Osiris

Osiris

(Deity)

Titles

Lord of the Living

Alignment

Lawful good

Areas of Concern

Afterlife, fertility, rebirth, resurrection

Edicts

Ensure the health of crops and vegetation, protect the bodies and souls of the worthy dead, avenge the wrongly murdered

Anathema

Dismember a creature, desecrate a corpse, show ingratitude for a sincere gift

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Good, Healing, Law, Plant, Repose

Subdomains (1E)

Ancestors, Archon, Growth, Restoration, Resurrection, Souls

Follower Alignments (2E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (2E)

Change, healing, nature, soul

Favored Weapon

Flail

Symbol

Crook and flail

Sacred Animal

Ram

Images of Osiris

Source: Empty Graves, pg(s). 71 (1E)
Gods & Magic, pg(s). 124–125 (2E)

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Osiris was the Ancient Osirian god of death, the afterlife, and fertility. He died each year with the harvest only to be reborn in the spring when plants sprouted.

History

According to Osirian myth, Osiris was its pharaoh during the Age of Legend. His brother Set was jealous of his power, so he killed Osiris, dismembered his corpse, and scattered the pieces. Osiris' wife and sister Isis gathered the pieces and magically stitched them back, bringing Osiris back to life.

Disappearance

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, Maat, 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.

Appearance

Osiris resembled a mummy with green skin, signifying his portfolio of fertility. He wore a white atef crown with two ostrich feathers and carried a crook and flail, the pharaoh's symbols of office.

Relationships

Osiris was the brother of Isis, Nephthys, and Set. He was also married to his sister Isis, and Horus was their son. He had another son, Anubis, with his other sister Nephthys. He was an ally of Anubis and Pharasma, and Set's arch-enemy.

A family tree of the Osirian pantheon.

Cults

Osiris' priests consisted mostly of paladins, druids, and clerics. Many mystery cults were dedicated to Osiris, and their members knew the secrets of life and death.

After his disappearance, prayers to Osiris and the rest of the old gods of Osirion went unanswered.

References

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