Letherna is a location in the Shadowfell. It is the home of the Matron of Ravens.
Description[]
The realm of Letherna is located in a frigid corner of the Plane of Shadow, and is perpetually frozen. There stands a stronghold made of black ice, from which the Matron of Death pulls the threads of fate that extend between life and death.[2]
History[]
During the Age of Arcanum a mortal woman destroyed the first god of death during an apogee solstice[3] and took his place in the pantheon as the Matron of Ravens.[4] After that she moved to the Shadowfell, and Letherna became her personal realm.[5]
Trivia[]
- The Raven Queen described the domain of her immediate predecessor as a "frozen enclave".[6]
- Ethedok the Endless Shadow was the god of darkness and winter during the Founding.[7]
- The Raven Queen claimed Letherna before Vecna's first attempt to become a god, since when the archlich still ruled Thar Amphala in the Shadowfell he was aware that the Matron of Death was already ruling from the same plane.[8]
- Outside Critical Role canon, in 5th Edition the Raven Queen's stronghold is called the Fortress of Memories, and it contains her Raven Throne, as well as many trinkets representing memories or strong emotions of the departed.[9]
References[]
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 214.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 24.
- ↑ See "Bitterness and Dread" (E3x02) at 1:11:01.
- ↑ See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 6.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 25.
- ↑ See "A Test of Fate" (3x109) at 4:15:26.
- ↑ See "Axiom Shaken" (3x43) at 3:02:19.
- ↑ The Chronicles of Exandria - The Legend of Vox Machina Volume II, p. 150.
- ↑ See D&D: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, 5th ed., pp. 58–59.
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