Akadi

In the *Dungeons & Dragons* role-playing game, **Akadi** (/əˈkɑːdi/*ə-KAHD-dee*) is the goddess of Movement, Speed, and Air Elementals. Her alignment is primarily Neutral, and the symbol of Akadi is usually represented by a pale cloud on a blue background.

## Publication history

Ed Greenwood created Akadi for his home *Dungeons & Dragons* game, inspired by the deity Lassa, created by Michael Moorcock for his Elric stories.[*citation needed*]

### Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

Ed Greenwood initially used Misha, one of Moorcock's Elemental gods as found in the original *Deities & Demigods*, as the elemental lord of air for his home *Dungeons & Dragons* campaign set in the Forgotten Realms. As Greenwood indicated in his article "Down-to-earth Divinity" in *Dragon* #54 (October 1981), Moorcock's elemental gods "may later be replaced in [his] universe by "official" *AD&D* beings as these are published". Akadi first appeared in the original *Manual of the Planes* (1987), and was featured as one of the elemental lords for the Forgotten Realms in the *Forgotten Realms Campaign Set'*s "Cyclopedia of the Realms" booklet (1987).

### Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

Akadi was described in the hardback *Forgotten Realms Adventures* (1990), the revised *Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting* (1993) in the "Running the Realms" booklet, and *Faiths & Avatars* (1996).

Her role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in *On Hallowed Ground* (1996).

Her relationships with the nonhuman deities in the Forgotten Realms was covered in *Demihuman Deities* (1998).

### Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)

Akadi appears as one of the major deities of the Forgotten Realms setting again, in *Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting* (2001), and is further detailed in *Faiths and Pantheons* (2002).

### Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-Present)

Akadi appears in the fourth edition as a primordial, not a god.

## Relationships

Akadi has many allies, including Quorlinn and Syranita, but she is enemies with Grumbar, a fellow greater power. Akadi has no superiors among aerial beings.

Teylas (an aspect of Akadi) is god of sky and storms for the Horde.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb and Karen S. Martin (1987). *Forgotten Realms Campaign Set*. TSR, Inc..
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. *Faiths and Pantheons* (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)
3. ↑ Greenwood, Ed. "Down to Earth Divinity." *Dragon* #54 (TSR, 1981)
4. ↑ Grubb, Jeff. *Manual of the Planes* (TSR, 1987)
5. ↑ Grubb, Jeff and Ed Greenwood. *Forgotten Realms Adventures* (TSR, 1990)
6. ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). *Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting*. ASIN B000K06S2E.
7. ↑ Martin, Julia, and Eric L. Boyd. *Faiths & Avatars* (TSR, 1996)
8. ↑ McComb, Colin. *On Hallowed Ground* (TSR, 1996)
9. ↑ Boyd, Eric L. *Demihuman Deities* (TSR, 1998)
10. ↑ Ed Greenwood (2001). *Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting*. Wizard of the Coast.
11. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims. *Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide* (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)
12. ↑ David Cook (game designer) (1990). *The Horde*. TSR.

## Additional reading

* Thomas E. Rinschler (2001-06-06). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting: More of the Divine. Web Enhancements. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.

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