The divinity, Severn, is the embodiment of shadow on the continent of Sapience. While His chosen form can vary wildly from encounter to encounter, recently He seems to be taking the appearance of a large Minotaur, a race which has a special affinity for Him.
The reasons for Severn's actions are as difficult to judge as one would expect. Following the twisting labyrinth of obscured actions and misdirection have tended to be fruitless efforts for mortals seeking to find His motives. Some may conclude that Severn's means might be His only ends, but the clever observer tends to notice patterns from what is generally known about the influence that point to some unknown goal. The Artificer is known for His love of bargaining and will never back out of a deal, although one may not always find this to be in their favour.
Severn's order is the hand employed to carry out His will and His tenets are the preferred tools with which they work. Artifice, Influence, Intimidation, and Subversion are found to be the most efficient means to shift and change most situations to His liking; those loyal to Him always keep an eye out for persons with talent in those areas.
Though not a destructive deity, Severn strives only for personal gain, regardless of the means. Usually quiet and detached, He observes and analyzes the goings on of the world from His throne while planning His strategems. Rarely does He leave His throne to manifest on the Material Plane, generally sending minions and manipulating others to carry out His will instead. Plotting for years, even centuries, He presents a calm and disarmingly magnetic personality - a mask of the fire within. None can say exactly what His true form is, as the reports vary greatly. Some claim he is a diminutive chameleon, others insist to have seen a raven or a nondescript human with black hair.
History
Severn was created by Varian, the Celestine, in the earliest days of the First Immortal Epoch, in the Age of Creation.
In the First Mortal Epoch, Lleis challenged the Pantheon to a contest to build a home for the new mortal races. Severn was responsible for building the city of Hashan, but when He was not declared the winner of the challenge He destroyed the city, leaving it in ruins.