【Starfinder CRB】《寻星者》- 宗教信仰

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一、前言
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二，寻星者核心神祇列表
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海菈丝（HYLAX） 永恒女王（The Forever Queen） 守序善良 交涉，初见，友谊，和平之神 信仰中心：艾巴萨罗姆空间站，卡斯卓韦（Castrovel）, Nchak (Liavara)，Verces 圣徽：      一枚冠有星辰的shirren脑袋

在虫群成为如今毁灭一切，同为一体的集体思维之前，其成员信仰着某位名为海菈丝的女神。Shirrens们相信海菈丝曾是自己这一族的初诞者——这位曾为凡体的的女王选择飞升成神以永恒地守望自己的后裔。但在虫群出于集体意志而开始排斥独立思维的时候，海菈丝的教诲也被其所抛弃了。永恒女王尊重虫群的选择，决定对其接下来的发展不加干预，并把自己的注意力转向了银河中的其他虫形智能生命身上。然而，她始终希望自己的孩子能重新回到她的怀抱之中。终于，永恒女王的耐心得到了回报——Shirren从虫群意志中分离出来，在再次成为了独立个体后，他们也在这个过程中重新发现了自己古老的庇护神。

海菈丝深谙和平胜于战争，友爱优于敌意的道理。她教诲自己的信徒在与别人相处时要时刻利用好交际手腕，不断地为友谊及和谐而努力，寻求结盟而非征服。但是海菈丝也清楚有时交际难免失败，而和平主义者必须挺身而出以守护清白之众。在寻求和平的道路上蒙受挫折并非有过——尝试乃是和平的道义所在，无论看起来如何困难重重，如何让人厌恶都是如此。

Nchak的卫星——Liavaran其上的智能节肢动物甚至在Gap开始之前就已经崇拜着海菈丝，并深信自己的领袖乃是永恒女王在凡间的化身，它们根据海菈丝的教诲建立起了自己的文明。然而随着Shirren的到来，海菈丝的教诲开始散播到协约世界各处。海菈丝的信徒中数量最为庞大的是Shirren，紧随其后的是弗米蚁族（formians），气虫（haan）以及其他虫形种族。然而各族的使节（Envoy），调停者，谈判家以及维和部队同样都会向海菈丝向上赞美。海菈丝的祭司经常会乘上星船，并参与到星际探索的任务中去，同时在船员遭遇前所未见的外星物种时担当初接触的外交专员。在来自不同世界种族混居的地方都可能存在海菈丝那蜂巢一样的神殿，而秉承着友爱以及和谐的精神，它的大门永远向所有人敞开。

虽然海菈丝传统上是一名蜂巢生物的神祇，但奇怪的是她颇为钟爱个体意志，并鼓励其信徒既要在社群中寻得力量，但同时也必须认识并接受自己的个人价值。因此海菈丝的信众对于教义及传统会产生分歧也是自然而然的事情。比如Nchak上的永恒女王化身对于其下蜂群一样的信众来说就是至高无上的大主教，然而Shirren们则被鼓励用更个人的方式与这位神祇沟通。

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Before the Swarm became the monolithic hive mind of devastation that it is today, its members followed a goddess named Hylax. Shirrens believe that Hylax was the first of their species—a mortal queen who ascended to godhood to watch over her progeny for eternity. But when the Swarm rejected individuality for the collectivity of the hive, it abandoned Hylax as well. Hylax respected the Swarm’s choice and resolved not to interfere with its development, turning her attention to other sentient insectile species in the galaxy, but she always hoped her children would return to her. Eventually, the Forever Queen’s patience was rewarded when the shirrens broke from the Swarm’s hive mind and became individuals once more, rediscovering their ancient patron in the process.

Hylax knows that peace is a better state than war and that friendship is more rewarding than hostility. She teaches her followers to consistently use diplomacy in their dealings with others, to constantly strive for fellowship and harmony, and to always seek allies rather than conquest. But Hylax also realizes that sometimes diplomacy fails and that the peaceful must sometimes defend the innocent. There’s nothing wrong with failing to achieve peace—the moral imperative is simply to make the attempt, no matter how difficult or distasteful it might seem.

The intelligent arthropods of the Liavaran moon of Nchak have worshiped Hylax since even before the Gap, believing that their leaders are the mortal incarnations of the Forever Queen and striving to build their civilization in accordance with her teachings. Since the shirrens’ arrival, however, her faith has spread throughout the Pact Worlds. Shirrens make up the vast majority of Hylax’s followers, followed closely by formians, haan, and other insectile races, but diplomats, envoys, mediators, negotiators, and peacekeepers of all species venerate Hylax as well. Priests of Hylax often serve on starships engaged in interstellar exploration missions, acting as first contact specialists should their crews encounter new extraterrestrial species. Hylax’s hive-like temples may be found wherever species from different worlds mingle together, and all are welcome inside in the spirit of amity and harmony.

Though Hylax is traditionally a god of hive creatures, she’s paradoxically fond of individualism, and she encourages her followers to seek strength in community but recognize and embrace their individual value. Differences in doctrine and tradition among her followers are only natural, and while the Forever Queen of Nchak acts as supreme pontiff for her hive-based followers, shirrens are encouraged to have a more personal relationship with the divine.

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艾奥梅黛（IOMEDAE） 格拉里昂之魂（The Spirit of Golarion） 守序善良 荣誉之战，人类，正义，勇气之神 信仰中心：阿巴萨罗姆空间站，阿基顿（Akiton），崔亚修斯（Triaxus），维斯克幕府（Veskarium） 圣徽：      一柄被旭日之光所环绕的长剑

艾奥梅黛曾经只是格拉里昂的一介凡人，并在大散乱（Gap）开始的数百年前飞升成神。而当人类离开母星迈向星辰大海之际，他们把艾奥梅黛的信仰一同携入太空。随着格拉里昂的消失，艾奥梅黛与那个世界的联系则更是显得意义非凡，同时她也成为了格拉里昂之魂，人类的守护女神。艾奥梅黛是一名光明磊落，无惧斗争的骑士，她也是为了至高仁善而奋斗的传教士和十字军。艾奥梅黛乃是荣誉，光荣，正义，力量和英勇的具现，她将毫无畏惧对人类以及协约世界所面对的巨大邪恶拔剑相向。

艾奥梅黛既如烈火一般尚武，又像贤者一样仁慈，所有与艾奥梅黛相处的神祇都十分敬重她。艾奥梅黛认为她的凡人侍从应当注意礼节，以在和别人相处的时候能得到同样的尊重。她非常希望每一个人——无论处于何种劣境下——都能做到公平正义，充满荣誉，英勇作战。虽然艾奥梅黛主张说服作恶者在不失荣誉的投降中放下武器比起将其斩杀殆尽更有意义，但她也准许信徒们不屈不饶地对那些不肯悔改的邪恶之徒发起讨伐。

作为人类的守护女神，人类占据了格拉里昂之魂信徒的绝大部分，但许多维斯克蜥蜴人以及kasathas也被她荣誉之战的信条所吸引。艾奥梅黛的典型信徒都是心存正直，努力不懈的人物，他们乐于助人，同时也随时做好接受别人的帮助的准备。圣战军，使节（Envoy），恒星武士（solarian）和星际战士（Soldier）都可能会崇拜艾奥梅黛，而且他们中的许多人都会随身带着各种版本的艾奥梅黛神选武器——长剑，并与之一同踏入战场。她的祭司会反抗压迫，并寻求把宇宙重塑成更美好的形态——如有必要，动用刀剑也在所不惜。艾奥梅黛的教会支持着数个骑士团，而最为声名显赫的格拉里昂骑士团（Knights of Golarion，参照第478页）也在此列，其成员守护着协约世界以及其他有人类定居的遥远星系，并乘坐着其强大无匹的圣堂星舰向邪恶发动永无休止的圣战。

艾奥梅黛的信徒在许多行星，卫星及小行星上建立了许多信仰的前哨基地，同时他们也建造起大型的神殿以荣耀女神的名讳。这些建筑通常都带有往昔格拉里昂教堂的风格——包括大型的喷泉，高耸的拱门，以及粉刷得雪白的石墙。尽管其外观颇为复古，但建筑中也不乏便利的现代科技设施，原因是圣战中的骑士有时需要将其作为训练场，疗养院以及临时的生活空间。

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Born a mortal human on Golarion, Iomedae ascended to godhood centuries before the Gap, and when humanity left the planet of their birth for the stars, they brought their faith in Iomedae with them. With Golarion’s disappearance, Iomedae’s connection to that world took on even greater significance, and she became the Spirit of Golarion, the patron goddess of humanity. Iomedae is a righteous knight, fearless in battle, and a missionary and crusader on behalf of the benign sovereignty of good. She personifies glory, honor, justice, strength, and valor, and is unafraid to point her sword at the greatest evils facing humanity and the Pact Worlds.

Iomedae is both fiercely martial and wisely benevolent, and she commands the respect of any deity who deals with her. She expects her mortal servants to exercise courtesy and receive the same in their dealings with one another. She strongly desires justice for everyone, honorable behavior from each individual, and bravery in battle, no matter the odds. Iomedae teaches that it is better to convince evildoers to lay down their arms in honorable surrender than cut them down, but she sanctions her followers to wage unyielding war against those who persist in serving evil.

As the patron goddess of humanity, the Spirit of Golarion counts humans as the majority of her worshipers, but many vesk and kasathas are attracted to her code of honorable battle. A typical follower of Iomedae is a right-minded, hardworking person, helpful toward others and ready to accept help when it is offered. Crusaders, envoys, solarians, and soldiers all worship Iomedae, and many carry versions of the goddess’s favored weapon, the longsword, with them into battle. Her priests fight against oppression and seek to reshape the universe into a better form, by the sword if need be. Iomedae’s church sponsors several knightly orders, most notably the Knights of Golarion (see page 478), who patrol the Pact Worlds and more distant star systems where humanity has settled, tirelessly crusading against evil in their mighty cathedralships.

Where her followers establish outposts of her faith on other planets, moons, and larger asteroids, they construct large temples in which they can praise her name. These buildings are often fabricated in the style of old Golarion churches, with large fountains, soaring arches, and walls made to look like whitewashed stone. Despite their appearance, though, these structures don’t lack modern technological amenities, as crusading knights will sometimes request to use them as training grounds, recuperation facilities, and temporary living spaces.

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莎伦莱（SARENRAE） 晨花（The Dawnflower） 中立善良 疗愈，救赎，太阳之神 信仰中心：阿巴隆（Aballon）、阿巴萨罗姆空间站（Absalom Station），太阳（the Sun），威瑟斯（Verces） 圣徽：      一个有着炽焰双翼的天使

太古时代，名为莎伦莱的天使把阳光，真理和正直带给了格拉里昂和它的姊妹世界。她曾与那些意图将新生星球拖入永恒黑暗的邪恶存在鏖战，并取得了最终胜利——而一些邪恶之徒更是于莎伦莱的荣光之中发现了自己的丑恶，于是他们纷纷悔改，并获得了晨花的饶恕。慈爱的莎伦莱是光明，引导以及疗愈的象征，然而，除去其怜悯和同情的一面，晨花本身也是对抗邪恶的强大力量，她会无情地击溃那些不可救药之徒。

莎伦莱通常被视作是象征协约世界太阳的女神，因此她的信徒有时会将太阳称为“晨花星”以表达对女神的敬意，然而莎伦莱的力量其实来自于诸天寰宇的无数恒星。她乃是大爱无疆的女神，对有难者而言就像一个关怀备至的母亲、姐妹与守护者。医治伤残病患，让失败者重新振作，在最为最黑暗的心肠和世界中洒下引导之光，這些事情都会让晨花感到无比的喜悦。她不会在意侮辱和中伤，但会对无辜清白之辈所遭受的暴力和掠夺报以净涤之火与灼热之光。古老而不朽的晨花毫不畏惧地挺身对抗黑暗大潮，并保证黎明总会到来，而希望，善良和真理终将大捷。

晨花的信徒来自尘世众生——他们每天都会因阳光而喜悦，因爱与同情而欣慰，并对救赎和义行坚信不疑。尽管人类经常把莎伦莱描述成“自己的”神祇，但赞美太阳的传统在其他依赖太阳获得能源和滋养的社会中也非常普遍，因此协约世界里面及外界的许多文明在一定程度上都存在着对莎伦莱的崇拜。除开人类，也许就是Shirrens最能被莎伦莱的信仰，以及那关乎救赎与共鸣的教条所吸引。莎伦莱的神职人员中许多都是使节（Envoy），秘术师（Mystics），恒星武士（Solarian）和星际战士（Soldier），他们拥护和平与善良，只有在无可救药的邪恶兴风作浪之时才会采取相应的行动。虽然莎伦莱的神殿可能的话都会设计成露天敞开的样式，但其中都会留下至少一扇窗户或者天窗，以让信徒得以沐浴在自然的阳光下。

在协约世界之中，莎伦莱的教会其宗教中心乃是位于太阳内部黎明海岸的燃烧群岛。尽管晨花的信仰总是偏向个人主义，而且教会的定位也只是为漫游星海，推进女神事业的神职人员及信徒们提供组织和训练之处，然而，许多协约世界的莎伦莱信徒还是会本能地产生想要踏足这片圣地朝圣的冲动。

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Eons ago, Sarenrae was an angel who brought the light of the sun to Golarion and its sister worlds, and with it truth and honesty. She warred with evil beings that sought to plunge the newborn planets into eternal darkness, and emerged victorious—yet some of those who had turned to evil saw their wickedness revealed by Sarenrae’s glory, and in repentance they were forgiven. Sarenrae is kind and loving—a figure of healing, guidance, and light. Yet for all her compassion, Sarenrae is also a powerful force against evil and strikes down the irredeemable without mercy.

Sarenrae is generally seen as the goddess of the Pact Worlds’ sun, which her faithful sometimes call the Dawnflower’s Star in her honor, but she draws power from suns across the universe. She is a deity of boundless love—a caring mother, sister, and protector of all in need. She delights in healing the sick, lifting up the fallen, and shining a guiding light into the darkest hearts and worlds. Sarenrae brushes off insults but responds to violence and predations upon the innocent with cleansing fire and scorching light. Ancient and timeless, Sarenrae stands fearlessly against the tide of darkness, promising that the dawn will always come, and when it does, hope, kindness, and truth will triumph.

The Dawnflower’s faithful come from all walks of life: everyday folk who rejoice in the light of the sun, take comfort in love and compassion, and believe strongly in redemption and righteous action. Though humans often describe Sarenrae as one of “their” gods, the tradition of sun worship is common in societies that rely on the sun’s light for energy and nourishment, and thus most cultures within the Pact Worlds and beyond have worshiped Sarenrae to a significant extent at some point. After humans, shirrens are perhaps the race most attracted to Sarenrae’s faith and her message of redemption and empathy. Many of her priests are envoys, mystics, solarians, or soldiers—those who espouse peace and kindness until stirred to action by evil that cannot be redeemed. When possible, Sarenrae’s temples are open to the sky, but they always have at least a window or skylight where the faithful can bask in the natural light of the sun.

In the Pact Worlds, the spiritual heart of Sarenrae’s church is within the sun itself, in the Burning Archipelago’s central city of Dawnshore. Many Pact Worlds Sarenites feel an instinctive drive to make pilgrimages to this holy site, even though her faith is often individualistic, with the church serving as an organizing and training force for priests and followers who then wander the galaxy doing the goddess’s work.

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亚莱纱（YARAESA） 智慧夫人 中立善良 知识，心智完善，学问，科学之神 信仰中心：阿巴隆（Aballon），艾巴萨罗姆空间站，Bretheda, Castrovel 圣徽：      一颗以大脑为核心的原子

娅莱纱主张觉知的核心乃是对知识和意义的探寻——也就是通过教育，实验以及学习在社会中不断力争上游。娅莱纱自身就是象征这类努力的女神——即是通过对心智的持续开发以在思维和灵魂上都达到完美之境。 Lashuntas把其种族早期的许多科技成就都归功于娅莱纱，并宣称她曾是一名具有肉身的科学家，在学习完凡人领域的所有知识后，她为了掌控自己的心智，选择飞升成神明以学习伟大彼岸的所有智慧和学识。

娅莱纱的信徒寻求努力追上这位女神，并希望终有一日能超越自己的凡人形态。而走上这条完美之路的具体方法则因人而异——无论是教育，锻炼，科学成就，还是心灵冥想都是可行有效的途径。而诸如阅读这种简单的行为——不管对象是电脑屏幕，实际着墨的卷宗，或者干脆是眼球上的投影——都会成为对娅莱纱的礼赞，而凡人收集的每一点知识，每一分见解，都会让自己离这位女神更近一步。娅莱纱在科学和心灵之间架起了沟通的桥梁，并主张对宇宙法则学习得越多，对自己的了解就会更深。

娅莱纱的信徒和神职人员主要是lashuntas，但她的信仰在整个协约世界里都广受欢迎，尤其在shirrens，教育家，机械师，异能者，科学家，学者以及technomancer中更是如此。这些人自身就在探索心灵与尘世知识之间的分界线，因此他们会选择向智慧夫人献上祈祷。娅莱纱的神殿类似于满载书籍的古老图书馆——虽然展示的卷宗也许仅仅只是全息投影——并总是具备可以让信徒平静阅读或冥想的安静小房间。许多太空站——尤其是在Castrovel上或是由lashuntas兴建的站点——都备有娅莱纱的小礼拜堂。

娅莱纱信徒的有个不同寻常的怪癖：他们会在口头上拒绝信仰——或者说，用更为保守的理解去看待信仰。娅莱纱主张科学进步，并认为可控，可证，可重复的实验是了解浩瀚宇宙的最佳方式。有些神祇会把知识和力量作为对忠诚信徒的嘉奖，而娅莱纱则要求她的信众要尽可能地凭借自己的力量找出答案。但这并非意味着她拒绝赐予信徒魔法力量，相反，她大体上都是以始终如一且可预测的方式降下奇迹，而这种方式还可以像科学一样通过教学传播。比起直接把答案丢到眼前，她更喜欢在人背后往真相的方向轻推一把。对于娅莱纱教会的成员来说，信仰并非盲信，而是可敬导师和懵懂学生之间带有批判精神的健康互动。

劇透 -  原文:

Yaraesa teaches that the core of sentience is the search for knowledge and meaning—the striving to advance one’s society through education, experimentation, and learning. Yaraesa is the goddess of this struggle—the constant endeavor to develop one’s mind and reach a state of intellectual and spiritual perfection. Lashuntas attribute many of their race’s early scientific advancements to Yaraesa, claiming that she was once a living scientist who learned everything that could be learned on the mortal plane. In mastering her own mind, she ascended to godhood to study all the wisdom and lore of the Great Beyond.

Yaraesa’s followers seek to emulate their goddess, hoping to eventually transcend their mortal forms. The path one takes toward this perfection is an individual choice—education, physical exercise, scientific scholarship, and spiritual meditation are all valid enterprises. The simple act of reading—whether on a computer screen, an actual printed volume, or direct eye-projection—can be an act of homage to Yaraesa, and each piece of knowledge or insight gained brings one a step closer to the goddess. Yaraesa bridges the divide between science and spirituality, teaching that the more you learn about the underlying laws of the universe, the more you understand about yourself.

A majority of Yaraesa’s worshipers and priests are lashuntas, but her faith is popular throughout the Pact Worlds, particularly among shirrens. Educators, mechanics, psychics, scientists, scholars, and technomancers venerate the Lady of Wisdom as they explore the boundaries of both mortal knowledge and their own minds. Yaraesa’s temples resemble ancient libraries filled with books—even if the volumes on display are just holographic props—and always include small, quiet rooms where worshipers can read or meditate in peace. Many universities, especially those on Castrovel or funded by lashuntas, contain chapels to Yaraesa.

One unusual quirk of Yaraesa’s worshipers is their vocal rejection of faith—or rather, some conventional understandings of it. Yaraesa teaches that the scientific process and knowledge gained through controlled, replicable, and verifiable experiments are the best way to understand the universe. Where some gods offer knowledge and power as a reward for allegiance, Yaraesa demands that her people figure things out for themselves as best they can. This doesn’t mean that she refuses to grant her followers magical power; rather, she generally does so in consistent and predictable ways that can be taught like a science, and she’s more likely to nudge someone toward a discovery than hand them the answer. For members of her church, faith isn’t blind trust but a healthy and skeptical relationship between an esteemed teacher and her pupils.

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黛丝娜（DESNA） 天籁之歌 混乱善良 梦境，星辰，机运，旅者之神 信仰中心：艾巴萨罗姆空间站，Castrovel，Idari，Triaxus 圣徽：       双翼上有着星辰，太阳和月亮的蝴蝶

天籁之歌孤高不群，却又生性冲动。黛丝娜热爱无畏，神秘以及自发性——尤其是为了自己而踏上旅途。她超然的姿态並非出于傲慢，而是来自对自身能力的自信，也是为避免负担种种麻烦。她是个矛盾的集合体：一位不在乎目的地是何处的旅者；一位被万古以前的过去所困扰，却能无忧無虑，随心所欲的存在；一位热爱和平，但却被迫和古老宿敌争斗的神祇。她背负著时代和星辰的重担，卻青春永驻。有些人认为，黛丝娜浮躁，轻佻，难以专注如一，但她也有着源自战争，创伤和悲剧的冷酷一面。

黛丝娜通过梦境与她的信徒沟通，并鼓励后者相信自己，在满足自己欲望的同时，尽可能地体验一切，表达自己的内在力量，相信并放任直觉引导自己。作为幸运女神，她认为果敢会得到机运垂青，并相信成功的机会总是存在，但她也清楚美梦有时也能转变为噩梦。黛丝娜庇护着各族的梦想家和旅行家，教导他们与其事前询问许可，不如事后请求原谅，因为只有当机立断才能抓住独一无二的机会。

黛丝娜的信徒不会故意挑起战端，比起冒着卷入肢体冲突的风险，可能的话他们会更愿抽身而去。然而，如果情况别无选择，或者无辜清白之辈会因此蒙难，那他们也会酌情尝试通过适当的非致命手段尽快了结战斗——但若形势所迫，他们也不会手下留情。

尽管其历史横跨无数年岁，但与pre-Gap时代相比起来，黛丝娜及其信仰鲜有变化。她在极星庭——某个据称和所有崇拜天籁之歌的星系都保持着相同距离的地点——有着自己的宫殿。许多黛丝娜的信众都会携带星刃，其形状在很久以前就已经和这位女神紧密相连。冒险者，探索者，导航员，太空员，以及寻星者协会（Starfinder Society，见479页）中的大量成员都信仰黛丝娜。而不少Mystic，预言家和Solarians也同样如此。赌徒和盗贼会向黛丝娜乞求运气，而在登船前往遥远行星的旅行者当中，也鲜有不向天籁之歌献上哪怕一句低语祈祷的人士。黛丝娜的教会没什么成型组织，但在任何被星海旅者探索过的地方几乎都有着她的神龛。黛丝娜也没有成员齐备，规模较大的神殿。但大部分星际商船都会为乘客提供一个黛丝娜的小礼拜堂或神龛以供使用。而许多私人交通工具上也会摆有黛丝娜的小雕像，图画或圣徽。

劇透 -  原文:

Aloof and impulsive, Desna delights in daring, mystery, and spontaneity, especially as expressed through travel for its own sake. Her detachment stems not from arrogance but from confidence in her own abilities and her desire to be unburdened by troubles. She is a collection of contrasts- a traveler who cares nothing for her destination, a carefree creature of instinct haunted by a past stretching back eons, and a peaceful deity forced to battle with old enemies, eternally young despite the weight of ages and stars upon her. Some may believe Desna to be flighty, frivolous, and easily distracted, but she also has a cold side born of battle, loss, and tragedy.

Desna communicates with her followers through dreams, encouraging them to believe in themselves, indulge their desires, experience all they can, express their inner strengths, and trust instinct as a guide. As the goddess of luck, she believes that fortune favors the bold and knows that there's always a chance of success, just as she knows that dreams can become nightmares. Desna watches over dreamers and travelers of all kinds, and she teaches that it's better to ask forgiveness than permission and that a split-second decision is often required to seize a unique opportunity.

Those who worship Desna don' t go out of their way to pick fights and would rather walk away from the possibility of a physical conflict if possible. However, if they have no other choice or if leaving would mean innocents would get hurt, they try to end the battle quickly, using nonlethal methods when appropriate but otherwise not holding back.

Despite existing for eons, Desna and her faith have changed little since the pre-Gap era. She has a palace within the star Cynosure, a location said to be equidistant from all systems that worship the Song of the Spheres. Many of Desna's faithful carry a starknife, whose shape has long been associated with the goddess. Adventurers, explorers, navigators, spacers, and more than a few members of the Starfinder Society (see page 479) worship Desna, as do mystics, seers, and solarians. Gamblers and thieves pray to Desna for luck, and few travelers board ships bound for distant stars without at least whispering a prayer to the Song of the Spheres. The Desnan church has little organization, and though shrines to Oesna can be found in almost any place visited by space travelers, she has few fully staffed temples of size. Most commercial starships have a small chapel or shrine to Desna for their passenge rs' use, and many private vessels carry a small idol or image of Oesna or her symbol.

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韦丹（WEYDAN） 无垠境界线（The Endless Horizon） 混乱善良 发现，平等，探索，自由之神 信仰中心：艾巴萨罗姆空间站，流放之地（The Diaspora），伊达理号（Idari），Verces 圣徽：       前往未知彼岸的星船

诸如艾奥梅黛和厄迦图娅这些神明都是从凡人升华成神祇，而韦丹则反其道而行之——并持续如一

作为发现和探索的神明，这名被称为韦丹的神祇会定期地从自己的神圣本质上拆解出部分碎块，并将其打造成自己的化身——这些凡人版本的韦丹从性别，外形到物种都不一而足——这些化身能不被发现地漫游于主物质位面数不胜数的文化之间，免受神祇的责任所扰，且可以体验那些为无所不知的诸神所否定之存在的方方面面。韦丹也藉此教授众生平等——即使是诸神也是如此——并鼓励其信徒与人为善，即使是最为荒诞怪奇的万恶罪人或异星巨兽也可能会成为一位潜在的救世主。这些神圣的化身偶尔会显露真身以保护清白无辜之辈，或是在危难当头的时刻站出来引领信徒。而在大部分时间里，他们都只会简单地旅行，并穷尽自己的凡躯之力以探索这个多元宇宙，直到气数已尽，体内那缕火星还归于神火为止。

黛丝娜的拥护者会为了旅行而旅行，而韦丹则解释了心怀目标的远航其好处所在，即使目标仅仅是简单的探索也是这样。探索未知乃是一项神圣的工作，无论探索的对象是自己，是星系，或是这个正在被不断探索的世界都是如此。浩瀚宇宙有着无数奇迹尚待发现。无论何等卑微，何等非凡，韦丹都乐见每一个信徒取得的新发现。韦丹和黛丝娜一样都热爱自由，他相信每一个有知觉的物种都有着自由的权利，并不应为任何约束性的法律条令所制限。他认为凡生平等，这既是自由的前提，亦是社会繁荣的重要条件。因此，韦丹反对奴隶制和任何通过压迫他人使某一阶级其特权不断膨胀的体系。所以，这经常让他与秉承资本主义的阿巴达尔意见相左。

韦丹的信徒及神职人员大多都是Envoys，探索者，灵智派，社会主义者，包括寻星者（见479页），以及前往新近发现星球安家的殖民者。许多人类和仿生人——尤其是正在对抗压迫的人士——都会选择遵从韦丹。而反对文化中严格传统的年轻kasathas以及欣赏他会对被压迫者伸出援手的shirrens也会跟随这位神祇。由于韦丹的信仰主张平等主义，因此他的神殿分布在诸多星船之中，无论是正在服役的船只还是已然退役的太空废船都是如此。

劇透 -  原文:

While gods like lomedae and Urgathoa started out as mortals and ascended to godhood, Weydan did the opposite- and continues to.

As the god of discovery and exploration, the deity called Weydan regularly breaks off shards of his divine self and crafts them into avatars-mortal versions of himself in every gender, shape, and species- that can walk unseen among the countless cultures of the Material Plane, free from the responsibilities of godhood and able to experience those aspects of existence denied to omniscient deities. In this way he also teaches the fundamental equality of all creatures-even gods- and encourages his congregat ion to treat all people well, for even the most grotesque sinner or alien monstrosity might be a secret messiah. While these avatars of the divine occasionally reveal themselves to protect the innocent or lead the faithful in times of crisis, more often they simply travel, exploring the multiverse to the best of their mortal abilities, until death folds their spark back into the divine flame.

While Desna advocates travel for travel's sake, Weydan expounds the virtues of voyaging with an end goal in mind, even if the goal is simply discovery. Exploring the unknown is a sacred process that reveals as much about the explorer as about the star system or world being explored. The universe contains a wealth of wonders just waiting to be discovered, and Weydan takes joy in every discovery his followers make, no matter how small or how significant. He and Desna share a love of liberty, and Weydan believes in every sentient species' right to freedom, unfettered by restrictive laws. He regards equality for people from all walks of life as the foundation of that freedom and an essential requirement for a thriving society. As such, he opposes slavery and any system that advances one being's privileges by causing another's oppression, which often puts him at odds with Abadar's capitalist teachings. 

Envoys, explorers, gnostics, socialists, Starfinders (see page 479), and colonists heading to new homes on recently discovered planets make up the majority of Weydan's followers and priests. Many humans and androids, especially those fighting against oppression, venerate Weydan, as do young kasathas rebelling against the strict traditions of their culture, or shirrens appreciating his succor of the downtrodden. Befitting the egalitarian nature of his faith, Weydan's church does not have much of a hierarchy. Temples to Weydan are commonly housed within starships, both active craft and decommissioned hulks.

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阿巴达尔（ABADAR） 原初宝库之主（Master of the First Vault） 守序中立 文明，商贸与财富之神 信仰中心：阿巴萨罗姆空间站（Absalom Station），阿基顿（Akiton），威瑟斯（Verces） 圣徽：       金黄色的钥匙

阿巴达尔是一位耐心，精明而富有远见的神祇，祂专注于让文明传播到整个主物质位面，通过商业让众多行星紧密相连，并把财富带给支持自由贸易和有序统治人们。祂乃是原初宝库的门卫和所有人，这个巨大的存物库位于阿巴达尔的异界国度，里面珍藏着从古至今所有造物的完美版本——完美的仿生人，完美的货币，完美的激光手枪，完美的法术，甚至还有完美的法典。

阿巴达尔认为审慎和规划值得嘉奖，而冲动和鲁莽则应当被摒弃。祂并非一位草率的神祇，并知晓文明和秩序的扩张虽然步履缓慢，但不可阻挡。而个人则能通过自律，努力以及明断实现富裕和幸福。虽然偶尔冒险势在必行，但其对应的丰厚回报也只有通过对所有已知因素进行详细计划以及深思熟虑后才能获得。祂无所谓善良与邪恶的高低，因为两者都各有好处。但比起奴隶制，祂更支持雇佣关系，因为受雇工人能将其积累的薪金重新投入商业市场，如是文明的利益才能合为一体。

阿巴达尔最为虔诚的信徒大多都是贵族，殖民者，企业家，律师，政治家，以及商人。但许多穷苦人家也会向原初宝库之主祈祷，以求能换取祂的注意以逆转自己的命运。偶尔也会有艺术家和工匠崇拜阿巴达尔，他们试图通过自己的努力去还原出祂宝库内的物品的完美形态。阿巴达尔的信徒认为正是原初宝库之主推动了银河内的智能生命从原始部落攀升至科技文明，因此他们在遭遇到其他相对落后的文明，发现新的行星，或者建立新居住地及商业网络时，都会尝试以原初宝库之主为榜样来行事。

阿巴达尔的教会，阿巴达尔集团（AbadarCorp，见473页）既是宗教机构，同时也是协约世界中最为成功，最有权势的企业集团。集团里的经理和主管同时担任教会的神职人员，同时集团的许多办公室，商店，贸易站以及货栈也同时具备神殿的作用，且分布在几乎每一个居人行星上。这些地方都以某种别具一格但表面上似乎矛盾重重的风格所建成——结构坚固实用（以抵御盗贼），但又装潢华丽（以展示存放于其中的财富）。阿巴达尔集团的许多其他建筑同样注重耐用性，同时其艳黄的半透明彩瓷窗户给内部空间都镀上了一层黄金般的色彩。

劇透 -  原文:

Abadar is a patient, shrewd, and farseeing deity dedicated to spreading civilization across the Material Plane, binding planets together with commerce, and bringing wealth to all those who support free trade and the rule of law. He is the master and guardian of the First Vault, a vast depository in his extraplanar realm that contains an ideal version of every creature and object ever made—the perfect android, the perfect currency, the perfect laser pistol, the perfect spell, and even the perfect law.

Abadar rewards caution and planning, and he rejects impulsiveness. He is not a hasty deity, knowing that the expansion of civilization and law is gradual but inevitable. Only through discipline, hard work, and incisive judgment can one attain happiness and wealth. Risk is occasionally called for and can generate lucrative rewards, but only after careful planning and consideration of all known factors. Abadar favors neither good nor evil, as both sides have their benefits, but he supports employment over slavery, as paid workers can contribute their own accumulated wages to the commercial markets and thus the profitability of civilization as a whole.

Abadar’s most fervent worshipers are generally aristocrats, colonists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, politicians, and traders, but many poor people venerate the Master of the First Vault in hopes of attracting his attention and reversing their fortunes. The occasional artist or artisan who is devoted to Abadar strives to duplicate the perfect forms of the objects found within the god’s realm with their own works. Followers of Abadar believe that he was responsible for elevating the sentient races of the galaxy from primitive tribes to technological civilizations, and many seek to follow his example when they encounter less advanced civilizations on newly discovered planets or when they establish new settlements and trade networks.

Abadar’s  church,  AbadarCorp  (see  page  473),  is simultaneously a religious institution and one of the most successful and powerful corporations in the Pact Worlds. Its managers and executives serve as the church’s priests, and the company’s many offices, stores, trading outposts, and warehouses double as temples and can be found on almost every settled world. These structures are all built in an unmistakable and seemingly contradictory style—solid, practical construction (to protect against thieves) that is richly ornamented (to showcase the wealth that often resides within). Many of AbadarCorp’s buildings also feature durable, translucent-ceramic windows tinted a vivid yellow to cast the interiors in a golden hue.

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塔拉薇特（TALAVET） 说书客（The Storyteller） 守序中立 团体，自立，传统之神 信仰中心：阿基顿（Akiton），伯瑞斯达（Bretheda），伊达理号（Idari），崔亚修斯（Triaxus）， Veskarium 圣徽：       一枚象征着团体的Kasathan族古老图章,

kasathas这一族沉浸在习俗，历史与传统之中，而他们的女神塔拉薇特也不例外

古时候，kasathas的说书客把自己的部族聚集在篝火旁，并讲述他们过去的故事，部族的传统，以及人民的历史。而他们的传统则通过这种做法得以保留。这些最初的故事渐渐有了形体，并因根植于语言与沟通中的魔力和意念的混合而获得了生命和觉知。塔拉薇特因此诞生，她既是说书客，也是故事本身，其乃是象征着kasathas一族所有寓言以及传奇的神祇。她乃是集体的记忆，也是让kasathas一族——某种意义上也包括其他各族——团结如一的纽带，并将他们和自己先祖的家园联系在一起。

塔拉薇特主张在历史的链条中，传统乃是最为重要的接点，其让整个社群得以团结一致，并通过古老的传奇，神话以及故事筑下有序社会的坚实基础。当然，Gap对她的教会造成了极大的冲击，许多人将其视作是某种形式的天罚。然而在接下来的数个世纪，她那四散的信众逐渐重新聚集，并因其从当下被他们称为“寂静之时”的劫难中幸存下来而更胜以往。塔拉薇特的信徒主张为了大众利益分享智慧以及放眼过往能为当下和未来提供指引。然而鉴于Gap所带来的教训，他们同样清楚有时候记录无法被留下，或是团体无法为自己伸出援手，因此他们必须学会信任自己与自己的个人传统，一如年轻的kasatha必须经历Tempering以发掘自身并正式迈入成年人的行列。

毫无意外，塔拉薇特的主要信徒和祭司都是kasathas，但说书客的信仰同样在shirrens和ysoki中赢得了数量可观的追随者，两族皆具备有紧密相连的家庭以及社群。而维斯克蜥蜴人也同样如此，其在传统与自立上与关注该两者的女神意见一致。而同样的信条也吸引了使节（Envoy）和特工（Operative）加入到教会当中。同时继承了古老kasatha Cycle哲学的恒星武士（solarian）也不例外。塔拉薇特的神殿大部分都符合当地信众的文化风格，但即使是某个最为简陋的炉灶也能作为说书客的神龛。而一个完整的神殿通常具备一个火舌永不熄止的炉灶，其闪烁的红光能唤起kasatha原始母星的回忆。

塔拉薇特的信众们通常平易近人，且乐于与其他信仰的成员一同共事——因为即使是最为残酷的宗教也能起到安抚其人民的作用。然而他们与奈亚拉托提普的追随者却长期水火不容，这位外神的教众总是将故事扭曲成致命的秘密和阴谋，而说书客的信徒则总是对此愤怒不已。

劇透 -  原文:

Kasathas are a people steeped in custom, history, and tradition, and their goddess Talavet is no different.

In ages past, kasathan storytellers gathered their clans around the fire and taught them the stories of their past, the traditions of their clan, and the history of their people. Tradition holds that as they did so, these first stories began to take form, breathed into life and awareness by the blending of ideas and the fundamental magic inherent in language and communication. Thus was Talavet born—not just a storyteller, but the story itself, a god embodying all the tales and legends of the kasatha race. She is communal memory, a representation of the bonds that hold the kasathas—and to some extent all races— together and connect them to their ancestral home.

Talavet teaches that tradition is the most important link in the chain of history that binds a community together and that ancient legends, myths, and stories form the solid foundation of an ordered society. Naturally, the Gap was a tremendous blow to her church—with many seeing it as a form of divine punishment— yet in the centuries since, her shattered congregation has reforged itself, stronger for having survived what they now call the Time of Silence. Her followers believe in sharing wisdom for the benefit of all and looking to the past as a guide to the present and the future. But especially in light of the Gap, they also know that there are times when records fail or you cannot rely on the community’s aid, and so you must learn to trust yourself and your own personal traditions, just as a young kasatha must undergo the Tempering to discover himself and become an adult.

Unsurprisingly, kasathas make up the majority of Talavet’s worshipers and priests, but the Storyteller’s faith has also gained a significant number of followers among the shirrens and ysoki, who both have their own tight-knit bonds of family and community, as well as the vesk, who find much to agree with in the goddess’s focus on tradition and self-reliance. These same tenets attract envoys and operatives to Talavet’s church, as well as solarians, the inheritors of the ancient kasatha philosophy of the Cycle. Talavet’s temples generally match the cultural styles of the congregations that worship there, but even a simple hearth can serve as a shrine to the Storyteller. Full churches often include a hearth with a flame that is always kept burning and feature red lighting that evokes memories of the kasathas’ original home star.

While Talavet’s church is generally easygoing and happy to work with members of other religions—for even the cruelest religions help to anchor their people—they have a long-standing feud with the church of Nyarlathotep, resenting the way that god’s faithful twist stories into deadly secrets and conspiracies.