[center] [hider=Nefas Sen, Lady of the Deep] [h2]Name:[/h2] [h3]Nefas Sen, Lady of the Deep, Mother of Abominations, The Sunken Queen.[/h3] [img]http://i.imgur.com/21VObc2.jpg?1[/img] [hider=Must have 40 insight][img]http://orig00.deviantart.net/fe27/f/2015/162/7/0/amygdala_by_damie_m-d8wyaak.jpg[/img][/hider] [color=#796878][i][h3]"Hush, little lost one. Your struggles are over, child...you are welcome in the Deep, for the Deep accepts all, and rejects none..."[/h3][/i][/color] [hr] [color=#796878][h3][b][i]Description: [/i][/b][/h3][/color] What does every lost little child ever want? A loving mother to care for them. Feed them. Look after them. What does every outcast, scorned soul, and lost man or woman want? A place to call home. A place to belong, a place to feel camaraderie from ones peers. Every injured, dying, and wounded man wishes to be saved. To live, to fear that abyss known as death. What do the Wrathful, Gluttonous, Envious, Prideful, Lustful, Slothful, and Greedy want? A balm, a soothing hymn to ease their souls and sinful want. That is what Nefas Sen is. A loving mother. A person who will always accept you for who you are. A healing salve that will heal wounds and save one from death. A soothing hymn that will make men forget their lusts, envy and other sins. She accepts all into her bosom, and rejects none. All are drawn to her beauty, unnatural charisma, and soothing hymns and silken voice. All one must do...is give her your undying loyalty. To pledge oneself to the Sunken Queen, is to give up ones humanity and become an abomination. To Oppose the Mother of Abominations, is to incite the wrath of the Deep itself. To incite the wrath of the Deep, is to incite the wrath of the Lady of the Deep, Nefas herself. The Deep demands loyalty, and loyalty it will have. Once ones soul is tainted by the Deep, there is no stopping it. Any human soul will eventually succumb to it, and be turned into an abomination themselves, thinking of nothing other than serving the Sunken Queen. The Lady of the Deep appears to all as a tall, feminine figure with palest of skin, only beaten by the Pastel Lord, and the blackest, and most silken of hair that falls to her waist. She easily is taller than most humans, save for the tallest of men. Her skin is smooth, almost unnaturally so, and any who have the permission to touch the flawless skin, will forever find themselves longing for the soft touch. She is far from human looking, however. No, it is quite obvious she is not human. She has nothing to hide, and wishes to hide nothing from the humans. Her eyes are gold in color, serpentine slits for pupils upon pitch-black sclera that seem to shimmer with starlight. Extending from the back of her head are four large, black horns. Two curve around her head to the front, with two smaller ones extending upwards. On her head rests a pale green emerald. Upon her collar rests a black mantle with a sapphire inlaid into it. She has four arms. Two extending from her human shoulders, with two more extending from her back, giving further hint to her inhuman nature. Those who incite her wrath, and those who possibly have a high affinity for things which humans are unable to see, she will appear very different too. Standing at a massive four stories tall, the Sunken Queen is a terrifying, and possibly impossible to comprehend existence. Mere men are unable to see her true, glorious form unless she wishes it. The transformation into this otherworldly beast is something of a tribulation itself for those watching, if only because such an act can cause those watching to be driven mad from the sight. Six arms sprout from her back, with two spindly legs to stand on and a small tail. Two of her arms have numerous tentacles on them, able to extend their reach even further. Her head is an almond shape with holes all around it, with numerous tentacles writhing and falling from the bottom of it. Every hole contains an eye, and can see you almost wherever you are. A fleshy, tan hide covers her with small hairs growing all over her body. Four, bone like protrusions extend from the side of her neck, curving forwards to the front, and two curving towards the back, almost forming a protective shell around her neck and head. [color=#796878][h3][b][i]Powers:[/i][/b][/h3][/color] To put in simple terms, Nefas is the Lady of the Deep, and Mother of the Abominations that that spew from its depths. She is their Loving Queen Mother, and they her loving children. Among her most notable powers, is to turn any living creature - so long as it has a soul - and claim it as the Deeps by enveloping it in her loving embrace. Those who receive such a boon directly, will be turned into the strongest creatures of the Deep, that will only become stronger and stronger by bathing in the deeps cold embrace. She is not the only creature of her ilk able to do such an act either. Some are specifically bred to dominate the minds of humans, and slowly turn them into denizens of the deep, whether they wish it or not. For once they turn, they will think of nothing else but their Queen. The most common, is a small slug like creature that will bite, and inject a human with their blood. Such an act, eventually causes those of weaker mind to seek out the Deep...or be driven mad by resistance, and turn anyways unless they receive a cure. The effects of such an act vary from creature to creature, and there may be variations even among creatures of the same species. However, one thing remains constant. It will hush the creatures instincts, desires of wrath, vengeance, and greed...and turn their thoughts to nothing but serving the Deep and their new Queen. They become the most loyal soldiers anyone would ever have need of. Unflinching, unyielding, and never would betray their Queen, no matter what duress they are put under. Do not mistake her for a frail queen who sits upon her throne, either. While she prefers to leave the fighting to her precious, loving children, she will not hesitate to fight those who harm the Deep and those who dwell within. Aside from her ability to corrupt those, dominate their mind and soul with madness until they succumb to her, one should not underestimate her physical abilities, she is quite physically strong, even in human form. However, while she is most likely stronger than your average human, any demi-god who's sole facet is strength would likely outclass her. Additionally, she is quite adept at things of the Arcane nature, and commands the very stars and cosmos to some extent, able to channel their powers from her hands and eyes, the latter of which constantly seem to sparkle with starlight. [color=#796878][h3][b][i]Original tribe:[/i][/b][/h3][/color] The original tribe of Nefas Sen, was a small island tribe that called themselves the Su'Akur, originally far removed from the troubles of the mainland, and even before the wars of the Children, it was considered to be somewhat of a legend. The people of the island worshiped no gods, and were ignorant of many things outside of their tiny little slice of heaven. However, what they did have, was a labyrinthine system of caves that extended far, far, [i]deep[/i], beneath the earth and the ocean itself. Sometimes...monsters would come from there, and the citizens would kill them. However, they got too curious, as was human nature. They sought that which was unknown to them. Armed with only crude spears and clubs, they delved, sealing the fate of them and their people. It was going well, at first. The monsters they encountered were relatively weak and easily dealt with, even for them. They progressed, eventually coming to a large, open cavern. It looked, to most, to be the end of the cave system. A large, open chamber, with only one thing situated in the center of it. A large, circular, ritualistic pedestal with stains of red, and and two small indentation suspiciously the size of human eyes. They smashed the obviously evil thing, confident that they had solved the trouble with the beasts. They didn't notice the thing clinging to the ceiling, curiously watching the humans. Sometime later...something odd happened to the people of Su'Akur. They originally called it a 'Sickness'. A sickness of the mind, something that gnawed away at a persons sanity, giving them visions of some creature. Making them desire to seek it out. They head to seal the cavern because the people would attempt to flee in there, and after several never returned...they were more than a little wary of it. They were able to keep the afflicted safe, for the most part for a few years. But someone, like always, grew too curious for their own good. Perhaps they had good intentions - find out what had happened to those who disappeared in the caverns, but the city would never find out. As soon as they unsealed the cavern...those that had been lost inside...came out, almost completely sane, cured of their mania. In fact, for a few days they lived completely normal, and no one seemed to question. ...and then the murders started. Those afflicted with madness, grew worse and worse, muttering something about 'The Lady of the Deep', saying yelling at others to free themselves from their bonds so that they may be with her. With this and the murders...the town was in chaos. And eventually, everyone either succumbed to the madness, becoming the first Denizens of the deep, or were killed for their resistance. And eventually, the city fell. A large chasm opened beneath the island on the sea floor, dragging the city beneath the waves to be with their Loving Mother. There was nothing left of the city on the surface, only waves and a calm sea.... Now that the Lady of the Deep had loyal followers, she commanded them to build herself and them a grand city beneath the earth, and so they did. There, the citizens of the deep lived mostly in peace. They had no desire to harm others, or to expand their territory, for their territory was what lied beneath the earth. They would let the others fight over whatever silly territory they wanted to above. Any who was lost, sick, or otherwise shunned from the world above was welcomed to her grand city. When the war started, she tried her best to stay neutral. She had no desire to bring her children to harm, and any who lived within her domain were promised a peaceful life, free from the troubles of the surface. She was confident she could remain neutral, but eventually even she had to choose a side in the war, and she felt her best chance for peace for her people...laid with the Angels. It was quite the surprise to many demons and even Angels. How could one who's very nature was to dominate humans and forcibly turn them into loyal followers, ever side with the Angels? Needles to say, she wasn't the most popular during the war, but that was fine. She trusted that after this, that her and her people would be able to sleep peacefully beneath the waves. Her children were a great boon to the angels in the war, fighting loyally and unyielding, even at the risk of death. She was certain they would have deserved a great rest after this, and she would have given it to them. Let them sleep for eons beneath the waves. And then she was betrayed. Trapped within the pit. Perhaps she should have expected it, but it didn't matter. Her children were hunted mercilessly for simply being what they were - Different. Those who survived were the strongest of them, falling into a deep slumber as their queen also slept. The Sunken City if Su'Akur was eventually abandoned, becoming nothing more than an overgrown ruin, destined to crumble into nothing. Years of brooding and being alone with her thoughts, has made her more than a little angry towards the humans. She has never particularly been fond of humans. Always shunning things they don't understand, or killing them. That opinion hasn't changed, but before where there was indifference to them so long as they did not harm her or her children, it has been replaced with nothing but scorn and hate. She will find those of her children who are left, and who have survived...and rebuild Su'Akur. Raise it to the surface, and make the humans understand their foolishness for going against a God. [color=#796878][h3][b][i]Faction:[/i][/b][/h3][/color] Nefas sided with the Angels, if only so her people could get some semblance of peace. She was betrayed in the end, and she is unlikely going to forgive them any time soon.... [color=#796878][h3][b][i]Anecdotes:[/i][/b][/h3][/color] Her role in the war was a very straight forward one, even if she didn't like fighting herself. She and her people were more of front line fighters, with her overwhelming lesser demons and men with her otherworldly form and magic and her people doing whatever they were the best at. A corrupted Minotaur, bulldozing through the ranks of some demons. A human mage using some form of magic they learned within the Sunken City to summon parts of an otherworldly creature to rend enemies asunder. At the end of battles they won...she would tempt those wounded and that were still dying to become part of the deep, bolstering her ranks further. One thing to note, is that even though she sided with the Angels, she was never specifically loyal to them and only took part in a few battles if victory would hinge on her peoples participation. Some theorize she was simply using the angels to further her own goals, but whether that is true or not...is a mystery left to the sands of time. [hider=Misc info and Stories] [i]~The age of War~ Have any of you ever been to the deep? No? Figures. With all this fighting going on, I suppose you wouldn't. After all, you wouldn't believe those...things talk of being neutral, would ya? Those...creepy tentacle things or whatever that live down there. Anyways, Well, I've got a story for all of you. I'm a retired traveler now. I traveled all over the world before I took an arrow to the knee. I always heard stories of the deep. Of what was down there, and me being slightly curious was wondering if there was any truth to them. A last little adventure for me, if ya will. You hear all the time if ya go down there you'll never return. Well, I know goddamn why. I'll get to that in a second. So I found a merchant who had been there before. He said he was never going back either. When I asked him why, he said he was just scared of the place. It was just...it felt wrong. Well, that was backing up everything I heard so far. He gave me a map to the place. So it led me to some cave in some backwater coastal city. After asking around, it seemed like creatures of the deep definitely came and went occasionally. They mostly kept to themselves, but anyone who came in uninvited was driven out. Never harmed, but driven out, so the village more or less left it alone. Being the curious bastard I was, I went in. I fought quite a few Deep creatures in there, and almost lost my life by the time I traversed to the end of the cavern. And what I found, was a magnificent metropolis under the sea. A shining jewel, calling brightly to me. I then understood what the merchant had meant as soon as I laid eyes on it. I wanted to leave. I wanted to leave. Everything was telling me to leave. But there was also a little voice, urging me to go further. See this city...visit the palace. Visit the Lady of the Deep herself. And so I did. I never left. -Excerpt from the ramblings of a local madman.[/i] - The exact location of Su'Akur has been lost to the annals of history. Only those devoted to the Lady of the Deep would have any inkling of where the city would even be located. Not that anyone would really dare to search for the ancient site, however. When Nefas was imprisoned, the city was shortly abandoned. Things still lurk in the deep, however. Not all are sleeping. Masterless abominations, who forget their loyalties... [/hider] [color=#796878][h3][b][i]Opinions:[/i][/b][/h3][/color] Will finish later, wanna go ahead and put this up. [color=#796878][h3][b][i]Other Notes:[/i][/b][/h3][/color] ~Mostly to clarify a few things~ -Being turned by the Deep is neither a certain thing, nor an instant thing. Only those willing will be turned immediately. There are many cures out there, such as seeking the protection of another god, and those strong of will, mind, and body will always resist the effects, and in some cases can shrug them off completely. -Deep Creatures come in many shapes in sizes. Many humans retain a human like appearance, at least on the surface. It is quite difficult to tell some of them apart from a normal human sometimes. Additionally, some are indeed eldritch abominations, beasts, and other creatures. -Being corrupted must happen directly. Either by being turned by Nefas herself, or some other creature of the deep that has the ability to do such a thing through some manner. -Anything at all can be corrupted and turned into a creature of the Deep, so long as it has a 'soul'. She has never tried it on another god, for she had no reason too. After all, they would likely be immune, and she doubts any would willingly give themselves to her. -Despite her commanding things of the 'arcane nature' she's not going to be beating any master mage in a showdown of magic. While she is fairly decent with things of the pure arcane and cosmic sort, she isn't going to be outclassing any master mage. -Likewise, she is never going to beat another god in terms of pure strength. She is more of a 'jack of all trades, master of none' in terms of skill set. -Nefas is in fact, neither Male nor Female. Take that as you will. -Has trouble communicating with humans at times. Either because she is in fact, mute, or any form of communication with her is difficult for humans to do. -Her actual motivations are sketchy at best. She says she wants nothing but peace for her people, but sometimes...her actions are questionable. -It should be noted, that creatures of the Deep are not mindless husks some might assume. They still have free will, personalities, and things like that. Most of which, are similar or the same as when they were human. However, they can never disobey a direct command from their queen, and any attempts to turn against her will be almost futile. [/hider] [/center] [s]Annnd there she is. Gotta finish the Anecdotes and Opinions, but I'll get those up later. Do tell if there are problems. I still have a few things to add, but for now I think you all can get a general feel of her.[/s] Mostly done, then! I think I'ma wait to be accepted to fill out the opinions section.