Authors So Divine!

Faith is an important aspect of the Lost Omens setting, as deities of all kind make their mark upon Golarion. With the release of Lost Omens Divine Mysteries last month, you have the opportunity to learn all about the gods, their worshippers, and even gain a bit of divine power for your player characters. Of course, a book as enormous as Divine Mysteries doesn’t just miraculously appear out of nowhere. It has authors! So, we’ve taken some time to let the wonderful authors of this book talk about themselves.

Illustration by Ekaterina Gordeeva

Carlos Cisco

My name is Carlos Cisco. I’m a TV/Film and TTRPG Writer with credits most recently on Star Trek: Discovery, Pathfinder, Daggerheart,Candela Obscura, and Draw Steel. I have a deep and abiding love of horror, fantasy, sci fi, and collective action, and a deep and abiding hate for the ravages of late-stage capitalism… which fed into how I approached working on Abadar, a god of civilization, trade, and capital. Gods of money are complex beasts, and I wanted to explore how bad actors might manipulate his words and doctrine for personal gain. This work also fed into my work on the Death of the Divine, which embraced a new and complicated layer to Abadar’s story.

Rue Dickey (they/he/xe)

Now that Divine Mysteries is out in the world, I'm even more proud to have contributed to this amazing book! As a freelancer, I've worked on a handful of Paizo products including Howl of the Wild, the Curtain Call Adventure Path, and some forthcoming books! For Divine Mysteries, I was overjoyed to write the article on Pharasma, Lady of Graves. As an unrepentant goth, and someone for whom life, death, and fate are all very important, Pharasma has always been my favorite deity, and getting to add my voice to her body of work is something I'm very thankful for! A thousand compliments to the developers, editors, and art team for making this book a phenomenal guide to all things holy (and unholy)!

Illustration by Kendal Gates

Drakoniques

Hi! I’m Drakoniques (or just Drak for short) and I wrote the Lamashtu and Giant Gods sections. I’ve always been a huge fan of deities and the myths/legends that follow them. You can tell a lot about a society by the gods they worship and the lessons their legends hold, so getting to create and add to that for the world of Golarion was wonderful! Writing Lamashtu was especially exciting for me because my first Pathfinder character was a sorcerer who worshipped Lamashtu! Writing her section felt like a perfect full circle. Social media: Bluesky | Instagram | TikTok | Twitch | Twitter

Aoife Ester

Hello! I go by Aoife Ester. Divine Mysteries is my first project working with Paizo, and I'm beyond thrilled with how the book turned out. For my contribution, I channeled an enduring love of weird fiction into Yivali's report on the Outer Gods & Great Old Ones, and am proud to introduce all-new deity Izuyaku, the Strength and Serenity, to the world of Pathfinder. It was a uniquely fun experience to jump from writing about deities that embody the cold and uncaring nature of the universe to writing about one who cares deeply about their followers. If you are determined to seek me out, you can do so on Twitter (@breadbutt) or on Discord (breadbutt_).

Illustration by Alexander Nanitchkov

Tomas Gimenez Rioja (he/him)

Hey, my name is Tomas Gimenez Rioja. I am a Latino game designer, writer, project manager, actual player, SW engineer, and many other things from Argentina. I got to work on projects like Seas of Vodari and Under the Seas of Vodari, where I was in charge of a big part of the monster design, and personal projects like Goth Borg and the system agnostic setting in development Magnolia: The City of Marvels. For Divine Mysteries, I got to bring in my love for monsters and the way these gods affect culture for the goblins and goblinoids; through these gods, I sought to bring depth to goblins, which are often overlooked in many fantasy stories and roleplaying games. Additionally, if you have been following Teki Stronggut, you will find a great surprise in this new book. I hope you get to enjoy these new changes and additions to the gods of Golarion.

Alastor Guzman (they/them)

Hey, I’m Alastor Guzman, your local Mexican game designer. I’m a freelance designer and writer, and I’ve worked on Pathfinder, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Tales from the Gods, and other indie games. The last time I worked with Paizo was on Knights of Lastwall, and I’m thrilled about my work on Divine Mysteries. You can find my writing in the Asmodeus section and the Qlippoth Lords. I’m especially proud of my contributions to the followers and church of our favorite Lord of Darkness and Law, and the introduction of a new Qlippoth Lord, Nyuo-Ogh, the Always Observing. Besides freelancing, I’ve also worked on smaller Mexican projects like Tezca Sentai and Tales from the Gods. I enjoy creating new settings and creatures. You can find me on Bluesky and most social platforms as @alastorgv. You can also check out my other games, Ko-fi, and some surprises through my link tree: https://linktr.ee/alastorgv.

Illustration by Nicholas Phillips

Laura Lynn Horst (she/her)

Divine Mysteries was my first foray into freelancing and my first assignment with Paizo. I'm relatively new to the lore of Pathfinder, so I had such a great time immersing myself in the history of Golarion and how their deities have changed over time. As a lover of all things tabletop, I was particularly excited to revisit the Azlanti gods and my personal favorite undead queen, Urgathoa. I hope to work on more projects in the future! "May you dine forever."

James Jacobs

My direct work on this book was pretty small—I wrote up the entries for Desna, Treerazer, and Zyphus. That said, many of the deities in this book are ones I created decades ago for my homebrew, and watching them grow and evolve and become something more amazing than I ever could have done on my own thanks to the input and imagination of so many other talented creators has been one of my favorite parts of working on Pathfinder. Thank you to everyone who worked on this book to help make it a reality!

Illustration by Alexander Nanitchkov

Jacob W. Michaels (he/him)

Hi everyone, I’m Jacob W. Michaels. I’m a regular freelancer for Paizo, and have contributed to a number of rulebooks, Lost Omens, and adventures (you can find my full list of credits at paizo.com/people/JacobWMichaels). For Divine Mysteries, I contributed to the avatar forms and the mortal herald archetype (I didn’t know mythic was coming when I wrote it, so credit Paizo for those cool parts!). I also wrote the Shelyn entry, which was a lot of fun—there’s nothing like writing about love and beauty to put you in a good mood. Hopefully she inspires you go to out and spread the same, which the world (any world you play in!) truly needs.

Jaime Reyes Mondragon (he/him)

Hi! I'm Jaime Reyes Mondragon. I wrote the god entries on Cayden Cailean and Ah Pook and designed the Palatine Detective archetype. Being Mexican, I had a lot of material to draw on from my country's history and legends when writing about fighting tyrants, dark entities trying to tempt mortals, and esotericism. Divine Mysteries is my first time writing for Pathfinder, so I hope you enjoy my little contribution to this game and its world. You can find me on Twitter as @JaimeRysmon and on BlueSky as @jaimerm.

Illustration by Alexander Nanitchkov

Matt Morris

I’m Matt Morris, and I’ve been lucky enough to do freelance writing for Pathfinder and Starfinder for several years now, working with Paizo and a few 3rd-party companies. I'm currently awaiting the launch of my first Kickstarter, a TTRPG called Remnant Years: Tales of a Ruined Land. In addition to giving my take on Gozreh in Divine Mysteries, I was extremely excited to introduce Genzaeri, the new god of battlefields, modernization, negotiation, and tactics. (Now accepting applications from former Gorumites!) I also wrote the blight oracle mystery and part of the section on Sarkorian god calling. I keep an up-to-date list of my work on my Paizo profile, and I’m always looking for interesting projects, so feel free to contact me if you are looking for a reliable writer! When not writing, I’m teaching high school English near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pam Punzalan

I am Pam Punzalan, a queer Filipina game worker based in Ontario! I'm a Nebula-nominated, multi-awarded writer, designer and editor who has contributed to multiple works in tabletop roleplaying games beyond doing sensitivity consultation and convention work with Big Bad Con (SF, USA). I've also worked on my own projects, where I often explore layers of violence, intimacy, whimsy, and memory. For Divine Mysteries, I toyed with the idea of daemons and memory to my designs on the Harbingers.

Illustration by Alexander Nanitchkov

Jessica Redekop (she/they/he)

Hello! I'm jess. You might recognize me from my work on other Paizo projects like Pathfinder Rage of Elements and the first volume of the Starfinder Drift Crashers AP, A Perfect Storm. I'm back at it again for Lost Omens Divine Mysteries, this time writing about some monitor demigods! Check out pages 212– 217 for hits like Author's Barely Disguised Hobbies and Interests (Yivali has opinions on the classification of monitors), Goddess of Know My Name And Never Mistake My Truth (Phlegyas), and The Rammies? But I'll Lose My Powers If I Consider Those (Il'Surrish's anathema). Stay alert and stay safe playing all your new, freaky outsider cultist characters, everyone. If you'd like to keep up with me on social media, I'm on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/tectonomancer.bsky.social

Erin Roberts (she/her)

Hey all! Erin here. After writing about the deaths of several gods in The Godsrain Prophecies, it was great to have the opportunity to bring some of them to life. To me, writing gods is an amazing opportunity to take aspects of the human experience and make them larger than life, and I deeply enjoyed having a chance to celebrate wanderlust and love across distance with Obari, write about the strength needed to persevere through both heartache and oppression with Embaral, and get back to my (fictional) murderous ways with Norgorber. I hope you enjoy them all! As for me, I continue writing away – you’ll be able to find my work in the upcoming Lost Omens: Rival Academies, and can learn more about what’s going on inside my mind on Bluesky (@nirele.bsky.social) or on the weekly Writing Excuses podcast (https://writingexcuses.com/).

Illustration by Alexander Nanitchkov

Mark Seifter (he/him)

Hi everyone, Mark Seifter here! You might know me from my work co-creating Pathfinder Second Edition, including serving as the primary design lead for the Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide and Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide. In Divine Mysteries, I was thrilled to create a brand-new deity embodying darkness in a different sense than we usually see. I love deities and mythology, and despite working on a lot of different books at Paizo, I happened to not have a chance to write a new deity until now, so I'm beyond excited! These days, you can find me creating all sorts of compatible products for Pathfinder Second Edition over at Roll for Combat. You can also check my YouTube stream, Arcane Mark, with fellow Paizo alum Linda Zayas-Palmer at https://www.youtube.com/@arcanemark2562.

Michael Sayre

Hello! I'm Michael Sayre, the former director of Rules & Lore at Paizo. I worked on the Razmir entries for Divine Mysteries, as well as segments of the orc and Sarkorian deities and some other bits and pieces scattered throughout the book. In the aftermath of the Godsrain I've moved on to work with other organizations like the High Int Low Wis podcast [https://www.highintlowwis.com/] and some as-yet-to-be-announced projects that will be going public early next year. I'll be a bit quiet as I spend the holiday season taking care of family who have been dealing with medical emergencies, but as I ramp back up you'll be able to follow me for updates on my Bluesky account, @animistgunslinger.bsky.social.

Illustration by Sandra Posada

Isis Wozniakowska (she/her)

Hey all, I'm Isis Wozniakowska and I wrote both the Battle Harbinger and the new article on Nethys. I've always loved magic and fantasy and most especially wizard nonsense so it was a treat to work on this project and get to work with magic and the divine. I got into my field of Comparative Literature from an early fascination with mythology and so tales of the divine hold a very special place in my heart, and I hope I managed to let that shine through here. I was super excited to tackle Battle Harbinger since I was, early on, someone who really wanted a more martial combat ready style of cleric. I'm currently making my way through an MA so I don't have too many active projects right now but I am occasionally on Bluesky under @wozenstein, where I mostly talk about books I read and sometimes video games that I like.

Sebastian Yūe (they/them)

Hi, I’m Sebastian Yūe, an award-winning game designer, writer, and editor. I’m proud to have put my spin on Calistria and Irori for this book. I sought to bring themes of queer and trans self-expression to these deities; though vastly different, they both encourage the embracement of the authentic self. Pathfinder 1e was the first TTRPG I ever played and my first character was a paladin of Irori. It’s been a joy to revisit the god of self-perfection after a long journey of my own. Pathfinder Lost Omens Divine Mysteries is my first title with Paizo. When I’m not writing TTRPGs, I’m publishing them as the publishing coordinator at Hit Point Press, and when I’m not working at all, I’m teaching myself to draw, going on hikes, or writing short stories with original characters. You can learn more about my work on my website, and follow me on Bluesky at @sebastianyue.bsky.social.

Illustration by Sammy Khalid

Luis Loza (he/him)
Creative Director (Rules & Lore)