The Wandering One
God of the Path, Tireless One
© Dean Spencer
Symbol: A cross of equal length lines and a small triangle tucked into one of the angles. It represents a crossroads with a milestone.
He is most often encountered in the form of a human traveler moving along a road, path, or causeway. He is different every time, with only a few shared traits. He always walks with a walking stick, cane, or staff made of white ash wood. When you look him in the eyes you cannot tell what color they are. They seems to shift and flow between colors and flicker like a sputtering flame.
The Wandering One is the god of roads, journeys, and the spaces between destinations. He has no major temples and no sacred city. His dominion is the rutted trade road, the mountain pass half-lost to snow, and the narrow track worn into grass by generations of feet.
It is common belief that The Wandering One is never seen in the same form twice. To one traveler he will appear as a weather-worn pilgrim leaning on a staff, to another as a quiet merchant with dust on their boots, and to a third as a simple stranger offering directions. Wherever people journey, he walks among them, listening to their stories and safeguarding their path.