The White Stag, Ogden
God of Forests and Freedom
The White Stag stands for an idealized version of nature: a world free of the shackles of responsibility where the only dictate is to satisfy your needs. He discourages agrarian societies but supports hunter-gatherer societies that work within the natural world.
He is also associated with festivals and merry-making. Although he is not a god of the harvest, the first glass of wine at harvest festivals is often poured for him and for Leverett.
Ogden appears to mortals in the form of a White Stag, a now-extinct race of Animal People. He has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a deer. A magnificent rack of antlers sprouts from his brow.
Clergy
There is no organized religion around Ogden, but he responds to the service of druids, rangers, and clerics. As a rustic god, Ogden is not worshiped in constructed edifices or temples but rather in natural settings, usually clearings, meadows, or grottoes.
Divine Domains
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Tenets of Faith
- Forests are the greatest and most sacred ground in the world.
- Bring music, joy, and light-hearted revelry into the world.
- Always seek to expand the forest, and also share the forest’s gifts with others.
- Do it as they do on the discovery channel; you’re not responsible for whatever comes of your actions.
Social
Family Ties
Other Information
- Has a nasty habit of trapping mortals in his woods. Many of these mortals struggle for survival and eventually die. He also uses it as a chance to sleep with beautiful women, as was the case with Leverett, and generally ignores the consequences.
- In some ways, Ogden is responsible for the shape that Alere gave to his Children. Seeing the race of majestic White Stags, Alere hybridized a horse and an elf. Alere did not understand the revulsion with his creation; functionally, it was the exact same thing as the White Stag species.
- He is responsible for the ascension of Leverett and Leanne because he wanted Leanne to become a goddess and stay with him, but the child refused to become anything without her mother. His favor for Leanne faded as a result, but despite tensions with them, he is still very possessive of Leanne and her mother.
Nature
Forests, wildlife, mountains, wine, festivities
Holy Symbol
Oak tree, Stag
