Hello, so I've been reading the Mummy's Mask adventure Empty Graves about the gods and I'm wondering where does Katapesh, Thuvia and Rahadoum fit in.
It says that the gods watched over their chosen people of osirion, also some gods have domains which are specific to osirion such as Wadjet with the River Sphinx.
On the other hand It says that the Garundi people brought the gods with them from South Garund.
In Particular I'm interested in The Jistka Imperium before they banned religion.
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I did a LOT of reading on the Egyptian mythos and their ancient religious philosophy to get into the mood for Mummy's Mask, and your milage may vary, but this is the way I brought the "old gods" to the table:
The old gods are the pantheon of the Osirion people only. Patron dieties, if you will. Their concern, influence and rituals were for the Osirion people only.
Far back in ancient times, they walked among the Osirion people, becoming powerful enough that they eventually rose to the pantheon they became. As the centuries progressed, the fortunes of Osirion rose and fell, and with each invasion by outside empires came that foreign empire's desire to wipe out the worship of uniquely Osirion gods and fold the conquored people into their worship. Temples & shrines were desecrated, icons stolen, broken or vandalized. This occurred over and over for many generations, to the point where now, most know of the old gods but very few actually worship them.
Those that do worship recognize the full pantheon, they do not pick one god, unless they are a priest/ess. The pantheon is not as linear as other faiths; it is absolutely appropriate and suitable for a cleric of Maat to pray and give sacrifice to Isis for the healthy birth of her unborn child, for that is the realm of influence for Isis.
**Sorry, the Jistka Imperium never really came up as a thing of interest by the players to be sorted out, so I didn't.