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'''Phaestus, the Smith''', was the God who helped [[Proteus]] shape [[Creation]] in the early days of the world. Experimenting with the creation of life forms, together they discovered the secret of consciousness and created the myriad number of creatures and plants that populate the realm's innumerable planets. Phaestus is Father to one specific [[:Category:Adventurer races|race]], however, as the sole creator of the [[dwarf|Dwarves]]. The Smith first used them as intelligent tools and companions as, at that point, they were nothing other than complex machinery. However, Phaestus eventually pledged His eternal loyalty to Proteus at the beginning of the [[War of Humanity]] in exchange for their free will.

The embodiment of Industry, the Smith teaches that industry is the application of the self to the creation of something greater. Practically and creatively applying one's self is to live Phaestian virtue, and the pinnacle of that virtue is the creation of something that endures. It is through this, therefore, that the craftsman immortalises himself, as it is not the creator but the creation that lives forever.

Phaestus crafted a new hand for [[Pandora]], Goddess of Mischief, after Her own was lost due to being fused with the [[Caduceus of Castigation]], a relic belonging to [[Sarapis]]. Followed by the inventors and honest labourers of [[Sapience]], the [[month]] [[Phaestian]] was named after Phaestus.

Phaestus is also known to share a fondness for ale.