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Hey, everyone. I've been wondering - I know Urgathoa is a Neutral Evil god, but her alignment range includes all sides of Evil including Lawful. This has me wondering - given Urgathoa's is about gluttony/hedonism/indulgence, as well as disease, undeath, and, well... DEATH... how would a Lawful Evil character - be they a fighter or a guard, a wizard, or a Cleric - go about worshipping the Pallid Princess?

For example - say the LE character was a wizard from Cheliax, maybe even one that's on the way to joining the ranks of the Hellknights and their Signifers. What would a Chelish Urgathoan's mindset be in this case - given the prominence of Asmodeus worship there, even if most gods are allowed to also be worshipped (until this is rescinded at the crown's discretion), as well as the general nature of the Hellknights.

Would a Urgathoan Hellknight - most likely a Signifer - be feasible? I'd imagine they'd stand the most likely chance of existing in the Order of the Gate, but still...

I digress - I look forward to reading your responses. :)

Hey, all - got a fairly simple lore/story-based question I was hoping to get some advice/insight on and hope y'all can help me. :)

So, I know that within Korvosa/Little Cheliax (depending on who you ask), they are two established schools for magical studies - the less-respected Theumanexus College and their generalized studies, and of course the Acadamae who produces specialist Wizards of each school (aside from their obsessive focus on Conjuration and their mandatory test in said school just to graduate). However, one of the main things known about the latter is that it's almost exclusively a WIZARD school - meaning Sorcerers are out of luck and potentially also Arcanists would have a hard time getting in... right?

What I'm wondering is what kind of options would a Korvosan-born Arcanist have for how they could have studied outside of those institutions? And would there be any possible exclusive or ideal options out there for an Arcanist of the School Savant archetype/style - such as a chance (or increased chance of) of being accepted into the Acadamae?

... Side question as well, is it just Conjuration that cannot be ignored/considered an oppositional school for Acadamae students - or would it be Divination -and- Conjuration? I ask because I read that they consider Divination as a universal school and somewhere that claimed both schools were basically too important to ignore.

Thanks all in advance, and have a great day/afternoon/night. :D

Hey, everyone.

So, I'm still a bit of a noob when it comes to learning the lore and understanding the world of Golarion better, yet I find myself drawn to both Ustalav and the likes of Korvosa and Kaer Maga both. Ustalav, specifically, intrigues me due to their academic focuses, Gothic themes and inspirations, and their necromantic history thanks to the Whispering Tyrant and his followers' influence over the years including the time Tar-Baphon was sealed away.

Now, I've got a few questions I could use some help with - either from anyone who has a supported answer from sourcebooks, established lore, etc or what a general consensus would be on the matter(s).

To start things off, are there any known or established arcane colleges or establishments for Wizards or Arcanists to learn or hail from prior to becoming adventurers?

I know that with the Carrion Crown Player's Guide, it mentions that Wizards would either make their way to Ustalav to look for any ancient tomes, lore, and artifacts or even to study or teach at the various colleges and universities that dot the land of the Immortal Principality, but would that just refer to any sort of establishment like the University of Lepidstadt that seems to focus more on mortal sciences, or would there be magic-oriented schools around as well?

Second question pertains more to religions - I know that with Tar-Baphon's influence throughout Ustalav's history, the Ustalavic people would see more worship of both Pharasma and Urgathoa, but would the latter still primarily focus on cult-sects for their flocks of death, or would there more public groups that worship the Pallid Princess in the land of Ustalav?

Then something a tad different for a final question, and probably one that's been asked to death and raised into undeath (sorry...), what would be the difference in names/naming conventions (if any) between a standard Varisian and an Ustalavic citizen?