Heshem

(heh-SHEM) She Who Is Three, The Hooded One, Triformus

Summary

Heshem is the dark goddess of the between places, usually an ancient crone, robed and hooded, bearing a staff or cane and a glowing lantern (often suspended at the end of her crooked staff ). Cats are associated with her for their night vision and glowing eyes. Although stern and fierce, she can be a power for good, bringing light into the darkness. Heshem is one of the Three Powers of the Modrossus.

• Hand of Heshem (sometimes known as Heshem’s Shadowy Hand) creates a shadowy ectoplasmic extension to the magician’s grasp.
• Heshem’s Holy Hearth summons a golden light or an actual mystic flame whose light wards off creatures of evil and darkness.
• Heshem’s Way conjures a dark mist that acts as a gateway into the astral plane or dream dimension. It’s traditionally cast as a crossroads, but it can actually be used anywhere.
• Holy Hosts of Heshem invokes powerful forces of banishment in the form of a shadowy storm of wings.
• Hood of Heshem cloaks an area in impenetrable darkness.
• Hook of Heshem is similar to Hand of Heshem, except the shadowy extension around the caster’s hand is tipped with wicked claws.