Raven Queen
The Raven Queen, also commonly known as the Matron of Ravens or the Matron of Death, is the goddess of death, fate, and winter; she's also considered the goddess of twilight, inevitability and the passage of time, presiding over the transition between life and death. Originally a mortal woman in the Age of Arcanum, she ascended to godhood and destroyed the previous god of death. After her ascension, her true name has long been lost. Her devotees seek her favor to guide them in death and prevent the curse of undeath from falling on them. Because of her hatred of undeath, she and the Demon Prince of Undeath, Orcus, are fierce enemies. and Her Champion Vox was ascended to godhood when he banished the Vampire Lord Darvin to the Abyss.
Divine Domains
The Raven Queen is the Lawful Neutral Goddess of Death, Fate and Doom. She is the seasonal goddess of winter and patron deity of the shadar-kai.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
The Raven Queen's symbol is a white, humanoid mask framed in black feathers.
Tenets of Faith
The Raven Queen commands her followers to destroy the servants of Orcus, Fenris, Darvin and all those who prolong life with unnatural magic. In exchange for upholding her tenants, The Raven Queen provides protection to her followers against the necrotic powers of undeath. For many, this is reason enough to worship her.
Commandments of the Raven Queen
- Hold no pity for those who suffer and die, for death is the natural end of life.
- Bring down the proud who try to cast off the chains of death.
- Provide the deceased with a proper funeral so that their soul may find its way to the afterlife.
Holidays
It is a tradition throughout the lands to make an offering or say a prayer to the Goddess on the eve of the New Year, asking for her to weave prosperity on her loom of fate and to hold off death for another year. Other than this, there are no holidays or major days of worship for the Nameless Lady, for fate and death are constant forces that apply to each of us, every day.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
The Raven Queen is described as a tall and slender woman, with flowing black hair and pale, porcelain skin. She almost always wears a blank, porcelain mask. On the rare occasions she removes it, she is described as a beautiful woman with red irises.
Her general iconography in Mera, Seggath and Yohir represents the way in which the goddess appears to mortals, almost always adding elements of black feathers such as a cape or wings. However, certain sects in the Ashen Dynasty (in which she is worshiped as Duskmaven) depict her as a keen-eyed vulture with plumage varying from the shades of a sunset to the black of midnight; in this representation the goddess also covers her face, in this case with a golden funerary mask.
Divine Classification
Prime Deity
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