Besmara
| Besmara | |
|---|---|
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| (Deity) | |
| Titles | The Pirate Queen the Black Lady the Sea Banshee Sailor's Doom |
| Adjective | Besmaran |
| Home | On board her ship Seawraith |
| Alignment | Chaotic neutral |
| Areas of Concern | Piracy Strife Sea Monsters |
| Worshipers | Pirates |
| Cleric Alignments | |
| Domains | Chaos, Trickery, War, Water, Weather |
| Subdomains | Deception, Duels, Oceans, Protean, Tactics, Thievery, Storms |
| Favored Weapon | Rapier |
| Symbol | Skull and crossbones |
| Sacred Animal | Parrot |
| Sacred Colors | Black, white |
| Images of Besmara | |
| Source: Inner Sea Faiths, pg(s). 22-27 | |
Besmara (pronounced bes-MAR-uh),[1] also known as the Pirate Queen, is a goddess most commonly worshiped by the sailor-folk of the Shackles or Ilizmagorti. She is said to captain her legendary ship Seawraith throughout the seas and waterways of the Great Beyond (especially the Maelstrom), making raids on places such as Hell, Elysium, Axis, and Heaven. Pirates don't tend to be a very religious lot, and generally only call on her on their death bed or if in extreme danger. Those few priests who do devote themselves to her generally also are captains of their own raiding ships and have a fierce reputation. Her symbol is the jolly roger, a universal emblem of piracy, normally a white skull and crossbones on a black field.[2]
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Servants
Besmara's herald is the haunted ship called Kelpie's Wrath.[3]
Among her more well-known planar allies are:[3]
Church of Besmara
Besmara's followers can most commonly found in Garund, particularly on the island of Ilizmagorti and the Shackles.[4]
Holy text
Besmara's holy text is called Besmara's Code.[5]
References
Paizo published major articles about Besmara in The Wormwood Mutiny and Inner Sea Faiths.
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 246. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 170-171. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sean K Reynolds. (2012). Besmara. The Wormwood Mutiny, p. 73. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-404-7
- ↑ Sean K Reynolds et al. (2014). Inner Sea Gods, p. 176. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-597-6
- ↑ Sean K Reynolds. (2012). Besmara. The Wormwood Mutiny, p. 72. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-404-7