Minor Gods of Golarion (with equally minor spoilers?)

[Generic Villain]

I love demigods. Maybe it's the underdog appeal, or maybe, as I suspect, they're more creative than the "core" gods. See, every campaign needs a death god. And a nature god. And a LG paladin god, a trickster god, a war god, and a smattering of evil gods. A few racial gods are important too. My point is, I think when it comes to designing the core gods, the designers are sort of creatively stymied. I mean I love what they did with Urgathoa for example, but in every evil death god is going to follow a simila archetype.

But minor gods, that's a whole different story. You can let all sorts of weirdness fly with these guys, and never have to justify that weirdness, because hey... they're just minor gods anyway. So I've decided to comb through the Paizo products I have and make a list of these unsung divinities. I don't own all the Paizo stuff though, so I'm sure I'm missing at least a few.

So now, in no particular order, are the minor gods of Golarion.

-Chamidu: Vudran goddess of beasts. Depicted as a six-armed, four-faced giant who rides a tiger with human hands for paws.
Source: Pathfinder 9, page 33

-Diomazul, Serpent of Eigthy Blades: Vudran god of ruthless fury and cruelty in battle. Depicted as a snake with dozens of arms, each wielding a blade.
Source: Pathfinder 9, page 54

-Achaekek, the Mantis God: LE demigod (sort of), he is the assassin of the gods.
Source: Pathfinder 9, page 81

-Ghlaunder: CE demigod of parasites and infection. Said to appear as a giant mosquito.
Source: Pathfinder 2, page 70

-Droskar: Evil dwarven god of toil.
Source: Hollow's Last Hope, page 9

-Apsu: LG god of dragons, glory, leadership, and peace. Sire of metallic dragons, and enemy/father of Dahak. His mate was once Tiamat.
Source: Pathfinder 4, page 62

-Dahak: CE god of destruction, dragons, evil, and treachery. Universally hated by all dragons.
Source: Source: Pathfinder 4, page 62

-Tiamat: Along with her mate Apsu, she may have created Golarion.
Source: Source: Pathfinder 4, page 61

-Fandarra: N goddess of birth, death, earth, and knowledge. Worshiped mostly by stone giants.
Source: Pathfinder 4, page 56

-Minderhal: LE god of creation, justice, giants, and strength. Now worshiped only by stone giants, but was once far more popular.
Source: Pathfinder 4, page 56

-Urazra and the Bear Cult: God of battle, brutality, and strength. A new faith, followed mostly by stone giants.
Source: Pathfinder 4, page 57

-Lissala: Former goddess of runes, fate, and reward of service. Her faith is now dead.
Source: Pathfiner 1, page 78

-The Peacock Spirit: Former god of the mind, body, and soul. This dead faith was intentionally shrouded in mystery.
Source: Pathfiner 1, page 78

[F33b]

I've often wondered if Fandarra isn't just the stone giant "interpretation" of Pharasma.

[Watcher]

Perhaps this one?

and the Oliphaunt of Jandelay, a creature so powerful and yet so difficult to control that it was summoned only once to destroy an invading army—and even so, dismissing it afterwards destroyed a quarter of the Peacock Legion.

Page 79 of Pathfinder 1

Though, the Oliphaunt might be another name for the Tarrasque (aka the Armaggeddon Engine), prior to it being bound by the gods..

[cappadocius]

I can't believe you forgot the Goblin pantheon!

Hadregash, LE God of Goblin Supremacy, Slavery, and Territory.
Venkelvore, NE God of Famine, Graves, and Torture.
Zarongel, NE God of Dog Killing, Fire, and Mounted Combat.
Zogmugot, CE God of Drowning, Flotsam, and Scavenging.

This charming band of brothers can be found in Classic Monsters Revisited, pg 20. Unfortunately, Paizo didn't see fit to provide a portfolio for "that stump over there that looks kind of like a monster"

[Watcher]

cappadocius wrote:

I can't believe you forgot the Goblin pantheon!

Perhaps Villain doesn't own it yet, and so we have cause to recommend it to them. It's a great read, and can really spice up classic humanoid encounters.

Of course, I have no excuse. :( To Goblin Hell I must go.

[Mark Moreland]

All this information and more is available on the PathfinderWiki. If this is an interest to you, as it seems to be, don't hesitate to contribute to the site. May Droskar bless you!

Also, did anyone else notice in the Gaz that Caiden Caylean is listed as a demi-god?

[David Jackson 60]

Jeff, the god of biscuts.

[cappadocius]

Watcher wrote:

To Goblin Hell I must go.

Salt Lake City, Utah?

[Generic Villain]

Thanks yoda8myhead, that's a nice wiki. I forgot that everything has a wiki these days, heh. And alas I do not have the Classic Monsters book yet. I know I know, shame on me - it's on my short list of stuff to buy when I have money again.

As for the Oliphaunt, I'm fairly sure it isn't the tarrasque; the tarrasque is said to be the most powerful Spawn of Rovagug in the Pathfinder Chronicles Gazetteer. You can see a picture of the Oliphaunt on page 63 of Pathfinder 5 (among other places), though you can only make out its enormous head. I'll bet the Oliphaunt is similar to the Mantis God. Which is to say, Godzilla-esque is size, fairly dumb, and insanely strong with a really high CR. I'd love to see him statted out one day.

[Generic Villain]

Hmm, sorry to double post but I noticed something looking at the Oliphaunt's pic. He has the Rune of Wrath branded on his forehead, and whoever is summoning him is using the same rune. I know that the seven sins are an important theme in Golarion, so maybe each sin has its own super-monster? Just a thought.

[Watcher]

Generic Villain wrote:

As for the Oliphaunt, I'm fairly sure it isn't the tarrasque;

Yeah, it was just idle speculation. =)

[James Jacobs]

The Oliphaunt is neither god nor tarrasque. Its closest analogy would probably be to call it a Great Old One... it's a SUPER POWERFUL creature from somewhere else.

[Generic Villain]

Cool, thanks for the tidbit James. When you put it that way, maybe the Oliphaunt is Golarion's answer to Cthulhu. That'd make sense, as I remember reading somewhere that Earthbound Lovecraft horrors like Cthulhu and Shudde M'ell wouldn't be making the Pathfinder crossover (...on account of being stuck on Earth).

[Coridan]

I would love to know the gods of:

Youth
Cats
Fey
Horses
Sewers
Ninjas

[cappadocius]

Coridan wrote:

I would love to know the gods of:

Youth

Cayden Cailean

Coridan wrote:

Cats

Rovagug (and I say this as a roommate to a wonderful cat!)

Coridan wrote:

Fey

Desna and Gozreh share the duties on this'n.

Coridan wrote:

Horses

Lamashtu.

No, seriously, it's Gozreh.

Coridan wrote:

Sewers

Urgathoa

Coridan wrote:

Ninjas

"that tree stump over there that kind of looks like a ninja."

[MarkusTay]

Wuxia = God of Ninjas and Monks :D