Vesta, Prince of Calamity, Death, Decay, and Rebirth

> "Vesta is a Daedric Prince whose sphere is the ancient Darkness. She is also known as the Prince of Hunger, the Lady of Decay, the Spirit Daedra and the Goddess of the Dark. Vesta is the ruler of sundry dark and shadowy spirits, and is often associated with snakes, scorpions, rot, and other things that inspire mortals with instinctive revulsion and fear. People believe that all creatures who feed on rotten flesh are her spies. She is the Prince of spirits and shadows, as well as the patron of vermin and squalor."
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## Vesta, Prince of Rot

### Aliases

Prince of HungerLady of DecayPrince of RotSpirit PrinceGoddess of Dark

## Physical description

### Gender

Androgynous (she/her)

Vesta is depicted as deeply androgynous and able to take whatever form aids her at the time. She is everything death, decay, insects, and new life. Most of the inhabitants of Iatov have her represented by a humanoid spider, leaving maggots wherever she walks. Not one to be opposed or defied, Vesta will do what it takes to have her will brought to fruition and will stamp down anyone who gets in her way. She is most commonly associated with bugs and arachnids.

#### Manifestations

Vesta rarely appears in the mortal plane, but when she does she wants it to make a lasting impact on whomever witnesses. Her abyssal form consists of writhing masses of spider legs that all seem to have minds of their own and if one were to look deeply into the mass, they would notice a single massive eye in the middle, always watching and analyzing. This form is for the sole purpose of terrifying followers and other onlookers. Additionally, Vesta can manifest in the mind of anyone who is being plagued by her influence, or *rot*. Those include insects, arachnids, and constructs made in her name.

Vesta's more common form is a tall, almost skeletal woman with spider legs sprouting from her upper and lower back. She has no face, but can communicate through any of her creatures in the vicinity. They speak in a disembodied feminine voice that reverberates through the air.

##### Personality

Vesta, unlike how the general public sees her, is a kind deity. She is dedicated to preserving the cycle of life and death and will reward those of her followers who have the same goal. She also is someone who values knowledge and the easiest way to win her favor is to give her riddles or answer her own. When in her element she comes off as a playful, if slightly demented, person to be around.

###### Abilities

Vesta can use any of her creatures and control them, or speak through them. Additionally, if someone is wounded through anything in her control they are victim to necrosis and poison. She has the ability to bestow upon her followers the ability to take flesh and use it to mend wounds or make themselves more powerful which is why Followers of Vesta are looked down upon in modern society.

###### Plane

Vesta is the most powerful deity in the Iatovian pantheon, crowning her at the first plane. Her plane is an unfathomably large labyrinth in the middle of the void. Here, Vesta is in total control of all creatures within. For someone to cross safely through her labyrinth, they must correctly answer any and all riddles and puzzles thrown their way and they also must demonstrate integrity when faced with danger and the ability to fell a foe no matter the shape or size.

###### Relations

While Vesta isn't particularly withdrawn from her followers, she only considers one to be a true ally to her. Their name is Vathýs Sensō, also known as Vesta's Champion. Vesta is very close with her fellow deities, as being a millennia old omnipotent being means that the mortals she allows herself to bond with grow old or pass away eventually.

###### Worshippers

Those who worship Vesta are blessed by her influence and given a ring which grants the ability to eat the flesh of those who have fallen. Additionally, they're given the knowledge to know how to reuse any part of a body for weapons, alchemy, etc. Followers of Vesta are some of the most devoted people in all of Iatov. They will sacrifice, kill, purge, and cleanse all in the name of their matron. Most followers live outside the walls of civilization due to the violent and illegal nature of their worship. Though some find their ways within the walls and inside of high society, always hiding, plotting. Watching.

###### History

In the beginning of time there was life. There was no in between and no ending until Vesta saw the imbalance in the world. She saw that there was no improvement to Iatovians, no need to become better or advance. So Vesta created death and all associated, and thus The Cycle was born. Vesta expelled so much of her energy to bring and end to life that she was forced to retreat into her plane and regain her energy. Vesta has slowly been building her energy back for the past hundred-thousand years. The year is now B-3680