Crondis

This article is about the god. For the monster that appears in Icthlarin's Little Helper, see Crondis (monster).

Crondis
Release date	5 June 2017 (Update)
Members only	Yes
Gender	Female
Quest NPC	Crocodile Tears
Status	Alive
Location	Crondis's pyramid
Examine	The almighty Crondis.
Alignment	Resourcefulness and modesty
Symbol
Godhood tier	7
Avatars and aspects	Crondis
Animal Aspect	Crocodile

Crondis is a goddess with the head of a crocodile and the body of a woman. She is one of the four minor gods of the Menaphite Pantheon, and her following is particularly strong in Menaphos and Sophanem. However, as she is rarely spoken of, little is known of her.

During Tumeken's Dream, he travelled to Ullek, hoping to see how devout they were. When he arrived, they arranged a feast, and he saw them as excessive and wasteful. He left the the city dispirited and headed into the nearby swamp, where he saw a crocodile capture and kill only enough to feed herself. Tumeken, impressed by this resourcefulness, gave her a piece of himself, turning her into the goddess Crondis.

A manifestation of her can be encountered during Icthlarin's Little Helper. If the player picks up the crocodile-headed canopic jar, the player can fight the manifestation. However, fighting her is not necessary to finish the quest.

Crondis is often considered to be the goddess of resourcefulness and modesty; that is, she is an example of how people should take no more than they need for their own sustenance. This has led to her being frowned upon by the higher echelons of Menaphite society, especially the Pharaoh of Menaphos, who, according to Jex, is greedy beyond Crondis' help.

She brought the world's pleasures to people - food, water, laughter and love. Lately however, she has been demanding people bring those pleasure to her instead due to corruption.

In Crocodile Tears, Senliten tasks the player to finding out why crocodiles have been attacking riverside villages much more frequently. The player finds out that Crondis has been corrupted by eating tainted food, and destroys an Ukunduka, the source of her corruption. After doing so, Crondis is freed of Amascut's control, and has the crocodiles stop attacking people.

Gallery

A statue of Crondis.

Concept art of Crondis' symbol.

Concept art prior to release of Menaphos

Trivia

• Crondis is probably based on the Egyptian god Sobek but more closely mirrors a minor god Heset, who represents food and drink.
• Although Crondis is female, her model is depicted as male by her statue in the Uzer Mastaba and her manifestation in Icthlarin's Little Helper. However, her quest concept artwork, page on the Menaphos minisite and ingame depict her as female.