Keranos, God of Storms |CN|

The Storm Lord

Keranos is the god of storms and wisdom. Merciless and impatient, Keranos is equally likely to strike out at mortals with a bolt of inspiration or a blast of lightning. To revere Keranos is to exult in the power of wisdom, clarity of purpose, and the fury of the storm. He is favored by tinkerers, inventors, and sailors as well as those seeking solutions to intractable problems. He doesn't tolerate the company (or the worship) of fools, and he despises vapidity and indecision.
Keranos rarely appears directly to mortals, preferring to communicate through an epiphany or a crashing bolt of lightning. When he does deign to manifest to mortals, Keranos prefers the form of a stout, bearded, male human wearing a purple loincloth girdled in a mithral chain belt with a clasp in the form of a dragon's skull. His bearing is upright and stern, with a clipped, brusque way of speaking. Particularly clever plans and observations bring a hint of a smile to his face. When interacting with mortals, Keranos sometimes appears in the form of a great horned owl with lightning strikes flashing in its eyes.

Keranos's Influence

Keranos is the embodiment of wisdom and insight unhindered by compassion or patience. Just as the storm vents its fury unpredictably and without warning, so does Keranos deliver the wisdom he chooses to impart.

A storm, for all its unpredictability, can still be weathered by those who apply foresight and knowledge. So it is when dealing with Keranos. He rewards those who act with foresight and decisiveness and punishes the reckless for their stupidity.

Keranos dispenses inspiration without regard for the morality of its application. He is just as likely to reward the shrewd general seeking to topple a city as a gentle healer searching for a cure to a malady. Good and evil don't color his thinking, only action and the thrill of birthing new ideas into the world. Furthering the act of creating - be it ideas, weapons, art, to magic - is what matters most.

Keranos

Keranos's Goals

For good or ill, Keranos exists as a disruptive force. He doesn't desire authority over other gods and doesn't particularly enjoy their company. Keranos finds satisfaction in investing bright mortals with the prescient visions to see how they adapt. Those who prove themselves decisive and intelligent, such as many of the professors at Strixhaven University, earn his grudging respect and continued blessings or precognition. He finds satisfaction not only in granting insight, but also in expressing the awesome fury of the storm. Where others see only chaos and destruction in storms, he sees them as shaping the firmament in ways that challenge and engage mortals. His blasts of lightning set house and forest ablaze, thus rendering the soil clear for new life and new creations. His vision he alone is equipped to see. He is content to watch his divine kinfolk scheme and plot while he looks on, stern and inscrutable.

Divine Relationships

Keranos is neither friendly nor sociable, so his dealings with most of the rest of the pantheon tend to be terse, formal, and brief. This doesn't mean that no interactions of note take place, however.

Of all the gods, Melora has the most cordial relationship with Keranos. He enjoys the wilderness god's love of ancient lore, introspection, and complex patterns. The two sometimes talk for days at a time debating the flaws in ancient sophistries and discussing the meaning of the stars. Melora, imperturbable and constant, makes the ideal counter to the wise yet temperamental Keranos.
Another interesting relationship exists with Moradin. The passions of the divine blacksmith run hot, as does the need to create. The melding of KEeanos's inspiration with Moradin's passion is a formidable combination. This partnership resulted in the creation of Epiphany, Kernaos's mighty javelin.