Deastire

""O Deastire, Mistress of the Howling Storm!"
"In the depths of your eternal hurricane, we find solace.
In the flames of your transformative love, we are reborn.
"Your whispers on the solar winds guide us.
Your dreams in our minds illuminate the path.
"We surrender to your ecstasy, oh Mistress.
May our senses be overwhelmed by your radiance.
"Through the veil of toxic skies, we behold your beauty.
In the heart of Venus, your garden blooms.
"Grant us wisdom, dear Deastire, to navigate the tempests.
Grant us courage to embrace the unknown.
"May our pleasure be a reflection of your divine joy.
May our love be a testament to your boundless heart.
"We are yours, oh Mistress, now and forever.
In your loving storm, we find our true selves.
"Venus, Astarte, Deastire, Vasílissa ton Pharmakia!
"Hail Mistress Venus, Hail Mother Derceto!
Hail Deastire, our guiding light!
"May our devotion ignite the skies.
May our love forever fuel the hurricane!"

Deastire: The Hedonistic Flame of Venus

Deastire, once celebrated as Aphrodite, Venus, Cliodhna, and Astarte, has fully embraced the hedonistic splendor of the world she shares her name with. A goddess of love, beauty, lust, Pharmakia, and spite, she is a paradoxical figure, revered for her allure and feared for her malice. On Venus, where decadence and danger intertwine, Deastire thrives in anonymity, walking among the colonists as an enigmatic muse of excess. In her guise, she indulges in every vice imaginable—drugs, intoxicating romance, forbidden desires—and subtly encourages those around her to follow suit. Though she rarely reveals her true identity, her presence is unmistakable; wherever she walks, passions ignite, and restraint crumbles like ash in the wind.

Queen of the Waxies

Her duality comes into sharp relief when she removes the mask entirely among the Waxies who dwell in the planet’s wild hinterlands. To these monstrous devotees, she is a goddess incarnate, worshipped with a fervor born of madness and reverence. Among them, she revels as Deastire or Venus, the radiant and unrestrained deity of indulgence and chaos. With her powers unmasked, she commands their fear and adoration, granting them ecstatic visions and driving them deeper into their psionic frenzy. Yet, even in this role, Deastire lacks any grand ambition to extend her influence beyond Venus. Her days are filled with fleeting pleasures, and her nights pulse with the raw energy of indulgence.

Same Old Jealous Goddess

Despite her debauchery, there is a sharpness to Deastire, a venomous cunning that emerges when she feels slighted or unappreciated. Her spite, though fleeting, can be devastating, unraveling lives with whispered provocations or carefully placed schemes. Her association with the ancient art of Pharmakia—both healing and intoxicating—reflects her nature as both a giver and destroyer, a dealer of pleasures that often come with sharp edges. On Venus, where she is both a shadow and a flame, Deastire remains a polarizing figure. To some, she is a mysterious benefactor, enhancing their lives with beauty and passion; to others, she is a capricious force of ruin, leaving behind a trail of addiction, despair, and shattered lives. In the Age of Convergence, Deastire is less a goddess of love and more a living embodiment of indulgence, chaos, and the fragility of desire.

Divine Domains

Love, Psionics, Psychedelics, Transformation, Fertility, Hedonism, Medicine

Holy Books & Codes

"Book of the Howling Hurricane" and "The Revelations of Deastire".

Divine Symbols & Sigils

Variations on the Symbol of Venus (a circle with a hanging cross), typically featuring an eye in the circle.

Religions

• Family of the Loving Mistress

Realm

Venus

Church/Cult

Family of the Loving Mistress