Shax
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| Shax | |
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| (Deity) | |
| Titles | The Blood Marquis, Demon Lord of Lies and Murder |
| Home | Charnelhome, the Abyss |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil |
| Portfolio | envy lies particularly violent murder |
| Worshipers | babaus, chokers, derros, drow, apathetic young nobles, evil nobles, psychopaths (such as insane surgeons and serial killers), torturers |
| Cleric Alignments | |
| Domains | Chaos, Destruction, Evil, Nobility |
| Subdomains | Demon, Leadership, Martyr, Rage |
| Favored Weapon | dagger |
The demon lord Shax (pronounced SHAX)[1] revels in acts of sadistic torture, cruelty and bloody murder.[2]
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Home
Shax is said to dwell in the Abyssal realm of Charnelhome[3], which is supposed to resemble a realm of endless rooms each filled with horrific torture implements.[4]
Appearance
Shax has a statuesque human torso and is always bedecked with knives, razors and other bloody implements of torture. Shax most abnormal feature is the dove's head that sits atop his muscular neck. Shax has the unnervingly dark emotionless eyes of a psychopath and has a blood-covered beak, which he uses to eat the eyes of his still living victims: a particularly favourite activity. Shax's legs are also bird-like, not just his head, giving him a strange hybrid appearance.[5][2]
Cult & Worshipers
Shax does not really have any sort of organised church thanks to the deranged nature of most of his worshipers: his cultists are generally lone deranged killers or warmongers seeking luck and glory in their deeds.[2] Some of these monstrous sadists are not insane loners, but the corrupted scions of decadent noble houses, led through hedonism and cruelty to kidnap the poor and unfortunate and exact Shax's bloody will upon them.[4]
As well as lone, surface-dwelling psychopaths, in the depths of the Darklands, Shax is worshiped by the drow of House Vexidyre, who serve as deadly controllers of Zirnakaynin's markets.[6]
Shax is worshipped by his creations the babau demons, whom he still creates. Shax makes particularly powerful ones by flaying still living victims before the final Abyssal transformation.[7]
He is also worshipped by chokers and derros.[7]
References
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 247. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 232. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Todd Stewart. (2009). The Great Beyond: A Guide to the Multiverse, p. 29. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-167-1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 James Jacobs. (2009). Demon Lords of Golarion.Descent into Midnight, p. 62. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-131-2
- ↑ Todd Stewart. (2009). The Great Beyond: A Guide to the Multiverse, p. 29. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-167-1
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (2008). Zirnakaynin.Endless Night, p. 51. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-129-9
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 James Jacobs. (2010). Lords of Chaos, p. 24. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-250-0
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