Set (Apath)

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Lord of the Dark Desert.

Of all the deities of the Ancient Osirian pantheon, none is as hated and reviled as Set. He represents the foreign invader, the desert that encroaches upon the verdant banks of the River Sphinx, the storms that destroy crops and sink ships, and the dead that rise from their graves. He is evil personified, the enemy of all that is good, a god of sickness and disease, confusion and madness, rebellion and strife. He is a usurper, a murderer, and a stealer of souls.

Set is the brother of Isis, Osiris, and Nephthys, who is also his consort. With Neith, Set is the father of Sobek. Set murdered Osiris, mutilated the body and scattered the pieces, and tried to steal his brother's throne, ushering in the Age of Darkness. Set is the enemy of both his brother Osiris and his nephew Horus. Set is opposed to Anubis as well, and the two war over the souls of the Osirian dead-Anubis seeks to guide them safely to the Boneyard, and Set to steal their souls or turn them into undead abominations.

Set appears as a lean Osirian man with the head of a sha, or "Set beast".

Kinslayers, murderers, and usurpers all pay homage to Set, but he is also venerated by kings and pharaohs who value the god's cunning, strength, and power. Set is a patron of assassins, rogues, and necromancers, and he is worshiped by barbarians, warriors, and evil druids as well.

Alignment: NE god of darkness, deserts, murder, and storms.

Weapon: Spear.

Symbol: Sha head.

Animal: Sha.

Pathfinder Domains

Darkness (Loss), Death (Undead), Evil (Daemon), Madness (Nightmarew), Weather (Storms).

Pathfinder Traits

Wanderer's Shroud Your wanderings often go unnoticed. Efforts to use the Diplomacy skill to gather information about you take a –5 penalty, and you gain a +2 trait bonus on all saving throws against scrying and mindreading effects that allow saving throws.

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