Moon
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- This article covers the class of astronomical bodies. For Golarion's moon, see Moon (Golarion).
A moon is an astronomical body that orbits a planet.[1]
In Golarion's solar system
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Golarion
Golarion has one grey, crater-scarred moon,[3] which the Azlanti called "Somal".[4] Golarion's moon is tidally locked and always shows the same face to its planet, causing much speculation about what is on its dark side.[5] A crescent moon on Golarion is sometimes called a skeleton moon.[6]
Eox
Many objects orbit Eox, including:[7]
- The Sentinel: An orbiting city created to defend the planet in the time before the cataclysm, it is now used by bone sages.
- The Thousand Moons: Created by the ejected mass from the Facinora Basin, they form a ring of moonlets.
Liavara
Liavara has many moons, including the five listed below and many smaller ones, collectively known as the Shepherd Moons:[8][9]
Bretheda
Bretheda gains its title, the Cradle, from its vast number of moons. Many of Bretheda's moons are inert rock, many are tiny and insignificant, but some are remarkable, such as:[10]
- Dykon, the crystalline moon
- Kalo-Mahoi, the aquatic, ice encrusted moon
- Marata[11]
- Thyst, the poisonous moon
- Varos, the volcanic moon
Other moons
- Beurdreda is a moon made out of ice orbiting a planet distant from Golarion.[12]
- The moon above Jezelda's Abyssal realm is called the Moonbog.[citation needed]
- The god Groetus takes the form of a moon that hangs above Pharasma's realm of the Boneyard.[13]
In religion
There are many religious associations with moons, or with Golarion's moon in particular.
Moon subdomain deities
These deities grant powers of the Moon subdomain to their followers:
- Acavna
- Ah Pook
- Ashava
- Camazotz
- Haggakal
- Jezelda
- Kelinahat
- Ketephys
- Nocticula
- Tanagaar
- Thoth
- Tsukiyo
- Yan-gant-y-tan
Personification
- Desna is worshipped as "Mother Moon" by the matriarchal Nomen centaur tribe.[14]
- Groetus is a god portrayed as a sentient and cruel moonlet that looks down upon the Boneyard.[citation needed]
- Haggakal.[citation needed]
Title
- Jezelda is called Mistress of the Hungry Moon and Demon Lord of The Moon.[citation needed]
- Tsukiyo is called the Prince of the Moon.[citation needed]
- Tsukuyomi, the azata Empyreal lord, is known as Prince of the Moon.[citation needed]
Portfolio
The following deities hold, or held, the moon as one of their portfolios:
- Acavna[citation needed] (see Azlanti)
- Jezelda[citation needed]
- Ketephys[citation needed]
- Tsukiyo[citation needed]
Holy symbols
- Desna: Butterfly with star, sun, and moon symbols on its wings.[citation needed]
- Fandarra: Crescent moon and night sky in shape of mountain.[citation needed]
- Groetus: Full moon with faint image of a skull seen in the craters.[citation needed]
- Jezelda: Full moon rising above a desolate moor.[citation needed]
- Ketephys: Hawk on a silver crescent.[citation needed]
- Tsukiyo: a jade crescent moon.[citation needed]
Ceremonies
Other religious references
- Jezelda has her home on the Abyss called the Moonbog (Misty Moonlit Moor of Frightened Human Victims)[15]
Other references
- See Lycanthrope.
- One of the Shoanti tribes is called Lyrune-Quah (The Moon Clan). See Shoanti.
References
For additional resources, see the Meta page.
- ↑ Natural satellite, Wikipedia.
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2012). Distant Worlds, p. 11. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-403-0
- ↑ Erik Mona and Jason Bulmahn. (2008). Gazetteer, p. 18. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-077-3
- ↑ Richard Pett. (2012). The Moonscar, p. 2. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-426-9
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2008). Into the Black. Children of the Void, p. 49. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-127-5
- ↑ Ben Wenham. (2009). Skeleton Moon, p. 6. Paizo Publishing, LLC.
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2012). Distant Worlds, p. 31. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-403-0
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2008). Into the Black. Children of the Void, p. 51. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-127-5
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2012). Distant Worlds, p. 36ff.. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-403-0
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2008). Into the Black. Children of the Void, p. 51. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-127-5
- ↑ James L. Sutter. (2012). Distant Worlds, p. 42. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-403-0
- ↑ Adam Daigle and Rob McCreary. (2013). Continuing the Campaign. The Witch Queen's Revenge, p. 67. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-497-9
- ↑ John Compton, Crystal Frasier, Ron Lundeen, and Amber Stewart. (2019). Concordance of Rivals, p. 49. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-127-6
- ↑ Greg A. Vaughan. (2010). The Varnhold Vanishing. The Varnhold Vanishing, p. 33. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-234-0
- ↑ James Jacobs. (2009). Demon Lords of Golarion. Descent into Midnight, p. 59. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-131-2
External links
- Moon (Earth's real-world moon) on Wikipedia
- Natural satellite (real-world moons) on Wikipedia
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