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No marriage is perfect. Erastil and Jaidi were actually separated for a few centuries. In this time, Jaidi had a dalliance with Cayden Cailean. Erastil does NOT hold this against her as they were separated at the time (though he had no such dalliances). Cayden only ever brings it up at his drunkest and most annoyed at Erastil, but it only frustrates him more when Erastil shrugs it off.
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FOR INSTANCE: Cayden Cailean LOVES Jesus' party trick. Sarenrae thinks he needs to butch up, but does appreciate his philosophies on forgiveness. He is one of the few divinities allowed to walk in the Garden of Arazni. He doesn't speak, or try to counsel her. He just sits, and appreciates it with her, though she notices the marks at his hands and head and side. It is ultimately Erastil he gets along best with, providing for his loved ones a simple, humble, honest life.
In PF1, there was an ability that let Cayden Clerics create alcoholic drinks with Create Water, then a Cantrip so it was unlimited. While unavailable to players in PF2, I imagine there remains some variant of that ability in their churches, likely as a slotted spell though I can imagine a Focus spell too if one wishes it to remain unlimited.
Sarenrae might appreciate Yahweh's vengeance coupled with Jesus's forgiveness, and then roll her eyes at the Trinity after Jesus balks at her equating it with her own threesome. Excitement wanes, then sours when Norgorber's similar multi-being nature comes up. "Not like that either!"
Re: Arazni that's tricky territory re: religious abuse, though yes, I think she'd connect re: being scarred from torture. Zon-Kuthon's ears perk up when he hears Jesus suffered willingly.
I agree Erastil would get along well with him, much because I've long equated Erastil's religion with a rural Christianity, including its previous patriarchal interpretation called "lawful good" although blatantly harmful. It's now struck me that bows would be the closest thing to hunting rifles culturally. Hmm.
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As for others, he would struggle to appreciate Abadar who'd remind him of the temple merchants. Most of the other 20 would peg him as a quaint newbie from a backwater world known only for Baba Yaga, which might humble him some. No parties, nor parades, nor animosity either until he starts doing stuff. "Y'all don't do Divine Hiddenness?!"
I can imagine Jesus's surprise (if such is possible) that the Egyptian deities made it to Golarion already. Not to mention Asmodeus being so dominant and that can of fiendish larvae about The Fall occurring on Golarion. Self-doubt ensues if it hasn't already been instilled by polytheism itself. Heck, poly-pantheonism, with lots of head gods with scores of others. And they generously grant spells, many of which equal or surpass his best miracles! And then there's Pharasma's role and pre-cosmos origin, Golarion cosmology/planes as a whole, and the Elder Gods.
Which all says that Christianity on Golarion could no longer remain Christianity with that influx of contradictory "truths". This would be too tricky to finesse for any publisher targeting a mainstream audience. (Though if a 3rd party embraced this, and included denominational differences/multiple Jesuses and other Earth religions too, that'd be amazing (although I admittedly wouldn't buy it and might get a bit judgy about accuracy)).
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This reminds me of one player's PFS healer-Cleric that he'd based on Santa Claus. I GMed him through the last parts of Reign of Winter where I had the Russians react as if Father Winter (among other Russian names for him) was helping a band of ruffians slaughter them. Lots of tragic bafflement. Fun times.
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Sarenrae might appreciate Yahweh's vengeance coupled with Jesus's forgiveness, and then roll her eyes at the Trinity after Jesus balks at her equating it with her own threesome. Excitement wanes, then sours when Norgorber's similar multi-being nature comes up. "Not like that either!"
Nethys understands, but won't explain.
If they didn't, they could have just not included a Russian diaspora in the Lost Omens Campaign Setting. This would even, in many ways, have left the setting much improved.People were unhappy about the inclusion of IRL gods like Cernunnos or the gods of Osirion. I'm not sure Jesus H. Christ himself is a third rail that Paizo want to touch.I wonder what domains Jesus would give? and how they handle being christian in a land where gods are very much real?The recognition of the Irisseni immigrants from that other place their current queen comes from has caused many questions of how the Osirion gods came to be on this plane. and a name has been whispered during storms in the far north. the name of another god who may have come through, his wing beats like thunder, they whisper the name "Perun"Surely no one can have missed that the Russian diaspora in Irrisen is very conspicuously Christian?
I kind of agree. Not to mention Anastasia is IIRC literally canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. It would have been neater IMO if instead of Anastasia it was Vasilia the Beautiful, which ties to the Slavic Folklore and Baba Yaga without being. So the christian thing kind feels like it has to be addressed somehow when we get an Irrisen book.
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I kind of agree. Not to mention Anastasia is IIRC literally canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Thankfully this won't happen for another fifty to seventy years in-setting (depending on whose canonization you count), so nobody has to worry about the implications of people on Pathfinder Earth praying for Nikolaevna's intercession with the Lord for the foreseeable future.
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I believe Milani is Aroden's daughter, and that's why a chaotic opponent of tyranny was championed by and elevated to sainthood at the hands of the God of Humanity. Well, after she rejected that Elf half of hers, of course.
I like this...plays into an idea of mine that she somehow killed Aroden. Maybe she knew it would end prophecy...after all, what's more tyrannical than fate?
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I honestly think not enough attention is paid to the fact that ALL temples to Cayden Cailean are bars. Combined with his popularity among people of almost all classes, and I almost wonder if a fully secular bar might only exist in Rahadoum!
Same thing with Calistria and brothels, actually. And Abadar's banks. And forges for Torag, even beyond dwarven ones.
Religion plays a MUCH bigger role in the everyday goings-on of Golarion when so many places for work and leisure can be owned and operated by various churches, but I feel sometimes that gets barely touched on, even WHEN you're playing a cleric!
I honestly think not enough attention is paid to the fact that ALL temples to Cayden Cailean are bars. Combined with his popularity among people of almost all classes, and I almost wonder if a fully secular bar might only exist in Rahadoum!
Same thing with Calistria and brothels, actually. And Abadar's banks. And forges for Torag, even beyond dwarven ones.
Religion plays a MUCH bigger role in the everyday goings-on of Golarion when so many places for work and leisure can be owned and operated by various churches, but I feel sometimes that gets barely touched on, even WHEN you're playing a cleric!
Of those three, Banks are the only one with a strong divine connection, other deities have some interests in brothels, like Urgathoa, and some brothels operate without a divine patron, forges also have Droskar (Dwarf) and Minderhal (Giant) among others, and some forges either rely on other divine patrons or none.
Another one. The elemental Lord Sairazul is a friend of the Dwarves and while not related to Torag and his family is counted among their freinds and often visits them. And its not uncommon for the dwarves to include her in their worship, especially druids and primal casters.
She just feels perfect to include with dwarves to me.
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Thais (Cayden's herald) in hindsight find it funny that both her and Ragathiel went to Hell to fight evil for a bit and end up losing a wing as part of a contract with one of Hell's rulers.
Thais (Cayden's herald) in hindsight find it funny that both her and Ragathiel went to Hell to fight evil for a bit and end up losing a wing as part of a contract with one of Hell's rulers.
She tried to use this as an excuse to get closer to General of Vengeance, but Ragathiel is terrible at taking hints.