Pharaoh

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Osirion.

Pharaoh, or god-king, is the title that has been given to the leader of Osirion for millennia. The people of Osirion have always believed, and continue to believe, that the pharaohs rule by divine right.1 This article attempts to list the various pharaohs and pharaonic dynasties that have ruled Osirion through the ages. Unfortunately, much of the history is lost and there are many gaps in the history. Dates given are those of the period of the pharaoh's rule.234

First Age of Osirion (-3470 AR to -1498 AR)

Pharaoh Hakotep I.

Second Age of Osirion, or the Age of the Black Sphinx (-1498 AR to 1532 AR)

  • Within the Menedes Dynasty, there were Pharaohs with names other than Menedes, including:

Keleshite Interregnum (1532 AR to 4609 AR)

In 1532 AR, Pharaoh Menedes XXVI is deposed by forces of the Padishah Empire of Kelesh and is the last pharaoh of Osirion until Khemet I in 4609 AR.11

Third Age of Osirion (4609 AR to Present Day)

Pharaoh Khemet III, the Ruby Prince.

The first pharaoh to rule Osirion since Menedes XXVI is Khemet I.

Undated Osirian Pharaohs

There are some pharaohs of Osirion whose details have been lost to time; perhaps a tomb has been found that references them but no information about when they ruled is currently known.

Other God Kings & Pharaohs

Although the terms 'pharaoh' and 'god king' are most associated with the rulers of Osirion, they are used in other contexts:

References

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  1. Matthew Goodall, et al. “Bastions of Balance” in Champions of Balance, 13. Paizo Inc., 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 Alex Greenshields, et al. “Land of the Pharaohs” in Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs, 4. Paizo Inc., 2014
  3. References regarding information below may be found on the Pharaoh's own page. The list of references here shows which sources have been incorporated into this list.
  4. Alex Greenshields, et al. “Land of the Pharaohs” in Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs, 5ff. Paizo Inc., 2014
  5. Assumes the Sekh-pa-Mefer dynasty ruled at roughly the same time. There is no record of Sekh-pa-Mefer I or Sekh-pa-Mefer II in Paizo's publications yet.
  6. Tyler Walpole, et al. Risen from the Sands, 3. Paizo Inc., 2014
  7. 7.0 7.1 Please note that there are two Sky Pharaohs in Osirion's history: Hakotep I and Menedes I
  8. Gebessek I to Gebessek VIII are inferred from our knowledge of Gebessek IX and nothing is known of their dates, so they are placed here in the chronology as an educated guess
  9. Remeses I to Remeses III are inferred from our knowledge of Remeses IV and nothing is known of their dates, so they are placed here in the chronology as an educated guess
  10. Assumes a line of Menedes from Menedes I to XXVI within the dynasty, though we know there were pharaohs of this dynasty that did not take the name Menedes
  11. Alex Greenshields, et al. “Land of the Pharaohs” in Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs, 6. Paizo Inc., 2014
  12. Greg A. Vaughan. King Xeros of Old Azlant, 17. Paizo Inc., 2009
  13. Greg A. Vaughan & Kevin Wright. Where Dark Things Sleep, 13. Paizo Inc., 2010 This could be the lost name of the Pharaoh of Forgotten Plagues (q.v.).
  14. Sean K Reynolds, et al. Inner Sea Gods, 328. Paizo Inc., 2014
  15. Sean K Reynolds, et al. Inner Sea Gods, 321. Paizo Inc., 2014
  16. Robert G. McCreary. “Gods of Ancient Osirion” in Empty Graves, 65. Paizo Inc., 2014
  17. Alex Greenshields, et al. “Plots and Perils” in Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs, 46. Paizo Inc., 2014