Raven Queen

The Raven Queen, also commonly known as the Matron of Ravens, the Matron of Death, and the Duskmaven, 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. The Duskmeadow District of Vasselheim is devoted to worshiping her and is also where her temple, Raven's Crest, is located.

Divine Domains

Blood, Death, Grave, Life, Twilight.

Artifacts

The Deathwalker's Ward is a set of studded leather armor, and one of the Vestiges of the Divergence created for the Champion of the Raven Queen. Once it was worn by Purvan Suul, but after the Calamity he rested forever in the tomb to the west of Vasselheim, beneath a lake known as the Marrowglade Loch.

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Tenets of Faith

Death is the natural end of life. Grieve the fallen, but do not pity them. Exult in the time that they were granted.
The path of Fate is sacrosanct. Those who pridefully cast off destiny must be punished.
Undeath is an atrocity. Death is too good a punishment for those who pervert the rightful transition of the soul.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

The Raven Queen was originally a mortal wizard who lived during the Age of Arcanum, possibly in Avalir, theorized to have been Ruidusborn. She was a follower and partner of the previous god of death, but between 119 and 126 years before the Calamity, she developed rites that allowed her to destroy him and take his place, becoming the first mortal to achieve godhood. Her rise to godhood is variously described as either involving her challenging her predecessor and overtaking him or as having instantly destroyed him upon her ascension. She sundered his name from reality, so that it even disappeared from his temples at the moment of her ascension; likewise, her name was taken even from the memories of those who knew her and was later believed to be either lost to or removed from the historical record.
In fear, the remainder of the pantheon swiftly destroyed and prohibited these rites. However, another powerful mage of the Age of Arcanum, Vecna, reconstructed the Ritual of Seeding and attempted it, but the ritual was interrupted and he was all but destroyed. The Raven Queen's ascension also inspired Vespin Chloras to release the imprisoned Betrayer Gods back into the Material Plane, leading to the Calamity. She foresaw this disaster and, through her champion Purvan Suul, attempted to warn the governing body of Avalir, The Septarion, to pay close attention to Vespin's affairs, but Purvan was largely derided or ignored. Many centuries later, in 812 PD, Vecna returned and successfully completed the ritual.

Divine Classification

Prime Deity

Realm

Shadowfell

Pronouns

She/her/hers

Gender

Female

Eyes

Red

Hair

Raven black

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale, porcelain