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Aenigma wrote:

Really? Aldinach, Nocticula, and Socothbenoth are from the real world mythology? I searched their names on Google but I couldn't find any. So I thought those names are 100% created by Paizo.

I believe that Socothbenoth is inspired by Succoth-benoth, a babylonian god.

Aldinach is a demon from egyptian mythology and I think Nocticula is god found in Roman mythology, but I'm not sure.

Nocticula seems to be a medieval European witch goddess, akin to or another name for Hecate, Benzosia and Habondia. At least, this guy's blog post cites Paul Huson and Gerald Gardner as saying so:

https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2022/09/in-search-of-nocticula.html

I noticed Liane Merciel's _Hellknight_ isn't in the bundle. I have a copy already, but since it's my favorite of the Pathfinder Tales I've read so far, I looked for it anyway. Just curious -- why was it left out?