Caecina

—Caecina talking to the Lady about Psyche in a dream (pre-stream)

Most commonly taking the form of a siren, Caecina both literally and figuratively lures innocents to their deaths. She preys on those driven to true desperation by anger, debt, or a broken heart and lures them to act on their most depraved instincts in search of rewards and solutions. A self-centered but almost noncommittal goddess, she enjoys planting the seeds of war and conflict instead of actually participating. She is not above tricking her own followers--in fact, much like the Carrion, many that follow the Shallow Traitor do not come into her service willingly. Because she prefers more of a position of power and control over her followers, she is more likely to have warlocks than clerics. Regardless, though, her path is often self-destructive and ends in failure or death before those that follow her have the chance to question her tricks. They are lured into a feeling of safety because they think their devotion puts her on their side. (She is on no one’s side.)

## Appearance

Caecina does not take a singular physical form--to do so would give away her presence in areas where she'd rather lure people into a false sense of security. However, she does tend to take forms that follow a theme: water genasi, triton, etc. She always carries some mark of the siren. In her alias which she used to manipulate Twister, "Asiri," Caecina appeared as a water genasi with green eyes and long black hair. In dreams with Psyche, Caecina has appeared as a sickly-green figure with fin-like ears, yellow-orange eyes, long fingernails, gills on the sides of her neck, and long, curly copper hair.

## Relationships

#### Elnet, the Scalebearer

Caecina and Elnet were previously lovers, and had an intense relationship in the time leading up to and during the Divine War. The two seemed to acknowledge that trouble between them was inevitable, as their domains were opposites, but tried to make the relationship work as best they could. However, near the end of the Divine War, something triggered a battle between them that ended horribly--the two broke up, and Caecina blinded Elnet in the fight. Ever since, Caecina has been openly hostile towards the idea of Elnet's presence, even though Elnet has not been active in mortals' sights for generations.

#### The Lady of Thorns

 —Caecina to the Lady

Near the end of the Divine War, The Lady of Thorns took Caecina in, and became a guiding force on her path and a very close ally. While the exact nature of their relationship is unknown, as both the Lady and Caecina aren't known for their transparency, Caecina appears to think of the Lady as a mother-like figure. It is unknown if the Lady of Thorns fully reciprocates this kind of attachment, but she certainly encourages it. In more recent interactions, The Lady appears to be growing more exasperated with Caecina, and has stopped giving her unconditional support, rejecting her fully when she asked for help protecting a pact's connection and punishing an errant warlock, who the Lady referred to as a "broken toy." It is unclear if this was common between them already or not, but the Lady treats Caecina with a hearty dose of derision and dismissiveness on most occasions that members of the Fated Four have witnessed.

## Commandments of Caecina, the Shallow Traitor

* Destroy any followers or strongholds of Elnet you encounter. It is part of your nature and devotion, and any of her sacraments are your blasphemies. They are too weak-willed to warrant a life.
* Liars can sniff out liars. Once you join the Shallow Traitor, you will forever be marked. Embrace your new nature, or fester in weakness and failure.
* Power is what matters most. Power can save you from anything, and you have to be willing to give anything to keep that power and save yourself.

## Known Worshippers

* Twister Dameia (former)
* Kyron (from Wakefeld)
* Incident (from the cult outside of Moongate)