Cherno

Cherno (Черно) is one of the gods worshiped in Muscovy during the period in which this story takes place. He is the god of shadows and related darkness.

Appearance
Cherno is fairly short and small, often said to appear more like a younger teenager than an aged god. He has messy black hair and a pair of reddish-brown eyes. As a god of the shadows, he is fairly pale, a byproduct of preferring to keep out of the sun.

For clothing, he wears a small red ushanka, more similar to the ones the Soviet military wore than the traditionally larger and furry ushankas. On his person, Cherno wears a black double-breasted coat with red trimmings and buttons. A red scarf with knitted patterns is worn around his neck, and he wears a pair of plain black pants and brown boots on his feet.

Personality
Cherno is more cynical and a "think before you act" sort of person. He is not afraid to voice his complaints about something, but is also fairly wary of others emotions. When he upsets someone, the god doesn't know what to do and may awkwardly try and fix whatever it is he has done. At the same time, the man does not like to admit when he cares about someone. More often that not, he will try and do good things in a roundabout way as to keep his good intentions hidden.

The boy is fairly sensitive about his height and gets easily annoyed whenever it is brought up. He does his best to remain serious, but he's an idiot in the end. When push comes to shove, though, Cherno can get very serious very quickly. Although he has a short temper, it's best not to make him truly angry, as he has a cold and silent fury that one should avoid.

History
Currently Unknown.

Known Powers

 * Manipulating others via shadows
 * Freezing others via shadows
 * Forming things from shadows to use as weapons

Known Clients

 * Zherne - to whom he granted the power to manipulate shadows.
 * Belo - his previous and favorite priest.

Trivia

 * He actually does like Zherne, but he'll never admit to it.
 * He doesn't like it when others touch his hair.
 * If it is to be believed that the priests had ancestors, he liked Belo quite a bit.
 * His name, Cherno (Черно), literally translates to "Black".
 * His favorite food is chocolate babka.

Quotes

 * "...Would you just shut up for one moment?"
 * "...No, I'm not short, you are just freakishly tall."
 * "What was I thinking when I gave this idiot power..."