Anubis

Anubis

(Deity)

Titles

Guardian of the Tomb

Alignment

Lawful neutral

Areas of Concern

Burial, the dead, funeral rites, mummification, tombs

Edicts

Lay bodies to rest, destroy undead, be impartial

Anathema

Desecrate corpses, rob tombs, trap a soul

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Death, Earth, Law, Protection, Repose

Subdomains (1E)

Ancestors, Defense, Inevitable, Metal, Purity, Souls

Follower Alignments (2E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (2E)

Death, protection, soul, vigil

Favored Weapon

Flail

Symbol

Black jackal head

Sacred Animal

Jackal

Images of Anubis

Source: Empty Graves, pg(s). 66 (1E)
Gods & Magic, pg(s). 124 (2E)

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Anubis was the god of mummification and guardian of tombs in the Osirian pantheon. He protected tombs and the souls of the dead on their way to receiving Pharasma's judgement in the Boneyard.

History

According to Amenopheus, after the death of Gorum in 4724 AR, Nethys and Thoth battled over a source of power in the Inner Sea north of Sothis. Nethys emerged as the victor and cast Thoth away from Golarion. A whirlpool appeared at the site of the battle, and a coven of the hag goddesses Gyronna, Mestama, and Alazhra entered it to begin performing a ritual of unknown purpose. This spurred the Osirian deities Ra, Horus, Anubis, Osiris, Maat, and Isis to rise in opposition of them, but the old gods of Osirion were unable to disrupt the ritual. However, Gyronna briefly stuttered while reciting the ritual, an error that offered enough of a chance for the Osirian deities to intervene. All nine deities vanished in a flash, their fates unknown.

Dogma

Anubis teaches that the dead deserve proper burial and that his faithful should be impartial when sitting in judgement. He sees undead as a desecration of the dead and urges his followers to destroy them. He also forbids the looting of tombs or the trapping of a soul to keep it from reaching its eternal destination.

Appearance

Anubis appears either as a jackal or a jackal-headed, black-skinned human.

Relationships

A family tree of the Osirian pantheon.

Anubis is the son of Osiris and Nephthys born out of wedlock. He assisted Isis in the mummification of his father. He frequently works with Isis, Neith, Nephthys, and Selket in the protection of the dead, and is an enemy of Set due to his association with undead.

Church of Anubis

Nearly all Osirian tombs contain images or other depictions of Anubis. The patron of embalmers, his followers (including paladins) usually wear jackal masks and are dedicated to the destruction of undead.

Since Anubis' disappearance, prayers to him and the rest of the Osirian pantheon have gone unanswered.