Character from The Gods are Bastards by D.D. Webb
God of the Wild, Hunting, and Exploration — the most conservative deity in the Pantheon, whose doctrine of rugged self-reliance has curdled into something uncomfortably close to toxic masculinity.
Shaath is the Pantheon member most uncomfortable with civilization's advance. He embodies the frontier — self-reliance, survival, the relationship between hunter and prey — and he watches the spread of cities and railroads with the resentment of a predator whose territory is shrinking. His cult has become increasingly regressive, attracting men who use divine doctrine to justify dominance over women and contempt for urban society. Shaath himself may or may not endorse this interpretation — gods are shaped by their worshippers as much as the reverse, and his cult's politics have become his politics in ways that are theologically troubling. He clashes with Avei frequently and fundamentally — her doctrine of women's protection directly conflicts with his cult's gender hierarchies. This isn't just a theological disagreement; their mortal followers have come to blows over it.
Manifests as a massive, heavily muscled man in frontier hunting leathers and furs. Weathered skin, a thick beard, and eyes that track movement like a predator. Carries a longbow and hunting knife. His presence smells of pine, woodsmoke, and blood.
Also known as: Shaath, God of the Hunt, The Huntsman