Saint Magnar

Chosen saint of Arsator, Magnar is meant to serve as the icon of craftsmanship and honest labor. He is the patron of tradesmen and laborers who use training and practice to maintain their crafts, reinforcing that which is known as opposed to creating something new. While this makes him and his followers dependable crafters who are trusted far and wide, it also makes many of them slow to change and stubborn, a trait which Magnar is portrayed as constantly. As part of his divine powers, Magnar is considered the patron saint of Dwarves, and much of their society is based upon the teachings of him and his partner, Saint Berranor.

As part of their union and in imitation of the greater giants of yore, Saint Magnar and Saint Berranor took a portion of their own power and imparted unto their most loyal followers, creating the Dwarven hero-saints known collectively as the Seacadh. All lesser gods in their own right, the Seachadh each founded one of the great Dwarven cities and have gone on to become legendary heroes the world over. While Vergadain is often seen as a blood-brother or general companion of the Saints, the remaining four members of the Seacadh are often portrayed as the children of Magnar and Berranor, with Hranstir and Cathhaddin taking more after their father than their mother. Among members of the Seacadh and most dwarves, Magnar is called Magnar Moth-Righ, meaning High-King.

Divine Domains

Forge, Knowledge, Elder

Holy Books & Codes

Leabhar Ceartas: Dwarvish for Book of Laws, the Leabhar Ceartas is a book filled with fables recounting the actions of Seacadh and the laws upon which they founded the seven cities of the Dwarves. In addition to the being fundament of many dwarven laws and customs, the clergy who follow Saint Magnar use the book as his word manifest, and use the tales therein to educate others in his ways. While numerous copies and transcriptions exist all across Ceren, the copy held by the clergy in Dun Clach is said to be the original copy penned by Magnar himself.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Bearded face with Seven-Pointed Crown, Ornate Hammer

Tenets of Faith

Keep to your practice and craft, so that your creations may never be poor or weak.

Let your oaths and past actions speak more than any boast.

Regardless of the actions you take, ensure they are truthful and respectful.

Holidays

Saint Magnar's Day: Known as Allfather's Day within dwarven society, the 5th of Dusken is a holiday ordained by Magnar and used by his followers as his holy day. On this day, it is a common practice to allow tradesmen or laborers a day of rest, while others claim it as the best day to double down and complete one's masterwork. While the validity of such claims are discounted by many, many a Dwarf's magnum opus was finished on this day.

Physical Description

Identifying Characteristics

disposition

In addition, Saint Magnar is almost always portrayed with his legendary tool and weapon of choice, the Caerthammer.

Mental characteristics

Intellectual Characteristics

Magnar is considered a wise saint, being often portrayed as explaining both simple platitudes and complex ideologies in equal measure. This makes him incredibly intelligent in his own right, but he is often seen as a "lesser" knowledge avatar, as his knowledge primarily pertains to grounded concepts or skills in forms of crafting. However, this makes him a master in all forms of craft, as his Sainthood over which shows well.

Morality & Philosophy

Magnar promotes ideals of keeping oaths, fulfilling duties, and just being very dependable. Anyone who follows these requirements can very easily gain the favor of Magnar, and these qualities are considered staples of Dwarvish culture.

Personality Characteristics

Likes & Dislikes

Promotes: Honesty, Hard-Work, Dedication
Disdains: Lies, Cheating, Greed, Laziness

Virtues & Personality perks

Those who follow the teachings or beliefs of Saint Magnar for long enough are able to gain his personal boon in the form of his feat, enabling them to only further his tenets and dogma. Those who have proved worthy gain the following traits.
Masterwork: Magnar's influence reinforces your handiwork. Choose a set of artisan's tools. When using those tools to create something or roll an ability check, add your proficiency bonus to the roll (where or not you are already proficient in them). In addition, items you craft with these tools are resistant to natural degradation, such as rust or erosion.
Labor of Love: You are accustomed to physical exertion for extended periods. Whenever you roll a check or saving throw to resist the effects of Exhaustion, you roll with advantage.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Members of the Seacadh: Among his fellow members of the Seacadh, Magnar is respected and honored as the leader. Berranor sees it as her duty to serve him as a wife (though whether her duties as a Saint of Elsana are more important is often debated), and his half-kin Vergadain sees him as a close friend and ally. All of his children respect him to varying degrees, though the form this respect takes is changes greatly from one being to another.
Saint Nuallo: Magnar is said to be on good terms with Nuallo, at least when compared to Tyrus. There is a mutual respect in how the toils of one work to sustain the toils of the other, something members of their respective clergy both acknowledge and praise. The vast differences between the lands and crafts they are associated with have certainly caused a distance between them, but they work despite them.
Saint Tyrus: Saint Magnar is said to have a great dislike for his saint-brother Tyrus, due mostly to his actions in breaking away from the pantheon and creating, what most of Magnar's clergy calls, a heretical falsehood that works to bring down the good word of Arsator and the Prime gods as a whole. Due to Magnar's promotion of dependability and oath-keeping, the actions of Tyrus are considered directly opposed to the ideals Magnar promotes, furthering the rift between the two.

Divine Classification

Saint

Alignment

Lawful Good

Species

Dwarf

Church/Cult

Prime Pantheon

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Crafter King, the Stonemason, the Smith Saint

Gender

Male

Eyes

Dark Grey

Hair

Steel Gray

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale

Aligned Organization

Caelan Gods