What happens to the souls of Aroden worshipers now that he's dead?

[deuxhero]

Topic.

[Wei Ji the Learner]

Pharasma shoots them into Groetus with her ArodenGun to prevent Groetus from getting closer, because aetheists just don't have the right amount of 'oomph' to keep the End from coming?

[John Woodford]

They're currently all squatting in Aroden's Domain, in Axis. No one has the heart to evict them (though Abadar came up with a way to charge them rent).

[Ventnor]

They go to Norgober's domain, because Norgober was secretly Aroden the whole time.

[Steelfiredragon]

they wait until the scarlet crusader gets sucker punched into casting wish spells to return to as she was before her torture at the hands of whats his name and thus also before the torment by Geb as well.

she takes over and all of Taldor will get off their lazy bumms and bow before the maiden of Taldor

[Set]

Random speculation;

He put them in escrow before he left, all neat and orderly like, because he was kind of a micro-manager (and totally knew what was coming up...).

Many went to Iomedae, others are being held for some event that has not yet transpired.

[deuxhero]

I was actually thinking of people who continued to worship him despite his death, but what happened to his existing petitioners is actually a better question.

[Azten]

If he's dead, that is! [/conspiracy theory]

[The Carpenter]

deuxhero wrote:

I was actually thinking of people who continued to worship him despite his death, but what happened to his existing petitioners is actually a better question.

I believe the Great Beyond and other sources say something along the lines of Pharasma sending each soul to the most appropriate place for them based on who they worshipped; if they're not atheists, they get judged whether the god died or not I think. Otherwise they go to the atheist recycle bin.

[Daw]

Inner Sea Gods p123 wrote:

(Pharasmin Unique Servant)

Echo of Lost Divinity
This minion is a spectral warrior bedecked in expensive Azlanti dress. It bears an uncanny similarity to known renderings of Aroden, and only appeared in Pharasma's service at the beginning of the Age of Lost Omens.

I always liked this tidbit. But to the point of the thread...

The Great Beyond p6 wrote:

Upon death, the soul separates from its physical shell and begins its migration toward the realms of the Outer Sphere, joining the vast currents of souls that traverse the Astral Plane, f lowing toward judgment at Pharasma's Spire. Within Pharasma's courts a great apportionment of souls takes place, with each spirit's nature marking it as destined for one plane or another, one patron god above all others. Only when complications arise, such as dramatic, deathbed conversions, renouncements of faith, or disputed soul-binding pacts, does the sorting of souls become a war of words with two or more parties arguing for the ownership of a soul. In the most rare of cases, the choice becomes that of Pharasma herself. Shepherded off to the various planes of the Outer Sphere or a specific god's realm, each soul arrives to face its chosen fate. Known as petitioners at this stage of their existence, many continue much as they did in life, enjoying a paradise of health and happiness, while others toil under the yoke of infernal masters. Regardless, each fate is that which most accordingly matches the character of the soul. For some souls, however, their evolution continues, as they transform to become outsiders native to their new home. On other planes a petitioner might appear much as it did in life, or in some idealized, perfected version of that mortal self, and those pledged to a specific god adopt whatever form their patron chooses, regardless of their former appearance.

The Nature of the spirit is the overriding factor, not the god in question. Now, the following sentences after the bolded bit indicates that their was probably some lawyering involved, but since no one has said any planar realm was destroyed when Aroden died, the souls remained in that place. Some of those petitioners will likely have found new patron/protectors, whether or not they are in a place where protection is needed. If it is needed, Echo of Lost Divinity may well be a special psychopomp to help these souls find a way to where the should go next.

[tbug]

PCs visit Aroden's former realm during Beyond the Vault of Souls and there are no petitioners mentioned as remaining there. This might not be conclusive, but it's a data point.

[John Woodford]

tbug wrote:

PCs visit Aroden's former realm during Beyond the Vault of Souls and there are no petitioners mentioned as remaining there. This might not be conclusive, but it's a data point.

See, that's what happens when you get behind on your rent. Abadar, he doesn't cut you *any* slack.

[GM Rednal]

My understanding is that the distribution of souls is broadly as follows:

Followers of a specific deity - how much of a follower they need to be might vary, but ordained clergy are almost always likely to go - head to their deity's realm, regardless of their own alignment. This might produce interesting results like a chaotic evil person who worships Gorum (who is CN) going to Elysium (which is where Gorum's divine realm is). Of course, the process of becoming a Petitioner might change them up, so there's probably not a secret army of chaotic evil ascended-petitioner outsiders bunkering down in the middle of Elysium.

People who don't worship a deity typically go to the plane matching their alignment. They may appear on certain parts of the plane, or just as part of a bigger group. Followers of dead and false deities, as well as those who don't have divine realms (like some eldritch gods) go into this category.

If a deity dies, their followers probably remain where they were and just kind of dissipate or get driven out.

Powerful mortals who dislike the entire system can get [spoilers for Beyond The Vault Of Souls].

The process is mostly straightforward, but particularly complex cases get attention from increasingly high-ranking entities serving Pharasma, up to and including the goddess herself, with the potential for others to make claims on the soul for one reason or another.

[UnArcaneElection]

^"Probably not a secret army of Chaotic Evil ascended petitioner outsiders bunkering down in the middle of Elysium?"

Wait a minute. Plot hook . . . .

Of course, so is the fact that Gorum somehow managed to get a realm within Elysium in the first place . . . .