![[loviatar.jpg]] # Loviatar *God, Goddess of Agony, Pain, and Torture | Faerûnian pantheon | Banehold* ## Summary [[Loviatar]], known as the [[Maiden of Pain]] and the [[Willing Whip]], is the lawful evil goddess of agony, pain, hurt, and torture, serving as both queen and servant to the greater god [[Bane]]. She appears as a slim, beautiful human maiden with straight, thigh-length, platinum-blonde hair, dressed in black leather embellished with metal studs, buckles, and spikes. [[Loviatar]] is aggressive, domineering, fearless, and calculatingly cruel, with an instinct for inflicting both physical and psychological pain. Her symbol is a nine-stranded whip with barbed strands, and her followers, called [[Loviatans]], are encouraged to bring pain and suffering through physical torture or psychological manipulation. Her specialty priests, called [[Pains]], operate as envoys and secret agents of the faith. [[Loviatar]] particularly despises [[Ilmater]], whose followers teach that strength comes from suffering, as this conflicts with her belief that pain should be inflicted rather than endured nobly.