Korekuta (The Collector) (Chaotic [neutral] Neutral)
The entity known as the collector rose from obscurity to the rank of demi power in near record time. With arcana and magic on the rise, it quickly gained a following. Travel and trade were prominent in the early days of Iott's reign. Magic was everywhere in the days leading up to the Collector's ascension and permeated all facets of life in the early 790's. It was a perfect brew for the Collector's rise.
Beginning in Port Talp, it spread through seafaring trade sailor's stories. The herald of The Collector went to all corners armed with items for trade and word of his patron. Iott supported the use of everyday arcana to improve lives and promoted the Collector as a way to distribute those basic items. Aided by a Counsil the seemed more helpful than usual when it came to new powers, the religion had one of the smoothest rises a scholar could remember. Only Nomagrok wouldn't allow the faith into its borders.
The years of Iott's reign were good ones, as were the years of Iott's decline. Few blamed the Collector for hard times, since the faith was explicitly not interested in politics or power over others in the way Iott was. It declared no rules or laws about items and was willing to trade any regardless of what the item did. It only obeyed local laws that it could not avoid and opened spoke against, without taking action against, laws which in anyway restricted trade or magic items.
The faith came into a rivalry with Tommimao, both expressing similar tenants of faith in like of travel and society open to the use of anything. Its biggest opponent was Drunnbar, but numerous others were not fond of the new religion. Seeking to build bridges, the religion took a turn and a chance near the end of the Reign of Iott. In 814, it began to arm the enemies of Iott, Kallark, and Sutyr. With the collection of magic items it had amassed, it was able to tip the scales in several major encounters as the Reign came to an end. Most notably at the Sutyr's last stand, the Battle of Mount Ila'Alnar.
There are now two dozen shrines and two temples to Korekuta. His agents travel the world with items to trade. High Cleric Natsu is known to all merchant companies of any note. The Herald, now a Nipit named Malchia, is known to make the most important and largest trades and acquisitions.
Power Level - Demi