Keros

Keros the Learned is the god of knowledge, magic, and prophesy. He is the patron of academic knowledge as well as magic and the study of magic. He is also the god of prophesy as being all-knowing leads to knowledge of the future. He is worshiped by scholars and magic-users of all types. Often times dimensional spells are cast calling upon Keros' magical energies.

Description
Keros is always portrayed as a thin old man with grey hair and a long beard with brown eyes. He is always depicted dressed in long robes and no armor. He is often shown with a staff or an open spellbook in his hands. Some portray him with a magical third eye on his forehead.

Personality
Keros is seen as aloof and dispassionate. He is very analytical and logical. He is not without emotion but as the supreme erudite he is concerned more about facts and the truth then emotional perspectives. He is impressed with efforts made by mortals to learn and grow in their knowledge and rewards such efforts.

Powers & Abilities
As the god of magic Keros is immensely powerful and what he lacks in physical strength (compared to the other gods) he more than makes up with magical ability. Some spells cast by mortals call upon Keros' personal magical energies which are almost infinite. He has the ability to cast every spell known and some that have not yet been discovered by mortals.

Worshipers
He is worshiped by teachers, academics, and magickas. At times learned professions like lawmakers and doctors will call upon him to give them knowledge. There are no temples dedicated to Keros persay but libraries and collections of scrolls are built in his name and serve as his temples.

Traditions
During the Festival, magic shows, both real and fake are performed to honor Keros. In recent years Keros has fallen a little out of favor with the masses due to the lack of magic in the world. With such a dearth of mages in the world most of the magic shows are sleight of hand demonstrations versus real magic. The real magic users might show their ability to some degree but many see it as demeaning and will only use magic for emergencies or for very good reason. On the last day of the festival candidates are tested and evaluated for the magic ability in order to be taken and trained by the few mages left in the world.