Anata
From Zok
Lady Anata is the daughter and finest creation of Vornik. Long ago, before the rise of the first moon, Hirzek came to Pnugul and demanded that Vornik brew for him a toxin potent enough to bring even a god to his knees. Vornik initially claimed that such a venom was impossible, but the young war god was persistent and the Venomlord finally relented. The tale of his quest for a solution to the problem is not told, though it is known that he implored Zokthis and Subri for aid. The problem soon grew to obsess him, for he was after all the Venomlord. Impatient, Hirzek looked for darker and older powers to serve his purpose, but Vornik toiled on until he saw the fruition of his ultimate task. When all was complete, Lady Anata sprang forth in Pnugul, though whether she arrived there from the Void or through Vornik's design is not known. She struck her father through the heart with her harpoon, and burned the withered organ to ash before leaving the Night Forest. She fulfilled Vornik's aims, wreaking untold havoc upon the gods before Gulzek turned her own harpoon against her.
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Statistics
- Intermediate Deity
- Symbol:
- Dark Flame on a light green background
- Any object with a strong emotional tie to your loved one
- Home Plane: Anadros, Faerie
- Alignment: Chaotic Good
- Portfolio: Drow, Love, Lovers, Dance
- The Kindler: Passion, Darkness, Rage,
- The Black Lady: Fertility, Marriage, Rebirth
- Worshippers: Lovers, Bards, Drow, Married people, Dancers, Fey, Barbarians with a soft side
- Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, LG, N
- Domains: Charm
- Favored Weapon:
- The Kindler: Harpoon
- The Black Lady: Goad
Dogma
Anata is the goddess of love. Created as a weapon against the other gods, she rebelled against the service of Vornik and enflamed as many gods as she could hunt down with the fires of her harpoon. In her original incarnation as the Kindler she teaches her worshippers to seek love and to help others seek love. The Kindler tends towards Anata's more Chaotic side, and she exhorts her followers to heights of rage when something impedes the expression of love. The Kindler doesn't care for racial or sexual or spiritual boundaries when wielding her harpoon, and the only chains of law she advocates are those which her worshippers place upon themselves in service of love. The Black Lady, her more mature Aspect, is a reflection of her state after Gulzek pierced her in battle with her own weapon after he himself had been struck down by it. The Black Lady is the mother of the Drow and the patron of all those who willingly bind themselves in wedlock. The opposite natures of Anata's Aspects are important to the Drow, who teach that the Kindler's fires purify the soul and allow for the growth of the Blak Lady's seeds.
Clergy and Temples
The Kindler
The Black Lady
Allies
- Gulzek, consort
