Har'Akir Pantheon

Anu – Judge of the Dead

Once a noble arbiter, Anu is now a grim figure who waits in eternal silence beyond the veil, weighing the hearts of the dead in harsh, inflexible judgment. He is portrayed with the head of a jackal and scales clutched in his skeletal hands. Though his rulings are meant to be just, the influence of the Dark Powers has made his justice unforgiving and detached—even the innocent may find themselves cast into torment for sins they never committed.

• Symbol: A scale balanced over a tombstone
• Temples: Found at the entrances to necropolises or within burial complexes
• Priests: Stern, masked judges who preside over funerary rites and trials of guilt

Ese – Guardian of Life

Ese, once a goddess of fertility, love, and magic, now embodies clinging life in a land of dust. Worshipped as a beautiful, veiled woman with wings of linen and gold, she is the patron of birth and the protector of family, though her presence is now often associated with bittersweet endurance—a desperate will to live, even in suffering and decay.

• Symbol: A lotus blooming from cracked earth
• Temples: Found in oases, homes, and women’s sanctuaries
• Priests: Midwives, healers, and wandering mystics who chant to keep spirits at bay

Neb – Guardian of the Path

Neb is the silent guardian of the journey between life and death. Once a benevolent psychopomp, he now seems more like a watchful jailor, ensuring that the dead do not stray from their path—and that the living do not disturb the balance. Often depicted as a cloaked figure with the head of an ibis and a staff of star-metal, his presence is feared and respected.

• Symbol: A winding path beneath a crescent moon
• Temples: Waystations in deserts or hidden within tomb complexes
• Priests: Grave-tenders and wanderers who guide souls and protect ancient roads

Oru – Lord of the Sky

The celestial sovereign, Oru governs the sun, stars, and the divine order of the cosmos. He once represented balance and wisdom, but now his decrees have become rigid mandates, and his light often burns as a punishment rather than a blessing. He is worshiped as a falcon-headed god who commands solar fire and drives back the darkness, yet his will is as scorching as the desert sun.

• Symbol: A radiant sun above an open eye
• Temples: Grand sun temples on cliffs or atop ziggurats
• Priests: Philosophers, astronomers, and sun-callers—strict in discipline and loyalty

Ousa – Warden of Death

Ousa governs death itself—not the journey or the judgment, but the final, still moment when breath ceases. Once a gentle ender of life’s journey, Ousa has become cold and possessive, hoarding the dead and growing envious of those who escape death’s grasp. He is shown with a skeletal face behind a vulture’s mask, arms always outstretched to welcome the dying.

• Symbol: A black vulture perched on a skull
• Temples: Ossuaries, catacombs, and plague temples
• Priests: Undertakers and death-priests who ensure the proper rituals are followed—or the dead will not rest

Sek – Spirit of Healing and Growth

Once a vibrant force of healing, agriculture, and sacred knowledge, Sek now represents recovery through pain. Her temples still grow herbs and mend the wounded, but her magic always demands a price—be it pain, memory, or blood. She is revered as a lion-headed woman crowned with wheat and thorns.

• Symbol: A blooming herb bound in bandages
• Temples: Gardens hidden within temple walls, desert herbariums, and apothecaries
• Priests: Herbalists, surgeons, and potion-makers who work miracles—but not without consequence

Sute – Lord of Discord

Sute is the most overtly sinister of the pantheon—a god of chaos, betrayal, and despair, whose cult is forbidden in most places, but whose name is whispered in every corner of Har’Akir. Associated with sandstorms, plagues, and fratricide, he is often depicted as a red-skinned beast with serpentine features and burning eyes. Some call him the Shadow of the Desert.

• Symbol: A shattered crown over a blood-red sand dune
• Temples: Ruins, secret shrines, and hidden cult chambers in the desert
• Priests: Heretics, prophets of doom, and defilers who seek to break the order of gods and men alike

The Pantheon of Har’Akir, once reflections of the noble Egyptian deities, has become a twisted echo of its ancient origins—filtered through centuries of corrupted worship, cultural collapse, and the oppressive influence of the Dark Powers. Though still venerated in temples of sun-baked stone and spoken of in sacred hymns, the gods of Har’Akir now wear masks of false divinity, animated not by celestial will but by the residual faith of the people and the malignant whim of Ankhtepot, the undead pharaoh whose blasphemy unmade their original forms.

These deities are worshiped still, in part out of reverence, in part out of fear. Their divine portfolios—of judgment, life, death, healing, and chaos—remain intact, but each bears a subtle and often tragic corruption, their blessings tinged with shadow and their temples overseen by priests who rarely understand the truth of the powers they serve.