Roshan, The Golden Storm
Roshan is the Lawful Good God of Tactics, Vengeance and Storms. His symbol is that of the Orc Word for Hope.
He is often attributed to the Hero Martellus and it is widely believed that Martellus was the mortal Incarnation of Roshan, to show the mortal plane the true path of good. He is the patron of tactics, as tactics are the tools of a warrior unwilling to lose more lives than he has to. In that same vein he believes that vengeance can be used to strike down those who abuse the weak. He resides in his stone castle in the Astral Plane, watching the eternal battle between Forus and Axdros, planning how he can end the eternal war once and for all.
Divine Domains
Tactics, Vengeance and Storms
Artifacts
The Requiem of Hope
Holy Books & Codes
There is no official scripture by or of Roshan, his words being given to the people by the Church the Emperor Luka Corrus created and the Holy Storm, an independent church devoted to Roshan. There is a very controversial script, The Righteous Heretic by Biel-Tan Torg, but it is very hard to find and has been banned by the Holy Storm. There is another scripture called On Acheiving Bro’Tor by Priestess Cornelia. I have included an excerpt:
Can you ever be at the same level as a god? As Roshan? How far can mind and physical perfection go? Bro’Tor means the achievement of peace of mind and body by exercising path of Roshan without relent. What does that mean though? What does it mean to act as one of Roshan? At its simplest, it is to think in terms of cost/benefits and making decisions that can move thousands. A true follower of Roshan will do these actions with hesitation if it means the difference between a better future and ruination. Many within our order talk about how they would gladly lay their lives to pave a greater future but the true decision of a person in the path to Bro’Tor is whether or not you are going to lay the lives of others for the future. That covers the perfection of mind but the perfection body is just as important. One must exercise and eat to achieve athletic perfection. To master their complete and other control of all their extremities. There is no room for physical fault at the exercise of one’s plans. Once that is achieved, you are a candidate to Bro’Tor, an elevation to greatness
Tenets of Faith
The tenets of Roshan are simple. Ignite a fire in your soul and be like a storm in battle, unforgiving and bring vengeance to those who would hurt the innocent. Be smart and use tactics to prevent unneeded casualties and above all do whatever it takes for the greater good. Martellus sacrificed much for the world and his god incarnation Roshan wishes his followers to be willing to do the same.
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