God-Kings
Ancient Osirion was ruled by a succession of pharoahs who were revered as gods by the population. Eventually the rule of divine kings faltered, and Osirion descended into an age of barbarism. [1]
On at least one occasion, there was more than one God-King. For example, there were once four joint rulers known as the Pharaohs of Ascension. [2]
One theory states that Ulunat, an early spawn of Rovagug, was defeated by a group of powerful people who each had the status of god-king, and that they then claimed the beast's territory as their domain, thereby setting the original boundaries of Ancient Osirion.[3] The existence of a powerful group of heroes would explain how Ulunat was defeated, but goes against the accepted view that Osirion was established by a prophet of Nethys called Azghaad[4]
According to legend, the deity Nethys was once a God-King, eventually achieving true divinity at the cost of splitting his psyche into two opposing viewpoints.[5]
References
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 116. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ Michael Kortes. (2007). Entombed with the Pharaohs, p. 2. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-052-0
- ↑ Clinton Boomer. (2009). Spawn of Rovagug. The Final Wish, p. 50. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-185-5
- ↑ Erik Mona & Jason Bulmahn. (2008). Gazetteer, p. 47. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-077-3
- ↑ Sean K Reynolds. (2008). Gods and Magic, p. 26. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-139-8
