Unloved Woman

The Unloved Woman seemed to be a new cult and new card in the Deck of Dragons related to Tavore Paran.The God is Not Willing, Chapter 16, US HC p.283-284The God is Not Willing, Chapter 2, US HC p.38-39 Nilghan said she was a Goddess who was "the matron of widows or plain women or something."
==Ritual==
Nilghan talked of seeing a holy day ritual in Genabackis celebrating the goddess where hundreds (or thousands) of women gathered in a vast circle. The High Priestess stepped into the ring wearing Malazan armour and bearing a double-edged sword. She faced another woman wearing full armour, including a helm whose face was made of iron scales or coins, and also bearing a sword. As the crowd of women sang the High Priestess struck down her challenger whose body was dragged away leaving a trail of blood. At first the crowd cheered, but as the body was taken away they wept. Nilghan was disappointed that the violence was only theatrical. Afterwards, the women of the crowd lay with each other instead of with their husbands or lovers. The ritual seemed to recreate the meeting between Tavore Paran and her sister Felisin at Raraku.
==Notes and references==
Category:Religions