Name: Teknall
Alias: The Great Artisan, Divine Mason
Gender: Male
Domain (Portfolio): Crafting (Masonry)
Domain (Portfolio) Description:Moulding raw materials into elegant and effective creations is at the core of the Crafting Domain. It concerns itself with the design, creation and manipulation of things artificial and man-made, and its adherents tend to be artisans and labourers of some form. While some gods create things such as mountains, planets, oceans and life, Crafting gods focus their efforts on building. Unlike some Domains, the effects of the Crafting Domain are almost invariably tangible and concrete, establishing physical change in the world. While the Universe and Nature can carry on without the contribution of the Crafting Domain, Civilisation is wholly dependant on it. As such, the sway of Crafting gods are best seen through the rise and growth of civilisations. Crafting is not limited to the direct creation of objects. With the powers innate to the gods, those of the Crafting Domain regularly grant life the ability to craft, in the form of knowledge, materials, tools and inspiration. If there is no life able to be taught such things, Crafting gods will aspire to create beings who can share in their knowledge and admire their great works.
The Portfolio of Masonry covers crafting with stone. Masonry covers, but is not limited to, constructions such as monoliths, stone circles, bridges, statues, monuments, walls, houses, towers, dams and cities, making it a Portfolio applicable throughout the entire lifespan of a civilisation. Creations of Masonry are naturally durable, often able to stand for eons even as civilisations rise and fall around them. Additionally, Masonry is an ideal Crafting Portfolio for an early planet, as stone exists independent of life or civilisation.
In terms of discrete powers, a god of the Crafting Domain is: readily capable of fashioning complex, non-living objects out of raw materials, or even ex nihilo if needed, using only their will; able to grant sentient beings greater technological knowledge; able to exert control over and have understanding of devices and crafted objects.
The Masonry Portfolio includes abilities such as instantaneously creating or dismantling structures and objects of stone, and animating stone statues and structures.
The Crafting Domain often finds itself aligned with Domains such as Creation, Order and Beauty. Crafting is often opposed to Chaos and Destruction. Crafting and Nature are typically opposite in nature, although the relationship is not automatically hostile.
Alignment: Lawful Good. To create structures and civilisations, there must be order, hence Lawful. As Teknall works towards the betterment of civilised races, he is Good.
Personality: Teknall is an artisan, constantly aspiring to build greater creations. Included in such creations is civilisation itself, so Teknall taks special care to nurture and benevolently guide sentient life. Teknall is creative, aspiring, hard-working, generous and protective. Teknall is generally cooperative, eager to assist mortals and gods alike with his craftsmanship, although should someone intentionally meddle with or destroy his own creations he is quick to anger and retaliate against the perpetrator.
Appearance: Teknall's appearance depends on what the dominant sapient race is. Typically, he manifests as a practitioner of some craft, complete with tools. His form is typically stocky, muscular, and with skin tanned by the sun (if applicable). Such a form is appropriate for interacting peacefully with mortals. Should, however, he need a more aggressive form he can morph into a massive construct, be it a stone golem, a steampunk mech or some other fantastical creation.
Musical Theme:Two Steps From Hell - Stronger Faster BraverAudiomachine - I Create Description: Teknall seeks to see great things built and invented and raises civilisations to new heights to achieve such goals. He will regularly create such things himself, if not otherwise occupied. Teknall is almost always considered benevolent, although rarely, during times of war, his ability to produce frightening new weapons can have him seen as a bringer of death. Typically, though, he is friendly to be around.
Concealment Level: 1
Detection Level: 1
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