DIANA

Blessed be our Lady of Night, whose kindness is pain, whose mercy is cruelty. 

The master of the night, Diana is a cruel and mysterious goddess. She is the shadow that pervades Auria when her sister’s light disappears beyond the horizon. She is dusk, night, and the moon itself. Diana is in constant struggle with Avrina, seeking to sow fear, doubt, and suffering into the hearts, minds, and even bodies of mortals. 

But her intention with these actions is to instill them with understanding, showing them that to change and grow one must embrace and overcome their fears. This aspect of Diana is one that has shown itself repeatedly in more recent times. 

The few worshippers of Diana that have seen this kinder and more gentler side of her have claimed that it is another identity for the goddess following her recent Deific Shift. They have given her a new name in this form: Ardenica, and with it, a new set of domains.

Appearance. In the shadowed lands of nightmares, Diana appears as a veiled woman with horns that twist upwards, a pair of raven's wings remain folded at her hips like a skirt of black feathers. 

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Diana’s thrones are THE MOON & THE NIGHT, FEAR & NIGHTMARES. 

THE MOON & THE NIGHT: Wherever Avrina’s light shines, Diana is not far behind. She is one with the moon, her very essence suffused within both of the lunar bodies of Auria: Talmora and Elvanen. Diana is the darkness created in her sister’s absence.

FEAR & NIGHTMARES: Beneath the surface of every brave act is the roiling, unsettling sensation of fear. It is this feeling where Diana resides. She first fashions these fears in the unconscious minds of her followers, transforming their dreams into nightmares.

Ardencia’s thrones are BRAVERY, COURAGE, and ASPIRATION. This aspect of Diana is still being discovered.

Introducing Diana