Editing Erastil

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{{Infobox Deity
|Name = Erastil, Old Deadeye
|Symbol = 
|Alignment = Lawful Good
|Divine Rank = God
|Pantheon = Golarion
|Portfolio = Families, Farming, Hunting, Trade
|Domains = Animal, Community, Good, Law, Plant; Subdomains of Archon (Good & Law), Family, Feather, Fur, Growth, Home
|Home Plane = Heaven
|Worshippers = Farmers, Hunters and Tradesmen
|Favoured Weapon = Longbow
}}

'''Erastil''' is a Lawful Good god from the [[Golarion]] setting of ''[[Pathfinder]]''. Erastil is also commonly known as '''Old Deadeye''', the '''Stag God''' or '''Estig the Hunter'''. He is a fair-natured old codger, like the grandpa you wish you had, and likewise he values family above all else. Ol' Deadeye is one of [[human]]ity's oldest gods that are still actively worshiped in the Inner Sea region, and legends say that it was he who first created the [[Bows and Arrows|bow]] and bestowed it upon humanity to help them overcome the challenges of a hostile world. Just how old is Old Deadeye? Well, just like grandpa went to war to fight those damn Japs before you were born, Erastil was also part of the war effort to seal the [[Rovagug|Rough Beast]] and trap him in the Dead Vault for<s>ever</s> now, all before humanity really came in to being. It wasn't until ages later when Erastil really became popular once more with the humans, during the Age of Darkness, when those cocksucker [[aboleth]]s summoned a magic meteor to [[Exterminatus|sink]] [[Atlantis|Azlant]], the center of human civilization of that era, to the bottom of the ocean.

In those chaotic dark ages communities of farmers and hunter-gatherers banded together to work co-cooperatively to rebuild from the ashes, following Ol' Deadeye's practical advice and guiding principles to survive. Though his faith began to wane with the growth of civilizations and cities once more, it can be assured that he is still shown reverence in any small farming community or in those wild areas that still remain. It is this conflict between modernity and practicality that drives a wedge between Erastil and [[Abadar]]. Some devotees of Erastil refuse to even enter cities because the lifestyle there is antithetical to the simple grounded living which Erastil would prescribe.

Outside of the setting, Erastil's role as a god of "tradition" has drawn some relatively minor ire from more "progressively-minded" folk (and [[SJW|the usual supsects aligned with them), due to traditionalism being frequently associated with right-wing values (often [[/pol/|for the worse]]).

For what it's worth, Erastil valuing family first need not be solely on a biological basis and given his Lawful aligenment, he probably wouldn't care as much about the structure of the family unit as he does aboyt them pulling their weight for the community.

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