Anathexia Character in Nethdria | World Anvil

Anathexia

Goddess of Disease, Infection, and Deviancy

"Disease is egalitarian; it loves all equally."   Terrible Plaguebringer of the Sludgepits, Anathexia is the Goddess of Disease, Infection, and Deviancy. Her sphere is that of the things that revolt and horrify mortals most. She is considered one of the most hated divines of all, seen with contempt and disgust throughout Sol and by other gods. Worship of her is not seen as a way to avoid plague but to invite it in. To worship Anathexia is to be chosen by her to receive her infectious blessings, to make you an outcast to all that exists, hated by kith and kin in her decaying name. Engaging in acts of revolting filth please the Plaguebringer, from not seeking cures to diseases to displaying your rotting body to the public and, finally, engaging in cannibalism. She is the namesake of the dreadful Anathexia's Blight. Her terrible presence resides in the realm of decay known as the Sludgepits, a realm of melting flesh, slug guardians, and rotting cadavers.

Divine Domains

Pestilence, deviancy

Divine Symbols & Sigils

A slug, a snake

Tenets of Faith

Pariah. You must crawl to the status of the outcast.   Repulsiveness. Only engage in the most filthy of atrocities.   Squalor. Do not seek wealth or possessions.   Anarchy. Obey no mortal laws.   Pestilence. Spread my plagues far and wide.

Divine Goals & Aspirations

Her goals involve turning mortals into what she feels is their true primal nature. She wants to make mortals return to a state of total disgust, filth, and disregard for anything sanctified.

Physical Description

Apparel & Accessories

She dresses in mismatched necromantic robes and constantly has slugs and other repulsive creatures crawling on her. She sometimes wears crowns of crystalized vomit.

Social

Hobbies & Pets

She has a pet slug demon named Philth.

Speech

Despite being such a grotesque deity, her way of speaking is immensely calm and careful. Her voice dwindles and cracks when she speaks.
Divine Classification
God
Alignment
Neutral Evil
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Plaguebringer, Plague Mistress, Plagueweaver, Saint of Sludge, Lady Pestilence
Children
Eyes
Green, like rotting flesh
Hair
Long, stringy, dripping with acid
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale, sickly
Ruled Locations
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