Saiid

The notion that Saiid is the dwarven god is an idea peddled by non-Ossacans and originating with the deeply-religious Abehans. Indeed, there are far more elves and Tabaxi who believe in Saiid as Dwarven deity than there are dwarves. Ossaca, for all intents and purposes, is an areligious nation. It has its sects and its random prophets, but there is no organised system of religion. That is not to say dwarves debunk the very idea of Saiid's existence. On the contrary, there are many who look upon Saiid with a sycophantic reverence that smacks of the Abehans' obsessive religiosity.

From the dwarven perspective, Saiid was, and forever shall be, the greatest of all wizards. His magic, say even the most sceptical of contemporary magicians, was insurmountable. In some quarters, Saiid is not referred to by name, but simply as the Great Alchemist, for he was. He was the greatest of all alchemists. Whilst lesser wizards enthused over anything that sparkled, Saiid was forging gold. Whilst foolish mortals scrabbled for, and fought over, semi-precious stones, Saiid was divining gold on Ossaca's forested southern peninsula.

These were the dark days when tribe fought tribe and dwarf fought dwarf, yet now here was someone who was capable of uniting them all. The foundations of modern Dwarven society were now laid. In life many flocked to, and bowed down before, Saiid's phenomenal powers. He never once made a claim to immortality, yet he did not need to. Though Saiid's magic was powerful, it could not bestow eternal life upon him and though he died, the Great Alchemist was to live on. As the legend passed from mouth to mouth, it grew and evolved. Saiid may have been a lowly wizard with extraordinary powers, but the Great Alchemist was as near to divinity as ever an Ossacan could be.