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the moonweaver the platinum dragon the Stormlord the wildmother
the matron of ravens • Undeath is an atrocity. Those who would pervert the tran-
sition of the soul must be brought down.
Alignment: Lawful Neutral • Domains: Life, Death, Blood
the moonweaver
Master over the skein of fate and the mistress of winter,
the Matron of Ravens stands as the god of death. Her
Alignment: Chaotic Good • Domain: Trickery
gaze follows and marks the end of each mortal life,
The Moonweaver sends her will as the goddess of moon-
watching over the transition between life and death
light and the autumn season, as well as the patron of
and ensuring the natural transition is undefiled. Many
illusions and misdirection. Widely worshipped within
funerals call to her blessing in hopes that she will pro-
halfling and elven culture, she is largely considered to be
tect the deceased from the terrible curse of undeath.
the deity of love, protecting the trysts of lovers with shad-
Those who keep ancient lore believe the Matron of
ows of her own making. Those who work in darkness and
Ravens was once mortal herself, and is the only known
mortal to have ascended. Her rise instantly obliterated trickery often ask for her blessing.
Her depictions are as numerous as the myths and stories
the previous, now-forgotten god of death, and the other
gods quickly and fearfully destroyed the secrets to the of her with meddling within simple unions. However,
she is most often painted as a young girl of light blue skin
rites of ascension.
Few existing visual depictions of the Matron of Ravens and white hair, her body and limbs but wavy silk strands
of silver moonlight that caress and create the edges of
herself exist, with many temples merely using the raven as
a symbol of her blessing. Those that do depict her, how- the shadows.
The Moonweaver has no holy day, but is celebrated by
ever, reveal a tall, pale woman wrapped in dangling black
linens, her onyx-black hair straight and never ending, her the elves on the night of the decade’s largest full moon.
Elven astronomers track the moon’s phases and how it
face obscured by a white, porcelain mask.
The Matron of Raven’s holy day is the Night of Ascension, grows closer and farther to Exandria, and can predict
these days with great accuracy. Many high and haughty
celebrating her apotheosis. The actual date of the goddess’s
rise to divinity is unclear, but the Night of Ascension is elves use this festival as an excuse to be sly and mischie-
vous; some younger elves use costumes and illusions to
nonetheless celebrated on the thirteenth day of the tenth
month. Many people of Emon see this cheery celebration of prank their peers.
the dead to be unnerving and macabre, but the Raven’s fol-
commandmentS of the moonweaver
lowers believe the honored dead would rather be venerated
with cheer, not misery. • Seize your own destiny by pursuing your passions.
The Matron of Ravens is also considered by some the • Let the shadows protect you from the burning light of
winter patron to the holiday of Winter’s Crest: the celebra- fanatical good and the absolute darkness of evil.
tion in Tal’Dorei of freedom from Errevon the Rimelord,
• Walk unbridled and untethered, finding and forging new
celebrated on the 20th day of the twelfth month. Most,
memories and experiences.
however, see this holiday belonging to the people of the
land, and recognize no pertaining divine worship.
the platinum dragon
commandmentS of the matron of ravenS
Alignment: Lawful Good • Domains: Life, War
• Death is the natural end of life. There is no pity for those
The pillar of justice, protection, nobility, and honor, the
who have fallen.
Platinum Dragon stands as a beacon to many paladins
• The path of Fate is sacrosanct. Those who pridefully attempt of order and good, and is revered by most metallic drag-
to cast off their destiny must be punished. ons as the first of their kind. The crest of the Platinum

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