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Specchia The Veiled One—goddess of secrets, mysteries and hidden knowledge.
Great rulers and fishermen alike give their respect to Specchia. It is said that no one is able to look upon her true face without loosing being irrevocably changed. None know what she can and cannot do, as such; she is feared among both gods and mortals.
Specchia has three main avatars.
A 10 year old child with wild shoulder length black hair, she looks very androgynous in this aspect. She wears a grey tunic and is always barefoot. This is how she appears to most mortals who seek her favor. Her eyes are mirrors that reflect within them the beholder’s true essence. (Hidden knowledge)
A tall and slender 30 years old woman, her lower abdomen is slightly distended making her appear pregnant. Her dark hair extends down to the middle of her back and sometimes cascades in front of Specchia’s face. A fine silver mesh covers the many layers of grey diaphanous cloth that veils her body. In this aspect she is masked. Her mask is a mirror that distorts all that it reflects. There is only one angle from which her facial features can be seen. It is said that whoever is able to see through Specchia’s mask holds the balance of the multiverse within his/her grasp, if they are able to keep their mind in one piece.
(Mysteries)
A gnarled old woman, bent over her walking staff. Her face can only be guessed at through the veil that she wears and her body is hidden by a large grey cloak. In this aspect, Specchia speaks rarely and only in whispers. Those that wish to ensure that secrets will be kept as well as those that wish to unveil secrets pray to her. (Secrets)
Alignment: True Neutral or Chaotic Neutral
Worshippers’ alignment: any
Priest’s alignment: any neutral
Symbol: A small silver mask polished to a mirror finish with either an eye, a key, or a veiled doorway engraved on the inside to indicate the mystery level to which the wearer has been initiated.
Holy days: Both the summer and the winter Solstices are regarded as special days for the cult of Specchia since they represent the worldly changes in illumination. Monthly gatherings are not the same for all cult members but closely follow moon-cycles; The New moon (first crescent) is for the lowest levels of the priesthood, the last crescent is for the middle echelons of the priesthood, and the Dark moon is for the higher levels. During eclipses only the most influential clerics of Specchia meet.
The cult of Specchia is a Mystery Cult, most of its members hover in the outer circles and only the most devoted clerics are introduced to the inner circles.
It is believed by some that Specchia was once mortal and that she was a priestess who supplanted her own deity in power, therefore taking over the role of god-head. Some initiates are also led to believe that Specchia herself appears to her priests when they gather during her sacred meetings. These rumors have never been confirmed, but they have never been denied either.
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