> [!infobox|right] > #### Beshaba > ![[5E_BESHABACREST.png]] > > ##### Divine Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Alignment**: | Chaotic Evil | > |![[ICON - crystal-ball-solid-full.svg]] **Symbol**: | Black Antlers,<br>Horned Headdress | > > #### Worshippers > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **The Fearful**: | Those seeking to avoid misfortune | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **The Lost**: | Beggars,<br>Gamblers,<br>The Cursed | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **The Bound**: | The [[Church of Beshaba]],<br>[[Wormluck]]s,<br>[[Doommaster]]s | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - Beshaba, the **Lady of Misfortune**, is the goddess of calamity, ill fate, and the cruel twist of destiny, her symbol most often depicted as black antlers or a horned headdress. She is worshipped not out of love, but fear and desperation, drawing the attention of gamblers seeking to avoid ruin, spiteful commoners, fatalists, and the faithful of the [[Church of Beshaba]], including her [[Wormluck]]s and [[Doommaster]]s. Unlike forces of simple chaos, Beshaba does not merely cause bad luck, she _designs_ it, shaping disasters with deliberate precision so that hope collapses at its brightest moment and tragedy feels less like chance and more like intention. The events at the [[Cathedral of Lathander]] stand as one such calculated act, where divine light was turned into despair through the possession and death of [[Olivia Halcrest]], an outcome not born of randomness, but placement. In its aftermath, [[Dio Eldwynair]] became something more than a survivor; he became part of her design. His curse, the cycle of death and rebirth, the whitening of his hair, and the inescapable return to that moment are not punishments, but refinement, a process through which Beshaba breaks and reshapes him across countless iterations until resistance itself becomes meaningless. He is not a victim, but a work in progress, a piece carefully set upon her board to be tested, molded, and eventually claimed. His white hair stands as both mockery and promise, a reflection of what he may become when he finally accepts the role she has written for him as her **Chosen**. <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a>