Buren

The Beacon of Empyrean Paradise

As the god deemed to design what Paradise should be like, it is said that Buren discarded their normal comforts and had traveled the realms four times to observe the hardships of life. First as a companion animal, second as one to be persecuted, third as one of the average, and finally on their fourth trip they traveled as one that is spoiled. Each life progressed easier but no could be called paradise. Buren found that designing paradise was not a solo mission and thus split it between each god for their respective followers. Their own task was something that they needed to quarter to succeed. Teased by some other gods as the laziest. As god of both the ones to overwork and underwork, Buren provides aid to both in the forms respite & inspiration respectively.

Divine Domains

Ruler Of: Designers, Druids, Diplomats, Aestheticians, Farmers, Workaholics, the Lazy

Domains: Grave, Nature, Peace, Beauty

Artifacts

The Comfort Pillow

A pillow that when used for a long rest provides the user with a +1d4 bonus on their first failed roll after the result is declared by the Storyteller. This cannot be used again until 4 long rests have been completed or 4 days of in game time.

Wondrous Item, uncommon



Bow of the Weary

This is a +2 shortbow that grants a +1 bonus to your Spell DC & Spell Attack Rolls. Once per long rest, you can replenish 1 expended spell slot. The replenished spell slot may be either: 1 expended warlock slot; or 1 expended spell slot of half your highest spell level or lower. Ie A wizard of 11th level with 6th level spells could regain a spell slot of 3rd level or less.

Wondrous Item, rare, attunement required


Padded Field Gloves

The Padded Field Gloves are akin to extra thick oven mitts. Many warriors struggle to hold their weapon in them effectively, but those that can are able to find great boon. The gloves provide the wearer with the following 4 benefits:

1. Resistance to psychic damage
2. +1 to AC
3. Resistance to any enchantment spell saving throws
4. +1d4 damage on a melee weapon attack

Wondrous Item, very rare, attunement required

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Element: Psychic
Number: 4
Creatures: Sloth, Whales, Flamingos
Symbol: A sleeping person in night cap under a quilted blanket in bed
Weapon: Bow
School of Magic: Enchantment

Tenets of Faith

The Dream Walk. A simple yet effective ritual that any person not just a Rest Plough may do. The Dream Walk is a nightly ritual before rest: drink some warm milk, use of burning of scented items (herbs, candles, plants, spices, other sources of pleasant smells), a Comfort Pillow, and a place to sleep. Once asleep, the dreamer may dream walk in their own dream. While within the dreamscape, if one finds pillow door with a bed frame for a door frame, it is possible for them to actively enter or watch the Thunderdome & remember it in its entirety.

Holidays

The Open Hearth is Buren’s main festival. On this day every season and four times in Spring, the doors of each of Buren’s Assemblies open to provide housing for those new to the town or area to rest easily. The newcomers are given access to an extravagant resting area and are able to relax. While this goes on, the Rest Ploughs go to work securing and completing any tasks that are necessary for the newcomer(s) to move successfully into the community. The new home if left with any remaining legal matters is resolved, and any items brought are set up within the home. For the travelers that arrive with nothing and without a place to go, the Rest Ploughs will allow them continued stay within the halls as they start to design & build a homestead for the transient. The purpose of the Open Hearth is to allow those that choose to change their life as spring brings life to feel a sense of recovery after going through what can be an arduous process.

Physical Description

Body Features

Aesthetic: A mix of pastels and relaxing hues are the choices for Buren and their followers. As for the design of the clothes, the theme and goal are comfort. Robes, slippers, extra padding, neck rolls, and a perfect pillow are all common depictions for them. Commonly, Buren is given a round figure with a joyful expression that is normally seated or lounging rather than standing.


Appearance: animal head, wings, auras of elements, geometric style clothes of vibrant colors, variable pupil shapes, generally bipedal human shaped, are assumed gargantuan but generally a changing mortal height depending on mood, hair can be any color/style

Identifying Characteristics

Signs of Divinity: the back of their palms have a glowing crest with divine light with a symbol for a specific school of magic they created, sacred weapon dance that shows divinity to the initiated or to experts/masters of the weapon

Social

Mannerisms

Personality: Effusive, Emotional, Extroverted
Ideology 1: Idealism

Ideology 2: Tradition

Ideology 3: Individual

Divine Classification

God

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The Fruitful Earth, Patron of Foreigners, The Wild Card

Pronouns

They/Them

Gender

Non-Binary

Related Myths

• Creation Myth of Akun