Cuthbert

Saint Cuthbert is a legendary figure known on many worlds¹ for his striving against evil. On Golarion, Saint Cuthbert is associated with the major artifact known as Saint Cuthbert's Mace.²

History

Saint Cuthbert lived his life on a world where magic did not exist, but where struggling against evil was still important: Cuthbert took on this struggle as a soldier and a priest. He fought for strong laws and justice, he tended to the sick and sought the path of righteousness. As his life drew to a close, Cuthbert prayed that his trusty wooden mace could be use by another to continue the fight against evil; his prayer was answered and his mace disappeared to become the major artefact that has appeared on many worlds including Golarion.²

References

↑ Saint Cuthbert is based on the Anglo-Saxon monk, Cuthbert, who lived c. A.D. 634–20 March 687. This saint is also the basis of the World of Greyhawk deity called Saint Cuthbert. We may see, therefore, Golarion, Earth and Oerth as planets where Saint Cuthbert is known, however it is unlikely and we have no evidence that scholars on Golarion know of these latter two places.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 F. Wesley Schneider. “Legendary Artifacts” in Artifacts & Legends, 41. Paizo Inc., 2012

[1] Saint Cuthbert is based on the Anglo-Saxon monk, Cuthbert, who lived c. A.D. 634–20 March 687. This saint is also the basis of the World of Greyhawk deity called Saint Cuthbert. We may see, therefore, Golarion, Earth and Oerth as planets where Saint Cuthbert is known, however it is unlikely and we have no evidence that scholars on Golarion know of these latter two places.

[artifacts-legends-41-2] 2.0 ^2.1 F. Wesley Schneider. “Legendary Artifacts” in Artifacts & Legends, 41. Paizo Inc., 2012

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