Fabaoer, the God of Commerce, was regarded as the protector of merchants and witness to all forms of trade. He also held minor domains such as the god of currency, god of prosperity, and protector of marketplaces.
This god also possessed an interesting trait—he was separately regarded as the patron god of both the poor and the wealthy. The rich hoped he would preserve their wealth, while the poor hoped he would bless them with freedom from poverty. When worshipped as the god of the wealthy, he was called Fabaoer; when worshipped as the god of the poor, his name became Bofar. This "dual unity" was unique among the gods.
Despite his many domains, this deity, who had originally arisen from the Western Region of the continent, did not have much of a presence among the numerous gods of Loren. Though the God of Commerce's churches were fairly widespread, his core believers were concentrated solely among merchants, who had been a minority in the Northern Continent until the emergence of the Cecil-style Commercial Order. Ordinary people were generally more accustomed to placing their faith in widely spread gods like the Three Gods of Abundance and the Holy Light Church, gods that offered them direct "benefits." Therefore, the Church of the God of Commerce had always been only second- or even third-tier within Cecil.
From another perspective, however, the God of Commerce Fabaoer's lack of strong faith was actually a good thing. Because he had fewer followers and a weaker church, his chains to the mortal world were not overly strong. When the New Era trade order brought by Cecil swept across the world with great force—especially as disruptive concepts such as commercial warfare and modern finance developed rapidly—this god clearly had not suffered a fatal blow like the God of