It’s Saturday and thus time to talk about a god. For
those of you who haven’t been a part of my explorations into the religions of
Golarion, here’s how it works:
Imagine, if you will, you're making a character for a
group. Your only instruction is that you must be a worshiper of a specific god.
You do not need to be a divine casting class, although you can be, but the
party’s purpose is working toward the goals of this specific divine being. I'd
like not just a race/class combo, but a little bit about why the character
would choose to dedicate themselves to this particular deity. Feel free to make
up secret or not-so-secret orders within the church, or even sects outside of
the church that you think might be interesting. With only this one piece of
information that must be true, let your imagination go wild with the rest.
Today's god
Tolc, Choatic Good Empyreal Lord of cold, frozen wilds,
survival
Tolc’s Pathfinder Wiki page
Tolc’s Archives of Nethys Entry
As the autumn fades into winter, the gods of the cold
months and climes come into their own. Whether it’s the frigid and deadly cold
or the durability of the arctic beasts, the freezing days have much to offer
for those who worship the gods of the season. One of the goodly winter gods,
respected among the Ulfen and the mysterious Saumen Kar people, is Tolc the
Snow-Strider. Today we look at some of the factions among the worshipers of the
Empyreal Lord of the cold.
Drift Riders
Although they mostly worship Findeladlara, goddess of art
and architecture, a few devout snowcaster elves revere Tolc over their people’s
traditional god. Tolc’s faithful make up an elite group of female warriors who
ride into battle on Caribou, and their male counterparts who are masters of
animal husbandry; breeding the caribou big enough to be ridden. These
caribou riders protect all the tribes of snowcasters and renounce familial ties
to become one of the riders or breeders.
The females tend to be rangers, fighters or Cavaliers. On
rare occasion a paladin who can see past Tolc’s chaotic nature and focus on his
good works joins the cause. The males who spend their days in communion with
the mighty caribou come from a druidic tradition, which seems very alien to the
more traditional forest druids.
The Tractless Rangers
From the Land of the Linnorm Kings to the Realm of the Mammoth Lords and up through the crown of the world, the snow-covered wastes of
the northlands are a dangerous place. Although these lands are
treacherous, many caravans use the crown of the world as a faster route from
the westernmost portions of avistan to the easterly portions of Casmaron on
their way to the nation of Tian Xia. Making the trek is difficult at best and
deadly at worst so many merchants hire on the services of the Tractless
rangers.
The rangers come from many of the snow-born peoples.
Ulfen and Kellids, Half-Orcs and Snow Elves, even the occasional frost giant
outcast numbers themselves among the group ranks. The only thing the members
have in common is their dedication to Tolc. Although they are called rangers,
the group is made up of any being that can survive the cold climes and lead
others through the frozen wilderness unharmed.
Who is your follower of Tolc? What is your winter warrior like?
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