Metis

God of Tricksters

Metis is a mischievous sort of god; he is an incorrigible prankster and an unrepentant thief. Metis is only barely tolerated by the rest of the pantheon. Sometimes his actions provoke furious anger from the gods, other times they are begrudged, others are the source of great amusement to some. He delights in fermenting chaos and conflict between other gods, riling them up into action and bickering rivalries. He makes fools of them so that neither the gods nor mortals, should forget that they are possessed of failings and faults. He believes that without this occasional deflation of their egos the gods could become nothing but a destructive clash of powerful personalities. There are few gods that have not been the victims of Metis’ tricks, the more powerful and rigid the god the more likely they are to be his next target. Avarcus especially resents Metis; he has lost fortunes of wealth to the god’s tricks but admires his slick tongue and crafty dealings.
When Metis makes an excursion to the mortal world, he is an agent of chaos, causing trouble simply to laugh at the people who have been the butt of his pranks, or the pranks of others. His pranks are rarely hurtful, but should someone not laugh at their sudden comical streak of bad luck, or should Metis find an amusing straight man to his antics they may find themselves the victim of an extended streak of pies to the face.
Metis advocates that the structure of society is ultimately meaningless, that even gods and nobility are flawed, and that those flaws should be witnessed and mocked. That if anyone takes themselves too seriously, then their ego is a danger to those around them. The emperor needs to recognize when they are wearing no clothes.

Divine Domains

Pranks, Tricksters

Symbol of Metis

Divine Classification

God

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral

Gender

Male