Forgotten Realms - Tempus

Tempus
Lord of Battles, the God of War, the Foehammer.

3rd January, 2016. Coloured pencils, A4.

Tempus is not my own concept. He belongs to the Forgotten Realms universe, which belongs to Wizards of the Coast.

Tempus is the god of battles - not of idealisms, but the principle that there is honour in war and in fighting for your beliefs, whatever those may be.
He appears as a giant of a man wearing plate armour that has been battered and bloodied by combat. Though his face is hidden by a massive helm (which his clergy are not allowed to emulate: if they wear helmets, they must be open-faced), his hooded gaze is a palpable force. He bears a great battleaxe or a black sword, notched and stained from much use, in his gauntleted hands.

Dogma: Tempus does not win battles - Tempus helps the deserving warrior win battles. War is fair in that it oppresses all sides equally and that in any given battle, a mortal may be slain or become a great leader among his or her companions. War should not be feared, but seen as a natural force, a human force, the storm that civilisation brings by its very existence.

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