Ketephys - Do we have a good source of info on the Elven God of the Hunt?


Lost Omens Campaign Setting General Discussion


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I've got a player who is a Vindicator of Ketephys and there is surprisingly little info on him. I want to help incorporate their deity more but... he's sparsely attested. There's some in Elves of Golarion and little snippets here and there; running up into Spore War I wondered if we'd get some more info on him due to his connection to hunting demons, but I haven't seen word of that.

Anyone got any secret stores of Ketephys lore?


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The wiki says he gets five pages in Faiths of Golarion.


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Can confirm that he features in Faiths of Golarion. I'd say that it's the most informative document on him right now. While I think some of his 1e domains don't exist anymore in 2e and so on and so forth (though his updated domains are in the Divine Mysteries supplement table), it's still a good resource. The wiki says a lot from there, but not everything.

In terms of hunting demons:
He was deeply upset by Treerazer's corruption of forests in Kyonin, being a god of forestry. The article claims that he led some archers specifically to drive Treerazer further back, though I don't know how canon that second detail is today. That's why his anathema is so anti-Treerazer; he wants him completely gone from Golarion. His faith (the dedicated priests at least) is supposed to meet every first full moon to confirm Treerazer is still 'trapped'. (Uh... don't tell them-)

In terms of the Spore War Player's Guide:
While not mentioned in much detail, if you look at where they say "Competitive hunting events, such as safaris, in which animal are killed purely for spectacle or gratification, are regarded as shameful and criminal.", I believe that is both elven culture and Ketephysian culture. In Faiths of Golarion, the only trophy hunts he accepts are that regarding demons and undead. Every other hunt must be done in a means that deals with sustainability.

Fun fact about him that might be helpful:
When he strikes animals with an arrow, they survive (and are unharmed) with a crescent moon mark. This mark protects them from dangers, and also uses them as a network to observe threats. Seeing one could be used as a sign of his presence in a campaign (or his favor!)

I'm not sure if that all is pushing it, but I hope this is helpful.


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Thank you both so much! I somehow missed that Faiths mention on the wiki.
Great information, ty!

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