Raven Queen

The Raven Queen

• Symbol: Raven’s head in profile, facing left.
• Divine Realm: Fortress of Memories (Shadowfell)
• Domains: Life, Death
• Worshipers: Shadar-kai
• Worship: The Raven Queen is said to help those who died in traumatic events. She purified the souls by forcing the mortals to deal with their fears and pains. Prayers are offered to her over the dead that she may ferry them safely and protect them and be kind in her purification of their souls. Funerary rites often make reference to her. Some practices involve writing memories upon parchment of the deceased and placed with the body prior to burial/cremation to accompany the soul.
• Physical Form: None. Appears as a miscellany of symbols, perceptions, and images. Few depictions exist of her at all in any temples, though some art suggests a shadowy woman or raven.
• Pronouns: she/her
• Enemies: Orcus, Vecna, Necromancers, Undead
• Activities: The Raven Queen seems focused on collecting memories and strong emotions, typically associated with loss and tragedy. She has empowered her servants, the shadar-kai, with searching the multiverse for such. She claims dominion of the souls of the shadar-kai. She is also responsible for the creation of the first weapons imbued with shadow magic used by hexblades. She is also one of the death deities upon whom the responsibility lies with cleansing the souls of the dead to ferry them onto their afterlives.
• Holidays: Hallow’s Eve? Day of the Dead celebration? Solstice?
• Sacrifices: Memories. Blood. Incense. Wine. Shiny things.
• Commandments
• Death is the natural end of life. There is no pity for those who have fallen.
• The path of Fate is sacrosanct. Those who pridefully attempt to cast off their destiny must be punished.
• Undeath is an atrocity. Those who would pervert the transition of the soul must be brought down.