hello i'm wondering which god would most fit into the role of preserving knowledge, more specifically books.
i'm guessing nethys is probably closer, but he seems more geared towards magical knowledge.
the basic character concept is either a cleric or bard that travels around looking for and protecting ancient tomes.
hmm he does seem to fit the idea i have, plus he's LN so thats a plus.
his favored weapon is kinda meh, but not a problem.
thanks michael
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Shelyn would be interested in artistic writings since she is a goddess of Art. Pharasma is a Knowledge goddess and would likely take interest in books as well. Norgorber is also a good choice and would be especially interested in finding ancient, secret knowledge. Abadar may take a tangential interest as writing and history are often linked to civilization. Aroden would be a good choice if you were human and he hadn't been MIA and presumed dead for the last century.
Heck, you may revere several or all of these gods to some degree as you share their agendas, but not offer each of them formal worship. It'd be like giving a prayer to Gozreh or Erastil as you make camp in the wilderness, despite normally worshiping Cayden Cailean. Just because you venerate one god above others doesn't mean you don't realize that the others have some dominion over your pursuits.
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Lissala is also an option, if an ancint evil goddess of runes, sigils, and lost knowledge is what you're looking for. She's connected with the lost empire of Thassilon.
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Lissala is also an option, if an ancint evil goddess of runes, sigils, and lost knowledge is what you're looking for. She's connected with the lost empire of Thassilon.
She's the god given a write-up in the latest AP, Into the Nightmare Rift, and it's good stuff.
She's a goddess of law, runes, magic and strict librarian ladies with riding crops under thier desks.
Mind you, it's not a perfect article. The way it tries to describe her "modern day" clerics is unconvincing and I don't think her description completely justifies Lawful Evil, she comes across as more of a very strict Lawful Neutal.
Still, there's more than enough there to sink your teeth into.
That's been one of my problems with Lissala from the beginning.
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She's a goddess of law, runes, magic and strict librarian ladies with riding crops under thier desks.
Mind you, it's not a perfect article. The way it tries to describe her "modern day" clerics is unconvincing and I don't think her description completely justifies Lawful Evil, she comes across as more of a very strict Lawful Neutal.
I actually kind of like having a Lawful Evil goddess that very lawful and only a little bit evil.
But you're right that there are Neutral deities that come off as a lot more evil than she does (Besmara and Calistria, for example). I think that's more of a problem with the Neutral write-ups than with Lissala's, though.
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Irori always struck me as the librarian god.
Given that he's the god of knowledge and history. Plus the meditative aspect of calligraphy and even print block making.
But it's a big subject and different gods have their own take on it, I imagine.
(Of course, I am a librarian, and thus I think of it as a LG profession. Hence I think Lissala is more the god of letters. This also makes sense to me as someone with a mild case of dyslexia).
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(Of course, I am a librarian, and thus I think of it as a LG profession. Hence I think Lissala is more the god of letters. This also makes sense to me as someone with a mild case of dyslexia).
Hey, so am I! :) Irori's the strict librarian that always has his collection perfectly ordered so that things are easy to find, and he's happy to help you if you need it. He'll shush you hard if you get noisy, though.
Lissala's the snooty librarian whose collection is in a weird and obscure order that only makes sense if you spend days learning the system, and she expects you to find everything yourself.
Norgorber intentionally mis-shelves books in places where only he can find them later.
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(Of course, I am a librarian, and thus I think of it as a LG profession. Hence I think Lissala is more the god of letters. This also makes sense to me as someone with a mild case of dyslexia).Hey, so am I! :) Irori's the strict librarian that always has his collection perfectly ordered so that things are easy to find, and he's happy to help you if you need it. He'll shush you hard if you get noisy, though.
Lissala's the snooty librarian whose collection is in a weird and obscure order that only makes sense if you spend days learning the system, and she expects you to find everything yourself.
Norgorber intentionally mis-shelves books in places where only he can find them later.
Norgorber's a patron. I've dealt with his kind before. Seriously. Secret caches of books hidden away behind the stacks. Weird stuff. Once I found a small bar of hard liquor.
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Norgorber's a patron. I've dealt with his kind before. Seriously. Secret caches of books hidden away behind the stacks. Weird stuff. Once I found a small bar of hard liquor.(Of course, I am a librarian, and thus I think of it as a LG profession. Hence I think Lissala is more the god of letters. This also makes sense to me as someone with a mild case of dyslexia).Hey, so am I! :) Irori's the strict librarian that always has his collection perfectly ordered so that things are easy to find, and he's happy to help you if you need it. He'll shush you hard if you get noisy, though.
Lissala's the snooty librarian whose collection is in a weird and obscure order that only makes sense if you spend days learning the system, and she expects you to find everything yourself.
Norgorber intentionally mis-shelves books in places where only he can find them later.
Did the liquor make up for the hidden books? :)
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Did the liquor make up for the hidden books? :)Norgorber's a patron. I've dealt with his kind before. Seriously. Secret caches of books hidden away behind the stacks. Weird stuff. Once I found a small bar of hard liquor.(Of course, I am a librarian, and thus I think of it as a LG profession. Hence I think Lissala is more the god of letters. This also makes sense to me as someone with a mild case of dyslexia).Hey, so am I! :) Irori's the strict librarian that always has his collection perfectly ordered so that things are easy to find, and he's happy to help you if you need it. He'll shush you hard if you get noisy, though.
Lissala's the snooty librarian whose collection is in a weird and obscure order that only makes sense if you spend days learning the system, and she expects you to find everything yourself.
Norgorber intentionally mis-shelves books in places where only he can find them later.
It was obviously drunk from the bottle; hence, not confiscated. Shrines to the god of drinking, nope, not a library thing.
Did the liquor make up for the hidden books? :)Norgorber's a patron. I've dealt with his kind before. Seriously. Secret caches of books hidden away behind the stacks. Weird stuff. Once I found a small bar of hard liquor.(Of course, I am a librarian, and thus I think of it as a LG profession. Hence I think Lissala is more the god of letters. This also makes sense to me as someone with a mild case of dyslexia).Hey, so am I! :) Irori's the strict librarian that always has his collection perfectly ordered so that things are easy to find, and he's happy to help you if you need it. He'll shush you hard if you get noisy, though.
Lissala's the snooty librarian whose collection is in a weird and obscure order that only makes sense if you spend days learning the system, and she expects you to find everything yourself.
Norgorber intentionally mis-shelves books in places where only he can find them later.
It was obviously drunk from the bottle; hence, not confiscated. Shrines to the god of drinking, nope, not a library thing.
Bruce, from the Philosophy Department of the Australian University of Hullabaloo would beg to differ!