Medic:
Though he is seemingly benevolent in appearance - clothed in purest white, a dove drowsing on one shoulder - Medic was a god of duality, and there resided in his character a terrible darkness.
Blood sacrifice was routine within his cult, as was the offering up of hearts, and in the event there was some offence committed against him he was only too happy to punish the offender. In one horrifying tale, a mercenary was so bold as to declare he didn't need Medic's protection, claiming his bones were like steel. He was found dead soon after, his mangled body having been relieved of its skeletal system. Painful physical deformity, mysterious illness, and the onset of disease which even the most learned and experienced of physicians could not treat were just as likely alternatives, and it was said this deity slept very well with the knowledge of the suffering his torment caused.
Conversely, as a god of pharmacy and healing, he kept the secrets of medicine and was the one to whom miraculous healing was always credited. Mercenaries prayed to him for protection against injury in combat, and those who pledged fealty for life were supposedly rewarded with uncanny regenerative abilities and an ear for the cries of wounded teammates no matter how loud the surrounding din of battle, something that no doubt proved to be both blessing and curse, and further testifies to the dual nature of this god.
In fables his best known exploits involve conferring invulnerability, the most notable example being his shielding the entire pantheon from harm in the war against the legions of the elder god Gray Mann.
Incessant prayers angered and annoyed him, and he was much more likely to favor those who showed kindness to his animal, the dove, which he held sacred and served as his messenger. Artwork frequently depicts him in their company, and temples and shrines built in his honor were places of sanctuary for the birds; to kill or injure one was considered criminal and punishable by death.