Set

Set

(Deity)

Titles

Lord of the Dark Desert

Alignment

Neutral evil

Areas of Concern

Darkness, deserts, murder, storms

Cleric Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Darkness, Death, Evil, Madness, Weather

Subdomains (1E)

Daemon, Loss, Murder, Nightmare, Storms, Undead

Favored Weapon

Spear

Symbol

Sha head

Sacred Animal

Sha

Images of Set

Source: Empty Graves, pg(s). 74

Set is a member of the Osirian pantheon whose portfolio involves darkness, deserts, murder, and storms. Set personifies evil and is the pantheon's most reviled member.

Appearance

Set appears as a lean Osirian man with the head of a sha.

Relationships

A family tree of the Osirian pantheon.

Set is the brother of Isis, Osiris, and Nephthys. According to Osirian folklore, Set was responsible for the Age of Darkness by murdering Osiris, scattering his corpse, and trying to usurp him.

As a result, both Osiris and his son Horus are Set's enemies. While Isis is also Set's sister, she also considers Set to be a sworn enemy. Although Nephthys is nominally his wife, she has no children with him—Osiris fathered her son Anubis—and she usually supports Osiris and Isis over him.

Set also fights with Anubis over the souls of the dead. Anubis wants to deliver them to the Boneyard, while Set wants to steal them or turn them into undead. Due to his destructive nature, he is also opposed to Bes, Khepri, Ptah, and Maat.

Set has a son with Neith called Sobek, who sometimes supports his father. Neith has occasionally worked as a mediator between Set and Horus.

Scholars suggest that Set might have a secret accord with the elemental lord Hshurha, Duchess of All Winds, who is also an inveterate schemer and force for destruction across the Elemental Plane of Air.

Worshippers

Set is worshipped by barbarians, warriors, evil druids, kinslayers, murderers, usurpers, and pharaohs who value strength and cunning. He is also a patron of assassins, rogues, and necromancers.

References

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