Set

Mythology & Lore

Set, or Seth, is being of pure chaos and evil. Set's struggle with the other gods of the pantheon is about power, not empire. He believes that he is the strongest of the deities in the pantheon, and that his strength makes him the only one fit to rule. He perpetuates this idea of rule by the strong within his cult, where cleric-assassins vie with each other for power and position.
According to Set, whatever a person is strong enough to claim belongs to that person by right. The "divine right" of rulership that Re-Horakhty teaches is meaningless in Set's eyes—rulership should be held by whoever can seize and maintain it. Authority should be respected only insofar as it is powerful enough to enforce its will.
Set appears as a powerful man with a bestial head resembling a donkey, with a curved snout and upright, square-tipped ears. He also has a long, forked tail. He sometimes appears in animal form, as a hunting dog (resembling a greyhound or saluki), a hippopotamus, or a wild boar.

Worship

Set's struggle with the other gods of the pantheon is about power, not empire. He believes that he is the strongest of the deities in the pantheon, and that his strength makes him the only one fit to rule. He perpetuates this idea of rule by the strong within his cult, where cleric-assassins vie with each other for power and position.
According to Set, whatever a person is strong enough to claim belongs to that person by right. The "divine right" of rulership that Re-Horakhty teaches is meaningless in Set's eyes—rulership should be held by whoever can seize and maintain it. Authority should be respected only insofar as it is powerful enough to enforce its will.

Priesthood

Lower-level clerics of Set operate in secret, hiding their identities and striving to appear as hard-working, well-meaning citizens. They usually carry Set's symbol tattooed somewhere on their bodies but do not display it openly or in any other way indicate their beliefs. This is basic self-defense, protecting themselves from legal and religious authorities and higher-level clerics of Set who might view them as a threat to their position.
As an individual cleric's power grows, they become increasingly likely to reveal or even flaunt their position. Male clerics often shave their heads. They prefer black armor to white robes, however. High-level clerics often become blackguards.

Others must fall so that we may rise.

Alternative Names

God of Chaos, Defiler of the Dead, Lord of Carrion, Father of Jackals