Brand

 

Brand is the patron of those who suffer unjustly. Though he has a cult, he has never been known to intercede on behalf of those who deify him. Known as the slain god, it was he who was killed by the Kings of men when the Pretenders first came to Erenth. In vengeance for which, the other Pretenders went to war and decided to subjugate the Four Lands, consolidating them under their power.

Brand is sometimes referred to as the Son of Heimos, though he is not. The moniker nevertheless shows the great affection that Heimos had for the slain god.

Brand is depicted as a young man in his early twenties. He is always on his knees, pierced by a spear and clutching the shaft of it in pain. It is said that the depiction is less to arouse the pity and compassion of mortals and more to move the Pretenders on some matter that concerns mortals. The priests who invoke the idol of Brand, hope to convince Heimos and others to recall their pain and take pity on those who also suffer.