What's Tamoko's patron deity?
DJKajuru
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Guys, what the game shows us is that Tamoko is a priestess, and probably serves a deity that approves Sarevok's actions. Who do you think it is?
Guys, what the game shows us is that Tamoko is a priestess, and probably serves a deity that approves Sarevok's actions. Who do you think it is?
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"29th of Nightal, 1367: Tamoko has displayed surprising skill in demoralizing some of the most resistant Cyricists. The way she slew one of the junior members, and then later quietly re-animated his corpse to attack his sleeping former comrades, was a sheer treat to watch. I was quite surprised that she had the audacity to rouse me directly out of my bed for the latter portion, however. Not that I needed an excuse to leave Cythandria's company: She complains far too much."
However, given how she enjoys the company of Sarevok and like to create lesser undead, I think one of these three makes the most sense;
Bane, Shar, Talos
Or, she might have found a way to tap into Bhaals powers. Remember, he is only semi-dead, lurking in his throne of bones, awaiting to be fully resurrected. Dead gods who turn out to be not quite dead, complete with a high-priest worshipper intent on restoring the faiths former glory is a reoccuring theme, so why not?
And in strange aeons, even Death may die.
Auril, Umberlee: Tamoko does not show elemental inclinations whatsoever.
Cyric: Could be, but she did murder a few cyricists, didn't she? She doesn't seem wicked enough for a strifeleader but I would buy the idea that she's cold and cunning.
Talos: I doubt it- talassans are tremendously chaotic and tamoko doesn't have the lunacy to be one.
Talona: No indications whatsoever.
Bhaal: as much as I'd like to believe @DrakeICN , it's a fact that Bhaalists are way more violent than tamoko is, I truly doubt that a real deathstalker would have moral dillemas when aiding the next lord of murder.
Loviatar: Hmm, why not?
Hoar: a servant of retribution would never tell charname to spare sarevok.she'd rather say "go for it!"
I honestly don't know - anybody knows the kara-turian Patheon ?
- The Celestial Emperor: Kind of like an pompously Ao
- Kwan Ying: Goddess of compassion, mercy, joy
- Chan Cheng: God of war, the martial arts, combat, bravery
- Ch'en Hsiang: God of poetry, music, literature
- Chih Shih: God of history, lore, tradition
- Ai Ch'hing: Goddess of love, marriage
- Fa Kuan: God of justice
- Hsing Yong: God of fortune, prosperity
- Shi Chia: God of artificers, the arts
However, given Tamoko's name, I find it more likely that she hails from either Wa or Kozakura. Not much is known about their gods except that their number is 8 million. Just like in RL's Shinto, that list will be pretty long...Another possibility could be Koryo. But I have no idea what kind of deities this Korean-like country has.
But if we limit ourselves to the Faerunian pantheon and company for the sakd of discussion then I find Bane (Or his son), Cyric, and Myrkul to be the least likely. All of them desire Bhaal's portfolio for themselves and Cyric is the current holder of it. And Bane and Myrkul are both dead in the timeframe of the game.
The evil nature deities, as someone said above,
seem unlikely to be interested. Talos might be an exception as he might be interested in creating lots of chaos.
One of the other, minor deities that might be of interest is Garagos, the evil god of battle and war, who might have supported Sarevok because his whole plan of "manipulating a war between BG and Amn for the sole purpose of causing as much death, bloodshed, and suffering as possible" would be right up his alley. He doesn't fit very well with Tamoko's personality, however.
Another is Velsharoon, the deity of Necromancy and Undeath. He would be in opposition to Cyric and there might be an "enemy of my enemy" situation here with Velshie hoping to gain the favour of Bhaal if he aids in his
resurrection. If Tamoko has a special gift for undeadifying things this would fit her as well. However, Velsharoon is much more of a "wizard deity" than a deity for "just anyone".
I suppose there's also a host of minor and monster deities that might apply, but none that stands out as having any particular interest in this conflict.
She also refers to Charname as "young one", so she is probably in her thirties or forties, and therefore old enough to have been a priest of Bane in her youth. I don't know which deity she would have turned to after Bane died.