Sucellus

The Bountiful

Sucellus spreads harvest and growth throughout the land and is the patron of agriculture and alcoholic drinks. While Aine brought growth to the land, it was Sucellus who first taught the folk to tame it. He is said to have worked more closely with the folk than most of the other gods, spending his time teaching them to plow and harvest and teaching them the secrets of beer and wine. Because of this affinity with the folk, Sucellus is viewed as a social god, one who is closer to the people. Sucellus is venerated by farmers who pray to him to help their harvests to prosper. He is a joyous and sharing god, who believes in great revelry as well as hard work.

He is usually portrayed as a middle-aged bearded man with a long-handled pole with a beer barrel suspended from the end like a hammer.

Divine Domains

Life
Nature

Tenets of Faith

• Destruction for its own sake and leveling without rebuilding is anathema.
• Nurture, tend, and plant wherever possible, but teaching others to respect is stronger.
• Celebration and drink are sacred but are earned with work and toil. One should not exist without the other, and the harder the work, the stronger the celebration.

Holidays

His holy day is the Harvesttime, when autumn harvests are collected, and a grand festival is held to celebrate the bounties and the fruits of the season’s labors are enjoyed in wild drunken revelries.

Alignment: Neutral Good

Divine Classification

Deity