Rodin
The Father (a.k.a. the Man from the River, The Wellspring, the Riverfather)
Divine Domains
The Rivers, Fishing , Agriculture, Hard work
As it behooves a country whose fertility is so closely linked to its numerous rivers, Aquira connects the agricultural and providing aspects of the Father with them. Befitting his nature as a river deity, fishing is an as The Aspect of the hunt, which Raodin in Caldaven covers makes up a minor part of it's responibilties, at least in the fertile West of the country where most of the supplies are harvest by farmers. The Aquirans have adapted the green Man as a minor servant of Rodin to cover it. As a god of hard work and dliligence, Rodin likes to see that the diligent and dutiful earn the fruits of their labor. While most natural phenomenons belong to Alba the Mother, the rivers are a particular responsibility of Rodin. Farmers, Fishermen and all those who value hard work follow Rodin for this aspect.Law and Order, Balance and Society
As god of law and order, and as leader of the Pantheon of Seven, the words of Rodin are law. Corruption is a sin upon Rodin, as it rewards the unworthy and harms the dililigent. In judgement Rodin is a god of balance, who balances both empathy and order, which are both considered human aspects that establish order against the merciless and chaotic Nature represented by Rodin's wife Alba, the Mother. Due to Rodin's stronger emphasis on balance and compassion compared to the Fatherdeities Raodin of Caldaven and Rao in the Emerald Coast, he is followed and revered more often by judges and diplomats rather than knights, guards or those who seek vengeance.Divine Symbols & Sigils
Symbols of the Faith are the scale, which represents the balance of Rodin's judgement, but also fish and grain. Sometimes all symbols are combined by depicting a scale with a fish on one side and a heap of grain on the other.
Rodin River Statue
Statue of Rodin holding up the scales. Statues like this can be found in rivers and brooks all over Aquira.Most Rodin temples are built near rivers, and near each of them there is at least one depiction of Rodin like this, sometimes holding a fish or a bushel of grain in the other hand.
Rodin Symbol
Sigils of Rodin (the Fish, the Grain and the balanced scales) in one Symbol as seen on the walls of the Rodin Temple on the shore of the Radon in Valdris.
Physical Description
Body Features
Raodin is depicted as a bearded man with white hair, usually clad in clothes made of leaves and vines. Vines rank around his limbs and torsos. In most depictions of Rodin, his lower half is not visible, hidden by the waterline of one of Aquira's many rivers. Some depictions thus give him a fishtail, but usually he is considered to look human from head to toe.
Symbols of the Faith (Scales, Fish, Grain)
Church/Cult
Children
Aligned Organization
The Colors of Rodin
The colors associated with Rodin are:
Green: The green of the woods and fields
Blue: The blue of the lakes
Gold: gold to represent the glaring sun, usually replaced by yellow.
Yellow and gold, as Tertiary colors, will mostly be used in decals
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