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+== Current status ==
-| style="width:60%;" | For long the Divine Muse cared little about the raging fights amongst mortals, other than the dramatic value they brought. She indulged in exploring the limitless potential of the mortal mind and was seen as the patron of artists and writers.
+Iosyne, the Malevolent was slain as a traitor by Bamathis, the Warlord, during the Second War of Night.
+== Overview ==
-Still favoring the creative thinkers, but in all aspects rather than limiting Her attention to artisans, Iosyne invites both crafters and fighters to reach their fullest potential. Using Inspiration as the tool and Creativity as the driving force, She teaches mortals to transcend in all aspects, as the search for inspiration can bring new ways to survive.
+After the Muse's destruction and dismemberment at the hands of Her Sister [[Omei]], the remaining elements of Her
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+form were reclaimed by the shadowy forces of the [[Black Keep]]. [[Llazuth]], the Demon Spider Queen, invested her
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+demonic power into reviving the Goddess, offering Her the mortal shell of [[Lachesis]] and fealty of the [[Dark Empire]] itself. Reborn into the abyss beneath [[Azdun]], the Goddess immediately found refuge and acceptance among
-| <br>To not falter on the way and to make sense of all these aspirations, the Muse strives to find a balance between reaching and overreaching, a symmetrical structure to lean on, where life is always preferred over wasting it. The aesthetic quality of Symmetry is not lost to Iosyne, and She delights in finding it even in moments of complete disorder.
+the most reviled and feared creatures of the realm. Reshaped into something monstrous and terrible, '''Iosyne'''
+embraced Her new form and allies, calling Herself the Malevolent and pitting Herself against the realm of the
+living Her Sister loves so dearly.
+With the theft of Her heart and Her eyes, the Goddess has in turn rejected the need for either; Her blindness
+tempers Her destructive rage, while Her heartlessness has stripped Her of compassion. Perhaps unsurprisingly,
+She favors the [[undead]] and the [[Chiav]] - both often reviled and condemned - and considers them to be perfect.
-A feather is the most common symbol of Her realm, both as a quill for composition, and a representation of the boundless possibilities of creation and thought.
+She discards the subtler tools of manipulation and politics, finding them unsatisfying to sate Her need for
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+violence and carnage. Her followers - sadists and killers, bloodletters and warmongers - are as driven and
+obsessed as She in demonstrating their application of brutality and savagery. Her tenets are merely a
+framework of rules to operate within:
-[[Category:Gods]]
+[1] Pain is life.
+[2] All are equal at the end; nobody is inherently superior.
+[3] Obtain power and shape the world with it.
+Those who follow Her rules are oft rewarded with power and status - or perhaps most valuably, immunity from
+Her wrath. Her favored colors are red and black, for their association with blood, pain, and shadow.
+Centipedes, spiders, and scorpions often accompany Her in droves, as creatures of the underground where She
+was reborn. In Her violent wake is often found a mess of blood, gore, and offal, as She relishes in carnage
+and brutality.
+Her symbol is a pair of crossed onyx fists.
+[[Category:Mythology]][[Category:Divine Pantheon]]