Morven the Terrible

Morven the Terrible is the veiled daughter of Heimos and her name is seldom spoken. She is said to have been born in silence, her first cry stifled by her father’s hand, for even then it was known her voice would be a weapon. From her earliest tales, Morven bore a mask—not of flesh, but of concealment—her true face hidden from gods and mortals alike. She moves between worlds with ease, carrying whispers, half-truths, and shadows, weaving them into snares that entrap the proud and the careless.

Unlike her father, her power lies not in brute force but in distortion, in making the false seem real and the real dissolve into doubt. She is invoked by oathbreakers and tricksters, but also by spies, actors, and those who must wear masks to survive. To some, she is patron of survival in desperate times; to others, a doom-bringer whose promises turn to ash.

Her followers teach that she does not lie outright but offers choices wrapped in illusion, leading mortals to deceive themselves. Thus her cruelty lies not in falsehood alone, but in how mortals, confronted by her riddles, reveal the weakness already within.

Beddas the Diseased

Heimos took Caliah from the home of her father and he took her against her will. By her he had Morven and she was slain by the having of that child. When Morven was grown, she followed the manner of her father and abducted Guffrey, and made him her prisoner. Guffrey sired Beddas, Morven's son. But the child was sickly and like unto death. 

Then Morven appealed to Reme, promising to never again work evil among the mortals of the world. Along with his mother's promises, Reme took pity on the newborn child, and gave him a magical ring imbued with her own healing power. But as Beddas aged, it became apparent that Morven worked her evil through her son, and in this manner his sicknesses returned, though he could not succumb to them. 

Beddas appears as a living nightmare in his true form. He is pox ridden and his skin is covered with sores and open wounds. He smells of rotting flesh and sometimes leaves pieces of himself behind when passing. He is in a state of continually dying. However, he has the magical ring of Reme (regeneration) which is able to counteract his appointed death.

The touch of Beddas can inflict any disease known. And he delights in afflicting children, especially. As long as he is present, a disease will progress abnormally fast. Out of gratitude to Reme, however, he will not remain where her name is invoked, or her symbol is displayed.

Beddas also cannot stand the bright sun or any wind of gentle breeze or faster, either of which causes sufficient damage to negate his ring of regeneration. Such conditions will cause his form to dissipate. For that reason, he prefers darkness, dampness and fetid air.