The Virtuoso
Koxenar, The Many Faced
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Art, Creation, Indulgence, Passion, & Ambition
Worshippers: Artists, Hedonists, creators, & story tellers
Alignments: CG, CN, NG
Weapon: Comedy & Tragedy - Double sided Sword
The god of bards, minstrels, and artists of all kinds. He is often looked at as chaotic and lazy by the more lawful minded as his creations are the works of art his followers create. He offers his power to those who push the boundaries of art and finds mortality the most beautiful and tragic thing in existence. He is perhaps the most sympathetic of the gods to mortals.
The Virtuoso is also known as the Many-Faced, his general appearance is that of a humanoid of towering height in dark purple robes with large amounts of flashy jewelry and a completely blacked out face which can take on a mask or face and change his whole form into that new appearance.
The Virtuoso most commonly is seen in the form of the dashing Human male. Always well dressed, perfectly groomed, and boasting a rich baritone voice that makes people swoon. Most artistic depictions of him are the strong tanned male with dark wavy hair and trimmed goatee. The heroic knight, the noble prince, the merciful king, and so on.
In truth, Koxenar prefers to appear as a cleanly shaven male with long curly hair. His face is slightly angular with a long, thin mustache. Wearing a long-buttoned coat, ruffled sleeves, and a brimmed hat with colorful feathers; he’s very much the flamboyant storyteller. He is a man fond of masks and myths, painting himself occasionally as the villain in his tales only to turn the tables on all those present.
Divine Domains
Art, Creation, Indulgence, Passion, & Ambition
Domains: Ambition, Creation, Indulgence, Passion.
Sphere: The creation of art, new forms of art.
Holy Books & Codes
The Playbill is a collection of works of art that have so swayed The Virtuoso that they were immortalized in the Playbill. These stories are recorded so all can enjoy them but to also inspire new works of art worthy of immortalization.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A series of actors masks attached by both chains and ribbon, the form of the masks varies greatly based on the species that created the symbol. The general theme is the central head is the same as the species that created it, with one being a devil and the other an angel or something equivalent to that.
Tenets of Faith
Life is your play, it is up to you to make it one worth remembering.
To be boring is to be forgotten.
Life is beautiful because it ends, but always seek to end it in a way fitting to your narrative.
The greatest story never told is no story at all.
Holidays
The Gala, the holy day of the Virtuoso it is a day for indulging in art of all kinds, many choose to go to plays put on in great theatres or even on humble street corners. Galleries of artists both local and famous are put on in larger cities for wealthy patrons to discover new artists. It is on the 8th of Skywhale's Song. This is a favorite day for bards as they will often increase their notoriety and fame through grand performances, and it is a time to practice their art and likely earn a good deal of coin in the process.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
The Virtuoso seeks to spread drama into the world and watch as mortals play their part as actors in a play. While it sounds like The Virtuoso is a cruel god for this reason the god loves his actors greatly, and should those actors play their part well he rewards them with legends told about them.
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