Yartos
Yaros was a God of trade and central deity in the Order of the Wanderers. He was worshiped primarily by the Trebai and the Rowen, who referred to the god by another name, Gabin.
Worshiped regularly by followers of the Order of the Wanderers, Yartos also held great importance to merchants and traders. Among the Trebai, Yartos was associated more with the harbor, and with fellow god Famela. Among the Rowen, Yartos was associated with trading caravans that traversed their hilly lands.
Despite the reverence shown toward Yartos by many, outsiders often had a negative view of the God. People not associated with merchants or followers of the Order of the Wanderers viewed Yartos as a manifestation of peoples' greed, and very few other pantheons in Beurum had deities who governed trade. Defenders of Yartos argued that the god punished those who hoarded wealth, while critics claimed that Yartos was merely a vessel by which a devoted follower could become rich.
Following The Twenty-Year War, Yartos became a symbol of Trebai greed to the Makovai and Sverden, and was a major figure in anti-Trebai rhetoric.
In Wanderer mythology, Yartos was the son of Etermel and Rydaea.
Divine Domains
Yartos was god of trade. Worshipers believed Yartos could protect them from highwaymen and pirates, bring them good fortune in their dealings, and punish those who were greedy.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
In ancient Trebai society, Yartos was, like all Wanderer deities, most frequently depicted as an animal. In his case, Yartos was frequently associated with the fox. Later, Yartos became associated with the pelican, especially among coastal Trebai communities.
By the Third Era, Yartos had begun to be seen with a human-like body, along with the rest of the Wanderer deities. Depictions of him in this regard varied considerably. Yartos was often thought of as a young man, who helped push trading caravans along roads, but also as an older man who directed merchants to locations most in need of their goods. Yartos was occasionally viewed as a woman, especially by female traders. Outsiders often claimed that Yartos was an elderly man, surrounded by piles of gold and jewels, but this was largely propaganda. In many cases, Yartos was thought to be surrounded with foxes or sea-foxes (a type of fox which skidded across sea water using its wings), which guided traders to their destination.
Among the Rowen, Yartos, or Gabin, as he was called, was depicted as a halfling man, equipped with a backpack or sack full of goods, a monocle or pair of spectacles, and a walking stick, a symbol associated with all Rowen deities.
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