Mestama
The Mother of Witches, Lord of Deception, Demon Lord of Hags and Deception
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Pantheon
The demon lord Mestama (pronounced me-STA-mah) was the patroness of witches, hags, and vengeful widows. Her religious symbol was a human eye carefully balanced on three sharp stones.
- Alignment
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CE
Chaotic EvilA chaotic evil character is driven entirely by her own anger and needs. She is thoughtless in her actions and acts on whims, regardless of the suffering it causes others.
In many ways, a chaotic evil character is pinned down by her inherent nature to be unpredictable. She is like a spreading fire, a coming storm, an untested sword blade. An extreme chaotic evil character tends to find similarly minded individuals to be with—not out of any need for company, but because there is a familiarity in this chaos, and she relishes the opportunity to be true to her nature with others who share that delight. - Areas of Concern
- Cruelty, deception, hags
- Favored Weapon
- Punching dagger
- Symbol
- Eye on three sharp stones
- Sacred Animals
- Black widow
- Sacred Colors
- Black, red
- Worshipers
- Annis hags, banshees, green hags, sea hags, spurned lovers, vengeful widows, witches
- Worshipper Alignments
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CN
Chaotic NeutralA chaotic neutral character values his own freedom and ability to make choices. He avoids authority and does not fear standing out or appearing different. In extreme cases, he may embrace a lifestyle entirely suited to himself— living in a cave near a city, becoming an artist, or otherwise challenging traditions. He never accepts anything at face value and makes up his own mind rather than blindly accepting what others tell him to do or think., NENeutral EvilMotivated by his own needs and wants, a neutral evil character is without conscience, acting only for self-gratification. He might surround himself with the trappings of cults and evil, but does so purely because it brings him closer to sin and wickedness. While a lawful evil person is inclined to bargain and a chaotic evil one to lash out, a neutral evil person is inclined only to look out for himself. In many ways, he epitomizes evil, since he has no clear loyalty to anything except absolute self-interest., CE
An extremist neutral evil character tends to be a loner, since he has either betrayed or slain those who came close to knowing him.Chaotic EvilA chaotic evil character is driven entirely by her own anger and needs. She is thoughtless in her actions and acts on whims, regardless of the suffering it causes others.
In many ways, a chaotic evil character is pinned down by her inherent nature to be unpredictable. She is like a spreading fire, a coming storm, an untested sword blade. An extreme chaotic evil character tends to find similarly minded individuals to be with—not out of any need for company, but because there is a familiarity in this chaos, and she relishes the opportunity to be true to her nature with others who share that delight. - Realms
- Barren Wood, Outer Rifts
Edicts
Enact disproportionate vengeance, manipulate others to enact your plans, tear down your rivals through both subtlety and violence
Anathema
Declare your schemes openly, harm an allied witch or hag
Obedience
Perform an act of cruelty upon a nonbeliever of Mestama after spending an hour observing the nonbeliever— preferably from a vantage unknown by the vicitm. This act must, at the very least, incite the victim to tears or anger. Gain a +4 profane bonus on saves against illusions.Boons
Demonic Obedience
Required feat: Demonic Obedience
Demoniac
Source: Book of the Damned - Volume 2: Lords of Chaos
Witch's Trick (Sp)
Elder's Grace (Ex)
You immediately age into the next age category, taking all of the appropriate bonuses to mental ability scores without any of the penalties to physical ability scores. If you are venerable when you achieve the boon, you die and become a ghost. Any illusion effect you create gains a +2 profane bonus to the save DC.
Shriek of the Damned (Sp)
Once per day you may use wail of the banshee.
Fiendish Obedience
Required feat: Fiendish Obedience
Evangelist
Source: Book of the Damned
Deceiver (Sp)
Covenant of Three (Su, Sp)
You may not be a hag, but you can wield hags’ power in conjunction with your sisters. You count as a hag for the purpose of forming a coven. You can be part of a coven only if it has no male members. If you are already a hag (or already count as one for the purpose of forming a coven), you can use project image once per day as a spell-like ability.
Black Magic (Su)
The Mother of Witches imbues you with the darkest power of witchcraft. You gain a grand hex, chosen from any of those available to witches. This hex’s DC is equal to 10 + half your level + your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma modifier (whichever is highest); if you are a witch, you can use your hexes’ DC instead. If you are not a witch or a hag, you can use this hex only once per day.
Exalted
Source: Book of the Damned
Witch’s Trick (Sp)
Elder’s Grace (Ex)
You immediately age to the next age category, gaining all of the appropriate bonuses to your mental ability scores without taking any penalties to your physical ability scores. If you are venerable when you achieve this boon, you die and become a ghost. Any illusion effect you create gains a +2 profane bonus to the save DC. This transformation into a ghost persists even if you fail to perform your obedience.
Shriek of the Damned (Sp)
Once per day, you can cast wail of the banshee as a spell-like ability.
Sentinel
Source: Book of the Damned
Tormentor’s Invocation (Sp)
Widow’s Cruelty (Ex, Su)
Mestama grants you a form meant to beguile and slay, as well as the power to join a witch coven. You count as a hag for the purpose of forming a coven. In addition, your nails become razor sharp, granting you two natural claw attacks that deal damage appropriate to your size (1d4 for a Medium creature). If you already had claw attacks, those attacks deal damage as though you were one size larger instead. You become female (if you weren’t already) and physically attractive; depending on how drastic the changes are, you may or may not still be recognizable as your former self. Hags do not become physically attractive in this way.
Maiming Strike (Su)
With a single ripping claw, you destroy a creature’s virility and wreck its physical and magical potency. Three times per day, you can make a single claw attack as a standard action. In addition to taking normal claw damage, the creature struck must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC = 10 + half your Hit Dice + your Strength or Dexterity modifier, whichever is higher) or become permanently mutilated in a physical and spiritual way. The victim takes a –6 penalty to its Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution score (chosen by you) and on caster level checks, concentration checks, and spell penetration checks. The victim can no longer sire or birth children. This is a curse effect.