WEE JAS (The Dark Lady, the Witch Goddess, Ruby Sorceress, Stern Lady, Death's Huardian), Greater Power, female, LN(E)
Attributes: Magic, Death, Vanity, Law
Domains: Death, Last Rites, Law, Magic
Symbol: Skull and Fireball (lit from behind by the flames)
Typical Worshippers: Mages, necromancers, lawful, cemetery workers
Raiment: Gray, black or white robes (by alignment), bare head
Preferred Weapon: Dagger, wizard weapons
Holy Days: New Moon (burning of magical incantations and formula inscribed for the ceremony)

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Wee Jas (WEE jas) is the Power of magic and death. She is portrayed as a stunningly attractive, well-dressed young women, but her necklace – an ivory skull set against a ring of fine fire rubies – gives away her nature. Wee Jas is primarily lawful, but she inclines toward evil with her preoccupation with power. She promotes the the utilization of spells and magic items (though many of her followers insist she favors the creation of such things). Her symbol is a red skull in front of a fireball.

Magic is the key to all things. Understanding, personal power, security, order, and control over fate come with the study of magic. Respect those who came before you, left their knowledge, and died to make room for you; there will come a time when your life is over and those who come after will honor your learning and your memory.

Wee Jas is not widely revered among the common folk, although it is said that some evil sorcerers look to her magical powers with devotion. However, funeral rites throughout Wearth, even among the barbarians, usually involve a small offering to her to protect the soul of the departed. She is a protector of the dead, and her clerics are only rarely allowed to command undead creatures, having to commune with Wee Jas to see if this is acceptable to her. Her clerics must get her permission before restoring a weak or chaotic being to life.

Services to Wee Jas include the reverent flattery of fine icons to her (she is a vain Power), offerings of finery and gems, and magical fires.

Cleric’s of Wee Jas are officiators at funerals, maintainers of graveyards, and ardent students of magic and arcane lore. They arbritate disputes, give advice on magic, investigate magical curiosities, and create magic items. The more powerful clerics use their magic to fortify their temple and city. The clergy has rigid ordering and demands absolute obedience from its juniors.