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The Goddess of Magic, Health, Marriage, and Motherhood
Lady Isis, the Queen of Duat, is the third-born of the royal children of Nut and Geb. She is the wife of Osiris, and the mother of Horus.
A powerful goddess, highly-skilled with various forms of magic. Isis’s noble and serious demeanor reflects her deep devotion to her family and their royal legacy; following past trials to reclaim the throne, she seldom hesitates to address any threats to their renewed peace.
Character Profile
The extended profile for Isis as she appears in Deities of Duat and DEITIES Project. Isis‘s character and design are a fictional representation that is heavily based on Egyptian mythology, as well as the fantasy and world-building elements of DEITIES verse.
[NOTE: Some sections of this profile are currently In Progress, and are planned to be completed at a later time. Other sections are Sealed or otherwise locked; they can be “unsealed” after certain conditions are met for the project.]
VISUAL DESIGN
REFERENCE SHEET(S)
PHYSICAL TRAITS
Divine Form: Height of 5′ 8″ (~173 cm); Physically appears as an adult in her mid-thirties; Blue eyes; Dark blue hair, straight and grown to calf-length; Wears a circlet-crown with a winged-disc ornament and a Uraeus motif; Favors blue, white, and gold regalia.
Animal Form: A kite, based on the Black-winged kite; Blue eyes; Grey, black, and white plumage, with some unusually blue accents; Wears gold bands around feet.
Hybrid Features: Head of a kite; Blue eyes; Arms displaying talons and feathers; Legs displaying talons and/or feathers; Large wings with either kite plumage or blue feathers (either from behind back, or extended from arms); Large tail feathers.
MAGIC & SOUL COLOR
BLUE (True Magic) || #85A5F2
OTHER FORMS & STATES
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WORLD-BUILDING NOTES: Magic System, Intro to Transformation, Forms & Features
DETAILED SUMMARY
TITLE & DOMAINS
Lady Isis, Queen of Duat — The Goddess of Magic, Health, Marriage, and Motherhood
Other Names: Aset / Auset
NOTABLE EPITHETS
| “Great Lady of Magic” | “Lady of the Throne” |
| “She Who Saves All Those She Loves” | “Divine Mother of the King” |
| “Clever of Tongue” | “She Who Creates Breath with Her Wings” |
SACRED ANIMAL(S)
Main Animal: The Kite
Other Animal(s) — Cat, Cobra, Sacred Cow, Dog (Sighthounds), Dove, Falcon, Leopard, Lioness, Oryx, Scorpion, Serpopard, Sow, Sphinx, Swan, Uraeus, Vulture
DIVINE WEAPON(S)
Main Weapon: Lotus Scepter
Other Weapon(s) — Bow and Arrow; other Scepters
MAGIC AFFINITIES
- Healing and Medicinal
- Communication and Divination (through scrying, visions, and invocation)
- Protective Magic (Defense, cloaking, deflection, and wards)
- Animation
- Channeling and Reinforcement
- Transformation
KEY ATTRIBUTES — [21.5/30]
Strength
Durability
Agility
Endurance
Recovery
Magic
[NOTE: The current maximum for key attributes is a spread of 22.5/30. Deities are measured relative to each other in optimal conditions and active combat, but even deities with lower stats are stronger than the average mortal.]
WORLD-BUILDING NOTES: Divine Weapons, Varieties of Weapons, Affinities of Magic
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
*NOTE: Sibling relationship follows the canon mythology due to the divine kinship of The Royal Pesedjet, but is not referenced in-story nor reflected in any AUs.
OTHER RELATIONSHIPS (Roleplay & AUs)
[Italics] = Others’ Characters (© Their Respective Artists)
PROJECT HEADCANONS
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FEATURED NOTES & POSTS
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MEDIA & LINKS
[NOTE: The following is a non-exhaustive list of historical and independent references, for designing aspects of this character in DEITIES Project. The list may be updated periodically, and each resource may vary in content and maturity — please use discretion when visiting any links.]
RESOURCES & REFERENCE LINKS || Click To Expand / Collapse
Online Resources and Collections
- Ancient Egypt Online || Isis, The Goddess of Fertility — ancient-egypt-online.com/isis.html
- Ancient Egypt Online UK || Isis — ancientegyptonline.co.uk/isis/
- Tour Egypt || Egypt: The Gods of Ancient Egypt – Isis […] — touregypt.net/godsofegypt/isis.htm
- Wikipedia || Isis — wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
Theology and Polytheism Sites
- Henadology || Isis — henadology.wordpress.com/theology/netjeru/isis/
- Sesh Kemet Egyptian Scribe || Auset/Iset/Isis — seshkemet.weebly.com/auset-iset-isis.html
- Fiercely Bright One || Aset (Isis) FAQ — fiercelybrightone.com/egyptian-gods/about/faq-of-aset/
Published Books and PDFs
- The Complete Gods And Goddesses Of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
- Daily Life Of The Egyptian Gods by Dimitri Meeks and Christine Favard-Meeks
- Religion And Ritual In Ancient Egypt by Emily Teeter
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