Betlena

**The Goddess of Spirits** also known as **Betlena** is a member of the ancient race known as the Protas, a race that comprises the gods of the Omniverse that descended to the lower realms to serve as gods. This **Protas** goddess was created by the **Prime Protas** using Metatron's own essence to create a mate, partner and companion for him.

**Betlena** is responsible for (most of) the creatures and beings that fall under the category of Spirits, which includes those that fall under the category of Specter though there are exceptions, a responsibility she used to share with her foster sister the grigori Morrigan, before her disappearance.

## Biography

#### 'The Source' and his mate Asherah have their first set of children (3,307,882,836 BR)

The Prime Protas '**The Source**' and **Asherah** produce their first child: Metatron, who later becomes **the God of the Akeros**. Producing from his soul, a mate for him Betlena, who later would become the **Goddess of the Spirits**.

## Relationships

### Relatives

Betlena's father. and king. The Source was a doting father to all of his children, Betlena included. Under her father's tutelage Betlena created the Spirits from the souls of the deceased.
Betlena's mother and queen. Betlena was quite close to her mother.

### Further Family

##### Fanbris

God of Games (Protas) [Nephew from the union of Idos with Orlena]

##### Gridona

Patron Goddess of the Forge and Craftsmen (Grigori) [Adopted niece from Wijun and Dumera]

### Foster Family

Betlena and her foster sister, Morrigan were rather close sharing duties over Spirits. **Betlena** was greatly saddened at the disappearance of her adopted sister and close friend.

### Lovers

* Metatron, God of the Akeros (Protas) [Husband & Brother]

### Creations

* Spirits
	+ Akeros (Shared with her husband, Metatron)
	+ Specters
		- Demons (Technically, as Demons were originally Spirits that were corrupted through the power of the Great One Yrrhedes.)
		- Ghosts
		- Noonwraiths
		- Pestae (A humanoid spirit corrupted by the power of Stlanitherath, The Pestilant Discord.)
		- Wraiths

## Abilities

### Racial Abilities

* **Protas Physiology**: As an Protas, **Betlena** has the abilities of an Protas.
	+ **Immortality**: As an Protas, **Betlena** possesses immortality: an endless lifespan, as they can never die, never age, never get sick, are completely self-sustaining, free from all bodily necessities, and can shrug off virtually any kind of physical damage.
	+ **Spirit Divinity**: **Betlena** receives power from a divine spiritual source, 'The Source'.
		- **Patron Goddess**: **Betlena** is a patron goddess who personally protects, assists and/or looks after those people who believe, have faith, pray to and worship her. **Betlena** can choose who to reward between those in need and their devotees with blessings, favors, and gifts, like granting people supernatural items or divine powers or even granting them aid from other supernatural entities.
	+ **Divine Aura**: **Betlena** has the ability to surround herself in divine energy.
		- **Divine Presence**: **Betlena** has the power to emit a transcendent presence that can cause supernatural effects.
		- **Flight**: **Betlena** can fly by lifting herself in her surrounding divine energy.
		- **Submission** (Spirits): **Betlena** has the power to cause Spirits and anyone faithful to her to go into submission or yield to her at her whim.
	+ **Spirit Physiology**: **Betlena** is a Spirit: a supernatural and conscious (although may not be necessarily sentient) being that in its normal state is incorporeal, invisible, and immaterial. Many spirits are able to materialize either by shifting into a more solid form or by taking a vessel to give them physical shape, which can be done either by possessing an already existing form (either a living being or an object) or by animating and wrapping part of the environment "around" them. As a spirit, **Betlena** has the abilities of spirits.
		- **Empathy**: **Betlena** can fully interpret the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others without reading apparent symptoms, allowing her to understand introverts or discover one emotion is actually hiding another. She can attack someone in a personal and emotional way since she knows exactly what emotion is flowing through them and can use this knowledge to play against them.
		- **Inaudibility**: **Betlena** has the ability to become inaudible by anybody or anything at will.
		- **Inodorosity**: **Betlena's** body possesses no discernable scent.
		- **Intangibility**: **Betlena** has the ability to phase through physical matter at will (similar to a Spectre).
		- **Invisibility**: **Betlena** has the ability to render herself unable to be seen.
		- **Possession**: **Betlena** possesses the power to inhabit the bodies of other beings/entities.
		- **Redundant Physiology**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** lacks any physical weaknesses.
			* **Contaminant Immunity**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** is immune to poisons, bacteria, and diseases.
				+ **Disease Immunity**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** is immune to all diseases.
			* **Digestive Expulsion Negation**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** lacks the need for defecation or urination.
			* **Energy Independence**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** has independence from energy, having no need to eat, drink, sleep, ATP, or Mitochondrion (and by extension the lack of need for calories or other units of energy). **Betlena** does not fatigue or get tired. **Betlena** can use her powers continuously/repeatedly without a need to recharge or refill her energy.
			* **Injury Immunity**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** has the ability to not be affected by harm.
				+ **Discomfort Immunity**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** lacks any uncomfortable sensations in her body.
				+ **Organ Independence**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** has the power to lack or live without any internal organs given that her being is energy-based and for the most part not organic in nature.
				+ **Oxygen Independence**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** has the power to survive without access to oxygen.
				+ **Pain Suppression**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** has the power to neutralize her sensitivity to physical pain.
				+ **Pressure Resistance**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** has the power to be resistant to high amounts of pressure and gravity.
				+ **Protected Senses**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** is immune to or can nullify any effect that damages or influences the senses, she is unaffected by blinding lights, deafening explosions, and extreme flavors/smells.
				+ **Temperature Immunity**: Because of her physiology, **Betlena** has the power to be completely unharmed by any/all temperatures.
		- **Shapeshifting**: **Betlena** possesses the power to alter her form and appearance.
		- **Soulmate Connection**: **Protas** are connected, linked, and bonded with their soulmates, with whom they have a feeling of deep or natural affinity all of which involves similarity, love, romance, platonic relationships, comfort, intimacy, sexuality, sexual activity, spirituality, compatibility and trust.
			* **Supernatural Reproduction**: **Protas** can supernaturally procreate with other entities; reproducing any common to completely unique beings with supernatural properties and powers that originated from them, having offspring brought forth by using supernatural methods or by natural reproduction with a partner. **Protas** can only naturally reproduce with their soul mate, as such **Metatron** is the only one that **Betlena** can reproduce naturally with.
		- **Telekinesis**: **Betlena** possesses the power to move, manipulate or otherwise interact with objects/matter without using physical means.

### Personal Powers

* **Spirit Divinity**:
	+ **Spiritual Force Manipulation**: **Betlena** can create, shape and manipulate spiritual energy or forces.
		- **Spiritual Element Manipulation**: **Betlena** can create, shape and manipulate elements formed from her soul/spirit. Due to being comprised of spiritual power, these elements aren't only stronger than usual elements, but also have the power to affect her or others' soul in varying ways.
		- **Spirit Magic**: **Betlena** as the origin of Spirit Force is able to use spirit magic, that revolves around channeling, summoning or using the power of spirits to achieve her goals. She can summon spirits, use spiritual weapons, or channel a spirit into her body to gain physical enhancements or gain completely new abilities,

## Permissions from the Article's Author

* As the author of this article, I state that **Betlena** is a character who is free and available to use in stories and articles as long as they are not for monetary gain, all I ask is that you honor the lore present and if you include her in any of your stories to add the events to the biography timeline on this page.

## Gallery

One of The Source's humanoid forms.One of Belena's Primal forms.
## Notes

* **Betlena** is a pure fanon creation as such there is no official proof of her existence in the Witcher works outside the fanon community.
* While Betlena is a part of the EAPEU, she is free to include in non-EAPEU timelines and EUs.