Berghabund

Berghabund is an old daemon, who ascended when the God of Art Telian died in 485 AtS. He appears as a geometric pattern resembling a sun, with a circle resembling an eye in the middle. He often deals with mortals, granting them talents, from martial prowess to musical gift in exchange for gold, servitude, or something dear to them. The Father of Talents is seen as one of the most benevolent daemons, and is possibly the most accepted socialy daemon to worship. 
== Biography ==
It is said that when the former God of Art, Telian, died in 485 AtS, his skill in the various fields such as art, smithing, dance, and such was grand enough to persist even after his death. This spark of divinity gained consciousness on its own, and began granting talents to mortals, only to take them away on their deathbed, once they were more polished than when they received them. This way Berghabund grew more and more powerful over the years, achieving mastery in everything there is to master.
== Berghabundi and Impostors ==
The only way he communicates with others is via text carved in lead sheets, for they are immune to scrying of the more inquisite people. The mortal needs to drip a droplet of blood onto the carved text to seal the deal. Those who dealt with Berghabund are called Imposters, for their talent does not belong to them. In the few cases that a famous artist was ousted as an Imposter, their careers died overnight. Such deals are, of course, favourable to Berghabund. The talents he grants to mortals are taken away from them on the moment of their death, after they polished, perfected, and nourished the talent.
Not all followers of Berghabund are granted deals, naturally. Such followers are called Berghabundi, and there exist a few denominations of them. There are some imperials who follow Berghabund who recognise the late god Telian in him, and are of conviction that the God of Art in the form of Father of Talents requires utmost respect. Another group are followers of the daemon in hopes that some of his talent rubs off of them, as they try to perfect a skill using their own abilities, not taking the deals from Berghabund as if to prove themselves.
Sometimes, an especially powerful and obedient Berghabundi are granted a once in a lifetime deal, carved in a golden tablet, where they become a Master of All Trades and a Champion of Berghabund. Champions possess vast repertoire of skills, which seem to change depending on the situation.
===The Berghabund Question===
It is still debated whether Berghabund should be classified as an Imperial god, a divine entity that is a part of the Imperial Pantheon, or simply a daemon. He is not seen as a threat, nor was he seen seeking conflict with anyone, but at the same time he never reached out to neither gods or daemons, making him a neutral party to both sides. The division whether to recognise him as part of the Imperial Pantheon, and so bring him to the side of the empire, was a point of contention between the clergy of late god Telian ever since he died, and even now that there are only few who could call themselves followers of the dead god, the conflict remains. 
A god that opposes Berghabund's ascension into the Imperial Pantheon is Schoyna, more specifically her followers. To them, she is the true successor of Telian, and should harvest the daemon for his talents that she is entitled to. 
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