Avarcus

God of Wealth & Greed

A god of greed, wealth, and excess, the most common depiction of Avarcus is that of a dragon sitting on top of a massive heap of treasure, wreathed in gold and excessive displays of wealth. The god is deeply and nearly violently offended when its holy symbols, shrines, or prayers don’t include some portion of genuine wealth. In part as a result of this, the symbol of Avarcus gradually shifted into a simplified golden coin.
Avarcus’ influence also has the interesting effect of maintaining the value of precious metals as the god takes from those faithful that would give him coin, but also returns some regular amounts to a chosen few, keeping the supply both rare and constant.
Avarcus is the owner of an immense hoard of wealth. Enough to buy ten kingdoms ten times over. He will occasionally part with portions of his treasures, sometimes giving it away to those faithful that have provided him with much. Other times he bargains for it, but only should petitioners offer something he believes to be of greater value. Some clever souls have managed to pry immense wealth from Avarcus through praise or deceit, or simply through an impressive sales pitch. Metis is said to be a hated enemy of Avarcus, as the trickster god often cleverly convinces the hoarder to part with immense wealth for some menial object.
The faithful of Avarcus carry golden coins blessed by his priests in the hopes that someday they might amass wealth worthy of the draconic god’s praise.

Divine Domains

Wealth, Gold, Trade, Theft

Symbol of Avarcus

Divine Classification

God

Alignment

Lawful Evil

Gender

Male