Volsheb

Volsheb is lord of all knowledge, and the scriber of everything that was and comes to be. He is also the god of magic as a tool of mortals, art, cartography, glyphs, images, knowledge, literature. He is the patron of teachers and scholars, judges and sages, lawyers and wizards. While scripture does not place any of the gods above the others, myth has it that Volsheb often directs the actions of the Deities, as the others trust his judgment and ability to foresee consequences. Each of Volshebs churches maintained a library of their own, always collecting literature and maps, but also keeping records of ancient languages and artistic renderings. These churches were full of scribes that transcribed books for the ever-growing collection. Volsheb answered the prayers of his organized priests, but he was also known to choose a person who truly followed Volsheb's ideals — to invent, to create, to learn. He himself seemed to have a problem with some of his strictly-organized orders, whose devotion to a hierarchy and their duties impeded his followers learning and inventing, to the point of there being little joy in their work. Despite their generally laid back attitude, the teachings of Volsheb dictated that his followers create with a conscience and refrain from casually designing weapons of war or death.