Elder Elemental Eye

The Elder Elemental Eye is an aspect of Tharizdun. It was created to mask the cult from the forces of good and to draw in new worshippers who might be afraid to serve Tharizdun directly. Clerics of the Elder Elemental Eye typically wear ochre-coloured robes and carry or wear a symbol, a black triangle with an inverted Y-shape inscribed within it. Some times the robes are altered to reflect which element the specific cleric is aligned with (air, earth, fire, water).

Behind the Scenes

The Elder Elemental Eye was not originally connected to Tharizdun, according to Gygax:

Was the Elder Elemental Eye worshipped by Eclavdra and her minions an avartar of Tharizdun?

"No, the Elder Elemental God I envisaged as an entity of vaguely Chronos-like sort, a deity of great power but of chaotic sort, and not always highly clever in thought and action. Big T on the other hand is the epitome of pure, reasoning and scheming evil. Eclavdra, being more of the mold of Tharizdun, would prefer to have as "master" a powerful deity she might hope to unfluence, thus the EGG." Gary Gygax ("Col_Pladoh"), 10th January, 2003, Q&A with Gary Gygax Part I, Enworld.

In Oerth Journal 12,  Paul J. Stormberg worked with Gygax to create an unofficial version of the Elder Elemental Eye for Stormberg's own campaign. The result was Vilp-akf'cho Rentaq one of three Elder Elemental Gods, who appeared like the first edition description of a hairy kraken, and was smote into rocks by Beory. These rocks were later turned into altars worshipped by drow, giants and humans.^(p.9-11)

Forgotten Realm' Ghaunadaur is based on or a version of The Elder Elemental Eye ^{(citation pending).}

References

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  Elder Elemental Eye. Great Library of Greyhawk, GreyhawkOnline.com. (view authors)