Hedine

Hedine is the goddess of indulgence and intoxication.

The Wench
The aspect of The Wench is that of a goddess who offers all the material pleasures of the world, those who worship her have a hedonistic belief system and believe in indulging as much as possible. This aspect of Hedine is not purely giving however, a lack of the proper respect for The Wench and her gifts brings with it addiction, alcoholism, gambling debts and venereal disease, for which one is expected to repent for recovery. Her followers include bartenders, innkeepers, prostitutes and gamblers and symbols of Hedine can be seen in houses of pleasure and indulgence throughout Varuna. Many priests and priestesses of The Wench serve their temples as temple prostitutes.

The Reveler
The Reveler is a less commonly worshiped and much more disruptive aspect of Hedine. Followers of The Reveler believe in ecstatic religious experience through excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs. Famed for their riotous parties, they believe that these ecstatic experiences liberate them from the illusions of law and society and are the only way to be truly free, consequently they are disliked by most of the courts and kingdoms of the world and often find themselves in a position of an outlaw cult. The Reveler is worshiped in carnivals, by those cultivating drugs and by rebels against authority. Temples to The Reveller where they are permitted are often the center of tremendous annual carnivals during which time law is practically suspended.