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Joy-Bringers of Sinashakti

In a world filled with death, destruction, and unknowable horrors, it can often be hard to find joy. This week we look at a being whose sole purpose is to share his tales with the multiverse. Sinashakti is the Empyreal Lord of journeys, joy, and messengers. We’ll look at three possible sects for this infectiously happy divine entity.

As always, let us imagine we are sitting at our theoretical gaming table. Our imaginary GM sets out the rules for the game that we will play. In this game, we are to make a follower of Sinashakti. The character does not need to be a divine caster, just a devotee of The Walker of Worlds. What character do you make?

For more information on Sinashakti

Sinashakti’s Pathfinder Wiki Page

Sinashakti’s Archives of Nethys Page

The Riders of Devotion

With wars being fought all over the face of Golarion loved ones are often separated from each other for years at a time. From the battles between Nirmathas and Molthune to the defenders of Last Wall and the Frontlines of the Worldwound,  any soldiers have someone they long for back home. The Riders of Devotion travel between active battlefields and many nations to bring letters to and from these separated lovers.

Every member of The Riders is an excellent horseman. Many of them are also ex-soldiers who lost a loved one while they were away and never had the chance to say goodbye. They join the sect so that they can stop others from feeling the devastation that they felt. The group’s only requirements are the ability to ride, and devotion to Sinashakti and the power of love.

The Dusty Boots

The Boots are a sect of travelers who seek to collect knowledge of as many places and peoples as they can. They take their name from the fact that they are constantly covered in the dust from the dirt roads they travel. Younger members travel the roads of their homeland, and as they become older and wiser they travel further afield. The highest ranking – and oldest – members of the sect take after their patron and travel the pathways between the planes.

The sect accepts any follower of The Walker of Worlds who wishes to begin a life of never-ending travel. Although bards are the most common members of the sect, rangers, investigators, rogues, and many arcane and divine casters can be found among the ranks. Barring the use of magical items, casters are needed to make planar travel possible; so rare few of the Dusty Boots have found paths that lead to other planets in Golarion’s solar system

The Light

The mission statement of The Light is to bring the light of joy to the darkest places. The sect began in Ustalav where the many horrors of the realm have sucked the joy out of the country’s populace. The Light would travel among the principalities trying to enliven the people’s spirits. From there they have expanded to other lands. The group has taken a special interest in the shadowy lands of Nidal

Like most sects of The Immaculate Joy, any follower can join The Light. And like the general members of Sinashakti’s church, many of The Light’s membership are bards. In the land like Nidal where joy is pretty much a crime, The Light acts in the manner of spies and counterinsurgents. Many of the group’s members here are rogues, investigators, and rangers.

Followers of The Walker of Worlds look to bring joy to even the darkest places. Who is your disciple of Sinashakti? Why have they chosen to dedicate themselves to The Immaculate Joy? Where does their devotion to this Empyreal Lord come from? Let me know in the comments.

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