Narakaas

Narakaas

(Deity)

Titles

The Cleansing Sentence

Adjective

Narakaan

Realm

Menangerel, Boneyard

Alignment

Neutral

Areas of Concern

Atonement
Difficult choices
Pain

Worshipers

The chronically depressed
Flagellants
Monks
Wanton lovers

Edicts

Help others through painful changes, offer harsh punishments to the penitent, seek and allow redemption

Anathema

Torture an unwilling creature, take joy in suffering

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Death, Magic, Repose, Rune

Follower Alignments (2E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (2E)

Change, death, pain, sorrow
Alternative: introspection

Favored Weapon

Greataxe

Symbol

Vertical line intersected by two diagonal lines and capped with a circle

Images of Narakaas

Source: Concordance of Rivals, pg(s). 13 (1E)
Gods & Magic, pg(s). 130f. (2E)

Narakaas is an agender psychopomp usher born from the pieces of souls discarded by mortals. The Cleansing Sentence represents the countless choices and sacrifices made during a lifetime, and understands that a broken or repaired thing is no less valuable, but simply different and sometimes even more precious due to its history. Narakaas offers undecided souls a last chance to choose between good and evil, and judges good mortals that committed evil acts due to their beliefs and convictions.

Home

Menangerel, Narakaas' realm, is a patchwork place assembled from countless painful memories of home.

Appearance

Narakaas appears as a patchwork, androgynous humanoid with stag legs, held together by golden light. Their face is featureless save for expressionless eyes and streaks of tears.

Relationships

Although Narakaas accepts pain and the ensuing growth, creatures that revel in pain like velstracs are anathema to them. However, the Cleansing Sentence is an optimistic creature, and has redeemed a few velstracs and taken them into its service.

Narakaas is also fond of other deities who themselves have gone through painful transformations, such as Arazni, Tsukiyo, and Nocticula.

Holidays

Narakaas teaches that even the smallest of changes are something to be celebrated, so many milestones are important to the Cleansing Sentence. Regardless, two holy days do have significant importance amongst its faithful.

The Gilding

Often celebrated in the early days of spring, this day focuses on healing and repair. Worshippers use this time to fix broken buildings and objects in their community free of charge.

Yesteryear

Closing out the year, Narakaas' followers use this time to reflect on the changes they have gone through and lessons they have learned over the past year.

References

Paizo published a major article about Narakaas in Ghost King's Rage.

For additional as-yet unincorporated sources about this subject, see the Meta page.