Heket

(Part 2/5 of my Cult of the Lamb inspired series.) Heket is one of the four bishops of the Old Faith, beings of godlike ability who rule these lands that once belonged to many other gods that are now no more. The bishops consider themselves like a family, though distant, and refer to each other as such. Heket is the second youngest and is a goddess of famine and hexes who rules over her section of this land, Anura, a fungus infested forest that appears to be in eternal autumn. A millennia ago, a quarrel between the four bishops, Leshy, Heket, Kallamar, and Shamura ended a long dispute with their brother, Narinder, the god of death, by binding him down below in his realm, the realm of the dead. Though it was not a peaceful end. Narinder did not go willingly. Heket had her throat ripped out to disable her in the violent dispute. She is a goddess however and survived, though she now has extreme difficulty with speaking at all, her voice like gravel and her words slow as it is agonizing for her to speak. The wounds on her throat cannot fully heal on their own and she wraps her throat with bandages every day. Heket is a solitary, scathing, and scornful woman with a wicked sense of vengeance. She is capable of kindness and gentleness, though it must be earned. And even then it is on rare occasion. She is close with her younger brother Leshy, as he does not ask much of her other than advice and respects her power. She is close with her eldest sibling, Shamura, as she respects their wisdom and power. But she can’t stand her older brother Kallamar as she views him as a useles, egocentric coward. She is strict and volatile, someone who would emotionally devastate you with scathing words whilst physically destroying you. Though if she respects you and trusts you, there is no more loyal ally to have. She doesn’t coddle. She doesn’t beat around the bush. She demands respect, as she has worked hard for it and continues to do so.