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Lao Shu Po (Old Rat Woman)Source Tian Xia World Guide pg. 35Few gods are viewed with such dual love and repulsion as the Old Rat Woman, Lao Shu Po. Most often depicted in the form of an enormous six-legged rat, Lao Shu Po is the patron of rats, thieves, and those who linger under the veil of night—figures of shadow who pray to her for protection from the shining light of justice and truth. Hers is perhaps the most brazen claim to godhood: though Lao Shu Po was born a common rat, she sought out the grave of Tsukiyo, god of the moon, and consumed his flesh, thus assuring her apotheosis. Soon after achieving godhood, she snatched the domain of night from Fumeiyoshi as he was banished from the heavens, ensuring her role as protector of thieves as well.
Some view these actions as crookedly aspirational, the story of a creature so determined to rise above her rank that nothing could be seen as too vile. Others regard it as theft at best and sacrilege at worst, a revolting act that twisted the court of the gods immutably. Lao Shu Po cares not what others think of her, so long as those who follow her succeed in their own right. Those who have found themselves ground under the heel of society seek solace in her shadow, for who else truly desires their benefit?
Lao Shu Po has never been one for outward worship; such pageantry is far too attention-seeking for her machinations. It's more common for her followers to carve her symbol into the soles of their shoes than to wear it proudly on a medallion. Ysoki in the Darklands (page 68) honor Lao Shu Po, yet they claim her as their ancestor and not their goddess to avoid being targeted by her detractors. Though many gods would be offended by this apparent slight, Lao Shu Po doesn't mind.
Despite her self-serving attitude, Lao Shu Po is kind to those who follow her, casting the cover of nightfall over them so they may escape into the darkness, granting them her blessing to live until the next dawn. Perhaps she knows she stands to gain from them, or it could be out of a shred of mortal sympathy for their plight. After all, Lao Shu Po doesn't want destruction, or chaos, or apocalypse. She just wants to survive and thrive.
Category Tian GodsEdicts work quietly toward your goals in the shadows, steal what you need, keep an ear among the ignored and downtrodden
Anathema work honestly for something you could steal instead, risk too much for another creature
Areas of Concern night, rats, thieves
Devotee Benefits
Divine Ability Dexterity or Intelligence
Divine Font harmDivine Sanctification can choose unholy
Divine Skill ThieveryFavored Weapon daggerDomains darkness,
luck,
swarm,
trickeryAlternate Domains secrecy,
wealthCleric Spells 1st:
summon animal (rodents only), 2nd:
knock, 3rd:
veil of privacy