Osirian pantheon

From left, the Osirian deities Khepri, Sobek, and Hathor.

From the Age of Destiny, the people of Osirion worshiped their own pantheon of local deities in addition to those venerated more commonly throughout the Inner Sea region.

History

Worship of this pantheon was most popular during the early millennia and waned as the Osirian people gradually turned to foreign deities. During the Age of Enthronement, the Osirian deities, while continuing to guide Osirion from afar, retreated from Golarion and turned their attention towards the distant land of Kemet.

When Osirion was under Keleshite rule, the foreign overlords sought to eradicate the faith of the indigenous deities, but they remained a part of the history of Osirion's land and people. After the restoration of native Osirian rule in 4609 AR, interest in these ancient divinities was rekindled.

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, Ma'at, 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; ever since their disappearance, their followers' prayers have gone unanswered.

Deities of Ancient Osirion

The following deities have been worshiped in Osirion for millennia, though their modern worship has waned significantly in recent centuries.

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Deity	AL	Areas of concern	Domains (1E)	Favored weapon
Anubis	LN	Burial, the dead, funeral rites, mummification, tombs	Death, Earth, Law, Protection, Repose	Flail
Apep	CE	Chaos, darkness, destruction, snakes	Chaos, Darkness, Destruction, Evil, Scalykind	Dagger
Bastet	CN	Cats, pleasure, secrets	Animal, Chaos, Charm, Protection, Trickery	Cat's claws (tekko-kagi)
Bes	NG	Households, luck, marriage, protection	Community, Earth, Good, Luck, Protection	Hunga munga
Hathor	CG	Dance, joy, love, music, the sky	Air, Chaos, Charm, Good, Travel	Short sword
Horus	LN	Rulership, the sky, the sun	Air, Animal, Law, Nobility, Sun	Khopesh
Isis	NG	Fertility, magic, motherhood, rebirth	Charm, Community, Good, Healing, Magic	Quarterstaff
Khepri	NG	Freedom, the rising sun, work	Artifice, Good, Liberation, Sun, Trickery	Sling
Ma'at	LN	Justice, law, order, truth	Knowledge, Law, Protection, Void, Weather	Starknife
Neith	NG	Hunting, war, weaving	Animal, Artifice, Good, War, Water	Shortbow
Nephthys	CN	Mourning, night, protection of the dead	Chaos, Charm, Community, Darkness, Protection	Light mace
Osiris	LG	Afterlife, fertility, rebirth, resurrection	Good, Healing, Law, Plant, Repose	Flail
Ptah	N	Architecture, craftsmanship, creation, metalworking	Artifice, Earth, Fire, Knowledge, Travel	Quarterstaff
Ra	LN	Creation, rulership, the sun	Fire, Glory, Law, Nobility, Sun	Spear
Sekhmet	CN	Fire, healing, vengeance, war	Chaos, Destruction, Fire, Healing, War	Battleaxe
Selket	CG	Embalming, healing, scorpions	Chaos, Good, Healing, Protection, Repose	Scorpion whip
Set	NE	Darkness, deserts, murder, storms	Darkness, Death, Evil, Madness, Weather	Spear
Sobek	CN	Crocodiles, fertility, military prowess, rivers	Chaos, Scalykind, Strength, War, Water	Falchion
Thoth	LN	Magic, the moon, wisdom, writing	Darkness, Knowledge, Law, Magic, Rune	Sickle
Wadjet	LG	Good serpents, the River Sphinx, wisdom	Good, Law, Protection, Travel, Water	Light mace

A family tree of the Osirian pantheon.

References

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External links

• Ancient Osirian Gods on Archives of Nethys for Pathfinder Second Edition
• Deities by Group ("Deities of Ancient Osirion") on Archives of Nethys for Pathfinder First Edition
• Ancient Egyptian deities (real-world pantheon) on Wikipedia