Dagon



Dagon God of the Deeps 

Pantheon

 * Shemite Pantheon
 * Black Kingdoms Pantheon

Names & Titles
Father Dagon, Dagoth

Regions of Worship

 * Shem (especially Pelishtia)
 * Zembabwei
 * Zamora
 * Kush

Divine Relationships

 * Mother Hydra aka Tiamat (consort)
 * Derketo (some believe enemy, others believe he was seduced by her and he is her consort)

Representation
In Conan Exiles he is depicted closer to his Lovecraft incarnation, taking the form of a giant deep-water fish. However he is also known to have a more humanoid fish-man form.

Gender Representation: male

Symbolism

 * Fish
 * Grain or Corn
 * Severed Head

Spheres of Power

 * Death
 * Water
 * Aquatic Life
 * Fertility
 * War

Rituals & Beliefs
"Dagon is the Zimbabwean god of the underworld, fertility and grain. He is worshipped in the form of a gold idol and is the most important god in Zimbabwe, along with his consort Derketo. This fish-man god demands his worshippers approach him in the nude. He lusts after his consort, Derketo. His worshippers abstain from eating fish but abstain from little else; his rites and ceremonies are orgiastic and self-indulgent. He is also a war god. Dagon likes to see the trophies of his victories piled before him, especially the heads of his enemies. He is said to favor those who promise to bring him the heads of their enemies. He is also an agricultural god, especially favoring corn." -Excerpt from Conan: Faith and Fervour

Worship in Shem
"This fish-man god is a god of fertility and renewal. Like most of the Shemite gods, he demands his worshippers approach him in the nude. He lusts after Derketo and, in some city-states, is regarded as her primary mate. His worshippers abstain from eating fish but abstain from little else; his rites and ceremonies are orgiastic and self-indulgent. He is also a war god. He likes to see the trophies of his victories piled before him, especially the heads of his enemies. He is said to favor those who promise to bring him the heads of their enemies. He is also an agricultural god, especially favoring corn." -Excerpt from Conan: Faith and Fervor

The Priesthood
Priests of Dagon can be warriors and of noble birth. The Shemite King of Dan-Marcah, a coastal city of Pelishtia, is a priest of Dagon. Temple of Dagon also has a lot of influence in the city of Nedrezzar in western Shem. Some ceremonies re-enact the mating of Dagon and Derketo.

Implementation IC & In-Game
Vanilla Derketo religion as placeholder for all pantheon of Shem. Notice that several locations in Conan Exiles are named after Dagon and might attract his followers.

More Information

 * Official History of the Conan Universe #1 (Book)
 * The Vagrant (Book, 1919)
 * Conan the Barbarian I #17 (comic, 1972)
 * Conan the Barbarian I #59 (comic, 1975)
 * Conan the Barbarian I #66 (comic, 1976)
 * Savage Sword of Conan #176 (comic, 1990)
 * Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft #1/1 (comic, 2008)
 * Faith and Fervour (Conan RPG Book, p.39 p.72)
 * Shem-Gateway to the South (Conan RPG book)