Vance, the Learned

God of Earth and Autumn. Vance represents learning, magic, logic, cunning, patience and imagination. Vance is often depicted as a robed mage with a book in one hand. Vance is the rational when all other voices speak lies. Calling to Vance to help one stay grounded and clear in times of mental instability or difficulty is the most common.

Appearance & Depiction
Vance is seen as the council of the group, after Markoth. He is the strategist, the game-player and the grounded one. He is worshiped primarily by those seeking to be enlightened, acquire knowledge, or who are looking for stability in their life. Vance has a direct link with the ground, but only because he volunteered first and selected the element he felt was of pinnacle importance to sustaining life.

Vance is never one to use violence in conflict resolution, and is often the balancing force to Bran. He regularly chastises Bran for her bold, often irrational (in his mind) actions. Those who dedicate themselves to Vance choose a life of knowledge, learning, growth and constancy.

Interaction
The Gods are never seen, but they are ever-present. They watch the people of Markoth and hear their calls when they are summoned by ritual. Each of the court has its own ritual, in which a sacrifice must be made.

Vance demands words spoken. Vance rituals take the longest, and are the most intense of all court summonings. Some rituals taking hours, even days to complete. They are often complex, with words to be inscribed in the earth, as well as spoken.