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MENDEL
PRINCE OF FOOLS
Mendel is the middle son of King Eligos. He appears in the form of a patchwork jester with gray flesh and a broad smile full of too many teeth. He is known for his ability to turn reality upside down and sideways, turning the sensible, insensible, and the mundane, strange. As the Prince of Fools, Mendel often appears in the context of a dark and wicked carnival or festival, bringing malicious merrymaking wherever he goes.Presiding over the domain of folly, Mendel represents lies, tricks, miscommunication, misdirection and madness. He also has a special fondness for mean-spirited jokes and pranks designed to cause harm or chaos. He tends to find kindred spirits among mortals who have a shaky relationship with reality, fellow tricksters, liars, thieves, and secret-keepers, and is often willing to grant his boons to such individuals. His symbol is a yellow diamond, most often appearing on the forehead, and he is represented by jesters and clowns, rotten food (especially tomatoes), bells, circuses, and things that are where they do not belong. His power is most potent during the transition from Summer to Fall.
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