Darseros

Description

## Origins

Darseros is one of the more obscure elven gods, but he is a very old one. He is said to be the creator of the elven language and their system of writing. Some say that before ascending to godhood himself, Avarael was a devout follower of Darseros who inspired him to write his knowledge down in tomes and teach it to other elves. Darseros is considered the celestial keeper of lore and history. He watches over all that transcribes in the mortal world and writes all of it down himself. Many elven scholars claim books written by him lie in wait in the real world in long lost elven and dwarven temples, just waiting to be found. Some of his most devout followers claim to be transported by him directly (or sometimes simply in a dream) to his Great Archive and entrusted with important secrets and lost knowledge that needs to return to the world. In the history of Arn there have been many devastating events that have decimated historical records, stories, and accounts, but he keeps his own accounts which are preserved forever in his celestial library. His followers believe no knowledge is lost for good and one must be willing to seek it out. They typically hunt for these lost relics and tomes in hopes of better understanding how the world works and preventing tragedy from repeating itself. Knowledge is the greatest power in their eyes. Both scholars and treasure seekers alike aspire to find themselves in his good graces as it is believed that he will help lead the worthy to ancient places lost to the ravages of time. He is not only the Chronicler of History, he also is the patron for any great mind or philosopher. Though arcanists typically find themselves worshiping Avarael, there are more than enough who also look to Darseros for assistance with a finding a solution or answer to something as well. Linguists and those interested in language especially revere him and he often gifts his followers with the ability to comprehend many different languages. One of his symbols is blue and green parrots which he is said to have gifted speech and mimicry to. Sometimes they are sent as a guide, especially if they are seen in places they aren’t typically from, like the far north.

## Appearance / Depictions

Darseros is almost always seen exclusively in his study or library. He does not go to his followers, his followers come to him and that’s because he’s constantly at work, chronicling history as it happens in real time. He is usually seen writing with both hands in two or more books and hardly looks up from what he’s doing to face his visitors. Some say he also manifests several additional spectral hands that write in several other books at the same time. He will usually just mutter or briefly point at the book or scroll they are intended to see. He doesn’t often directly answer the questions of his followers, least of not through speech as he’s too preoccupied. His appearance is said to be as an older looking elf with silver hair, sometimes with glasses, and wearing long golden robes (sometimes with blue and green accents and jewels). The quills he writes with is are bright blue and green parrot feathers and the ink itself is gold as his robes. This has resulted in the nickname The Golden Scribe.