Rirris

Rirris (rear-RISS) is a declinate turned goddess.

### Appearance

In her natural form, Rirris' appearance is quite similar to Aurora's. Her hair is jet black, parted down the middle, and falling to waves on either side. Her skin is creamy white, with an undertone of gray, and light freckles on her cheeks. She has violet eyes, which glow in the dark.

She is usually depicted wearing close-fitting, black gowns, with jewelry made of gold and rubies.

### History

Rirris was originally human, born as a Jadar woman during The Timeless Aeon. She was a mejfa, a practitioner of an ancient, original form of witchcraft developed by her and her contemporary Jadar women. With them, she pioneered a psychedelic ritual known as P'et Our Eurot, which led to the development of complex consciousness in The Jadar, and, eventually, all human races post-Cataclysm. The ritual, however, was not appreciate in its time. Rirris and her mejfa introduced the ritual to the Jadar as a whole, and received extreme backlash from its men, in particular. They demanded she denounce the ritual and forsake her practices, capitulating to the tribes and living as a true, subservient Jadar woman. She refused, along with several of her mejfa. They were humiliated before the tribes, spat upon, mocked, beaten, and raped, and subsequently banished. Before their banishment, the remaining mejfa cursed her and her followers to immortal suffering.

As a result of her banishment, Rirris and her counterparts descended into declinacy, a form of demonhood, as a result of her bitterness and anger. For tens of thousands of years, they stalked Teleria, drawing vril from humanity both as a form of vengeance and as a way of garnering power.

Shortly after she achieved declinacy, she stuck a deal with the god Blekkjand, who had designs to wage war on The Elder Gods and assume the seat of power within Heimstre. She agreed to assault Alfheim, waging war against Freya and Elder House Vanir while Blekkjand and his allies fought the rest of the gods in their holy realm. Both failed. Rirris and her forces were stopped by Freya, who punished her by amplifying her existing curse tenfold.

Throughout the later Modern Eras, starting in 3ME Y313, she repeatedly stalks Ganzig Enebish, a Karhai warlock in service to The Triune of Karhala. She regularly attempted to bargain for his soul in The Dreamlands as he slept, offering to vanquish the spirits and undead beasts seeking to devour him, and grant him the ability to free his people's souls from eternal suffering at the hands of Tjilbrud, in exchange for his service. Ganzig, however, consistently refuses her advances, despite falling to her feminine charms. His refusal prompts her to strike a deal with The Triune, relinquishing them from the assault of Tjilbrud, in exchange for Karhala itself, and, as a result, Ganzig's soul.

In The Vixen Queen, she possesses The Hintrian princess, Aurora, and uses her powers to take control of The Old Kingdom. Her coup is the beginning of a campaign of revenge against The Jadar for her curse, and against Blekkjand, who is now in hiding at Bannergarde Castle as The Vrilic Order's Grand Maester, Drogos. Her choice of The Hintria as the site of her arrival was both deliberate and coincidental. Deliberate, because The Hintria is the heart of Jadar civilization, and coincidental, because Aurora happens to look almost identical to her original form.

### Abilities

Rirris possess significant magical abilities, rivaled by few even among the gods.

She is a prolific channeler, capable of sourcing and directing vril en masse. Like Vrilic Order High Magi, she can make use of nearly any ability: telepathy, telekinesis, elemental magic, necromancy, reality creation, alchemy, and

Additionally, as the newfound Mistress of Karhala, she can also draw upon the realm's power, which is primarily associated with enchantments, healing, conjuration, and restrained chaos.

Rirris, in conjunction with her original life as a Jadar mejfa, is a powerful witch. As a result of her awakening ritual, she has the benefit of tens of thousands of years of evolutionary consciousness, capable of comprehending universal truths beyond most human understanding. She can brew potions of all kinds, specifically those of a psychedelic nature.

She also possesses the following specific powers:

* The Kiss of Enslavement
* Excessive stamina, strength, and speed
* Dream walking and manipulation
* Shapeshifting
* Supernatural beauty
* Vril harvesting

### Symbols/Associations

Sigil: an infinity knot of The Creed of Eyn Sof flanked by mirrored crescent moons

Glyph: a crescent moon, with an inverted infinity knot beneath

Seal: three infinity knots, arrayed in an equilateral triangle, with a decorative R in the middle

Animal associations; snakes & owls

Other symbols: dark moons

Epithets:

* The Temptress
* Declinate Witch
* Demon Goddess
* Night Monster
* Patroness of Lost Causes
* The Phantom Queen

Rirris has many associations, among which are: vampires, witches, assassins, prostitutes, and lost causes.

An assassin's guild in The Central Continents known as The Phantom Hand worships her as The Phantom Queen. All of their killings, and the souls of their victims, are devoted to her.

Her most loyal servant in Teleria during the 4th Modern Era is Lady Sanna, The Gran Duchessa of Silicia, who she saved during The Maledotta Notte. Lady Sanna's establishments, The Silken Dragons, The Arenas, and The Talisman, all serve as sources of vril harvesting for Rirris, who allows Lady Sanna to keep all the money generated as a result. The Silken Dragons use spells detailed in Rirris' Grimoires of The Dark Moon to seduce their clients, harvest their vril, and glean secrets without them remembering.

Most witches commune with her, especially in Mystara. Some of Ealan's Crones also maintain contact with her.