Roshan Character in Pairi Daēza, the Walled Garden | World Anvil

Roshan

God of Idealism and Compassion. Child of Light and Life. Allied to Elisheva. Allied to Blythe. Enemy of Victoria. Enemy of Sköll. Conflict with Victoria between Justice and Compassion is mediated by Elisheva. Conflict with Sköll between Pragmatism and Idealism is mediated by Blythe. Mediates between Elisheva and Blythe over the conflict between Tradition and Progress.

Divine Domains

Light, Life, Idealism, Compassion

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Shepherd's Crook

Tenets of Faith

Heal the wounded and the sick.   Strive always to minimize conflict.   It is better to heal than to harm.   No conflict NEEDS to end in bloodshed.

Holidays

Summer Solstice - the brightest day of the year. A holiday dedicated to Roshan, in which healing is provided for free to all, and the church is instructed to rotate its healing staff, each walking from their church to the next along the path, and helping anyone they find along the way. During this pilgrimige, violence is forbidden, even if it would result in harm to oneself.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

Peace.

Physical Description

Body Features

Slender. Very difficult to tell his gender.

Facial Features

Extremely pretty and effeminate.

Apparel & Accessories

Always wears white robes that verge on being dresses.

Mental characteristics

Sexuality

Extremely submissive

Mental Trauma

Conflict with the god of war led to the god of war's death. Feels personally responsible, and horrible for the situation the god of war's paladin is now in, even though he still can't agree with her on anything.

Morality & Philosophy

Very pacifistic.

Personality Characteristics

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Peace. Healing. Sheep. Light. Sunny days. Hair brushing.   Dislikes: Rainy days. Wolves. War. Night. Mean people. Hair tangles.

Social

Mannerisms

Extremely optimistic. Easily dismayed by violence.

Hobbies & Pets

Sheep!

Speech

Eager and kind.

Relationships

Sköll

Hunter (Vital)

Towards Roshan

4
-3

Honest


Roshan

Prey (Important)

Towards Sköll

1
-1

Honest


History

Sköll developed a fascination of Roshan that he cannot explain. Originally, upon meeting the sun deity upon his return, Sköll began acting predatorily towards him, and tried to bite him.

Nicknames & Petnames

Roshan = Little Lamb Sköll = Big Bad Wolf

Relationship Reasoning

Sköll and Roshan conflict over Sköll's pragmatism and Roshan's idealism. Sköll does not hate Roshan's idealism - he simply finds it unrealistic and naive. Aside from this conflict, Roshan's association with sheep and Sköll's association with wolves twisted the negative aspect of this relationship into something a bit stranger.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

Both of them care for the good of the Pantheon and its mortal followers - this is a higher priority for them than it is for the other gods. They differ only in their approach to their care.

Shared Secrets

The Pantheon of Light. Freedom+Progress is a friend to both of them.

Elisheva

Descendant (Important)

Towards Roshan

-1
2

Honest


Roshan

Ancestor (Important)

Towards Elisheva

2
2

Honest


History

Elisheva filled a terrible hole in the planning of the Garden, taking over as the goddess of the dead and finally doing something about the state of mortality in the garden. Elisheva did this after she died. She blames Roshan - the patriarch of her family. Elisheva was the chosen of Roshan, but, after she died she found out the truth of the garden's afterlife.

Nicknames & Petnames

She blames Roshan for never telling her, and, despite his compassion, never doing anything to save the dead.   Despite this, Roshan is still, despite their apparent age difference being the other way around, a father figure to her. And both of them heavily value family.

Relationship Reasoning

Saving people. Peace. Family.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

Roshan's power is still partially invested in Elisheva - it was the divine spark she used to ascend.

Shared Secrets

Elisheva mediates between Victoria and Roshan.

Victoria

Former Enemy (Important)

Towards Roshan

-3
0

Frank


Roshan

Former Enemy (Important)

Towards Victoria

-2
-2

Honest


History

The former god of war died in a conflict with Roshan. Roshan feels terrible about it, and terrible about what happened to Victoria.   However, his idealism and compassion come into constant conflict with Victoria's Justice and Safety. They can't agree on anything.

Relationship Reasoning

War is antithetical to Roshan's desire for peace.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

Both of them care about the safety of the kingdom, and their followers ever since the previous conflict have always worked closely together. They get along much better than the deities themselves.

Shared Secrets

Neither of them can remember much about the previous god of war, or what actually happened to them. While neither of them can reconcile the memory with their current views, both of them remember Roshan declaring war, not his rival.

Blythe

Fangirl (Important)

Towards Roshan

5
5

Subversive


Roshan

Ally (Important)

Towards Blythe

4
4

Honest


Nicknames & Petnames

She doesn't seem to care that Roshan isn't a girl - she keeps calling him one.

Relationship Reasoning

They are coworkers and allies. She appreciates his compassion and idealism, and tempers her own dangerous behaviors and obsession with progress by his cautioning her on compassion.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

Both of them are rather idealistic in their own way.

Divine Classification
God
Religions
Alignment
Chaotic Good
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Lord of Light. Shining Hope.
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Bright blue
Hair
Very long. Blonde. Silky-smooth.
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations

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