Forian

Colors: Typically orange, but can vary.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Worshippers' Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Area of Control: Changelings, Mental Health, Pleasure

Holy Warrior: Confounder

Clerical Domains: Animal, Destruction, Magic, Protection, Trickery

Religious Orders: Followers of Forian

Center of Worship: Anywhere

"Live for the moment! There's no innate purpose to life. There's nowhere to go, nothing to go. We are already there. Where are we, one may ask? Here. Now. There's no journey. There's no goal. Everything that matters is right here, right now."

-Forian’s creed (or it would be, if he could be bothered to have one…)

The above quotation sums up the philosophy of Forian, the creator of changelings and god of mental health and pleasure on Avlis. He is not concerned about classifying things as good or evil, lawful or chaotic. Instead Forian’s focus is on the present.

Forian's Background

An individualist in the strictest definition of the word, Forian, unlike his deific counterparts of The Nine, refused to take on a mentor when creating his own race. Fearing that the influ ence of another god would limit or curtail his freedom and creativity in making his own race, Forian instead chose to strike out on his own, contemplating what would best represent his individual flair and originality.

First he listed the concerns that he had for his potential children; he worried for example, that if gave them a fixed design they would become bored or disadvantaged because they could not change, or that it may cut into their versatility if he did something as frightening as limit their methods of expression. Concerned about making certain his race was versatile and spontaneous enough to do whatever they felt like at any particular moment, Forian created, the changelings. With their ability to shift their forms and a mindset grafted by Forian himself, these beings immediately spread much confusion throughout Avlis. The confusion they spread was not good, nor was it evil. It was just...well, it was confusing.

Though some claim that Forian has no philosophy and simply borders on insanity, there is a clear process that guides both Forian and his followers. Followers believe the long term doe snot matter. There is no such thing as a “life journey” as some philosophies claim. There is only the present moment, and Forian dictates that his followers simply live within the present, rather than hold any concerns about the past or the future. Enlightenment does not exist for Forian. Such a thing is illusory and misguided, based on futile attempts to categorize things in one box or another. Forian instead believes that such boxes should not exist at all. When a bird flies through the morning air chirping, it does not worry about whether it should be chirping, or why it is flying. It simply chirps, and flies. If at the end of that chirping flight he nets himself a juicy worm, he does not reflect on all that flying and chirping he just did. He eats the worm as if the flying part never happened. Then he takes off again and looks for another worm, never contemplating his recent meal. People spend too much time worrying about what they have done, or what they will do. They never see where they are, or what they are doing now. Even the ones who do concentrate on the moment often spend a lot of time trying to categorize it or judge it. “Is this the right thing to do?” “How will this affect me down the road?” That is not what followers of Forian do.

Typical Worshipers of Forian

The worship of Forian spreads across a wide variety of races. Halflings, humans, orcs, and anyone who is tired of the quag mires that arise from excess thought or lack of action often take refuge in the stress-free philosophy of Forian. There are no organized temples of Forian. His followers have no need for it. The mere erection of the temple building would require more disciplined organization than Forian desires, and the organization of the church is such that even if a structure were erected in Forian’s name, no cleric would have the time or the inclination to reside there. Some temples and shrines nonetheless exist anyways owing to the lack of any standard amongst the faith.

The holy warrior of Forian, is aptly named: "The Confounder". It is not known for certain where or when Confounders came about. Some people even believe that they arose in several different places at the same time. It's entirely possible. It is known, however, that they all follow Forian, and Forian's philosophy of self-gratification.

Ferrell is known to have a shrine to Forian.

Forian

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