Vespa

One of the least commonly worshipped deities in the Unspoken pantheon but still well-represented in popular culture, The Midnight Spirit is the guardian of the night, keeping watch over those who are forced to meet in secret and hide. She is popularly seen as a patron of thieves or assassins, but is often used as a symbol for revolutions based on the liberation of minorities or others that are silenced.

Vespa and her wife, Aurano, are the only two gods in either pantheon known to have been born mortal before ascending to godhood.

Appearance
By her nature, she does not appear often even to her followers, but on the rare occasion she has been witnessed, she has usually appeared as an elven woman with short silver hair and a black blindfold over her eyes, dressed in a faintly shimmering cloak of moonlight. Most art depicts her in constant motion, ever vigilant.

Aurano, the Lady in Flame
Aurano is the one person who Vespa fully trusts. According to common mythology, their devotion to each other is the reason they were able to ascend to godhood in the first place. After years of being together as mortals, Vespa became deathly sick. No clerics or medics they could find had any idea of what she was sick with or how she could be treated, and it seemed inevitable that death would separate them. They prayed to Pelor for a cure, but Pelor refused their requests for a miracle. In an act of desperation and determination, Aurano challenged Pelor himself in the name of her lover. Vespa was forced to stay behind due to her illness, but some interpretations of the myth do involve Vespa attempting to intervene (or succeeding, in some cases). Though no one knows how a mortal managed such a thing, she managed to kill Pelor in battle. After his death, the Weave sought a new vessel for the celestial powers of light, and the two women offered themselves to fill the role and ascend. Now, in godhood, they can never be separated by death again. Because of this, it is considered bad luck to separate the two even in art and worship.

Commandments of Vespa, the Midnight Spirit

 * The most important thing in life is your ability to make your own choices. If you choose to surround yourself in shadow, then you should exist the way you like, but you should never be forced into the darkness.
 * Use your anger as fuel for your spirit, but don’t let it blind you to kindness around you.

Known Worshippers

 * Journey