Taggsuk, the trickster

In Kimiut mythology, Taggsuk is a trickster spirit associated with both beneficial change and misfortune, tricking the gods for the benefit of mortals, and tricking mortals to resolve argments or disputes among the gods.
Taggsuk is an ancient god, predating every other god in the the current Kimiut pantheon, and oral tradition maintains that xe was the one to have granted fire to the first yutaaq to emerge from the sea, teaching them to hunt and forage, helping them to survive the first winter.
In addition to gifting fire and meat to mortals, Taggsuk features in the myth of the formation of night and day, recounted during the festival of Pŭlle, in which xe tricked the gods Pǔnuk and Ulǔ into an argument that led to them refusing to share the sky.
However, Taggsuk is not an entirely benevolent deity: xe convinced the mortal woman Inungoark to drown herself with promises that she could join the First Mother's table, and xe is associated with sudden bad fortune and curses.

Associations and correspondances

Taggsuk is a shapeshifting figure, primarily associated with foxes, the wind, and the moon Djai. Due to their capricious nature, any people choose not to call on xem for magic or rituals, but it is normal for people to leave xem offerings before a major event in order to distract xem.

Offerings

The most common offering to Taggsuk are high-alcohol beverages, sticky or very chewy foods, and puzzle toys - however, puzzles that are incomplete or ones without a solution are likely to provoke increased misfortune, once Taggsuk works out that they are unsolvable.

Divine Classification

Trickster