Naheia

Naheia (pronounced NAH-hee-ah) is the goddess of trickery and lust, but, above all, she is the goddess of vengeance and victimhood. She is the most enigmatic and fickle of all the gods.

History

When Naheia appeared before Eventa in Purgatory, she recited her tale for the Judge of the Damned. Upon hearing her tale, Eventa did something unprecedented, she asked her a single question: “Would you always stand up for the poor victims as you did in life,” and Naheia responded “without hesitation”. Eventa called a recess and summoned Elys, Selena, Asmodeus, and Lamashtu to deliberate the fate of Naheia, another unprecedented occurrence. No one knows what all was discussed in this deliberation, but the result is widely known: Naheia was ascended as the god of vengeance and the patron of the victims of the world.

Relationships

Selena and Narrena pity Naheia as she is the patron for victims, however the two of them try to guide Naheia towards letting herself be healed and learning to resolve conflicts peacefully, while still remaining as someone who will protect victims.

Naheia is also an unlikely ally for Adon as they both see slaves as under their portfolio, Adon seeing them as people who must be freed and Naheia seeing them as victims who must be avenged, and both agree to work together in these circumstances.

When she was a Demon Lord, Nocticula was Naheia's nemesis, but since Nocticula's ascension as The Redeemer Queen and setting off on the path of atonement, she is content to let Nocticula be to try and make amends for her wrongs.

Naheia’s biggest enemy is Breana, who disagrees with her on many, many points, and Breana’s followers often end up hunting Naheia’s for their actions, purely out of duty. Though there is a sympathy and deep remorse for having to do their duty in these cases, both with Breana, herself, and her followers.

Naheia is also one of the few who she cares to fight Ixtarr, as he stands for everything that is inflicted upon her followers. This hatred is one of the few things that she and Breana share, to the point that followers of Naheia and Breana will stop fighting each other long enough to give Ixtarr’s followers what they deserve.

Appearance

Naheia appears as she did as a mortal. She appears as a Westlander human with copper hair, topaz eyes, and pale skin. She wears a light purple tunic under a dark leather corset, olive trousers, brown boots, and a torn light purple cape.

Church of Naheia

Most of Naheia’s followers worship her unofficially, and she is content with that. These followers tend to be victims of others they wish revenge against, though some just plain vengeful. Naheia is also a common patron for prostitutes, but this is not in any way an absolute. Other common worshippers of Naheia are thieves and assassins.

Clergy

Naheia has a very informal clergy, mostly made of clerics and assassins. Her clerics tend to wear robes of silk and other expensive fabrics, often cut very revealingly.

Temples and Shrines

Naheia has few temples, and those that exist are in larger cities.

Basic Information

Titles
The Scorned Lady
The Avenging Maiden

Pantheon
The Elysiar Pantheon

Gender
Feminine

1st Edition Pathfinder Statistics

Alignment
Chaotic Neutral

Symbol
A woman’s green eye crying with a tear falling from the center

Home Plane
Sanctum of the Broken, Maelstrom

Portfolio
Lust, Trickery, Vengeance, Victimhood

Domains
Chaos, Charm, Knowledge, Strength, Trickery

Subdomains
Deception, Lust, Memory, Protean, Resolve, Thievery

Worshippers
Assassins, victims

Worshipper Alignments
CE, CG, CN, N

Favored Weapon
Avenger (starknife)