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Human Pantheon

Whereas the Elves and the Aarakocra hold their gods as holy beings deserving of reverance, the Human Pantheon are much more open to criticism.   Each God of their pantheon is a character role which reappears in humanities' stories and arts, while maintaining similar attributes. Outside of key details, their portrayal and the interpretations can vary wildly.   The classical tale is one where each of the gods is on a boat, typically unnamed and referred to as "The Vessel", the same name as the human's isle.   There are 6 archetypical characters who can best be called the human gods.  

The Commander

A vainglorious and brave soldier. The Commander is often seen as the head of the pantheon, due to him being drawn as the sword of humanity during conflict with other races, however they are often the victim of various pranks and jokes from the others of their own pantheon. The Commander often responds to this through violence. The Commander can often be depicted at sea or on land. Wielding a rapier and leading humanity into battle.   The stories of the Commander serve as a warning against arrogance and especially in leaders.   The Commander is often drapped from head to toe in expensive clothes emblazened in Humanity's flag at the time. Their dress is often excessive frill collar. They wear the mask, covering their eyes, forhead and nose. The mask has a long nose often extending a half foot from their face.  

The Noble

The Noble is a wealthy well educated lord. Typically represented in silk garments and a diamond encrusted golden mask, the noble represents a rare, upper class life.   They are often display a weakness for gold, lands and titles. Their rapacious nature is often shown through various antics, such as: The schemes they use to get their possessions selling their children to the Commander's army & their wasteful excess they spend their gold on.   The noble can be interpreted as a criticism of materialistic vices.   A variation of the noble is The Maestro, a trained professional who use their education to solve problems, with varying degrees of costs associated with it.  

The Servant

The Servant is often depicted in the service another God of the pantheon, such as the Noble of the Commander. They faithfully serve to an absurd degree, those who are shown to care little for them. They are often shown to create excuses for why not to serve.   The stories of the Servent show the warning of blind and unconditional service. The followers of the Servant are guided towards pragmatic service, with a mind to the purpose of said service.   The Servant is dressed in the colours of the God they're in service to, or black when left ambiguous. Aside from that however they're clothing remains rather simple a cheap, such as a simple hempen shirt and trousers.

The Jester

  The Jester is a swindler, a prankster & a Zany. The most depicted of the Human Pantheon through their various antics involving the other dieties.   The Jester is rarely seen as greedy or malicious, rather they seem to find enjoyment from the challenge or some joke only they're aware of.  

The Peasant

  The Peasant is the most rarely depicted of the human pantheon, often their traits are mixed with The Jester or the Servant.   The Peasant most commonly arises in conversation than in poems and plays. But on the occassion that they are depicted in the arts it's usually as a side or background character, such as being recruited by the commander or having their woes solved by the Maestro.   The Peasant is otherwise depicted to live a slow but homely life, much like those of the Halfling, The Peasant's few follwers espouse the values of enjoying one's life dispite their circumstance.

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