Other Gods

Every culture has its own gods and traditions, and while the 20 core gods are the most ubiquitous in The Pact Worlds, hundreds more maintain their own widespread followings throughout the Pact Worlds, and an uncounted number tend to the concerns of beings in the wider galaxy. Below is a selection of gods who, while having fewer temples and worshipers in the Pact Worlds, are still well-known. They may be gods whose worship was once common but has since fallen out of fashion, deities primarily worshiped by a particular race or civilization, or minor gods who simply have less influence on the divine stage.
ANGRADD The Forge-Fire LG god of Dwarves, fire, tradition, war The patron god of the dwarves, Torag, vanished along with Golarion during The Gap, leaving his younger brother Angradd to assume guardianship of the dwarven race. Aggressive and militaristic, Angradd exhorts the dual importance of upholding ancient dwarven traditions and fighting to preserve them.
ARSHEA Spirit of Abandon NG deity of freedom, physical beauty, sexuality The androgynous being Arshea inspires passions and comforts the repressed. Arshea espouses the utter liberation of the body and the soul, encouraging followers to consensually experience all aspects of gender, love, and sexuality.
ASMODEUS Prince of Darkness LE god of contracts, pride, slavery, tyranny The Lord of Hell, Asmodeus rules over that realm’s archdevils. He is a god of rigid hierarchies and the rule of the strong over the weak—an omnipotent tyrant who creates and destroys as he sees fit.
BLACK BUTTERFLY The Silence Between CG goddess of distance, silence, space As Desna is goddess of the stars, the Black Butterfly is goddess of the dark spaces between them. Sometimes called Desna’s Shadow, the Black Butterfly despises evil and teaches that in the silences between breaths and thoughts, one can see one’s true nature.
CALISTRIA The Savored Sting CN goddess of Elves, lust, revenge, trickery Patron goddess of the elves, Calistria speaks to the mercurial, detached nature of that race and their desire for revenge against those who wrong them. Alluring, scheming, and temperamental, Calistria is a trickster goddess always maneuvering to attain a more advantageous position.
ELDEST Lords of the Fey N fey rulers of the First World A pantheon of nine different fey lords, from the Green Mother and the Lantern King to Ng the Hooded and Shyka the Many, the Eldest rule the First World and are sometimes worshiped as a group by fey, Gnome, and other followers, though more often through individual bargains. Of the specific faiths, Ragadahn the Water Lord is perhaps the most prominent, as he is a major deity on aquatic Kalo-Mahoi.
GROETUS God of the End Times CN god of empty places, oblivion, ruins An apocalyptic god of unknown origin, Groetus is the distant and malevolent skull-like moon hovering over Pharasma’s Boneyard—a dispassionate observer who patiently waits for the end of all things. Groetus has no organized faith.
LAMASHTU Mother of Monsters CE goddess of madness, monsters, nightmares The most powerful of the demon lords of the Abyss, Lamashtu claims dominion over all unintelligent monsters, and her nightmares invade the peace of sleep. Her goal is to corrupt mortals and twist the universe into her own misshapen brood.
LISSALA Scion of Seven LE goddess of duty, fate, obedience, reward of service An ancient deity venerated in the nations of Azlant and Thassilon on old Golarion, Lissala now serves as the patron goddess of the Azlanti Star Empire. She is precise, rigid, and intolerant of disobedience, but she rewards those rulers and their subjects who follow her strict teachings.
OUTER GODS Nyarlathotep is the most infamous of the Outer Gods, but he is far from the only one of these incomprehensible alien entities whose influence reaches into the Pact Worlds. The Daemon Sultan Azathoth (CN) is the Outer God of entropy, madness, and mindless destruction. It is a primal mass of raw power and uncontrollable devastation that lies at the center of the universe. The so-called “blind idiot god” is unaware of its own worshipers, and its mindless thrashings can devastate entire planets. Shub-Niggurath (CE) is a monstrous fertility goddess said to have spawned a thousand aberrant young. Called the Black Goat of the Woods, she is the Outer Goddess of fertility, forests, and monsters, and her cult is widespread on fecund worlds covered with forests, jungles, or swamps. Yog-Sothoth (CN), the Outer God of gates, space, and time, dwells within the Dark Tapestry, but his most fervent followers claim that he is the Dark Tapestry itself. Known as the Key and the Gate, Yog-Sothoth is coterminous with all space and time, and his cultists believe he is slowly preparing the varied worlds of the universe for a new age of horror presaged by the waking of the Great Old Ones, ancient godlike beings who serve the Outer Gods.