Hexus

The undying queen, the godslayer Goddes of forbidden magic and liches

Hexus was once a mortal wizard called Evelyn Alaster, a respected High Archmage of the Medina. She became obsessed with her mortality and found ways to lengthen her life. When even lichdom didn’t fulfill her needs and the gods didn’t want to ascend her, she decided to take matters in her own hands. She killed the Sertian goddess Lunara and took her divine spark for her own.

She ruled a large empire together with her personal army of the Bleak Legion. After her defeat by a group of adventurers, her body was imprisoned below her original base of operations. Here she hanged for the last 500 years, unable to move or act. She hasn’t spoken since and powerful barriers make escape, or even telepathic contact impossible. Although she can’t act directly, her Divine spark can still give clerical powers to those who worship her.



Dogma
Hexus wants her followers to believe there is no price high enough to gain immortality and arcane power. Especially dead or pain shall not be faired. No knowledge should be forbidden for those worthy of it. Especially the arts of necromancy has been unacknowledged by the archmages.



Organization: The Bleak Legion
In the times that Hexus reigned over a large part of the small ring, the Bleak Legion functioned as her military might and government. After her defeat and imprisonment, the remaining Legion went underground and formed independent cells of cultists. These cults mainly exists out of necromancers, fanatics and intelligent undead. Two goals are assigned to the cults, first is the supervision of the knowledge that the Hexus gathered; to teach those worthy and prevent her secrets about lichdom to be lost. Second goal is to find a way to free the Hexus and put her back in power. Some cults also have chosen to actively fight the archmages of the Adunia or any of the Paladin orders.

Representation
 The Hexus is one of the few gods that actually can been seen by mortals, her prison functions as a pillory and to make her an example. Those who have seen her speak of horrible twisted features, which are mainly caused by her aura that still drifts trough the protective barriers. Her true form is an exoskeleton of a slender woman with an emotionless mask. Long metal-like hair covers the back of her haid. Her mask became an icon for the believers in the hexus.

