The Morrigan (The Mor-ri-gann)
The Morrigan is goddess of battle and war, revelling in the muster of forces, deeds of great valour, and the chaotic clash of battle. Although technically Chaotic Evil, it may be more accurate to say she herself is Chaotic Neutral, following no code or ethos but not particularly selfish, but prompting those who worship her to pursue any path in order to achieve victory.
She is sometimes considered a triple-goddess, her aspects of elven woman, giant crow and human woman embodying different aspects of her powers, but most worship her in her combined, theoretical form as The Morrigan.
Her crow form is said to fly over battles inspiring either great courage or great fear, and omens of such have been instrumental in turning the tide of battle more than once. Her elven form frequents the dreams of warriors, inspiring them to great deeds and warning them of pending doom by washing their bloodied armour, to encourage them to make their death glorious. Her human form is typically represented as a spirit on the battlefield, inciting chaos and bloodshed and spurring armies on to ever greater efforts.
The Morrigan is less typically worshipped among soldiers and guards than the more deliberate Nuada, but she finds favour with beserkers, with champions seeking glory, and with those who value psychological warfare over tactical formations.
She is sometimes considered a triple-goddess, her aspects of elven woman, giant crow and human woman embodying different aspects of her powers, but most worship her in her combined, theoretical form as The Morrigan.
Her crow form is said to fly over battles inspiring either great courage or great fear, and omens of such have been instrumental in turning the tide of battle more than once. Her elven form frequents the dreams of warriors, inspiring them to great deeds and warning them of pending doom by washing their bloodied armour, to encourage them to make their death glorious. Her human form is typically represented as a spirit on the battlefield, inciting chaos and bloodshed and spurring armies on to ever greater efforts.
The Morrigan is less typically worshipped among soldiers and guards than the more deliberate Nuada, but she finds favour with beserkers, with champions seeking glory, and with those who value psychological warfare over tactical formations.
Divine Domains
War
Divine Symbols & Sigils
A Bloodied Spear
Holidays
Morriday is her special day, and typically the day in which fighting rinds and the like are closed. It is considered extremely significant if a battle is joined on Morriday, indicating it is one that will be won by brutality and chaos rahter than whatever plan might have been formed. As such, many generals will go out of their way to plan routes and ambushes to avoid such situations.
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