The Reveler

The Reveler is the god of excess, indulgence, self-satisfaction, and contentment. However, rather than falling into the pits of self-focus populated by the more evil worshipers of said values, Saint Danba's teachings seem to focus on creating contentment for *all* individuals that one encounters. No matter if they are a friend, enemy, stranger or closest confidant, one must always strive to grant them contentment and comfort as much as they reasonably can. Through this, The Reveler has at times encroached on the domain of community and kinship, representing the inherent want of living things to live the best life they can.

## History

In comparison with his Ascended brethren, the Reveler's story of ascension is rather simple. The Reveler lived as the mortal satyr Danba, who focused entirely upon fulfillment of both himself and those around him at all costs. Even when fulfillment was wasteful, excessive, or plain overkill, Danba did all he could to make the lives of all around him be as fulfilling as possible.

This cumulated in what is considered the greatest festival of time, occurring during a time of war in the Fey Plane. As he wandered amongst the fey wilderness, Danba came across a camp of wounded soldiers recovering from a battle the day prior. In the distance the enemy encampment could be seen on the neighboring hill, yet both sides seemed to be so injured that none could maintain an offensive, simply taking to tending their wounds and waiting for the inevitable resumption of conflict.

Seeing an opportunity, Danba went to the captain of the camp, stating that he could end the conflict without requiring the death of a single soldier. When questioned as to how Danba planned on doing such, he simply smiled and requested access to the remaining rations of the encampment. After repeated pressuring, and with the day coming to a close, the captain relented and gave Danba what rations they had left under the condition that they would be escorted by soldiers in case he tried to run off. Taking the supplies, Danba simply went into an unoccupied tent with the two soldiers guarding him. After waiting for hours with no sign of Danba or the guards beyond calls to leave the tent alone from the guards themselves, the soldiers fell into unconsciousness as the night grew dark.

The next morning, both encampments were awoken abruptly by a smell so potent and delicious that one or two soldiers nearly choked on their own salivation. In the dip between the two hills, Danba had set up a feast to rival that of king's greatest celebrations using naught but the near-stale rations of the army. As both sides slowly approached the feast, Danba gave a simple command, one that would define his godhood for all eternity:

> "Eat, dance, sing, chug! Revel to your hearts content, treating your enemy as kin until the conflict you wish to waste your lives on fades into the brew of the party! Tonight, dine not as temporary allies, but as future brothers in arms!"
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And so, the Grand Festival began. Two armies, just a day prior ready to kill their fellow man, reveled and delighted in the food of Danba together as if they were family of the closest ties. Wild acts ran rampant across the festival, knights that once charged each-other with lances drawn to kill now balancing said lances on their heads until one fell. Mages used the fireballs made to immolate their enemies to create massive fireworks, rangers taking turns shooting apples off the stumbling drunk's heads.

As the festivities went on, Danba eventually fell into the centerpiece of the feast: The cauldron he took from the encampment, filled with the greatest stew made by mortal man. As he submerged into the Cauldron, none noticed as he didn't come up again, until a great blast of light reached into the heavens and enveloped the cauldron. The legend says that the party goers saw the drunk, passed-out body of Danba rocketing to the heavens...albeit said testimony has no true sourcing.

What is known is, after that day, a new god had ascended to the pantheon: Saint Danba, The Reveler, God of the Festival.

## Relationships

Saint Danba doesn't really care about any of the other Ascended, primarily focusing on doing whatever he feels like would be best for those he cares for. In times of crisis, he does respond to the call of other Ascended, but for the most part the other Ascended pay him little thought as he goes around the material and celestial planes.

## Appearance

The Reveler oft takes the form of an overweight satyr when manifesting a form in the material plane, brown in skin with golden spiraling tattoos covering his body. With horns curling tightly against his skull, and a thick beard, the Reveler is never seen without his cauldron. This cauldron contains what is essentially liquid revelry, indulgence and excess that can instantly sate any creature that takes so much as a single drop.

## Symbols

Fitting his key implement, the symbol of the cauldron is often used for to represent Saint Danba, with certain sects of Danba's worshippers focusing on community/kinship using said cauldron as a symbol far more than others. Beyond such, depictions of food and drink are extremely common as symbols of Danba, with more rural sects at times even using a cornucopia as a symbol while praying to him for harvests to let them eat heartily that season.