Hanseath

Hanseath was the dwarven deity of carousing, brewery, and singing, representing the more festive side of the Stout Folk. He was also a war god, beloved by berserkers and whose followers were always seemingly off on some kind of crusade.

Description
Hanseath was known as "the Bearded One" for the thick hair that obscured most of his face.

Activities
Hanseath often ordered his followers to wage war against traditional dwarvish foes, such as drow, giants, goblinoids, or orcs.

Relationships
Hanseath's herald was a celestial dwarf, this servant also being an unimaginably powerful barbarian. Among his allies were death and green slaadi, as well as howlers.

Worshipers


Hanseath was held in high regard by brewers and barbarians alike, along with any dwarf that charged into battle ignoring the odds. His worshipers were often either in battle, or marching towards the next one, and his clerics often served in dwarven military units (as both healers and spellcasters) urging their fellows into battle. Given their rebellious streak however, Hanseath's clerics were not always comfortable for the rest of the army to mix with, and many times were segregated into their own berserker units.

During the glory days of Myth Drannor, the dwarves who maintained the Shrine of Hanseath held the title of "brewmaster", and produced sacred beers and ales that possessed different beneficial magical properties.

Rituals
Prayers to Hanseath were, in short, drinking songs; they were often chanted or sung, and many had simple rhyming schemes and frequent, repetitive choruses. His rituals were abundant with food and drink, often appearing to be great feasts, and most were raucous events performed before battle or after victory. The sole exception to this was the Ritual of the Cleft Shield, a rite notable in dwarven culture for being particularly, heartbreakingly solemn. It was performed by followers of Hanseath for a particularly beloved comrade that fell in battle.

Temples
Hanseath's shrines were great festhalls, most of which had extensive kitchens and pantries attached, dominated by long tables for worshipers to feast at and raise their goblets to the glory of the Bearded One.