Editing Dawnhaven Gods (section)

==Iodan==
'''Chaotic Good God of Community'''

'''Domains:''' Community (and all subdomains), Chaos (must take Revelry subdomain), Charm (and all subdomains), Good (friendship and redemption subdomains)

'''Favored Weapon:''' Whip

'''Symbol:''' Two hands in a handshake

Iodan is a young god who until recently had no real following.  This changed one day when a group of overly-friendly halfling merchants were visited by Iodan himself.  The story goes that he was so impressed with their ability to turn anybody into their friends and allies that he offered them his guidance and love.  In the years that followed Iodan's servants rapidly grew from less than ten to several hundred.  To date there are somewhere between 500 and 1,000 followers of Iodan, however the number grows every day.

Iodan teaches his follows to love and respect each other in the highest regard, and treat everybody like they are the most important person in the world to you.  

This mentality has transitioned his followers into cult-like behavior where they convince people that Iodan is their savior and they will experience serenity and everlasting euphoria by worshipping him.  

Unfortunately this has segmented his followers as they have recently started to ostracize non-believers.  There have even been occasions where traders refuse to do business with anybody not belonging to the Church of Iodan.  This isolationism is fairly rare right now, but it is quickly evolving as the follower base grows.

Nobody knows for sure if any of this is true of course, Iodanians keep their religious practices extremely secret and have developed some exceptional talents of manipulation and brainwashing (supposedly).  

And once you have joined their cult you never leave.  Ever.