Brilliant Persenet

Lore

The daughter of a middling merchant family, Persenet grew up with the best tutors and upbringing that money could buy. A daring child prodigy, she soon became quite the headache for her family as she kept pestering her tutors (and later, complete strangers) with the oddest of questions about heka, their unique form of word-magic. Thankfully, the priests learned about her skill and "encouraged" her family to allow her to join the priesthood, where she could continue her studies under the proper tutelage - and more importantly, away from any potential troublemakers or temptations. It was here that she mastered the magical arts, often spending time in the evening hours honing her skills by herself. It was here that she met a softly-spoken priestess who seemed to have a habit of sneaking out at night. Curious, she followed her and discovered that she was responsible for feeding the sick and homeless with what scraps were left from the temple meals. A little convincing was all it took for her to join the priestess in her nocturnal excursions, and soon they spent much time together with her bodyguard. But ill omens seemed to slowly stalk her shadow, and her unease grew until a shard of celestial power somehow found its way into her soul. As the earthly and divine mingled, she could not help her body suddenly changing subtly to accommodate the godhood that she had suddenly gained...