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Teshallas
The Primordial Poison (planar psychopomp usher of aging, poison, venomous creatures [they/them] / N)
Portfolio: Aging, poison and venomous creatures
Realm: Outlands / Underlands / Bower Antimony
Alignment: N
Teshallas, known as the Primordial Poison, embodies the inevitable process of aging and the paradoxical nature of poison. Fashioned from a serpent by Pharasma herself, Teshallas signifies the slow but sure passage of time that affects all mortals. The venom of Teshallas, a metaphor for the aging process, courses through the veins of mortals, gradually diminishing their memory, passion, and vitality, leading them to eventually welcome the embrace of death.
Also Teshallas embodies the dual nature of poison—while it often brings death, it can also hold the capacity to protect, heal and rejuvenate, illustrating that elements that can harm can also be sources of healing and growth. Teshallas serves as the patron of herbalists and practitioners who transform nature’s dangerous substances into medicinal cures. This patronage represents the knowledge and skill required to harness the beneficial aspects of what might otherwise be lethal. Additionally, Teshallas is closely associated with cold-blooded creatures such as kobolds, lizardfolk, and serpentfolk, overseeing the souls of intelligent reptilians.
In their physical manifestation, Teshallas appears as a serpent devouring its own tail, an ancient symbol of the perpetual cycle of life, death, and rebirth known as the Ouroboros. The usher also has four ethereal feathered wings.
Teshallas resides in the Bower Antimony, a steaming greenhouse brimming with poisonous plants and medicinal herbs. Good luck picking the right one, cutter! Worshippers of Teshallas often maintain similar gardens, paying homage to the usher through the cultivation and understanding of these flora. They use the crops from these gardens to distill a variety of medicines, symbolising the transformation of something potentially deadly into something healing.
Source: Concordance of Rivals [PF1e] p18
Compiled by: Jon Winter-Holt—drawing heavily from Pathfinder 1e Concordance of Rivals