Shekinester

"The Three-Faced Queen"
Pantheon:	None
AoC:	Destruction, know- ledge, creation maintenance
Symbol:	Mask, mirror, or grain jar
Home P/L/R:	Outlands/The Court of Light

Following the Rule of Threes, the goddess of the nagas takes three different forms, yet each is part of the overarching intelligence that is Shekinester herself.

The first aspect is that of the Weaver, a crone-faced naga who destroys so that creation might come of it. She also weaves understanding among the unenlightened. The second aspect is that of the Empowerer, a bestower of wisdom and asker of riddles. She pushes bashers into the truth, whether they like it or not, and helps them to accept the changes. The third aspect is that of the Preserver, the keeper of light and knowledge, as well as the recorder of the dead spirits that pass her way.

Shekinester's realm, too, is divided into three concentric circles (unifying the Rule of Threes and the Unity of Rings). The outermost ring is called the Loom of the Weaver, a maze of thorns that all visitors must find their way through. A cutter who makes it stumbles into the Hall of Tests, where Shekinester is said to keep her palace. Finally, the palace itself holds the innermost circle, where a body finds the Arching Flame - a fire that supposedly fuels the workings of the entire multiverse. Whether it's true or not is anyone's guess, but no one, not even Shekinester herself, can quench the Arching Flame.

The goddess has many allies among the powers; most dwell on the Outlands, but others are scattered across the planes. However, Shekinester values the friendship of the Egyptian Pantheon most highly.