Homebrew resources needed! Shelyn / Zon-Kuthon

[Divissa]

Hello everyone!

I got into Pathfinder about a year ago, and got into DMing a few months back. I thought I would stick to modules for a while, but then I got a really cool homebrew idea and have started working on it. I've told the general hook to a few of my friends who really want to play in it and seem very enthusiastic about my ideas that I've shared with them.

I'm somewhat obsessed with the mythology of Shelyn and Zon-Kuthon, so their mythology will be playing a big part in my homebrew. What I am looking for is any and all information on their mythology as well as information on the Dark Tapestry. I already have Gods & Magic, Faiths of Purity, and Faiths of Corruption for reference. Are there any other resources I can look at that will give me more information on these gods?

Thank you!

[Goth Guru]

Go to Shelyn.
Her worshipers probably include monks who specialize in disarming their opponents.

[Mr_Shed]

There have been 6-8 page write-ups in various Adventure Paths about them, as noted below.
Shelyn: Jade Regent AP - Night of Frozen Shadows (Part 2)
Zon-Kuthon: Curse of the Crimson Throne AP - Skeletons of Scarwall (Part 5)
Dark Tapestry: Carrion Crown AP - Wake of the Watcher (Part 4)

[Gnoll Bard]

One odd bit of lore that's easy to miss are the Star Towers, which were built by Dou-Bral before he became Zon-Kuthon to help close the wounds in Golarion left by Rovagug's imprisonment and strengthen his prison. They have since become great sacred sites for the worshipers of Zon-Kuthon, and places of evil where the barrier between the material plane and the plane of shadows grows thin.

[Divinitus]

A really cool bit of lore on Zon-Kuthon is in the Artifacts and Legends book under the Song of Extinction. Combining lore known about ZK (He was possessed, the possessing entity's portfolio includes loss, ect.,) with lore about the Song of Extinction, as well as knowledge of Abaddon's history from Book of the Damned 3: Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a certain mad theory can be formulated, listed under the below spoiler.

Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot?!:

Doubral was possessed by the formless First Daemon, who is using him to, as BotD3 referred to in regards to Daemonic behavior, make reality tired of itself (Pain and loss being the engines,) until it collapses on itself, bringing about oblivion. Just a theory!

[Kelazan]

I homebrewed a Paladin order dedicated to Shelyn, The Guardian of Innocence. This is a female order that fight to preserve the purity of love and defend the great romantic ideals. They usually clash against pimps, slavers, authoritarian cultures where forced marriage exist, etc. They are like the mortal nemesis of Succubus and Incubus. My players loved the idea when I presented them this order.

[Movin]

There was a thread a while back for the concept of how ZK worshippers were not just getting murdered all the time like Rovagug groupies. Concept was sticking to more of a refined kind of pain worship. Really cool and I would suggest you check it out. Zon-Kuthon Flavor thread.

I'm half remembering the Crimson Throne AP having a piece involving a Star tower. I know for a fact that they had a large chunk of the story wrapped up in a cult of big ZK.

The pathfinder novel Nightglass starts out in Nidal, not sure how much you want to get into the countries that worship the gods themselves but it could very easily be used as a point of reference.

Inquisitors of Shelyn sound like a fun thing to play with, like some sort of horrible Frankenstein of sailor moon and the Punisher.
Keep the flame of inspiration and hope alive at all costs and such. Well that and the fact that there is a big chance a chunk of the more deadly Z followers are disaffected acolytes of Shelyn what with one being a fragmented mirror of the other. After all there are going to be some that can't keep up with the expectations of Love and Friend-shipping people to becoming well adjusted members of society.