Mania
Mania is a strange deity who embraces not only the throws of insanity, but encourages the spread of insanity to others. The central belief structure is the concept that the world created by Ptharos, Betshaba and Baelthor is an illusion and that the true reality exists beyond even the deities themselves, despite the fact that this appears to be a self-defeating philosophy to most outsiders.
Mania is also something of a trickster goddess, particularly when it comes to gathering other gods to her bed. Her most significant coup is the apocryphal Seduction of the King, wherein she conceived Luna, Goddess of the Moon, with Lord Ptharos himself. She encourages her followers to break the constraints of reality wherever possible, particularly the reality of others.
Priests of Mania are rare and lay worshippers almost non-existent. Most nations, even those dedicated to some of the other Dagonian deities, prohibit the worship of Mania and actively persecute her clergy. Of particular note is her hatred towards Paelemona, Goddess of Fate. Not only does Mania covet Paelmona’s place as the Duchess of Mystery for Divination, but teaches that Paelmona’s weavings are the primary composition of the “false universe” in which most people exist.
| Mania |
| Goddess of Madness |
| Descriptive Info |
| Gender: Female |
| Avatar: Ariadne the Seer; The Hag; Raltos of the Red Hand; Manno |
| Consort(s): None (though she did trick Cebren into her bed, sleep with Thanatos and tricked Lord Ptharos into her bed) |
| Allies: Cardena, Maelphegor (father), Megarea (sister), Mormo, Pelactere (sister), Pothos, Stheno, Thanatos (mate), Zephyrus (son). |
| Foes: Abaris, Aridnus, Cebren (unwitting mate), Clementia, Enosigaois, Erato, Furinus, (son), Hypnos, Luna (daughter), Ophion, Paelemona, Phlegethon, Tisiphone, Virtus and Vortumnus. |
| Spiritual Info |
| Rank: Major |
| Nature: Anarchistic |
| Ethos: Malign |
| Major Influence: Madness |
| Minor Influence(s): Divination, Insight, Inspiration, Music, Witchcraft |
| Spheres: Air, Mind, Madness, Trickery |
Doctrine
No information available on the doctrine of Mania
Mission
No information available on the mission of Mania
Geography
No geographic information available on Mania
History of the Church
No historic information available on Mania
Organization
No information available on the Organization of the Church of Mania
Religious Practices
No information available on the religous practices of the Church of Mania
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