Catha

## Description

Catha is the goddess of the moon, her dominion is the night sky and all that is associated to it. She is associated with lovers, illusions, creation and imprisonment. Her role has grown over the years to also englobe being the jailer of many dangerous creatures that once roamed the planes of existence.

## History

Catha’s life began with the rest of Amarinthinos’s first gods, her role was to preside over the sky alongside her brother Ruush’nirr. The early days were very different from how the world appears now. In fact, the sky was empty of neither sun nor moon, both of those celestial objects came into existence during the two sky god’s brief romance. Their romance was not meant to last however, their disputes erupted across the sky for a while until Keilen came between the lover’s spat and established the cycle of night and day.

The night sky became her domain, dark except for the light of the stars and the brilliant moon which served as Catha’s eye into the prime material realm. Everything under the moonlight’s gentle light is under Catha’s direct gaze. She’s made use of this absurdly large scrying orb to unearth many lawbreakers and bring them to justice, a role she undertook of her own volition rather then because Amarinthinos decreed her to. When one of the gods defeated an enemy they did not wish to kill, either out of mercy or because their deaths would have physical effects on the world as is, they would call upon Catha to imprison them within her domain, vincula, situated on the plane of nirvana where they would reside, forever frozen in time and place.

Since it’s erection, only one being has ever escaped vincula. A demon lord by the name of Karan found himself imprisoned within the icy prison. He managed to trick the moon goddess into thinking he was Amarinthinos simply pretending to be a demon lord. He managed to pull such a trick by creating a false blood pool in Sanguis, which predictably caused another civil war. In light of such events, Catha’s icy will wavered and Karan managed to slip through her fingers. Legend has it that Catha still scours the abyss to find her missing captive, going through every layer one by one.

In more recent years, Catha sends out eidolons to do her bidding and chain up fugitives in her realm. Said eidolons are far better equipped then the average eidolon, going so far as to be able to travel the planes at will. They do however only roam at night and can only interact with things in direct moonlight. Causing evildoers to avoid going out at night when Catha’s gaze is turned upon them.

## Worship and rituals

Catha is worshiped by individuals that value promiscuity, being the goddess who watches over their relations with others. She is also the matron deity of spies, charlatans and judges. Generally, she favors morally oblique followers as long as they do not incite violence. Any of her followers that kill another person must seek atonement from the goddess as her rules strictly forbid the killing of others.

Catha also has a large following amongst undead. Catha’s heart is big enough even for those that have crossed over unto undeath as long as they do not harm people or other undead creatures, they are welcome with open arms within her sanctum.

Doors marked with Catha’s symbol are proofed against lawbreaking intruders as per the arcane lock spell as long as it remains nighttime and her followers remain within the abode.

Catha’s festival is on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Followers and non followers alike are invited by the goddess to leave little maquettes of their household out where the moonlight will illuminate them so that the goddess can take note of new births that happened during the year and extend her blessings to all of those under the moon’s watchful gaze.