#shelyn

[graciedart]

commission of a pathfinder character

[kesterite]

THE PRISMATIC RAY. if this uploads incorrectly its not my fault jdownloader is hogging my bandwidth again

[justarandomnobody]

So, Paizo announces that there will be a huge event in Golarion spanning several realms, from where a fucking core deity will not get out alive, and at the same time, that Shelyn, the goddess of art, who has dissapeared in the Starfinder timeline, will be returning as Zon-Shelyn and going full goth, AND I'M SUPPOSED TO CONTINUING MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS AS IF THOSE ARE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT BITS OF LORE THAT THEY'VE ADDED TO THE SETTING IN THE LAST YEARS.

My autistic ass needs to know MORE, I NEED DETAILS, ALL OF THEM.

Worst part of it is that my swashbuckler/devoted muse half-elf from Korvosa started as an abandoned child who found hope and comfort in the Shelyn church, only to have that ripped from her through all the traumatic events she has lived under the rule of Queen Ileosa. In fact, she started as a paladin, but the corrupted city made her abandon law and pursue a path of almost vengeance against the people who hurt her friends, art, the city. She learned to dance and sing to cope with the pain during her infancy, then she used it to share hope and beauty with the people of the city... and now, she uses it to ease the darkness that's grown inside of her, after seeing the worst that people can get and do. I feel that if she survives the Curse of the Crimson Throne and lives long enough, she would be next to Zon-Shelyn, channeling the pain and darkest emotions into the most beautiful art.

[strawberry-crocodile]

(to be clear I'm more familiar than PF1, if the core pantheon changed in 2e I'm unaware so don't point it out)

(Also yes Nethys is a girlboss of some extent. to me.)

[lizzorasaurus]

You're going to be amazing.

[greaterstolenlandspolycule]

[perilunepierrot]

My Aasimar Oracle for Pathfinder 1e based on a pic of Mark Heap (Stressed Eric and also Aziraphale in the radio play of Good Omens) with a flaming sword, as all good angels should be entitled to. Glory to Shelyn! 🌈🕊

Ref under cut!

[theviridianbunny]

🌈🌈🌈

[pixdoodles]

cupinia hit level 10, obviously new fit time! variant aasimar (gnome) cleric of shelyn

[the-grove]

THE PRIMASTIC RAY LIVES

Our lesbian polycule of goddesses will not be dying today. We were really worried for a moment there

[spyridonya]

Of the important deities of the Inner Sea, everyone loves, respects, or leaves Shelyn alone.

Desna and Sarenrae adore her, and she adores them. I headcanon their polyam as open seeing as Desna and Sarenrae take on masculine lovers at time, but Shelyn hasn't taken any masculine lovers at present. Cayden Cailean attempts to win her over, bringing her art and violins, but she's not been moved. Cayden respects that for the most part, not considering the gifts he gives her as something 'owed'.

She's admired and liked by Abadar because how love and art helps establishes communities and civilizations… though sometimes flights of love can break a marriage contract. But love of friends, family, and and community makes him over look that. Erastil thinks the very same, though he really wishes she settle down and start a family, because he's the local boomer.

Shizuru thinks Shelyn is pretty wonderful, too. Though not an Inner Sea goddess of major popularity, Shelyn is also worshiped in Tian Xia, and thus has good connections with them as well. She's very good friends with Brigh, who is a goddess of invention, though most people think they'd have little in common save artistry. She's even allies if not friends with the mercurial Calistria, because love and lust often take hands. Calistria says love make you weak, but she'll be among the first to throw hands for touching Shelyn. Aroden admired Shelyn, who smiled, said thank you, and really wished he liked low art as much as 'high arts'. Shelyn's relationship with Iomedae isn't well known, but likely she would try and support Iomedae considering Shelyn's personality.

She even has debates with Pharasma over philosophical issues, with Pharasma winning when she points out flowers grow from dead things. Very likely, Shelyn knows this, always remembers it, but likes to drop by on Pharasma because Pharasma is rather isolated.

None of the evil gods bother her. None. Amsodeus might have deep seated issues about the chaos of Love, though Shelyn would point out that love is not a lawful or chaotic force. Sarenrae and Desna give him nasty looks if he is too Lawful and Evil in Shelyn's direction. The only evil god she fights with is with Urgathoa over execess and corruption, and Urgathoa won't do anything because Callistria would get cranky.

As for the other evil gods? She rarely fights and most of her clerics are not ones to fight. Besides, bothering Shelyn would make Zon-Kuthon Not Happy, and few want to make Zon-Kuthon Not Happy. And despite it all, despite how much he says he hates her and the grief between them, Zon-Kuthon refuses to hurt her or allows his clergy to do the same with her flock. (Eventually in Starfinder, Shelyn gives up her duties to try and find how to save her brother.)

I headcanon that she has issues with Socothbenoth and Belial due to their corruption of love among mortals (femme vs fuckbois). However, I headcanoned she's welcomed the self redeemed Nocticula with open arms. Nocticula is a little confused by this because she's a former demon and her current profilo, but she's a little lonely and never really had a friend.

Only Rovagug hates her, but Rovagug hates everyone.

Basically, Shelyn is Lesbian Jesus and I love her.

[pathfuckery]

New Year, New Deity, Day 17: Cleric of Shelyn

On the 17th day, lets appreciate all the wonderful artists on Tumblr as we build the cleric of Shelyn, The Eternal Rose. Check out this beautiful build below:

There's so much beauty in the world, and the cleric of Shelyn wants to help cultivate that! They act as a wonderful support for their team, debuffing through skill actions like Demoralize and Bon Mot, and spells like Roaring Applause, and buffing and healing through Bless and various counteracts.

Full Build Linked Here!

[biquoi]

Radience

additional versions + art notes under the cut!

hello this took me almost 12 hours so im writing something about it. im, like, really proud of this! i feel like im finding a lining/rendering style i really like and even if it took way too long it was worth it.

this is Zesty (short for Zaest’ya), my tiefling bard from a campaign that ended last year. this piece is me writing the end for a character that meant the world to me </3 the story didn’t end at us being at super-high level, so my GM let us to write how we imagined our ending

im planning to draw something specific about the first post-game so i won’t go too much in detail, but eventually Zesty gets invited to teach at an Academy for young talents, where she conducts studies in search recognition from Shelyn, pathfinder Goddess of Arts

the bird in the piece is, in fact, a symbol of Shelyn! i had never drawn a bird (and i think you can tell) but again, pretty proud of how it came out

stay tuned for more stuff like this, and i hope you like it!

[micahdraws]

Sharing the first three in my Genderbent Gods of Golarion series: Sarenrae, Shelyn, and Desna! This polyamorous trio is affectionately known as the Prismatic Ray in honor of their romantic relationship together!

Since they are deities, they can (and sometimes do) appear in forms other than those they're typically known by. This includes other genders or other species entirely. Some sects devoted to different deities worship a specific depiction of that god.

Golarion is the official setting for Pathfinder and I love it a lot. I hope you enjoy these and the others I'll be posting throughout the next while!

[lizzorasaurus]

When you're a shelynite paladin fighting up in the world wound and suggest a pinup calendar to raise funds for the war against the forces of the abyss

[wolfoftonight]

Rest now in moonlight's embrace

Bear up my lullaby, winds of the earth

Through clouds and through sky and through space

Carry the peace and the coolness of night

And carry my sorrow in kind