Angharradh (AN-gar-rath)

Angharradh

  Angharradh  is the face of the power who is both three separate goddesses - Aerdrie Faenya, Hanali Celanil, and Sehanine Moonbow who are collectively known as the Three - as well as a single goddess - the One - who subsumes their separate aspects. The Triune Goddess presents many different faces, depending upon circumstances. In spring and during harvest time she is a fertility goddess. She watches over the planting of crops, blessed births, and keeps the land green and growing. In wartime, she is a grim warrior deity who wields a red sword and mercilessly slays the enemies of the elves. When wisdom is required, the One and the Three is a source of guidance and council. Among the Fair Folk, Angharradh is worshiped nearly exclusively by moon elves and a handful of half-moon elves   The other elven subraces worship Angharradh's aspects as separate goddesses, but they rarely give homage to the Union of the Three. Whether Angharradh is truly a combination of the three goddesses or a separate deity in her own right actually lies in the hearts of her individual worshiper

Appearance

  As the One and the Three, Angharradh is both three distinct goddesses and a goddess in her own right. While some moon elves assume that the aspect of Sehanine is Angharad's primary facet - a point of confusion due to the belief by other elven subraces that Sehanine, not Aerdrie or Hanali, is Corellon's consort - in truth all three goddesses are equal and each reflects the duality that is their individual nature and that of the Triune Goddess. As such, Angharradh's nature reflects the personality traits of each of the Three, including the impulsive and whimsical nature of the Winged Mother, the romantic and affectionate nature of the Heart of Gold, and the serene and ephemeral nature of the Daughter of the Night Skies. The fusion of the Three was born of Araushnee's betrayal and the collective threat to Arvandor and the Seldarine. As such, the Triune Goddess exhibits the fierce protectiveness and unbending resolve of the Queen of Arvandor.