- 🔀 For the Marvel Comics' take on the character, see Set
Set was a "dark" god (chaos, violence, fire, storms, etc) who was worshiped in historical pharaonic Egypt.
He was the dark god / evil god whom was worshiped by many of Conan the Cimmerian's sorcerer enemies as well as in the dark kingdom of Stygia. (CIRCLE: "The Phoenix on the Sword", et al)
According to one account, Set is a Great Old One, (EXP: Nameless Cults (Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of sourcebook) but according to another, it is an avatar of Nyarlathotep. (EXP: "The Worm of Urakhu")
Background[]
Set who is known by many names (Great Dragon, Yig, and Quetzalcoatl), is a slavering hungry deity. Set originates from the Outer Dark, and is a being whose physical form is rejected by the world, twisting reality around it. Relics which have been blessed or touched by him are no longer completely part of the physical world, which is the reason that they are endowed with incredible powers. Any priest who draws on those powers does so at great personal risk, as the forces that are unleashed corrupt the flesh and tear at the mind.
Apostate Stygians who speak blasphemies against Set often meet sticky ends. They mysteriously disappear, are found hideously murdered via the most inhuman methods, or they end up slowly turning into serpent men as their eyes turn yellow and their skin slips away. Those who tend carefully to serpents appear to earn its blessing. Human sacrifices are regularly dedicated to Set and so are the mysterious rites. It's believed that he is a Great Old One that is sustained by blood.
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External link[]
- Set at the Conan wiki.