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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bardsandsages" data-source="post: 4046518" data-attributes="member: 28771">I think this needs to be sorted out before you continue.  Even if you are going to hide it from the players, you need to understand it in order to really flesh out the relationships between the gods.  That doesn't mean he has to be LG.  You can be nuetral and still have a sense of internal discipline.  LN would probably be a better choice.  I think you are still trying to do too much with this one.  As the Iron God, I don't see him being overly concerned with wizards and their toys, if you know what I mean.  Nor do I see him playing around with math.  Generally speaking, the state of mind required for crafting weapons and armor is much different than crafting wands and potions.  Someone with a moniker like the Iron God would in fact consider spellcasters "weak" because they are dependent on magic.  Would you consider perhaps "twin gods" of creation?  I think you might be better splitting him in two.  Maybe your god of blacksmiths and fire, and a separate god of alchemists (remember, in medieval times alchemists were also strongly associated with numerology and engineering!).  They could have a rivalry of sorts, with one brother depending on his own raw strength while the other depends on his wits.  Hexator:  the Iron God, Lord of smiths fireXanathan:  The Alchemist, Lord of magical craftspersons, alchemy, and numbers</blockquote>