Kierbeth

**Kierbeth** is the Realms goddess of redemption, mercy, healing, peace, and kindness. She is the daughter of Kovar and is the sister of Goerwyr and Havana. With her other sisters not as close with their parent, Kierbeth is often seen as an intermediary to the god of light. Although the god of sickness, Urboch, would consider Kierbeth a rival, the goddess herself would hope the two could grow to better understand one another. Kierbeth is viewed as a patron of healers, those wishing to better themselves, and many other folk. Given her portfolio, she is quite popular amongst mortals.

In *WovenRealm*, Kierbeth is the goddess responsible for Oleander's initial resurrection, and her breaking of the cycle of life and death led to the Covenant of Service placed on Oleander.

## Kierbeth

### Titles & names

* Kierbeth
* Lucasta Eversummer (incarnation)

### Symbols

* The staff known as Guidance
* An open set of hands
* A dove

### Ascended Followers

* Angels
* Valkyries

## Worship

### Associated domains

* Healing
* Kindness
* Mercy
* Redemption
* Peace

## Description

Kierbeth is said to appear as a radiantly beautiful angelic goddess that bears the luminescence of her parent in a humanoid form. She is kindly and tends to dress in pearlescent robes. She carries a light adorned staff to guide those to her who need her healing and redemption. Her satchel is said to contain every medicine known to mortal kind and medicines yet to be discovered. Kierbeth is notably one of the few gods ever depicted without a weapon or in any pose of aggression or violence.

Another preferred form for the kindly goddess to take is as a simple traveler dressed in white. As this traveler, she likes to seek out those in need of healing either through the form of medicine or through the form of redemption.

## Worship

Kierbeth is a popular goddess amongst the populace of Evarencia. Her portfolio makes her worship easy to understand and well sought out. To Kovithians, Kierbeth is seen as an intermediary to their god, Kovar as his favored daughter. Selusians feature Kierbeth in their unique pantheon, likening her to the elven goddesses Iiah and Kirin.

Healers, including apothecaries and physicians, often call Kierbeth their patron. Folk trying to better themselves or seeking forgiveness may pray to Kierbeth. It is not uncommon for her name to be invoked when people offer apologies. The group known as the Kind Wayfarers try to take after her traveler persona and offer healing services as they travel the world. Referring to warrior women orders of paladin healers as Valkyries originates from the name of Keirbeth's angels.

### Symbols

Kierbeth's lantern staff, Guidance, is often used as a symbol to the goddess by her worshippers. Other symbols include an open set of hands as well as the dove.

### Temples

Temples dedicated to Kierbeth are often also hospitals where the clerics tend to the wounded and ill. It is not uncommon in many settlements for the primary healing to be provided by a temple of Kierbeth and her faithful. The temple proper is more comparable to a chapel generally, with Kierbeth's faithful taking a humble approach in their worship.

### Notable Cultures

* Kovithian
* Selusian

## History

### Background

Kierbeth is said to have descended from Chronias in Celestia when she was born, signaling the arrival of Kovar's favored daughter. She resides in the Mounting Heaven of Celestia, but is well known to traverse the realms above. Unlike Kovar, she is not bound to Heaven, and can visit her sister in their realm of Bytopia or her brother in Vaargard. Kierbeth is believed to often travel to the Soul Well where she beseeches Aor to show mercy to the souls they judge. She often intercedes for the souls of those who lived particularly hard lives.

Although many believe her to be the rival of Urboch, Kierbeth is one of the few heavenly beings to show kindness to the Winter Colossus, and she tries to better understand the god of Gehenna. It is during these times that she tries to intercede on the behalf of many of the specters sentenced to Gehenna. Angels known as valkyries follow her, healing those along the way, and for those who they cannot heal, they guide to the Soul Well. Despite the goddess' nonviolent ways, the valkyries are capable warriors. As angels, they must be prepared to defend their peaceful goddess.

Kierbeth may truly be the only god able to make a claim to being a pacifist. She does not hold other deities in contempt, regardless of their origin, often to the chagrin of her father. Kierbeth is the intermediary to Kovar being one of the few celestial beings able to actually commune with Kovar in Chronias.

### Campaign

Prior to joining the Emerald Caravan, Oleander Morgenstern had perished and was brought back to life by Kierbeth due to unknown reasons. When a Covenant of Service is placed on Oleander's soul, it is made clear that Kierbeth has failed to offer up the price of a 'soul for a soul' required by the planes. Fenris offering his own soul as payment for this price was the only way determined to alleviate the covenant.

## Relics

* Guidance
* Robes of Shadowbane