Ahriman

Lord of all Divs - NE male div lord of destruction, divs, and nihilism

Ahriman is a ruinous fiend who seeks to corrupt mortals’ minds and works by spreading “wrong thought.” He is a being of destruction, but that destruction does not need to be catastrophe or physical devastation alone. He delights in wrecking governments, sowing schisms in religions, and breaking the bonds of family or clan by encouraging poor choices and self-destructive behavior.

Description

Ahriman appears as a bestial fiend, his hands clawed like those of a tiger and feet taloned like those of a vulture. Oily snakes worm through his scarred black flesh, riddling their host and all near him with deadly venoms. Horns etched with ancient curses crown Ahriman’s tigerlike face and beyond a great maw filled with soul-rending fangs lies a gate to a realm of darkness rivaled only by oblivion.

Domains

Darkness, Death, Destruction, Evil

Alternate Domains

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Plane

Abaddon

--Realm::Ahermanabad, atop Mount Kaf on the edge of Abaddon A permanent extraplanar portal connects this realm to the House of Oblivion in central Thuvia on Golarion

Location

Allies

Rovagug, has been known to ally with Osirion or members of the Osirion Pantheon

Enemies

Relationships

Origin

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Temples

Bleakmire in Kelesh, House of Oblivion in Thuvia,

Worshipers

heartless mercenaries, nihilists, Usij cultists, warlords. A conniving demigod, Ahriman accepts the worship of evil mortals despite his and his minions’ loathing of such beings. Clerics of Ahriman are either nihilists or deluded cultists who work to corrupt others, sow misfortune, and tear down the works of geniekind. The most widespread of Ahriman’s cultists are known as the Usij. These dangerous spellcasters seek to spread ruin and break down the bonds of society. Usij cabals originated in Kelesh ages ago, but they have spread throughout Golarion in the time since. These cultists carefully hide their true affiliation and operate with a strong attention to subtlety. Usij like to work themselves into positions of power so that they can corrupt a system from within. Some exceptionally skilled Usij have even stood as national leaders or posed as priests of rival religions, where they have worked to taint and destroy everything good that nation or religion ever stood for.

Minions

divs, ghuls, night hags, some sahkils In his palace in Abaddon, Ahriman is served by all manner of div, though his preferred bodyguards are powerful akvan princes with evocative names such as Crumbling Earth, Dying Ember, Gasping Wind, Thirsty Sea, and Unbalanced Soul. Ahriman is rarely encountered without at least one of these powerful divs at his side.

Centers of Worship

Keleshi Cults in many places
Cults in southern Thuvia.
Some Osiriani cults

Divine Symbol

black and silver eclipse

Sacred Animal

Snake

Sacred Colors

Black, Silver

Divine Ability

Strength

Divine Font

Harm

Divine Skill

Deception

Favored Weapon

Whip

Edicts

Anathma