Beetle
Beetle
(Creature)
- This article covers the family of common insects. For the character from "The Weeping Blade", see Beetle (person).
Beetles are insects with hardened front wings that distinguish them from other vermin.1 They can vary wildly in size and form, from tiny bugs to towering giants.23
On Golarion
Perhaps the most famous beetle is Ulunat, a Spawn of Rovagug resembling a titanic scarab beetle whose carapace still stands in Sothis, capital of Osirion.4
There are many more common species of beetles known on Golarion, including:
- Azlanti chariot beetle
- Chapel beetle
- Dark spitter beetle
- Fire beetle
- Flash beetle
- Juggernaut beetle
- Mining beetle5
- Scarab beetle
- Slicer beetle67
- Stag beetle
- Stalk beetle
In religion
Beetles are the sacred animals of Droskar,8 Arazni,9 Uruskreil,10 Tamede,11 and Khepri.12
Scarab beetles are also sacred totem animals of Shoanti tribes.13
References
- ↑ Beetle, Wikipedia.
- ↑ . “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary, 41. Paizo Inc., 2019
- ↑ . “Beetle” in Monster Core, 42. Paizo Inc., 2024
- ↑ . “Land of the Pharaohs” in Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs, 34. Paizo Inc., 2014
- ↑ . Delirium's Tangle, 5. Paizo Inc., 2010
- ↑ . Thornkeep, 68. Paizo Inc., Goblinworks, Inc., 2012
- ↑ . “Castle Everstand” in Castles of the Inner Sea, 12. Paizo Inc., 2013
- ↑ . “Droskar” in Fires of the Haunted City, 62. Paizo Inc., 2019
- ↑ . “Chapter 3: Characters” in Mythic Realms, 51. Paizo Inc., 2013
- ↑ . “Hierarchy of Hell” in Princes of Darkness, Book of the Damned Volume 1, 50. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ . “Chapter 1: Fiendish Divinities” in Book of the Damned, 115. Paizo Inc., 2017
- ↑ . “Gods of Ancient Osirion” in Empty Graves, 69. Paizo Inc., 2014
- ↑ . Varisia, Birthplace of Legends, inside front cover. Paizo Inc., 2012