Bast (Lesser God)
One of the most popular gods of the Egyptian pantheon, Bast (or Bastet) is the patron of pleasure and cats. While the Egyptians had gods who represented almost all forms of animal life, none was
more important to them than the cat.
In her true form, Bast is a lovely woman with the head of a sleek feline. She is always found in the company of a many cats of numerous varieties and no such animal will ever act against her interests.
Roleplaying Tips
Bast is a goddess who delights in physical pleasures and yet maintains the quiet elegance of a feline. She is soft spoken and patient, but always a cunning and dangerous opponent. Her worshippers are the sworn enemies of Set and his minions, and will attack them on sight.
STATISTICS
- Alignment. Chaotic Good.
- Worshippers Alignment.Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Evil.
- Spheres of Influence. Cats, Pleasure, Seekers.
- Holy Symbol. Cat.
Clerics of Bast
Priests of Bast are required to keep cats as pets and to sample the physical pleasures of the world whenever they can. As one might imagine, this makes the worship of Bast a popular profession.
Clerics of Bast must have both a wisdom and dexterity score of 14.
Alignment Restriction. Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Neutral, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral.
Weapons Allowed. Simple weapons.
Armors Allowed. Light armor.
Divine Domains. Life, Nature, Trickery, Twilight, War.
GRANTED POWERS
- Level 1. Automatically proficent in stealth skill.
- Level 5. Charm Person (spell, on felines only, always active, no saving throw allowed).
- Level 10. Shapechange (spell, into any form of feline).