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name=Valkur|

title=The Mighty <br> Captain of the Waves|

home=[[Outer Plane#Forgotten Realms cosmology|Warrior's Rest]]|

power=Demipower|

alignment=[[Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)#Chaotic Good|Chaotic Good]]|

portfolio=Sailors, ships, favorable winds, naval combat.|

domains=Air, Chaos, Good, Ocean, Protection<ref name="FRCSWE"/>

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'''Valkur''' (pronounced ''val-KURR''<ref name="FAP"/>) is a fictional [[Faerûn]]ian demipower [[deity]] of the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[campaign setting]]. He is the deity of sailors, ships, favorable winds and naval combat. Valkur's philosophy puts him in conflict with the capricious ocean-goddess [[Umberlee]].

==Publication history==

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

Valkur is first mentioned in the 2nd edition book ''[[The Savage Frontier]]'' (1988) by [[Paul Jaquays]], as one of the deities that the [[Northmen (Dungeons & Dragons)|Northmen]] occasionally worship. Valkur is further detailed in ''[[Powers & Pantheons]]'' (1997).<ref name="P&P">{{cite book |title=Powers & Pantheons |last=Boyd |first=Eric L. |year=1997 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |isbn=078690657X |page=|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mfbHPAAACAAJ}}</ref>

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

Valkur appears in 3rd edition in the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' book (2001),<ref name="FRCS3E">{{cite book |title=[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting#3rd edition|Forgotten Realms: Campaign Setting]] |last=Greenwood |first=Ed |authorlink=Ed Greenwood |coauthors=Reynolds, Sean K.; Williams, Skip |year=2001 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |isbn=0786918365 |page=}}</ref> and was further described in ''[[Faiths and Pantheons]]'' (2002).<ref name="FAP"/>

===Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)===

Valkur appears in 4th edition in the ''[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide]]'' (2008). In this edition, he is the [[exarch]] of sailors.<ref name="FRCG-p81">{{Cite book| author = [[Bruce R. Cordell]], [[Ed Greenwood]], [[Chris Sims]]| title = [[Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide]]| year = August 2008| publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]]| ISBN = 978-0-7869-4924-3| pages = 81}}</ref>

==Description==

Valkur's symbol is a shield bearing a cloud with three lightning bolts, and his favored weapon is a cutlass known as "The Captain's Cutlass".<ref name="FAP">Boyd, Eric L, and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Faiths and Pantheons]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2002).</ref>

==Relationships==

Valkur's philosophy often puts him in conflict with the capricious ocean-goddess [[Umberlee]] and he is a sworn enemy of the Deities of Fury.

==Dogma==

Valkur's dogma emphasises living life with vigor and striving against the elements.<ref name="FRCSWE">Rinschler, Thomas E. "Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting: Deities Supplement" ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2001).</ref>

==See also==

*[[List of Forgotten Realms deities]]

==References==

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