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''A day's work for just reward is a day well spent.'' | ''A day's work for just reward is a day well spent.'' | ||
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the patron of peasants, his priests can be found | the patron of peasants, his priests can be found | ||
anywhere the common folk labor. Temporary | anywhere the common folk labor. Temporary | ||
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Artifice ([[Domains_(Apath)#Toil|Toil]]), | Artifice ([[Domains_(Apath)#Toil|Toil]]), | ||
| − | Good ([[Domains_(Apath)# | + | Good ([[Domains_(Apath)#Agathion_.28Good.29|Agathion]]), |
| − | [[Domains_(Apath)#Liberation_Domain|Liberation]] | + | [[Domains_(Apath)#Liberation_Domain|Liberation]], |
Sun ([[Domains_(Apath)#Day|Day]]), | Sun ([[Domains_(Apath)#Day|Day]]), | ||
Trickery ([[Domains_(Apath)#Deception|Deception]]). | Trickery ([[Domains_(Apath)#Deception|Deception]]). | ||
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Perhaps the most popular of the old gods among
the common folk of Osirion is Khepri, who takes
the form of a scarab or dung beetle. Khepri is the
god of the rising sun in the eastern horizon, and the
scarab rolling a ball of dung across the ground is
seen as a symbol of Khepri pushing the sun across
the sky.
As the sun rises in the morning, so do the peasants who work all day with little reward, and Khepri is their divine embodiment, promising freedom from toil and reward for their labor in the afterlife. He is also a mischievous prankster, breaking up the tedium of the long days with his antics and poking fun at those who consider themselves the commoners' betters.
Khepri is typically represented as a scarab beetle, or as a man with a scarab beetle for a head. As a solar deity, Khepri works closely with Ra and Horus, is friendly with Hathor, and is opposed to Apep and Set and their evil machinations. As a trickster, Khepri is close friends with Bes, and he relishes the distaste that his strange appearance, his pungent aroma, and all that he represents elicit in more refined and civilized gods such as Bastet, Maat, and Thoth.
A day's work for just reward is a day well spent.
Khepri seldom has dedicated temples, but as the patron of peasants, his priests can be found anywhere the common folk labor. Temporary shrines to the scarab god often spring up next to fields or at building sites, where workers make small offerings of a bite of their food or a sip of their beer, and ask Khepri to grant them an easy and productive day of work.
Alignment: NG god of freedom, the rising sun, and work.
Weapon: Sling.
Symbol: Blue scarab.
Pathfinder Domains
Artifice (Toil), Good (Agathion), Liberation, Sun (Day), Trickery (Deception).
Pathfinder Traits
Hard Worker Existence is unending toil. By laboring unto exhaustion, greatness can be achieved. You receive a +2 trait bonus when retrying a previously failed skill check or ability check, as well as when taking 20 on skill checks and ability checks.
Mud's Bounty You have a gift for rich harvests well fermented. You gain a +2 trait bonus on Profession (cook), Profession (farmer), and Profession (brewer).
External Links
- Khepri at Pathfinder Wiki.