Marena, The Red Goddess
Red Goddess of Winter, Lust, Sickness, and Death, the Blood Maiden, the Winter Maiden
Domains: Charm, Darkness, Death, Decay, Ice, Loss, Lust, Murder, Undead
Favored Weapon: Spear, whip Marena is the dark face of human fears: all flesh fails, and unbridled lust and rampant plague can destroy any happy life. She was known and feared throughout Veratus and her cults flourish in secret, especially in small villages when times are hard. In the great cities, her followers meet in cellars and sanctuaries within the poorer districts. Her face is both beautiful and chilling, and those who see her and survive are invariably marked with white hair, wine-colored birthmarks, or haunted silver eyes. Most of her followers believe that her strict worship grants them power. Worshipers
She serves as the patron goddess of whores, vampires, ghouls, and the Order of Ghost Knights. Mostly forgotten to the annals of time, her followers have either retreated behind some sinister veil or have disappeared entirely. Symbols and Books
Marena’s symbols include all red garments and skulls stained with ochre or rust. Her books are banned in most places as treatises of corruption and illness. The most infamous volumes include the Book of Holy Lust, the Song of Blood & Winter, and the Scarlet Commandments. What Marena Demands
The goddess of lust and death is stern. She demands her followers kill her foes and she requires rites of seduction, blood sacrifice, and flagellation. Although her worship is harsh and bitter, she is not unrelentingly cruel: she grants strength and magical power far more often than other gods, even to those who are not priestesses. Marena’s followers must make a pilgrimage if they attain the age of 50.
Domains: Charm, Darkness, Death, Decay, Ice, Loss, Lust, Murder, Undead
Favored Weapon: Spear, whip Marena is the dark face of human fears: all flesh fails, and unbridled lust and rampant plague can destroy any happy life. She was known and feared throughout Veratus and her cults flourish in secret, especially in small villages when times are hard. In the great cities, her followers meet in cellars and sanctuaries within the poorer districts. Her face is both beautiful and chilling, and those who see her and survive are invariably marked with white hair, wine-colored birthmarks, or haunted silver eyes. Most of her followers believe that her strict worship grants them power. Worshipers
She serves as the patron goddess of whores, vampires, ghouls, and the Order of Ghost Knights. Mostly forgotten to the annals of time, her followers have either retreated behind some sinister veil or have disappeared entirely. Symbols and Books
Marena’s symbols include all red garments and skulls stained with ochre or rust. Her books are banned in most places as treatises of corruption and illness. The most infamous volumes include the Book of Holy Lust, the Song of Blood & Winter, and the Scarlet Commandments. What Marena Demands
The goddess of lust and death is stern. She demands her followers kill her foes and she requires rites of seduction, blood sacrifice, and flagellation. Although her worship is harsh and bitter, she is not unrelentingly cruel: she grants strength and magical power far more often than other gods, even to those who are not priestesses. Marena’s followers must make a pilgrimage if they attain the age of 50.
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