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<blockquote data-quote="Living Enworld Judge" data-source="post: 3583425" data-attributes="member: 13889"><p><strong><span style="color: Pink"><span style="font-size: 18px">Valessa, Goddess of Love, Beauty, and the Fey</span></span></strong></p><p><em>"vuh-LESS-uh"</em></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">The Fickle Lover, The Mystic Lady, The Faerie Queen</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Greater Deity</strong></p><p><strong>Symbol:</strong> Twinkling lights in the shape of a heart</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Chaotic Good</p><p><strong>Portfolio:</strong> Love, Power and fickle nature of Love, Beauty, Fey, Magic</p><p><strong>Worshippers:</strong> Lovers, Fey, Those with ties to the faerie kingdom</p><p><strong>Cleric Alignments:</strong> Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Good, Neutral Good</p><p><strong>Domains:</strong> Luck, Healing, Charm, Magic</p><p><strong>Favored Weapon:</strong> Quarterstaff</p><p></p><p>Daughter of Verdante and Amphousa, Valessa takes aspects of both her parents. Amphousa spurred on the lust of Verdante, and bore him a child in an attempt to corrupt him. She held the child over him, keeping him a slave to his lust for her and his care for the child. She corrupted many of his creatures during this time, leading to many of the aberrations and twisted magical beasts that roam Enworld. Ever the vigilant mother, Halina stepped in and took the child, Valessa, and gave her to the fey to raise as their queen, where she gained domain over the fey and magic, while drawing love and charm from her mother. Valessa rose above her own parents under Halina's care and the watchful eye of the fey, becoming the embodiment of love and beauty instead of the corrupting power of lust like her mother.</p><p></p><p>It is said that her love has healing powers, as does any love she blesses. Love is fleeting and fickle according to her teachings, but true love has the power to unite, heal, and overcome all obstacles. The love of the goddess herself is said to heal body and soul of all ailments.</p><p></p><p>Valessa represents beauty of form and character and is said to be among the most beautiful of all the goddesses. It is said her true beauty is beyond mortal comprehension, and those who gaze upon her find feelings of warm [?]. Her followers believe she tones down her beauty when she appears, so as not to lead her followers that astray, or appears with a bright flame around her, obscuring her from being viewed directly.</p><p></p><p>Love is often happened upon by luck, and the fey are known as master manipulators of luck and magic, and thus both are domains of the goddess. The mystical and fickle powers of love represented in aspects of the goddess's domains and ties to the Fey.</p><p></p><p>Valessa is close to her grandmother Halina, and more recently on speaking terms with her father Verdante, who was ashamed of letting Amphousa manipulate him. She has formed a friendly rivalry with her mother, and is attempting to redeem her, while her mother tries to corrupt her daughter. Their worshipers meanwhile, have a fairly bitter rivalry, and it has not been uncommon for priests of one deity to be lured to the other. She supposedly has her eye set on Mongrel, who remains ever elusive as he wanders.</p><p></p><p>-Created by Bront</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Living Enworld Judge, post: 3583425, member: 13889"] [B][COLOR=Pink][SIZE=5]Valessa, Goddess of Love, Beauty, and the Fey[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [i]"vuh-LESS-uh"[/i] [size=3]The Fickle Lover, The Mystic Lady, The Faerie Queen[/size] [B]Greater Deity[/B] [B]Symbol:[/B] Twinkling lights in the shape of a heart [B]Alignment:[/B] Chaotic Good [B]Portfolio:[/B] Love, Power and fickle nature of Love, Beauty, Fey, Magic [B]Worshippers:[/B] Lovers, Fey, Those with ties to the faerie kingdom [B]Cleric Alignments:[/B] Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Good, Neutral Good [B]Domains:[/B] Luck, Healing, Charm, Magic [B]Favored Weapon:[/B] Quarterstaff Daughter of Verdante and Amphousa, Valessa takes aspects of both her parents. Amphousa spurred on the lust of Verdante, and bore him a child in an attempt to corrupt him. She held the child over him, keeping him a slave to his lust for her and his care for the child. She corrupted many of his creatures during this time, leading to many of the aberrations and twisted magical beasts that roam Enworld. Ever the vigilant mother, Halina stepped in and took the child, Valessa, and gave her to the fey to raise as their queen, where she gained domain over the fey and magic, while drawing love and charm from her mother. Valessa rose above her own parents under Halina's care and the watchful eye of the fey, becoming the embodiment of love and beauty instead of the corrupting power of lust like her mother. It is said that her love has healing powers, as does any love she blesses. Love is fleeting and fickle according to her teachings, but true love has the power to unite, heal, and overcome all obstacles. The love of the goddess herself is said to heal body and soul of all ailments. Valessa represents beauty of form and character and is said to be among the most beautiful of all the goddesses. It is said her true beauty is beyond mortal comprehension, and those who gaze upon her find feelings of warm [?]. Her followers believe she tones down her beauty when she appears, so as not to lead her followers that astray, or appears with a bright flame around her, obscuring her from being viewed directly. Love is often happened upon by luck, and the fey are known as master manipulators of luck and magic, and thus both are domains of the goddess. The mystical and fickle powers of love represented in aspects of the goddess's domains and ties to the Fey. Valessa is close to her grandmother Halina, and more recently on speaking terms with her father Verdante, who was ashamed of letting Amphousa manipulate him. She has formed a friendly rivalry with her mother, and is attempting to redeem her, while her mother tries to corrupt her daughter. Their worshipers meanwhile, have a fairly bitter rivalry, and it has not been uncommon for priests of one deity to be lured to the other. She supposedly has her eye set on Mongrel, who remains ever elusive as he wanders. -Created by Bront [/QUOTE]
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