RE: GODHOOD XIV [Syrup Edition]
02-04-2014, 01:38 PM
Name: Bacsphaal, Lord of Want
Appearance: An emaciated old man. He appears to be on the verge of starving to death, but wears beautiful finery and masterwork jewelery. However, the jewellery is tarnished and the lovingly embroidered robes and cloak are fraying and bleached by the sun.
Spheres:
Primary:
Greed: Bacsphaal is, in essence, the destruction of the self through the obsessive pursuit of the material. Greed is an impulse that can never be fulfilled, can never be truly saitated. Its pursuit brings nothing but ruin - in many ways, Bacsphaal IS greed, that side of the sinful coin you never see until it is too late.
Secondary:
Famine: The god of greed is also the god of want, be it want of goods, food or water. To want something where there is nothing and to need something when there is not enough is one of his main purviews, and this finds its epitome in famine.
Wealth: Overabundance is its own sin, for it brings squandering and waste. To live a life in the shadow of the Lord of Want is to have plenty without realising and to have nothing when you finally grasp the extent of what you have. Nevertheless, Bacsphaal does bring prosperity to those in his charge, albeit at a price.
Bacsphaal, as a god, brings wealth and abundance to the world. He also brings misery, poverty and famine, nearly almost always caused by mortal avarice, and seemingly mortal avarice alone. Those who follow him are the rich and powerful looking to ride the gravy train for as long as it lasts in the mistaken belief that they can worm out of the heavy hand of retribution, while the poor turn to him when they can take the yoke of their oppressors no more and want them cast from their golden palaces. He is therefore at the same time a liberator and a oppressor, a anarchist and a totalitarian, all through manipulating the threads of mortal nature and by guiding the desires of wealthy and poor alike.
Appearance: An emaciated old man. He appears to be on the verge of starving to death, but wears beautiful finery and masterwork jewelery. However, the jewellery is tarnished and the lovingly embroidered robes and cloak are fraying and bleached by the sun.
Spheres:
Primary:
Greed: Bacsphaal is, in essence, the destruction of the self through the obsessive pursuit of the material. Greed is an impulse that can never be fulfilled, can never be truly saitated. Its pursuit brings nothing but ruin - in many ways, Bacsphaal IS greed, that side of the sinful coin you never see until it is too late.
Secondary:
Famine: The god of greed is also the god of want, be it want of goods, food or water. To want something where there is nothing and to need something when there is not enough is one of his main purviews, and this finds its epitome in famine.
Wealth: Overabundance is its own sin, for it brings squandering and waste. To live a life in the shadow of the Lord of Want is to have plenty without realising and to have nothing when you finally grasp the extent of what you have. Nevertheless, Bacsphaal does bring prosperity to those in his charge, albeit at a price.
Bacsphaal, as a god, brings wealth and abundance to the world. He also brings misery, poverty and famine, nearly almost always caused by mortal avarice, and seemingly mortal avarice alone. Those who follow him are the rich and powerful looking to ride the gravy train for as long as it lasts in the mistaken belief that they can worm out of the heavy hand of retribution, while the poor turn to him when they can take the yoke of their oppressors no more and want them cast from their golden palaces. He is therefore at the same time a liberator and a oppressor, a anarchist and a totalitarian, all through manipulating the threads of mortal nature and by guiding the desires of wealthy and poor alike.