Old Man Roland

God of Bounty, Agriculture, Perseverance, Fertility. The folk tales of Old Man Roland are told in every farm village on both continents and have been for as long as anyone can remember. The details of the stories change from location to location, but the core character of Roland stays the same. Old Man Roland is always depicted as an aged old farmer, tougher than nails, more stubborn than a mule, wise in an earthy way, and able to grow anything anywhere through sheer hard work and determination. He is often depicted as outlasting nobles, city folk, monsters, devils, and calamity through his patience and determination. Old Man Roland was so stubborn he never died, he just kept getting up in the morning and going to work because that was his habit, and he never let anything so trivial as old age or death slow him down. When he realized that he was immortal, he just kept on working. When he discovered that his power was growing, he used it to help out the farms of his neighbors. When he found he could transport himself to other planes and create his own realm, he got to work planting orchards, tilling fields, and raising herds there as well. Historians and theologians are not quite sure which came first, the god or the legends. They debate as to whether Roland was a man who inspired legend and became a god, a god who pretended to be a man, or a man so similar to the description of the legends and that he became the surprised recipient of the combined faith of farmers everywhere. In any case, Old Man Roland does not put on the airs of other gods, and is just as likely to be out plowing a field or calving cattle as he was during his time on earth. Domain: Life, Nature