Nue

## Nue (Nula), Goddess of Art & Beauty

Traditional Symbol of Nue

Musical Maiden

**Nue** (or **Nula** among Tabaxi) was a Lunar Deity of the Nibirian Pantheon. Known as the Mistress of Song, the Serendipitous Serpent, and the Musical Maiden, her portfolio included song, dance, poetry, and the arts. Her domains were life and knowledge. Followers of Nue were known as Auteurs, higher priests of Nue were known as Bohons.

Bohons were androgynous people who reflected both masculine and feminine physical characteristics. They were revered as they were blessed by Nue to experience the beauty of both sexes.

## Description

Nue was portrayed in two ways. One as a beautfiul woman of blue-green skin and eyes of gems. She was depicted wearing green and blue veils of cloth and mist. She would often also be portrayed holding a harp or, more commonly, a gem-encrusted pan-flute.

Her other depiction is more animalistic as a snake made of a gems and a gaseous material. The snake was depicted as largely green and blue and, in this form, Nue was known to shapeshift.

It is said that Nue's physical forms on Nibiru are often subtle, and are short-lived. A snake that protects a garden from an unwanted animal. A beautiful stranger who comforts you for one night, then vanishes by morning. Or a street musician who speaks to your heart.

## Mythos

Nue was a second-generation god, a god newly ascended after the Chaos Wars. One who may have been a title that a new god has taken the mantle of.

When Kabal was slain during the events of the Chaos War, Shena captured her brothers spirit. She took his essence, and through her love for her brother sought to create a being worthy of his beauty. Combining the natural beauty of Kabal with the raging emotions of Shena, A goddess of beauty was born.

In the stories of Nue, she is often obsessed with the natural beauty of Nibiru and it's people. She was one of the few gods that watched over the Nibiru during the 1st Cycle, and was worshiped as a god of fate in the form of the XIVth, Art.

### The Satyr of Eroth

Legend speaks of the Garden of Eroth, where Kabal was buried by Nue. A sacred place filled with the most ferverlent of life, and a place said to be protected by Nue herself. Few have ever been to the garden of Eroth and have left.

During one of Nue's visits to the garden that she has sworn to protect, she found a stray creature who did not belong. A single Satyr who was gorging upon one of the trees of nearly endless fruit. Frustrated, Nue visited the Satyr in the form of a glistening, radiant snake.

Nue attempted to scare the satyr, insult him, and even threatened to swallow him. But at each of her aggressions the satyr simply complemented her. For he would never cower to any without scales as shiny as hers. For truly his beauty was nothing in comparison to that of hers. For it would be his pleasure to be devoured by a creature of such greater standing.

Nue soon found herself swooned by the Satyr, and spent many days with him in the garden. Until the time came when the Satyr grew old and frail. But Nue could not allow a creature of such beauty to simply pass, especially not one who had spent most of his life among her garden as her guest. No she was selfish and kept him all for herself. She fed him the fruits of her father's lands and enchanted him with kind words and love. He deserved more than this life of isolation between the two of them.

Nue bestowed the gift from a tree. A terrible fruit. One so ugly in it's look and so repugnant in it's smell the satyr never dared take a bite of it. Nue fed this fruit to the Satyr, for it was a fruit of immortality, and Nue blessed the fruit to bring the essence of his soul to the surface. Thus the Satyr would be reborn immortal and forever young. Nue released the newly reborn Satyr back into the world, and thanked him for the time he chose to spend with her.

The Satyr would go on to ascend to divinity and become the god Pan.

### Nula's Tears

After the fall of the elves, Nue saw the state of the land, what she considered the sacred remains of her father. She was devastated to see the green jungles of the mainland being absolutely decimated. Every morning the sun would rise and she would cry for the lands that were once so full of life. And at night, as the remaining catfolk suffered, she covered her ears as their cries of pain and loss were too much for even a god to bear.

It was at this time the newly ascended god Pan confronted Nue about her ceaseless crying. He told her that if all she could do is cry, then she should use her tears to help. If she could find a way to help the people of Savera, instead of simply mourn for them, he would help them grow as large as the other races would, to help them rebuild.

Nue would use her tears to create a great river that flowed down through the lands. These tears brought life to what was a wasteland. When Pan saw this new life grow into what would become Amalia, Pan came through with his end of the deal and gave the catfolk people a great surge of life. It is said that for hundreds of years not a single catfolk child died, and the tribes of Amalia multiplied with each passing generation.

To this day, the Tabaxi people venerate Nula as one of their most important gods for giving them a chance at life.

## Realm

Nue resides in her Hall of Expression in Hyperborea. A large complex building with many intricate architectural designs that give off a near alien vibe. Inside contains the entirety of art produced by mortals. If it has been drawn, said, or sung, it is in the Hall of Expression.