#mephis

Mephis exists in a timeline where the old religion is practiced; a place the gods didn't abandon. Deities interfere often with mortals, and each has the opportunity to give sainthood to those they favor. Mephis is the saint of Belais, though she's also known as:

Our Lady of Meaningless Death

Mother of the Seven Deadly Sins

The Fledgling God of War and Avarice

Patron of the Damned

Her favor allows him to channel her powers in the name of discord, making monkey-paw esque wishes come true, and making carefully worded deals that will end in misery.

They were brought together when the patron god of Mephis's bloodline abandoned him when it mattered most.

Mephis was raised to take over a shrine to Cinder, the god of Fire and Blood/Familial Ties, but to do so he had to challenge and slay the shrine's current priest. The day before his challenge, he received a vision of congealed blood, moving in the shape of a mouth, assuring him victory.

Filled with reckless pride, he fought... and lost his duel, receiving a fatal wound in the process. As he laid there, bleeding out, he renounced his loyalty to the fire god for betraying him.

Belais swooped in immediately to pick up the pieces, healing him just enough to survive, and cultivating his fury and hatred into a sharp and wicked blade. In the beginning he was known as a god-touched troll, a mortal blessed or cursed by a deity, but as time went on and he became more cruel, more cold, Belais elevated him to sainthood.

There's more myth and rumor surrounding what Mephis does, than truth. An urban legend says that you can find him at crossroads and bargain for what you desire most, and those clever enough might even escape unscathed.

What they do not understand is that Belais is a god of chaos, she is above rules and fair deals. Why do people think her saint would be any different?