Rain-Bandit Iudatíos

Rain-Bandit Iudatíos is an almost mythical historical figure from the country of Detia. He is not the true founder of Detia, but his cunning thievery of water from Koraso -- from which his nickname is derived -- is said to have been the turning point in Detia's history where they went from survivors just trying to eke out survival to vagrants in a hostile land that would thrive despite the odds being against them. Unlike other criminals exiled to Detia, Rain-Bandit saw promise in the desecrated land as it was away from the "corrupt" governments that were trying to decide who was worthy of living and dying after the Godbomb rendered resources scarce. In fact, Rain-Bandit was said to have been regarded as a criminal for stealing water from nobles in order to give to the poor and desolate of Koraso. After his punishment of being exiled to Detia, he decided to make an "investment" in Detia by returning to Koraso in disguise and stealing away a rare water purifier so that the people of Detia could learn how it worked and create ones of their own. From there on, Detia's people were able to survive.
Though Rain-Bandit most certainly did exist, the anti-magic culture of Beyne has whitewashed his usage of divine magic to avoid conflating such a noble figure with the heretics and fringe cults that have come into prominence in recent years. Furthermore, acknowledging Rain-Bandit as an oracle means that he would have been capable of creating water entirely through use of divine spells, which puts the rest of his noble story in a markedly different light. As a result, it is predominately non-Beynid or anti-Detia materials that will mention Rain-Bandit's connection to the divine.
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