saw each other as kindred spirits . His allies included Gond , Tymora , Tyr , Torm , Ilmater , Sune , Selûne , Oghma , Kelemvor , and Mielikki . His foes were Cyric , Talos , and Shar . Helm held a great deal of resentment for Lathander , as the latter indirectly caused the death of Helm ' s lover , Murdane . Worshipers . Novices in the Lathanderian faith were called the Awakened , while clerics were known as Dawnbringer s . The full priests took a new name in his service when they were ready to signify that Lathander personally recognized and accepted them . This new name could either be used instead of their old name or simply used only when addressing other Dawnbringers and when in solitary prayer . Other titles included ( in ascending order ) : Dawngreeter , Dawnlord , High Dawnlord , and Dawnmaster , while an elite cleric was referred to as a Morninglord . All followers were required to be of neutral to good alignment . All of Lathander ' s clergy respected art , liberty , nature , and culture ; promoted betterment of oneself ; and strove to bring hope to their followers and others . Many of these followers worked in various creative arts . They were intolerant of evil , especially undead and inaction that caused evil to prosper . Most ceremonies of Lathander were held at dawn and actions and contracts agreed to at sunrise were said to be blessed by him . Funerals , among his followers , were held at dusk , and followed by a wake that lasted until dawn . Some followers of Lathander insisted that he was in fact the reincarnation of Amaunator , the Netherese god of the sun . Others took this heresy further , claiming that he would take up the mantle of the lawful neutral Amaunator again , and that the transformation from deity of the morning to sun god was imminent .