The Matron of Death- The Raven Queen

Master over the skein of fate and the mistress of winter, the Matron of Death stands as the god of death. Her gaze follows and marks the end of each mortal life, watching over the transition between life and death and ensuring the natural transition is undefiled. Many funerals call to her blessing in hopes that she will protect the deceased from the terrible curse of undeath. Those who keep ancient lore believe the Matron of Death was once mortal herself, and is the only known mortal to have ascended. Her rise instantly obliterated the previous, now-forgotten god of death, and the other gods quickly and fearfully destroyed the secrets to the rites of ascension.
Few existing visual depictions of the Matron of Death herself exist, with many temples merely using the raven as a symbol of her blessing. Those that do depict her, however, reveal a tall, pale woman wrapped in dangling black linens, her onyx-black hair straight and never ending, her face obscured by a white, porcelain mask.

Divine Domains

Life, Death, Grave, Blood.

Artifacts

Deathwalker's Ward Deathwalker's Ward is a set of beautiful jet-black studded leather armor covered in intricate scrollwork, runic engravings, and carvings over almost every square inch of the leather. The edge of its mantle is trimmed with the black feathers of the Matron of Ravens.
The runes are in a forgotten language, dead since before the Divergence. They tell the tale of the creation of the Raven Queen and her ascendance from mortal to immortal. They relate the history of her penance for ascending and taking the throne of another entity that was supplanted, woven in with a very strong enchantment. Within each of the runic sections, there are mentions of elements such as fire, ice, and lightning

Divine Symbols & Sigils

White, humanoid mask framed in black feathers

Tenets of Faith

• 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.

Holidays

The Matron of Raven’s holy day is the Night of Ascension, celebrating her apotheosis. The actual date of the goddess’s rise to divinity is unclear, but the Night of Ascension is nonetheless celebrated on the thirteenth day of the tenth month. Many people of Oclari , see this cheery celebration of the dead to be unnerving and macabre, but the Raven’s followers believe the honored dead would rather be venerated with cheer, not misery.
The Matron of Ravens is also considered by some the winter patron to the holiday of Winter’s Crest: the celebration in Oclari of freedom from the rule of the ,celebrated on the 20th day of the eleventh month. Most, however, see this holiday belonging to the people of the land, and recognize no pertaining divine worship

Divine Classification

Deity

Alignment

Lawful Neutral