Fan Fluff for Holy Men

[Windbit]

I've seen several people asking for info about Pathfinder's gods that they can use for clerics and paladins. Since there is still a lot we don't know, and since the Pathfinder staff can't possibly answer every question we ask (although they are very informative and have dropped some tantalizing info), I thought it may be a good idea for us to write up some fluff to use for deities until the official info is revealed.

Here are some of my ideas on the beliefs and practices of worshipers of Urgathoa and Rovagug.

Urgathoa: Worshipers of Urgathoa believe that the world is theirs' for the taking, and those who lack the ambition to take what they want deserve to be taken advantage of. Because the average person's only plan is to live from day to day, followers of Urgathoa use disease to eliminate the weak and passion-less common folk. Those with necromantic ability animate the corpses of their victims, creating undead servants to take care of the work while they enjoy the fruits of their victories. Some of Urgathoa's most faithful willingly become carriers of disease themselves; though they themselves cannot die from their afflictions, those they come into contact with can.

Rovagug: The deity of destruction's worshipers are nihilists who hate the world with a passion. Their hatred of mortal life is so great that instead of merely killing themselves, they would rather go out in a blaze of chaotic violence, aiming to take as much down with them as possible. Followers of Rovagug only create things that are used to destroy; the creation of anything not intended to take lives or otherwise wreak destruction is taboo, even the creation of items intended to glorify Rovagug. Temples are never built to honor the god of wrath. Quite the contrary: Rovagug's worshipers destroy the temples of other gods, desecrating broken altars for his glorication. The faithful avoid comforts and go out of their way to make things more difficult for themselves to ensure that they never become apathetic to the negative aspects of the world. Some followers of Rovagug become anti-paladins, unholy champions of chaos and evil who bring death in their wake. Unless worshipers are acting together in a greater plan (which is an incredibly rare occurrence) they usually fight to the death. Rovagug's warriors who flee from battle become disgusted and ashamed of themselves, often opting to end their lives in the form of suicidal rampage through a town or city until they are finally killed.

[Grimcleaver]

We just introduced a couple of temples in our game. Cayden Cailean and Gorum.

The temple of Cayden Cailean was stoutly built and round with a heavy wood and stone exterior. The doors were stout iron, with a scupted image on one side of two men grasping palms in a wrestling match, on the other side the two men raised winehorns to each other. Inside the main chapel was a round arena with benches around it and a sculpture of Cayden Cailean on the far end, surrounded by offerings--strong tobacco, red meat, war trophies cut from monsters fought, scatterings of coins. The head priest was a massive man in clerical robes that could be unfurled from the chest to hang down around the waist with wide pleated pants and greek leather strap sandles. He would clap ceremonial chalk on his hands and offer visitors to a wrestle dedicated to their god and open to the public, after which drinking horns were passed around and filled with rich, potent wine.

The temple of Gorum was built like a war tent, thick gold embroidered blood red fabric tassled in gold with stout stained wooden beams topped with gold dragon heads. From a hole in the top of the tent smoke and the smell of burning sacrifices waft out into the street. All about the front of the temple lie treasures dedicated as booty to the lord of strength, destruction and war. From inside resound the deep beating of large taicho drums.