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Player > Setting > Deities > Weydan
Starfinder Core Rulebook p.491
CG god of discovery, equality, exploration, freedom
Centers of Worship: Absalom Station, the Diaspora, Idari, Verces
Symbol: A starship heading into the unkn
While gods like Iomedae and Urgathoa started out as
mortals and ascended to godhood, Weydan did the
opposite—and continues to.
As the god of discovery and exploration, the deity called
Weydan regularly breaks off shards of his divine self and crafts
them into avatars—mortal versions of himself in every gender,
shape, and species—that can walk unseen among the countless
cultures of the Material Plane, free from the responsibilities
of godhood and able to experience those aspects of existence
denied to omniscient deities. In this way he also teaches
the fundamental equality of all creatures—even gods—and
encourages his congregation to treat all people well, for even
the most grotesque sinner or alien monstrosity might be a
secret messiah. While these avatars of the divine occasionally
reveal themselves to protect the innocent or lead the faithful
in times of crisis, more often they simply travel, exploring the
multiverse to the best of their mortal abilities, until death folds
their spark back into the divine flame.
While Desna advocates travel for travel’s sake, Weydan
expounds the virtues of voyaging with an end goal in mind,
even if the goal is simply discovery. Exploring the unknown is
a sacred process that reveals as much about the explorer as
about the star system or world being explored. The universe
contains a wealth of wonders just waiting to be discovered,
and Weydan takes joy in every discovery his followers make,
no matter how small or how significant. He and Desna share
a love of liberty, and Weydan believes in every sentient
species’ right to freedom, unfettered by restrictive laws.
He regards equality for people from all walks of life as the
foundation of that freedom and an essential requirement for a
thriving society. As such, he opposes slavery and any system
that advances one being’s privileges by causing another’s
oppression, which often puts him at odds with Abadar’s
capitalist teachings.
Envoys, explorers, gnostics, socialists, Starfinders (see
page 479), and colonists heading to new homes on recently
discovered planets make up the majority of Weydan’s followers
and priests. Many humans and androids, especially those
fighting against oppression, venerate Weydan, as do young
kasathas rebelling against the strict traditions of their culture,
or shirrens appreciating his succor of the downtrodden.
Befitting the egalitarian nature of his faith, Weydan’s church
does not have much of a hierarchy. Temples to Weydan are
commonly housed within starships, both active craft and
decommissioned hulks.
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