Phenax
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Phenax is the masked patron of lies and cheats. He is Heliod’s ethical antithesis, governing the spheres of gambling, deception, and betrayal. Phenax was once a mortal who was trapped in the Underworld, but he learned how to forsake his identity to prevent Erebos from detecting what he was doing. He crossed back over the Rivers That Ring the World wrapped in the tattered cloak of Athreos, the River Guide, who ushers the dead to their final rest. Hidden by illusion as he was, neither Athreos nor Erebos could find Phenax and bring him back.
Able to play whatever role the situation calls for, Phenax is a consummate actor. His incisive wit and cunning enable him to read the desires of his marks, adjusting his approach to suit the moment. In his rare moments of candor, Phenax is calm and calculating, always looking toward his next scheme.
Phenax is a shadowy and mysterious figure. When appearing before mortals, he prefers the form of a willowy humanoid with ashen gray skin, clad in elegant robes. He has also been known to appear in a variety of animal forms, including the shapes of asps, mockingbirds, or rats. Regardless of his shape, a mask forever conceals the blank face of the first Returned.
Göttliche Domänen
List, Diebstahl, Duplizität
Artifacts
[Kryvo Maske des Phenax]
Heilige Symbole & Zeichen
Goldene Maske mit Flügeln
Göttliche Ziele & Bestrebungen
Phenax plant nicht, das Nyx zu beherrschen. Er ist der immerwährende Außenseiter, welcher nur existiert, um die Pläne seiner Mitgötter zu stören. Jede Lüge, jeder Verrat erheitert ihn, da sie Zwietracht in der Welt sähen. Phenax respektiert gut geplante und ausgeführte Machenschaften und Überfälle und belohnt föhige Anhänger manchmal mit der Möglichkeit als seine Champions zu dienen.
Als der metaphorische Vorfahr der Returned nimmt Phenax sich auch die Zeit, seinen Kindern Unterschlupf und Gelegenheiten zu bieten, die sterbliche Welt zu stören.
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