Followers of Khepri
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| Illustration by Luis Perez |
Many gods have portfolios that represent heroes and great
good or evil, but the little guy needs a little divine representation as well.
Khepri is a god of the Osirian pantheon whose purview is freedom, the rising
sun, and work. His followers are mostly laborers and peasants, but how do this
trickster god’s followers organize themselves? Today we find out.
As always, let us imagine we are sitting at our
theoretical gaming table. Our imaginary GM sets out the rules for the game we
will play. In this game, we are to make a follower of Khepri. The character
does not need to be a divine caster, just a devotee of the Humble Hand. What
character do you make?
For more information on Khepri
Khepris’ Pathfinder Wiki Page
Khepri’s Archives of Nethys Page
The Crop Tenders
Work is paramount to the followers of Khepri but that
doesn’t mean that those who toil can’t use a helping hand every once in a
while. This small sect of Khepri followers are mostly clerics and druids who
use their abilities to help those who work the fields to better produce their
crops. They respect those who work hardest and will grant their aid first and
foremost to those who are willing to put in the work.
There are no strictures on who can join this sect.
Although they are mostly of classes that can use magic to aid in crop growth,
those aren’t the only members. Innovators in irrigation, agriculture, and
animal husbandry also find a home among these followers of the Humble Hand.
The Little Bites
Peasants may be on the bottom rung of society but that
doesn’t mean they should be treated like less than animals; at least not
according to the followers of Khepri. The Little Bite is a sect of followers of
the Humble Hand who seek to humble those who abuse the people who put in hard
work on their behalf. When calamity befalls you after you whip a farmer who
actually put in a good day’s work, that is probably a work of the Little Bites.
The Little Bites uphold the trickster nature of their
deity. Rogues, bards, and clerics are all common, but anyone who can
successfully cause trouble for overreaching nobles is welcome. The tricks of
the Little Bites are usually not deadly, just an inconvenience. Only when
someone’s superiority over those who serve causes too much pain for their
underlings does whole sect take notice and cause that person to fall from
grace.
Dawncallers
Undead revel in the darkness and fear the rising of the
sun. As Khepri takes the sunrise itself as part of his domain, many of his
followers despise the undead who fear it. The Dawncallers cleave to this ideal
and were formed to destroy the undead things that so often attack the poor and
helpless first.
Clerics, warpriests, and paladins of Khepri make up the
largest portion of this sect. One of the few sects that has a requirement for entrance
in that its supplicants must have done battle with the undead before applying
for entry. The Dawncallers often use fire as their most potent weapon against
the walking dead.
Even those who toil must be divinely represented. Who is
your follower of Khepri? Why have they chosen to dedicate themselves to the
Humble Hand? Where does their devotion come from? Let me know in the comments.
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The opening illustration was created by a fine artist Luis Perez. You can find him on Twitter and on Instagram at luisperezart.
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