The Mother
The Mother is the queen of the Gods and head of the Court, the goddess of sorrow, widows, the misfortune of the innocent, and rage. The death of the World-Walker, her husband, left her indisposed with telegraphed agony. As such, once per five hundred years, she takes a mortal husband. During his lifetime married to the queen of the Gods, peace is boundless and certain - when he inevitably dies, for she is immortal, her wailing rings out through the realms and she grieves anew for another five hundred years.
Those who would pray to her do so in hopes of warding away misfortune, a boon for good luck. She is said to have no champions typically, known only to have one champion, who she would take as her mortal daughter and forgo the tradition of taking a mortal husband.
Due to a run many years ago with one Dhruva Taran, she was scarred over her eyes and blinded. As such, when she cries (which is often), her tears are golden blood.
Depiction
She is depicted as the tallest of the Gods of the Court, second only to her absent husband at a full 12’. Her skin is dark and she wears a navy-blue cowl and a golden cloak and mask to cover her eyes. Gold encompasses most of her attire, cresting her gown (also a deep, sorrowful navy blue). Her hands are often folded in front of her, her head tilted down.
Man's Oldest Defender
Before becoming who she is known as today, in ancient times she was known as a great protector - a warrior, in armour to mask her eyes but never cover her smile. She protected the young and innocent, smiling always softly, even when circumstance meant drawing her blade: once considered the most powerful artifact of the gods, Griefpiercer. Her written canon, penned by mortals, changed after the death of the World-Walker. She wailed and howled in her grief, and mortals, traumatised witness to it, froze her in the peak of her agony through their writing. Because it was dictated so by humanity, she changed to be eternally mournful - a weeping thing in the shade of her former self, who stood always with her husband. Her eyes remain masked always, her tight-lipped frown always visible upon her lips.
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