Kruphix, God of Horizons |N|

The Binder

Kruphix is the enigmatic god of mysteries, horizons, and the passage of time. His followers claim that he knows not only everything that is known at present but everything that has ever been known by anyone. His dominion is related to that of Ioun but focuses on the unknown rather than the spread of knowledge.
Quiet surrounds Kruphix like a shroud. Standing apart from the other gods, he speaks rarely, even to his most favored followers. When he does communicate, it is often as a barely audible whisper. Kruphix can speak with a booming voice directly in the minds of all other gods simultaneously, though, doing so when something threatens the cosmic order.

Kruphix's true form is more abstract than that of any of the other gods. He appears only in star-filled silhouette, usually as a hooded, four-armed figure of indeterminate species and gender. Two of the stars in his "body" often shine brightly, suggesting eyes. Kruphix's starry silhouette sometimes takes the form of a bird or a whale.

Kruphix's Influence

Kruphix holds dominion over everything unseen or unknown. He is associated with the horizon - the brink of the unknown - and with navigation. His followers include scholars, sages, and a handful of sailors who incline the mystical. Perfect understanding is like the horizon: easy to move toward, but impossible to reach. Kruphix knows everything that has ever been known on Taridad, so he decides which secrets to hold and be kept forever. He has existed before mortals occupied Taridad and numbers among the few who understand the role of mortal belief in shaping the younger gods - a concept even most gods don't fully comprehend. Kruphix and Ioun are the only beings who can seal the borders between the prime material plane and the outer planes. He would use this power to safeguard the mortal world from reckless divine meddling and enforce the balance of power among the gods and their faithful.

Kruphix

Kruphix's Goals

More than any other god, Kruphix simply is. He seeks nothing more but to oversee the acquisition of knowledge, maintain the cycles of time, and uphold the divine order. He views his fellow gods as petty and vengeful, and he opposes anyone who tries to obtain power that would upset the delicate balance of the pantheon.
Kruphix is one of the eldest of the gods (Other than Bahamut and Tiamat) and sees it as his responsibility to rein in the excesses of his younger associates and serves as a mediator in their endless disputes. He takes care to ensure that the other gods view him as impartial, which he considers essential to maintaining his authority.

Divine Relationships

Kruphix strives to hold himself above the disputes of the gods, but like any other god, he has rivals, allies, and enemies. Chief among the first is Heliod, whom Kruphix sees as an arrogant, dangerous threat to the balance of power among the gods. He seldom acts against Heliod openly, preferring to warn others about the sun god's efforts to seize power at their expense. He respects Phenax as the balance to Heliod. Skulking in the shadows and being the god of night is a counter that Kruphix understands and upholds.
As Kruphix is the god of horizons there is some overlap in followers with Keranos. Both are called upon at sea, Kruphix for passage to the horizon and Keranos for calm seas and safety through his storms. Another who has overlapped with Kruphix is the Raven Queen. She leads souls over the horizon of life and upholds the balance of life and death.
Ioun is the god Kruphix respects the most. She holds knowledge about all else, similar to Kruphix, but instead chooses to spread it among mortals freely not worrying about the disruption to balance. Kruphix is her current caretaker since the closing of the Divine Gate and her nearly fatal battle with ***.
Like all the Prime Deities, their main enemies are the Dark Sovereign. However, Kruphix has elevated hatred for Vecna, the Whispered One. Vecna's love for secrets of power and his undead nature goes against everything Kruphix stands for. The two had many battles before the creation of the Divine Gate.