Thanhotep

Thanhotep
Alignment	Lawful Neutral
Divine Rank	Greater God
Pantheon	Jakandor
Portfolio	Death, rebirth
Domains	Divination, Elemental, Necromantic, Protection
Home Plane	Unknown
Worshippers	Charonti

Thanhotep, the Sleeping God, is the ancestral god of the Charonti in Jakandor. His name means Cycle of Beginnings and Ends.

History

Originally the Charonti were pious people, with the worship of Thanhotep as the center of their religion, and from which the practice of preserving and animating the dead originated. However, the sudden plague that also destroyed their civilization killed the majority of the priest caste, and caused much of the people to forsake his worship. In the present day Jakandor, the faith survives in the Outlands, though much of its original beliefs and practices have been forgotten. In cities, most consider it bad luck to say the gods name and instead use his title, though the occasional small cult to the god springs up from time to time.

Worshippers

As there is no one church and much knowledge of the faith has been lost, there are many ways to worship the Sleeping God. Farmers and guildsmen living in the civic centers follow a simple and superstitious variation of the faith, whilst the cults inhabiting the various ruined temples consider themselves the one true faith and the others heretics. Some believe that the god has died and been reborn, and must still be worshipped, even though he doesn't remember who he was, whilst others say that he sleeps and must be awakened.

Thanhotepics

Thanhotepics are the clerics of the Sleeping God, and are mainly found among the outcasts and farmers of the Charonti society, though occasionally a scholar becomes a cleric. Some of them believe themselves to be the last custodian of the true faith of Thanhotep, and surround themselves with their undead minions and fanatical worshippers, after excavating one of the ancient temples. Those that live in the civic centers hold private ceremonies in the homes of friends and are called upon by the more traditional Charonti during births, marriages, and deaths.

His speciality priests had the following traits in 2nd Edition:

Caste: Scholar, Guildsman, or Outcast

Alignment: Any Lawful, True Neutral, or Chaotic Neutral

Weapons: Shortbow, dagger, quarterstaff, khopesh

Armor: Any

Proficiencies: Singing, Ancient History, Language (Ancient Charonti), Airborne, any General proficiency (except Riding and Mining)

Major Spheres: Divination, Elemental, Necromantic, Protection

Minor Spheres: All the others

Benefits:

Can turn or control undead as if he were one level higher

Speak with dead 1/day, with results as if he were two levels higher

Cure light wounds can be used to heal corporeal undead, and scrolls written by Thanhotepics also heal any corporeal undead

Hindrances:

Social stigma, most scholars scorn you for worshipping a god, whilst outcasts admire you

Cannot participate in anything that would interfere with advancing your faith and must strive to return people to the righteous path of the Thanhotepic faith

Cannot cast Raise dead on anyone whose constitution would fall under 10 from being raised, spell fails if attempted