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I saw this on rpg.net about how the gods would be if things were changed around and this
popped up, might be an interesting take on things.
Abadar: Chaotic Neutral God of Crime, urban decay, anarchy, and riots. Abadar personifies the chaotic aspects of cities and commerce. He is the patron of Crime bosses, corrupt cops and politicians, anarchists, the homeless and disenfranchised, and also worshiped by urban dwelling monsters such as Wererats and Goblins. Abadar plays all these forces against one another in a chaotic dance of chaos and destruction, defying the idea of cities as bastions of order and stability.
Asmodeus: Chaotic good God of freedom, trickery, and poetic justice. This Asmodeus is more of a dark byronic anti hero or a Loki figure. He's the trouble maker of the Gods. A silver tongued scamp who loved bringing the proud and cruel down with his mischief. Many a tyrant or warlord has been ruined by Asmodeus in disguise.
Callistra: Lawful Neutral Goddess of courtly love, Justice, and knowledge. The Goddess of the Elves here is a noble princess who encourages her elves to become chivalrous knights and pledge themselves to their queen priests, like a soldier bee protecting their hive (this version of Callistra favors honey bees over wasps), rather than seeking vengeance, Callisrtran priestesses seek to use the legal system to mete out justice against those who wrong the common man, and Callistran priestesses frequently become senators and judges (While also pushing for the decriminalization of sex workers, since Callistra is still a sex positive Goddess).
Cayden Calien: Lawful evil God of Tyranny, bullies, and drinking: In his mortal life Cayden was a warlord and abusive bully, who barged into the test of the starstone blind drunk and murdered someone else who was about to complete it. He is now the patron of tyrants, bullies and anyone who uses fear and force to force others to serve them. Calien also encourages his followers to drink heavily, to numb themselves to the feelings of others, and to feed their rage and anger.
Desna: Lawful evil Goddess of Nightmares, the sky, and spies. Desna's eyes are everywhere. Every star in the sky, every butterfly on the wind, are her eyes and ears. Eternally paranoid, Desna spreads this paranoia to others through their dreams, poisoning newlyweds with fear of infedility, destroying families, and driving noble kings to become brutal tyrants.
Erastil: Chaotic evil God of the Wilderness, beasts, and the patriarchy. Erastil claims isolated wildernesses as his domain, where his followers found isolated communities and communes cut off from the rest of the world. Here the only rule is might makes right, and the rule of man is above all. These communes often enslave and abuse woman, whom Erasitl see's as inferior, and also prey on local demihumans and communities. Lycanthropy is common among Erastil worshipers and is considered a mark of his favor.
Gorum: Lawful Neutral God of War. This version of Gorum is more like a Athena in that he embodies the more chivalrous and tactic oriented aspects of War. A born diplomat and orator, Gorum prefers to turn his enemies with wisdom and impassioned words than with violence. However when push comes to shove he is able to fight when he has to, and is a gifted strategist and a mighty warrior in his own right.
Gozreh: Neutral deity, so they're the same. Only difference is the water form is male and the Earth form is female.
Iomedae: Chaotic Evil Goddess of Warlords, Antipaladins and injustice. One of the most notorious villains in the history of the Inner Sea, Iomedae rampaged and pillaged across the land for years, eventually though the thrill of slaughter and destruction was not enough for her, and she sought greater power, taking the test of the starstone and becoming a Goddess. Iomedae teaches that the only thing that matters is victory, no matter the cost or what dirty trick you need to pull.
Irori: Chaotic Neutral God of anarchy, personal freedom, and perfection. Irori teaches that the only true path to perfection is to live free. Free of society, free of rule by anyone. He teaches that government, rulers, kings, laws, are all chains which restrain people from finding their full potential, and that these structures must be torn down by any means so that people can find their own path.
Nethys: neutral deity. Again no real change here.
Lamashtu; Lawful Good Goddess of childbirth, dreams and deformity. While monstrous looking, Lamashtu has the biggest heart of any deity, and considers all beings her children. Mothers pray to Lamashtu for healthy births, and mothers of children whose children are born different that their children will be accepted and loved. Lamashtu's clerics were often born with some sort of birth defect, which they consider a sign of their future calling, and teach that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of how they look.
Norgorber: Neutral God of Thievery, secrets, and righteous assassination. Secretive Norgorber is the patron of freedom fighters, underground railroads, and assassins who seek to unseat tyrants. The taking of a life is never an easy thing to do, but Norgorber believes that some people just make the world a worse place by their presence, and that their removal would be a net good for the world. Mistrusted even by good aligned communities, clerics of Norgorber prize secrecy over all.
Pharasma: Neutral Goddess, pretty much the same.
Rovagug: Lawful Good God of destruction. Creation and destruction go hand in hand. So it falls upon Rovagug to clear out the old. Like his brother Groteus Rovagug is the put upon demolition crew of the Gods, charged with the duty of destroying dead worlds or worlds too far gone to save. Despite this grisly work Rovagug is not without pity, and often sends emmisaries to inhabited worlds slated for destruction to get their people to safety or prepare them for their impending doom. Rovagug is presently on a cosmic break, taking a nap in the center of Golarion.
Sarenrae: Neutral Evil Goddess of corruption and the sun: Radiant as the sun, and just as dangerous to look at, Sarenrae is the eternal queen of Hell, an endless corrupter and schemer who embodies the destruction aspects of the sun and fire. It is said no mortal has ever interacted with Sarenrae and not been corrupted.
Shelyn: Neutral evil Goddess of Beauty, lust, and bigotry, Cruel, vain and petty, Shelyn is as evil as she is beautiful, and she cannot abide the existence of ugliness, so she bids her minions go forth and murder any race she deems "Ugly": Dwarves, Orcs, Goblins, basically anything except humans and elves.(And some gnomes).
Torag: Chaotic Evil God of the Dwarves: When Torag created the Dwarves, he gave them orders to wait for a sign to begin their quest for sky, which would be a sign that the surface folk would be at their weakest, and ripe for conquest. Thankfully for the surface race, the Dwarves ancient blood enemies the Orcs followed them to the surface, and worked to stymie their plans for conquest. Torag grows increasingly frustrated with the Dwarves inability to conquer the surface world, and may eventually abandon them for a new creation.
Urgathoa: Neutral Good Goddess of Gluttony and undeath. When Urgathoa stood in line to be judged by Pharasma, she missed the passions of the mortal world and so snuck away to spend one more night among the living enjoying the pleasures of life. This so bemused Pharasma she decided to give Urgathoa the task of shepheding those who had died but aren't really ready to go yet. Urgathoa's priests often work as exorcists, hospice workers, midwives, and so forth. There are also numerous holiday's and festivals where Urgathoa allows the spirits of the dead to come visit family members.
Zon Kuthon: Chaotic Good God of Darkness, Sorrow, and liberation. Shelyn's twin brother, Shleyn frequently abused and belittled Zon Kuthon, eventually imprisoning him in the demiplane of shadow. Zon Kuhton eventually escaped, and became the somber deity of darkness and sorrow, He is also the God of liberation, in particular sexual liberation. So long as its between consenting adults, its cool with Zon Kuthon, and his clerics often run BDSM clubs and high class brothels.
This is awesome. I remember a long time ago in the official DND boards there was a thread like this called something like "mirror universe deities". Maybe these could come from another multiverse or something.
This made me so happy. Thank you.
Just a thought: I noticed you left most of the Neutral gods unchanged. Maybe they could stay Neutral but have opposite portfolios (such as Gozreh being a god of cities/technology.)