Origin of Achaekek


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The Exchange

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Pathfinder #9, p. 81:

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Yet Achaekek is not a true god, but rather one of the first creatures given life by the gods. Even early on, long before mortal life came dominate the Material Plane, some of the gods realized they would need an agent to carry out their divine justice...

Pathfinder Chronicles: Gods & Magic, p. 3

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Late in this age, mortals and deities alike were shcoked when the Whispering Tyrant (technically a mortal undead and certainly not a god) killed Arazni. Never before had a god been slain by mortal hand, and the gods realized they were more vulnerable than even they had feared. Many drew together to create the mantis god Achaekek to protect them from such threats...

So, which version of Achaekek's creation is accurate, now?

Liberty's Edge

Pathfinder Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber
delabarre wrote:

Pathfinder #9, p. 81:

Quote:
Yet Achaekek is not a true god, but rather one of the first creatures given life by the gods. Even early on, long before mortal life came dominate the Material Plane, some of the gods realized they would need an agent to carry out their divine justice...

Pathfinder Chronicles: Gods & Magic, p. 3

Quote:
Late in this age, mortals and deities alike were shcoked when the Whispering Tyrant (technically a mortal undead and certainly not a god) killed Arazni. Never before had a god been slain by mortal hand, and the gods realized they were more vulnerable than even they had feared. Many drew together to create the mantis god Achaekek to protect them from such threats...
So, which version of Achaekek's creation is accurate, now?

Both. Mortals never get the divine story right. So whichever story you want to be true is true, but the other is also around. I suspect the Red Mantises go with option 1 as it gives their demigod more status than "OMG! The mortals can kill us, quick, create something to stop them!!!"

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If I were forced to pick one of the two, it would be the first one, since Achaekek has been around a LOT longer than Arazni's death. The Red Mantises didn't start worshiping him unitl relatively recently, but he's been around for quite some time.

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