Waukeen

Waukeen ( )
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
Waukeen appeared as one of the major deities for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Sets "Cyclopedia of the Realms" booklet (1987).
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
Waukeen was described in the hardback Forgotten Realms Adventures (1990), 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).
Waukeen was the subject of the adventure module, For Duty and Deity (1998).
Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2007)
Waukeen 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)
Waukeen is still present as a God, but she does not control her own astral dominion and is therefore not considered a Greater God. Her Great Marketplace has been relocated to Eternal Sun, Amaunator's astral dominion.
Description
Waukeen or the Merchant's Friend, is the goddess of coins and wealth. She rules over deals done above and below the table and believes that mercantile trade is the best road to enrichment. Waukeen frowns upon destroying fine trade goods and favors those who oppose the propagation of malicious rumors that could harm someone's commerce.
During the Time of Troubles, Waukeen was captured and enslaved in the Abyss by the demon lord Graz'zt. Lliira, the Goddess of Joy, took on Waukeen's portfolio and saw to her followers from that time until Waukeen's eventual escape. After more than a decade of isolation from her followers, Waukeen was freed from her prison by a band of adventurers in 1370 DR.<ref name="Duty"/>
Waukeen has no enemies besides Mask and the demon lord that held her captive during the Time of Troubles, Graz'zt.
Followers
Waukeen's faithful travel the world aiding merchants or staff temples in large cities that serve as moneylenders and change houses. Waukeenar believe in investing in any enterprise that has any chance of succeeding.

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