Ulitir, Ever-Hungering
Ulitir
Divine Domains
Death, Decay, Cycles, Rebirth, Survival, Secret Plots, Patron to Cannibals, Liches, Vampires, and Necromancers, Mother of Vultures, Crows, Ravens, Worms, Flies, and Maggots.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Her symbol is that of a diamond shape in front of a dark crescent, eclipsing a burning sun.
Tenets of Faith
Ulitir is normally worshipped as a goddess of cycles and rebirth, as a goddess of the afterlife, and as a metaphor for both the decay of the body to return to the earth, and for the soul's return to Esperit. However, very few follow the tenets of this goddess, who teaches survival at all costs, taking whatever advantages you can. It is because of this she has very close associations with Markath, the god of ambition, although Ulitir's motives come from a much deeper, base instinct. To those who are stranded and are forced to survive, Ulitir's tenets of kill or be killed and no measures are too extreme to ensure one's survival are extremely useful, and she grants boons to those forced to survive and who are wiling to give into their more base instincts to ensure their survival. Actual temples and priests dedicated to this goddess are rare, as most believe that despite her being a goddess of the afterlife, she doesn't care for the dead; in fact, many of her followers are necromancers or undead. She encourages the reuse of corpses and the unnatural preservation of life.
Holidays
Lunar and solar eclipses are associated with Ulitir, and are when she consumes the Sun and Moon, destroying them and allowing them to be reborn anew. Her holiday is the Passing Festival, where Vitus is believed to align with Sepulchrum, thinning the boundary between the living and dead, allowing the dead to wander Vitus and mortals to become lost in Sepulchrum. On this date, a great feast and festival is held in honor of the dead to appease them and ensure they do not wreak havoc on the mortal world.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Ulitir's main motivation is survival at all costs. Upon birth, she consumed the flesh of her own father to ensure she survived. She will do anything by any means to ensure her own survival. She is closely associated with Markath, but her motivation stems from base primal instinct, and not ulterior motives or motivations of personal gain.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Ulitir is typically depicted as half beautiful woman and half horrid lich. She is depicted with a black diamond called the Obscene Vessel, which is believed to be the first phylactery, and may also be depicted with the sun and moon directly behind her, representing her as the goddess of eclipses.
Social
Contacts & Relations
She is closely related to Markath, as they share somewhat similar domains and have been allied in the past. She is also closely associated with Celeste, as she affects the Sun and Moon which are in the domain of Celeste, and also shares her domain of being goddess of cycles.
Family Ties
She is the mother of the Nulbas, the Grey Knights, and Crowgaunts.
Divine Classification
God
Realm
Church/Cult
Children
Current Residence
Sepulchrum