Avarden, God of Water and Sunlight
[ltr]Avarden was often called the head of the pantheon in Smiltis when all was desert and he was the most important deity to their survival. Now that the landscape has begun to drastically change and his sibling Artival has more control over the world as a whole, the power of the Church of Avarden has diminished significantly. Even so, many revere him as the god of tieflings, lover of Valletta, and giver of life. He is fickler than most gods and has historically tried to destroy entire nations with droughts, but since his moods change so frequently the droughts usually only last a few months at most. He manifests as a large, muscular tiefling with wisps of light and water flowing in strands around him.[/ltr]
Divine Domains
Water and Sunlight
Holy Books & Codes
His divine text is part of the Anthology of the Divines. His teachings take up around a third of the first section of the book.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A refractive prism or hexagonal bottle filled with water. His official symbol is a hexagon with six triangles using major colors of the rainbow. The rarity of the many dyes used for this symbol on cloth means that it is rare to see a printing of it and is usually reserved for priests or banners in major temples.
Tenets of Faith
Strive for strength.
Family before self.
Be the change that you want to see.
Family before self.
Be the change that you want to see.
Holidays
The Sunlight and Raindance Festival in Smiltis and the Night of Allgods (begrudgingly) in Arheim.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
To be universally worshipped as the most powerful god on Eliea.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
He is described as looking like a tiefling in his early thirties with thick muscles, straight black hair, and a thick beard.
Facial Features
Rough and glowering.
Physical quirks
Wisps of light and water tangle around him, creating glimmers and prismatic lights. They tangle with increasing complexity when he is concentrating on something.
Special abilities
To start or halt rainfall and create water as well as influence how hot the Sun is. The rainfall he creates can not be violent, as his brother Artival is the only one who can create truly inclement weather.
Mental characteristics
Intellectual Characteristics
Blunt, Fickle
Morality & Philosophy
Wants the world to worship him as the head deity and thinks that those who do not are not worthy of his blessing.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Most everything he does is to gain recognition and worship from mortals. The only other motivator he has is his love for Valletta, who frequently uses her influence over him to try and protect the mortals from his wrath.
Virtues & Personality perks
Strong, confident, willful.
Vices & Personality flaws
Fickle, quick to anger, destructive.
Relationships
Avarden, God of Water and Sunlight
Elder Brother (Important)Towards Artival, God of Storms
1
0
Frank
Artival, God of Storms
Younger Brother (Important)Towards Avarden, God of Water and Sunlight
1
0
Frank
Commonalities & Shared Interests
The pair's abilities are similar to one another and so they frequently have to interact if they want to do what they please.
Avarden, God of Water and Sunlight
Elder Brother (Trivial)Towards Midra, Goddess of Moons and Reflection
-1
0
Honest
Midra, Goddess of Moons and Reflection
Younger Sister (Trivial)Towards Avarden, God of Water and Sunlight
-3
0
Honest
Relationship Reasoning
These two have not gotten along for a long time, mostly because Midra views Avarden's fickle attitude as an extremely negative trait.
Avarden, God of Water and Sunlight
Elder Brother (Important)Towards Anbim, God of Transparency and Craftsmanship
1
0
Honest
Anbim, God of Transparency and Craftsmanship
Younger Brother (Trivial)Towards Avarden, God of Water and Sunlight
-1
0
Frank
Divine Classification
God
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Church/Cult
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Father of Tieflings, Lord of Rain and Sun
Spouses
Siblings
Artival, God of Storms
(Younger Brother)
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Orange
Hair
Sleek, Black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Dark Red
Height
Varies
Weight
Incorporeal
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