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I have some doubts regarding Nyrissa and Nymphs.

According to Archives of Nethys (2e) nymphs are a family of fey, which means every nymph is also classified as a dryad, naiad, hesperid, etc.

1) Nyrissa seems to be, because of the way she looks, a dryad. And because of how powerful she is, a Hamadryad. Is this correct? Or is she her own kind of nymph, because of how unique she is? Same thing regarding the defaced nymphs, as they're also only described as nymphs.

2) And related to this; Nymph Queens are said to rule over entire regions and not be dependant on their wards. But also to be intrinsically tied to a specific region, their health influencing their warded region's health. Does that mean Queens can move out of their region, and "intrinsically tied" meaning the wellbeing of the region is tied to that of the Queen? (like Nyrissa and the event with the unicorn in Kingmaker book 1). Same thing regarding the defaced nymphs being found in a non natural location.

Are you planning to, eventually (may take decades, ofc) develop all of Golarion?

I ask because sometimes I like to have a little corner of an established setting for myself, to design or put there whatever I want, while still playing in that world. But I also like to stick to canon. So I don't feel comfortable developing a region in a place that will eventually be fleshed out.

There are some settings where the creators say things like "we won't develop that region, so you can do whatever you feel like there, and published material won't contradict it". The Stolen Lands and Kingmaker are something along those lines.

Hello James

Greetings from Argentina

First of all, I'd like to thank you for creating and cultivating a space like this.

I discovered Pathfinder not long ago, through the cRPG, and have been reading quite a bit about the setting, lore, etc. I like how inclusive
and diverse it is, how maturely it handles some topics, the messages it tries to convey, I love the First World, etc.

I've also been reading your answers for a while, and was pleasantly surprised while discovering the kind of person you are.

Now, regarding my question:

After finishing the cRPG, I decided to fluff the kingdom.

While reading about Milani, I thought she would be a good fit as a patron deity for it.

The kingdom tries to be more equal (economically speaking) than Andoran, and more lax on laws, but more stable politically without deviating from the CG
alignment (so less freedom in a sense, for example, ban on all evil religions, a ceiling for those who want to accumulate wealth/power).

For context, The Queen is CG, "married" Nyrissa (so 2 Queens). Harmony with nature is extremely important. Fey (good/neutral, are also citizens). Taxes are low, merchants only taxed on luxury goods. No nobility. You can't have a business if you don't live in the settlement, are limited to how many. People free to do as they see fit as long as they don't harm others, etc.

The reasons the Queen thinks Milani would be a good fit are:

1) If people believe in Milani's ideals, then they would call her out if she'd become more authoritarian and behaved in a way that would lead to
common people being opressed. They would also know their rights and rebel against officials and people who would try to abuse their power.

2) She thinks that crimes should be judged by the community. So each town would have their own sets of laws and ideas about acceptable and
unacceptable behaviour. She thinks that, when people gather to judge crimes, a cleric of Erastil and another one of Milani should be present,
to guide people and make sure communities don't devolve into something unfair or evil. So, while not themselves judges, they would have the right
to not let a judgement pass if it doesn't allign with their deities and kingdom ideals. She chose those deities because both care about communities, Good, but
at the same time are opposed on the law - chaos axis. So Erastil would protect the environment, teach people to care about nature and see behaviour
that disregards nature as bad/amoral, while Milani would understand the "chaotic" behaviour Erastil is against, and be a counterweight to some of
Erastil's values that would be "unfair" if imposed to the people (gender roles, for example).

3) Giving the church a safe space where it is strong would help to spread those ideals without the State being directly involved.

So, the question is: Would Milani's church accept these roles in a Kingdom? Receive funding to build temples, have responsibilities in guiding a community and a kingdom at peace, etc.

A priori I don't see why not, but maybe her domains/subdomains (Liberation, Revolution, Riot) would imply she would prefer another kind of government (more like anarchy/communism, as they are academically defined. I know in PF anarchy is violence and chaos :( ).

I also read, in one of your answers, that in your personal setting Milani fills a role that Cayden fills in the official setting. If you'd like to expand on this, I'd be thankful, as I really like Milani (and Desna btw) and I don't think there's enough material about her. In fact I wouldn't mind her role, in my headcannon, overlaping or replacing Cayden's.