Alain, God of Inspiration

Called Fire in the Head, Lord of Muses, Fickle-in-Love, and Master of Arts.

There are always those who will gladly sacrifice for inspiration's heady draught. For those truly drawn to the fires of creation, the god Alain's temple is located on the far northeastern coast of the Crescent Sea. It is a grand edifice overlooking the perpetually troubled sea, and houses one of the great collections of art in the north. Sadly, one of the wings also houses the greatest collection of madmen and lunatics in the north as well. The temple guards the approach to Alain's Cave, a seaside cavern whose entrance is covered during high tide. Aspirants can petition to be allowed into the cave during low tide and remain there overnight, cut off from the world while the sea is at its height. Those who emerge have either found the inspiration they seek or they have gone completely mad. Such is the price of Alain's boon.

During the time of The Hatred, disciples of the Gilded Regent invegled their way into Alain's Cave and there desecrated the holy space with vulgar graffiti and wanton destruction. When the faithful of Alain discovered the damage, they closed their doors to all outsiders and refused entrance to the cave. With the passing of The Hatred, Alain's faithful seek omens and portents to find how best to restore their most holy site and return inspiration to the world once more.