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The Goddess of Joy, Music, and Dance
Lady Bastet is the youngest daughter of Ra. Her sisters include Sekhmet, Mafdet, Hathor, and Serqet.
The feline goddess Bastet is well-known throughout the pantheon for her energetic and friendly demeanor. Much like her sacred animal, she is naturally curious and perceptive, and her divine connection to music and dance keeps her light on her feet and eager for fun.
Character Profile
The extended profile for Bastet as she appears in Deities of Duat and DEITIES Project. Bastet’s character and design are a fictional representation that is heavily based on Egyptian mythology, as well as the fantasy and world-building elements of DEITIES verse.
[NOTE: Some sections of this profile are currently In Progress, and are planned to be completed at a later time. Other sections are Sealed or otherwise locked; they can be “unsealed” after certain conditions are met for the project.]
VISUAL DESIGN
REFERENCE SHEET(S)
PHYSICAL TRAITS
Divine Form: Height of 5′ 2″ (~157 cm); Physically appears as a young adult with a petite frame, in her early twenties; Green eyes; Brown hair clipped at chin-length in the back, with two large shoulder-length locks that frame her face; Wears a circlet with a cat motif; Favors green, white, and gold regalia.
Animal Form: A domestic cat with brown fur, coat color inspired by the Havana Brown; Green eyes; wears a gold collar, loop earrings, and a gold band at the base of her tail.
Hybrid Features: Head of a cat; Feline ears and teeth; Green eyes with pupils that can narrow to slits; Arms displaying brown fur and paw-like hands (with retractable claws); Legs displaying brown fur and hindpaws; Long, feline tail.
MAGIC & SOUL COLOR
GREEN (True Magic) || #51A07B
OTHER FORMS & STATES
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WORLD-BUILDING NOTES: Magic System, Intro to Transformation, Forms & Features
DETAILED SUMMARY
TITLE & DOMAINS
Lady Bastet — The Goddess of Joy, Music, and Dance
Other Names: Bast / Baast / Ubaste / Ailuros
NOTABLE EPITHETS
| “Lady of the Rising Sun” | “Mistress of Splendor” |
| “She Who Protects Her Father” | “[Great] Princess” |
| “Who Fills the Palace with Joy” | “She Who Dispels Darkness” |
SACRED ANIMAL(S)
Main Animal: The Cat
Other Animal(s) — Various domestic and wild felines; Lioness
DIVINE WEAPON(S)
Main Weapon: Sistrum
Other Weapon(s) — Staff; Scepter; Knives and Daggers
MAGIC AFFINITIES
- Ability Enhancement (Agility)
- Perceptual Magic (Sight, sound)
- Channeling and Reinforcement
- Communication Magic (through invocation)
- Transformation
KEY ATTRIBUTES — [21/30]
Strength
Durability
Agility
Endurance
Recovery
Magic
[NOTE: The current maximum for key attributes is a spread of 22.5/30. Deities are measured relative to each other in optimal conditions and active combat, but even deities with lower stats are stronger than the average mortal.]
WORLD-BUILDING NOTES: Divine Weapons, Varieties of Weapons, Affinities of Magic
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
OTHER RELATIONSHIPS (Roleplay & AUs)
- NOBU — Friend
- SAMAR — Workmate, Friend
[Italics] = Others’ Characters (© Their Respective Artists)
PROJECT HEADCANONS
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FEATURED NOTES & POSTS
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MEDIA & LINKS
[NOTE: The following is a non-exhaustive list of historical and independent references, for designing aspects of this character in DEITIES Project. The list may be updated periodically, and each resource may vary in content and maturity — please use discretion when visiting any links.]
RESOURCES & REFERENCE LINKS || Click To Expand / Collapse
Online Resources and Collections
- Ancient Egypt Online UK || Bast — ancientegyptonline.co.uk/bast/
- Tour Egypt || The Gods of Ancient Egypt – Bast […] — touregypt.net/godsofegypt/bast.htm
- Wikipedia || Bastet — en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastet
Theology and Polytheism Sites
- Henadology || Bast — henadology.wordpress.com/theology/netjeru/bast/
- Sesh Kemet Egyptian Scribe || Bastet/Ubaste — seshkemet.weebly.com/bastet-ubaste.html
- daughterofbastet @ Tumblr || Epithets for Bastet — daughterofbastet.tumblr.com/post/[…]/my-favorite-epithets-for-bast
- TahekerutAset @ The House of Netjer Forums || Bast Epithets — netjer.org/forums/index.php?topic=22864.0
Published Books and PDFs
- The Complete Gods And Goddesses Of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
- Daily Life Of The Egyptian Gods by Dimitri Meeks and Christine Favard-Meeks
- Religion And Ritual In Ancient Egypt by Emily Teeter
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