Belion the Concordant

Patron of Mediators, Guild Councils, Temple Arbitrators, and Trade Envoys

Belion was born in a city famed for its smithing guilds, which flourished under a complex web of monopolies and regional charters. A second-son of a modest tin-broker, Belion rose not by wealth, but by wisdom, clarity of judgment, and his rare ability to make rivals listen without losing face. His rise to sainthood began during the Five-Bolt War, a bitter civil conflict between competing blacksmith guilds over control of regional ore and forge rights. With armed hostilities breaking out and trade routes collapsing, Belion was summoned to mediate out of mutual desperation by all parties involved. Over fourteen days, he refused to leave the arbitration floor, surviving on bread, ink, and silence, refusing to speak until every party had stated their grievances in full. On the fourteenth evening, he proposed what came to be known as The Concord of Scales, a legally binding and morally resonant division of resources, rebalancing both wealth and labor representation among the forges. It was accepted unanimously. Not a drop of blood was shed after. Belion’s method, the Threefold Balance , became the model for Temple Arbitration Rites, where every dispute is weighed on the scale of intent, outcome, and oath. It is said that he wrote no more than twenty words per ruling, but each was flawless.