Thoth

Thoth

(Deity)

Titles

Lord of Divine Words

Alignment

Lawful neutral

Areas of Concern

Magic, moon, wisdom, writing

Worshipers

Archivists, scribes, researchers, scholars, mages

Edicts

Promote order and knowledge, record events

Anathema

Upset stable systems or mechanisms, leave false information uncorrected

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Darkness, Knowledge, Law, Magic, Rune

Subdomains (1E)

Arcane, Language, Inevitable, Memory, Moon, Wards

Follower Alignments (2E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (2E)

Glyph, knowledge, magic, moon

Favored Weapon

Sickle

Symbol

Scroll with lunar disk and crescent

Sacred Animal

Ibis

Source: Empty Graves, pg(s). 75 (1E)
Gods & Magic, pg(s). 124–125 (2E)

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Thoth was a member of the pantheon often worshiped in Ancient Osirion. He oversaw the moon, magic, and other erudite pursuits, including science, history, and philosophy. According to tradition, Thoth gave Osirian hieroglyphs to the ancient Osirians and was the scribe to the Osirian pantheon, recording all events in the lives of mortals.

Dogma

Thoth encouraged his followers to spread order and knowledge and to record events big and small, and to avoid disrupting stable systems. He also demanded that followers correct incorrect knowledge.

History

Since the Age of Destiny, the people of Osirion worshiped their own local gods, including Thoth, in addition to those deities venerated more commonly throughout the Inner Sea region. Their worship 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 gods, 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 gods, but they remain 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.

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.

Appearance

Thoth traditionally appeared as an ibis-headed man, but was occasionally depicted with a baboon head or as a sitting baboon.

Relationships

Thoth was married to Maat and advised Ra. He served as the Osirian pantheon's scribe, arbitrating their disagreements. Thoth also assisted Isis in resurrecting Osiris by giving the goddess the magic words necessary to return her husband to life.

Worshippers

Thoth's temples often included substantial archives, attended by monastic orders dedicated to the patron of scholars. His worshippers include those who venerated him for mundane knowledge: archivists, scribes, researchers, and scholars; and those who venerate him for magical knowledge: alchemists, witches, and wizards.

Following his disappearance, prayers to Thoth were no longer answered.

A family tree of the Osirian pantheon.