St. Tithus
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| Titles | The Bellicose
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| Adjective | Tithian
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| Alignment | Lawful Evil |
| Portfolio | Conquest, Fate, War, Power
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{{ #if:Evil, Law, Luck, Nobility, War| Domains Evil, Law, Luck, Nobility, War
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{{ #if:Curse, Devil, Leadership, Tactics, Tyranny,| Subdomains Curse, Devil, Leadership, Tactics, Tyranny,
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{{ #if:longsword| Favored Weapon longsword
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{{ #if:crimson chevron on verdant field| Symbol crimson chevron on verdant field
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{{ #if:crimson and green| Sacred Colors crimson and green
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St. Tithus lived a mere century after Erden's death. A second-generation claimant to the throne of Gailifor, Tithus was a devout worshiper of Maeleldil, but more importantly, was a tactical genius, capable of using his small but diverse forces to overcome an army ten times their size. More than a mere military genius, however, Tithus seemed to be unnaturally blessed with fortune, seeing his foes laid low by strange luck which he neither invoked nor questioned, most notably when an earthquake routed the charging ogres at the battle of northwatch such that his archers could sustain fire long enough to demoralize the brutes. The third and final miracle of his canonization was the felling of the Intori Freehold, an elven enclave bent on remaining unsubmissively in Gailifor. When he men refused to enter the village for fear of elven magic, Tithus charged in on his own. His men heard no battle, nor saw bloodshed, but within minutes, he emerged, instructing his men that every elf had either been driven out or fallen to his sword.
The church of St. Tithus has participated in, on his behalf, numerous crusades, few of which have truly succeeded at their goal. Notably, in 748 A.D., the church launched a crusade against Ostolia, falling short of defeating them, but greatly contributing to their eventual defeat. In 1055, they launched a crusade against the Fae realm, the which was repelled the same year. In 1175, the church pursued the Syranyle across the ocean to Greyns, where they managed to conquer half the island before, ultimately, being repelled in 1227.
Currently, the church has set her eyes on the new world and is eager to send Conquistadors to stake a claim.