Apsu
| Apsu | |
|---|---|
| |
| (Déité) | |
| Titres | Waybringer The Exiled Wyrm Maker of All |
| Home | Immortal Ambulatory (travelling demiplane) |
| Alignement | Lawful good |
| Portfolio | Good Dragons Glory Leadership Peace |
| Adorateurs | Dragons |
| Cleric Alignments | Modèle:Alignment grid |
| Domaines | Artifice, Good, Law, Scalykind, Travel |
| Sous domaines | Archon, Construct, Dragon, Exploration, Judgment, Toil, Trade |
| Arme de prédiléction | Bite or quarterstaff |
Apsu is the patron deity of all good and metallic dragons, and one of the oldest gods of the Great Beyond. Along with Tiamat, he is (at least according to draconic lore) believed to be one of the two original creator beings of the multiverse.[1]
History
It is said that Apsu and Tiamat created the original gods. One of the first was Dahak, the destroyer. Apsu entered the Material Plane to battle Dahak, but was betrayed by Tiamat. This created a rift between metallic dragons and chromatic dragons. The battle between Apsu and Dahak still rages upon Golarion today. Apsu is also numbered among the divine creatures which fought in the battle to defend all of creation against Rovagug.[2][3][4]
Realm
Apsu makes his home in the Immortal Ambulatory, a demiplane of wandering stars and floating islands that moves about from plane to plane in the Great Beyond.[5]
Church of Apsu
Unsurprisingly, most of Apsu's worshipers are metallic dragons, although some non-aligned draconic creatures such as primal dragons and wyverns worship him as well.[6] Few dragons practice divine magic, preferring to leave that to their humanoid allies.[7] As Apsu's prime purpose is the destruction of Dahak, few non-dragons take up his cause, although honourable humanoids with an interest in draconic lore have taken up his faith from time to time. They typically wear a gold dragon's foot brooch, or have other custom-made equipment in the shape of a dragon's foot.[8] Apsu is more widely worshiped by humanoids on the planet Triaxus, where he is the patron deity of the Dragon Legion.[9]
Brass dragons, gregarious in the extreme, generally fill the role as Apsu's servants and diplomats, although few of them could be considered particularly devout. Nevertheless, they always come when they are needed.[10]
References
Paizo published a major article on Apsu in Inner Sea Faiths.
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/Fortress of the Stone Giants
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/Gods & Magic
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/Fortress of the Stone Giants
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/J2, Guardians of Dragonfall
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 245. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/Inner Sea Gods
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 228. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/Faiths of Purity
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/The Frozen Stars
- ↑ Modèle:Cite book/Dragons Revisited
- Apsu
- Draconic pantheon
- Minor deities
- Lawful good deities
- Artifice domain deities
- Good domain deities
- Law domain deities
- Travel domain deities
- Archon subdomain deities
- Construct subdomain deities
- Dragon subdomain deities
- Exploration subdomain deities
- Toil subdomain deities
- Trade subdomain deities
- Judgment subdomain deities
- Scalykind domain deities
- Immortal Ambulatory/Inhabitants