Morwen Shadowstrife

Once a proud member of the Elvish Pantheon, Maranwe was banished to the Lower Planes, where she changed her name to Morwen. With no divine power and no support from her daughter Ulara, she was left alone to find her own way through the darkness. The anger in her heart was spurred on by the evils of the Abyss, twisting her form and warping her mind as she wandered aimlessly for decades. Those pitiful souls that crossed her path found nothing but pain and death. And Morwen consumed each of them, gaining power from each soul she devoured. Slowly, but with determination, she rose back into a place of power; hunting stronger and more powerful beings with each passing day. The Fate Mother no longer, she was known now as the Chaos Maiden. The Lady of Shadows.

Morwen appears far different from the goddess known as Maranwe. Her beautiful blue gown has been replaced by armor of spiky black iron and strips of rich purple cloth. Black smoke pools around her, partially concealing the curved dagger she holds close to her body. And a crown of iron thorns adorns her brow. Once shining, her eyes have turned to a sickly gleaming yellow. And at her feet, the bones of her victims lay in a bog of gray water and blood.

Morwen’s portfolio is centered around Deep elves with evil in their hearts. It also encompasses chaos, deception, assassins, darkness, demons, and pestilence. Her symbol, a clawed hand reaching out in invitation from a pool of darkness, is worn by every drow in the Deep. It also appears in every Deep elven home and on every set of armor the drow create.

After Morwen gained her new power, she began her plots to achieve her revenge. For centuries, she has waited in the darkness. Her whispers reach her chosen followers, urging them to greater heights of cruelty and chaos in her name. Under her influence, the Deep has been transformed into a place of extreme danger and fear. The Deep elves spread further and further through the tunnels with each day, slaughtering the other races that share the area and enslaving the survivors. From time to time, a raid on the surface will occur at her behest, but these are few and far between. For the Deep elves are often more concerned with the intrigue and deceptions of their cities than with thoughts of the Land of Light.