venti is a trickster god.
from what i can remember of his misadventures off the top of my head, venti:
- chose to steal a lyre that he owned, (from a church where he is worshiped, from people who are entirely devoted to him) rather than seriously reveal himself as barbatos. because he thought is would be fun.
- created a minor illusion over the aforementioned lyre when it is damaged by d’valin, knowing full well that it wouldn’t last.
- is able to shape-shift, which he probably takes full advantage of.
- is able to fly, and potentially become invisible (based on the lack of elemental sprites you encounter in the world).
- is able to eavesdrop via wind currents; he knows all the good gossip, but with his emotional intelligence he probably helps his people indirectly by providing advice as “venti”.
- claims to have stolen the cryo archon’s staff and replaced it with a hillichurl club.
- occasionally pilfers bits and pieces from the ragnvindr estate when he feels like it; he knows that they’re rich enough to handle that much with no issues.
- regularly steals and then sells items from the Lawrence’s; he keeps ⅓ of the mora, gives 1/6 to the church, 1/6 to the knights, and uses the remaining ⅓ to pay for housing and food for the poor folks in mondstadt.
- is casually able to forge signatures; he forged morax’s signature so well that morax was the only one who could tell that it was fake.
- replicated a blessed object like a vision perfect enough to only be revealed by a chance phenomena, and transfigures the replica vision into a lyre frequently and consistently mid battle.
- reacted to the aristocracy’s takeover of mondstadt by using devastating methods, such as criminal mischief, breaking and entering, trespassing on “private” property, attempting a jail break, inciting a riot, and fabrication of evidence. he then immediately overthrew the government.
in conclusion, venti is an Anarchist Seraphim Trickster God, and he can get more than a little ambiguously threatening sometimes.