Alazhra

Alazhra

(Deity)

Titles

The Dream Eater

Alignment

Neutral evil

Areas of Concern

Dreams
Night hags
Planar travel

Worshipers

Night hags

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Darkness, Evil, Repose, Travel

Subdomains (1E)

Daemon, Loss, Night, Souls

Favored Weapon

Dagger

Symbol

Jar containing a ghost

Sacred Animal

Black horse

Sacred Colors

Black, blue

Source: Inner Sea Gods, pg(s). 190

Alazhra the Dream Eater was the main deity of the night hags. She appeared to her worshipers in nightmares and supposedly had the power to scare those who displease her to death in their dreams.

History

Some sages speculated that Alazhra might have been a night hag who achieved divinity. Night hags claimed to be the favoured daughters of Alazhra, rather than an offshoot of the hags of the Universe.

According to Amenopheus, after the death of Gorum in 4724 AR, Nethys and Thoth battled over a source of power in the Inner Sea north of Sothis. Nethys emerged as the victor and cast Thoth away from Golarion. A whirlpool appeared at the site of the battle, and a coven of the hag goddesses Gyronna, Mestama, and Alazhra entered it to begin performing a ritual of unknown purpose. This spurred the Osirian deities Ra, Horus, Anubis, Osiris, Maat, and Isis to rise in opposition of them, but the old gods of Osirion were unable to disrupt the ritual. However, Gyronna briefly stuttered while reciting the ritual, an error that offered enough of a chance for the Osirian deities to intervene. All nine deities vanished in a flash, their fates unknown, and prayers to Osirion's have since gone unanswered.

Alazhra and the Apocalypse Riders

Due to an unspoken agreement between Alazhra and the Apocalypse Riders, night hags are allowed to travel and trade souls freely within Abaddon.

References

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