Turkistus
Turkistus is a deity from the Vesprin mythic tradition, a river- and travel-associated god worshipped by caravans and mariners in the borderlands between steppe and coast in the fictional world used for worldbuilding and fantasy literature. The name Turkistus is a compounded form, drawing on Turkic linguistic elements and the Greco-Roman suffix -istus, signaling a personified force in the mythic pantheon.
References to Turkistus appear in inscriptions and portable artifacts dated to the late classical period within
Iconography depicts Turkistus as a robed traveler with a compass and a staff, sometimes shown with a
Over time, Turkistus narratives fused with coastal river gods and with traders’ cults, producing regional variations.