Halith

Halith [HAL-uth]
The Scholar, The Wise, Shaper of Elements
==General Information==
Symbol: An ornate, shining, star
Alignment: Neutral
Strength:  Greater Deity
Portfolio: Learning, Knowledge, Magic, Crafts
Worshipers: Wizards, Scholars, Students, Craftsmen
Cleric Alignments: N, LN, NG, NE, CG, CE, LE, LG
Domains: Magic, Artifice, Rune, Weather, Fire, Earth, Oracle
Favored Weapon: None
Places of Strong Influence: Tepliri
Places of Moderate Influence: Portiri
Places of Minor Influence: Urdur, Yargald, Finturi, Vartia, Adara, Rygild, Eblund, Gibling, Burglig
==Description==
Halith is normally recognized as the key deity for arcane casters and students of the arcane.  Many pursuers of knowledge also venerate Halith.  Halith’s face is rarely seen as he commonly has the cowl of his gray robe pulled up and his face down.  When his face is shown, he looks like a middle-aged Elf of slightly thicker than normal build with short-cropped hair that is black flecked heavily with gray.  He eyes are a stark gray with very little emotion behind them.  Halith never carries a weapon.
==Basic Beliefs & Dogma==
As the chief god of arcane casters, Halith teaches his followers the power of knowledge and strength of magic.  Magic, he says, is the energy of the world and the world itself is magic.  The pursuit of knowledge, he says, knows no right or wrong and morality can be as much of a burden as excess passion in its pursuit.  Halith encourages his followers to learn as much about the arcane as they can, which means learning its various crafts, understanding the energies of the world, and the necessity to preserve all things learned by a person.  Weapons and skill-at-arms is pointless, according to Halith.  Once you have learned how to wield the energies of the world then nothing should cause you fear.  Fear clouds rational thought and is irrelevant, as are most frivolous emotions.  The affairs of the world normally mean little to Halith’s followers, however, Halith reminds his followers that is foolish and unwise to neglect the world around you completely.  While the needs and desires of others commonly do not matter to one, not supporting the people you exist with or that are around you is self-destructive as co-existence is necessary to survival and only a fool who has learned nothing would think otherwise.  Do not take sides without having thought it through rationally, however.  If Halith hates anything, it is simplicity and ignorance.