He is the second of Agia's sons, and the only god who has ever experienced death. He is known as a Watcher deity alongside his brothers: an entity that roams the world protecting Agia's creations from those who would desecrate or destroy them.

Vidal the Scarred, the Watcher of Mountains

In divine form, Vidal takes on the appearance of a great caribou bull. His coat is white with darker grey accents.
When taking on a mortal form, he appears as a large and muscular human. He has bronze skin with white hair that is usually unkempt or tied back into a loose ponytail. He also keeps a short, textured beard of the same colour. In both forms his eyes glow with a divine golden light, and his entire body is covered in scars from his psychological fight with Ghidon.

10'3" (312cm) in divine form
6'11" (211cm) in mortal form

~660lbs in divine form
293lbs in mortal form

Vidal is closely associated with strength of both body and mind. He is often a patron deity for warriors from all walks of life; a common warrior's tradition is to make a pilgrimage to Vidal's domain and have him gauge their worth in battle. Mortals will represent Vidal's values with either a sword, blood, or a mountain.

Earth and ice are typically associated with Vidal.

Mortals will pray to Vidal for success in battle, or to be able to come home alive. Some cultures will even pray to him for a quick recovery from illness or injury.

For many warriors and champions, it is considered a rite of passage to have their skill in battle tested by Vidal himself. In order to gain an audience with Vidal, they must first make a pilgrimage to his domain in the snowy mountains. Once there, they must burn a cypress incense and present an offering of grilled fish (his favourite treat). Only then will Vidal test the warrior's worth. Should they fail (and live), Vidal banishes them from his domain--prohibited from ever taking his test again. If they pass, however, Vidal grants the warrior his blessing: if the warrior falls in battle, they shall rise again only once more. He will also provide them with a piece of his antler as proof of their accomplishment, as well as safe passage home.

Having experienced death once, he is surprisingly empathetic and understanding to those who are mentally or emotionally unstable. Oftentimes he is the one who seems to know exactly what to say at the right time. For the most part, however, he is rather stoic and asocial with both mortals and his fellow divines.

Vidal was born as the second son of the high goddess Agia. He was charged with protecting the mountains and tundra of Mordrasil from anything or anyone who would seek to desecrate it or disrupt its peace.

Because of his daring and naive nature, he was a prime target for Ghidon to manipulate and test his newfound powers on. He decided if he could obtain the life of a god, it would hasten his return to paradise substantially. He invaded Vidal's mind and began planting disturbing thoughts and ideas into his head, attempting to break him. Vidal did his best to ignore them, but over time it began to take a toll on his health. Eventually, it would cause him to break contact with his family since the dark thoughts were all that occupied his head. Vidal's conscious argued and fought with them--it drove him mad and caused him to turn to self-mutilation in order to keep himself anchored to reality.

Soon enough, Vidal began to hallucinate. He started seeing shadows, then grotesque monsters he could never have imagined. He became desperate for help--he wanted release from his never-ending nightmare. Ghidon's influence, however, caused him to become violent to anything and anyone that approached him. In a boreal forest, he found his sister, Fyra. He tried calling out to her, but instead lunged at her and pinned her to the ground. The voices in his head began taunting him, screaming at him, "Do it!".

He howled in pain, doing everything he could to stop himself from acting. Vidal roared at the voices to shut up, but lost all control and tore into Fyra.

It was then he could feel himself in control again, and looked down at the body of what he thought was his sister. In truth, he was still hallucinating, but the body actually belonged to an avarian woman. Thinking he had killed his sister, Vidal fell into despair and resolved to atone for his sin. He carried his battered and bloody body up to a secluded cave in the mountains and within it, took his own life. Ghidon had won.

Shortly after, Fyra found his body and alerted her family to her discovery. Agia spent four days and nights resurrecting her son--when she finally did, Vidal rose to his feet and wondered why he was still alive.

When he saw his mother and Fyra, who was alive and standing outside the cave, he cried tears of relief. He bowed graciously to Agia. Though his wounds healed up, his scars would not fade away. It made him more intimidating as a result, but Vidal kept them as a reminder of his battle.