Shub-Niggurath
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| Shub-Niggurath | |
|---|---|
| (Deity) | |
| Titles | Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young |
| Home | Dark Tapestry |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil |
| Portfolio | Fertility, Forests, Monsters |
| Worshipers | Old Cults |
| Cleric Alignments | |
| Domains | Animal, Chaos, Evil, Plant, Void |
| Subdomains | Dark Tapestry, Decay, Feather, Fur, Growth, Stars |
| Favored Weapon | Dagger |
Shub-Niggurath is an Outer God belonging to a group of immensely powerful, yet inscrutable beings called the Gods of the Dark Tapestry. Shub-Niggurath is the fertility deity of that pantheon. Her symbol consists of three goat heads attached at the neck with horns pointed outward to form a circular shape.[1]
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Home
Shub-Niggurath resides in what is known as the Dark Tapestry: the darkness between the stars where inhabitants of Golarion believe true madness lies.[2]
Shub-Niggurath's mobility means she is able to materialize quite readily on any planet in the Material Plane especially if locals are dabbling with her spawn, for instance, see the Watcher in the Bay.[3]
Appearance
Shub-Niggurath appears as an alien, sanity-shaking immense blob of living tissue and mist with tentacles, hooves, eyes, fanged mouths and other deformities protruding from every surface.[1][4]
Relationships
Shub-Niggurath is a fecund goddess and has mated with probably most of the Gods of the Dark Tapestry and their offspring are extremely powerful. The goddess' title refers to the number of spawn she is likely to have born.[1] Some of her most successful spawn are termed Dark young of Shub-Niggurath, which start out as Moit of Shub-Niggurath.[5]
Church
The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young has a relatively strong following within the Inner Sea religion compared to the other gods of her pantheon, usually localized in rural areas: especially forests, jungles or swamps. The largest cult following is around Lake Encarthan.[1]
Outside of Golarion, the mi-go population mostly worship Shub-Niggurath.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 James Jacobs. (2011). Cults of the Dark Tapestry.Wake of the Watcher, p. 66. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-311-8
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 235. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Greg A. Vaughan and Rob McCreary. (2011). Wake of the Watcher.Wake of the Watcher, p. 15. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-311-8
- ↑ James Jacobs. (2011). Cults of the Dark Tapestry.Wake of the Watcher, p. 67. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-311-8
- ↑ James Jacobs and Greg A. Vaughan. (2011). Bestiary.Wake of the Watcher, p. 78. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-311-8
- ↑ James Jacobs and Greg A. Vaughan. (2011). Bestiary.Wake of the Watcher, p. 87. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-311-8
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