Aelpheon of Hedria

"When my enemies have besieged me, and my allies fallen away, please do remember me, and pray for me, O blessed Aelpheon." -- A request for intercession, origin unknown

Divine Domains

Aelpheon is the patron saint of social outcasts, farmers, and people with depression.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

(St.) Aelpheon of Hedria was born during the late Iron Age, before the Nether Wars. His parents were tanners and leathersmiths. According to his saints-lyf, Aelpheon lived selfishly and wastefully in his youth, often starting fights and causing grief to his family. One day, a terrible famine struck Hedria, leaving the people with hardly anything to eat. In desperation Aelpheon turned to religion, making a vow to the gods: he would devote himself to a godly life if they sent rain to his country. A much-needed rainstorm fell on Hedria shortly thereafter and a bountiful harvest was had that year, ending the famine. In keeping with his promise, Aelpheon devoted himself to religious life, feeling called to Herobrine as his patron deity.
Unfortunately, Aelpheon's conversion coincided with the Nether Wars, a bad time for ardent Herobrine worshippers. He maintained the nature god's innocence throughout the wars and afterward, often getting scorn from his audiences. He was often chased out of towns or accused of being a subversive.
It came to a head about a decade after the close of the Nether Wars. An angry mob accosted Aelpheon in Settler's Slope, a mountain town a few kilometres north of the Fallen Kingdom. Believing that he was promoting demon worship, the people stoned him to death. Reportedly, Aelpheon cried out towards the Aether to not hold them accountable for his death, as they were only doing what they thought was right.

Divine Classification

Saint

Species

Human

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Aelpheon was unofficially canonized as a saint in 235 PPC. His status is still contested by some religious scholars. Those who do accept him as a saint will refer to him as such, or with ceremonial titles like "The Blessed."

Life

113 BP 72 AP

Circumstances of Birth

No special circumstances are known.

Circumstances of Death

Lynched by an angry mob who believed he was promoting demon worship.

Birthplace

Hedria

Current Residence

A tomb in an unknown location

Gender

Male