Hela Nightshade
The Bone Queen · Demigoddess of Necromancy
Domain
Death, Darkness, Necromancy
Alignment
Neutral Evil
Status
Active
Factions
Ravenskull Clan, Necromancer Orders, Undead Legions
Hela Nightshade is a demigoddess born from Helka and a mortal necromancer, ruling the intersection of death, darkness, and unliving power. Half-skeletal and half-living in appearance, she embodies the transgression of natural death's boundaries. Her blessing grants dominion over spirits and the ability to animate the dead.
Holy Symbol
A black rose blooming from a skull
Worship & Rites
Hela is worshipped in dark fortresses, spirit cairns, and graveyards where necromantic power accumulates. Worship involves raising the dead, communing with spirits, and performing rituals that strengthen the boundary between undead servitude and true death.
Clergy & Organization
Deathweavers serve as Hela's priests, necromancers who perform dark rituals and command undead servants. They are skilled in forbidden magic and serve as her agents in the living world.
Holy Days
The Spirit's Calling
Night of communing with dead ancestors and raising undead servants
The Grave Opening
Ritual of death and rebirth through necromantic transformation
Lore & History
Hela represents the perversion of Helka's natural acceptance of death into active violation of its boundaries. Where her mother guides spirits peacefully, Hela commands them as slaves. She shows no compassion to her followers or her enemies, caring only that death's power is wielded and death's subjects remain under control. Yet even her evil has attracted those who see in her the ultimate power—dominion over death itself.