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I'm relatively new to the Pathfinder universe and I've been doing a lot of research on Nocticula and Shelyn for an upcoming campaign since they overlap as patrons of art/artist and just curious what others may think. It seems to me like Shelyn's focus is more on technical perfection and conventional beauty when it comes to art and Nocticula focuses more on the artists themselves and on unconventional artworks. So I guess my question is more on the nuances between the two and what might be considered under whose purview since art is so subjective. I also haven't seen much on the relationship between these two given this overlap.
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Lost Omens Divine Mysteries has a little bit: Shelyn sees herself as a protective guide for Nocticula, Golarion’s newest goddess of art, seeing in the Redeemer Queen a path that she hopes Zon-Kuthon might one day follow. Her followers often seek to help the younger church, hoping to guide it in their goddess’s image.
I think I also mentioned Nocticula in the Findeladlara article at the end of Dreamers of the Nameless Spires, noting those two also have a burgeoning relationship. That talks a bit about how Findeladlara is more focused on technical perfection, while Shelyn appreciates any attempt at art.
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Thank you! I'll check those out!
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Yeah, Shelyn is not focused on technical perfection. Rather it's the action of creation itself that matters. Someone creating art with their heart invested in it is making her happy even if it's technically not very good.
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Yeah, Shelyn is not focused on technical perfection. Rather it's the action of creation itself that matters. Someone creating art with their heart invested in it is making her happy even if it's technically not very good.
Shelyn is the proud mom who puts up all the pictures her lil kids make on the fridge with love and pride.
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I'm relatively new to the Pathfinder universe and I've been doing a lot of research on Nocticula and Shelyn for an upcoming campaign since they overlap as patrons of art/artist and just curious what others may think. It seems to me like Shelyn's focus is more on technical perfection and conventional beauty when it comes to art and Nocticula focuses more on the artists themselves and on unconventional artworks. So I guess my question is more on the nuances between the two and what might be considered under whose purview since art is so subjective. I also haven't seen much on the relationship between these two given this overlap.
Two deities having similar or even the same areas of concern is not a rarity
In divine Mysteries the in universe author even comments on that with the context of multiple moon deities and how the moon looked different depending on whom they were closer tooor two major sun deities (Desna in Avistan, Shizuru in the Dragon empires)
Overlaps can happen even for big things - it is more that they are linked to the underlying concept of those things, enabling them to tap into the power (via domains, for example)
There are also deities and fiends who are worshipped on differnt planets
their domains certainly dont give them unique authority in those places too
In universe, the divine energies are complicated aligned, so the most surprising things can be either unique, or be around multiple times as area of concern for multiple gods
(which also in turn makes it easy to think up your own homebrew gods and inject them into the setting)
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Yeah, Shelyn is not focused on technical perfection. Rather it's the action of creation itself that matters. Someone creating art with their heart invested in it is making her happy even if it's technically not very good.Shelyn is the proud mom who puts up all the pictures her lil kids make on the fridge with love and pride.
Whereas Nocticula is the pet mom who adopts all the unadoptable cats in the shelter, and believes they are beautiful.
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Thank you for the clarifications! This definitely helps!