Verena is the goddess of wisdom and justice, and as a result is often worshipped by scholars and wizards. Large temples to Verena are connected to the Universities of Altdorf and Nuln. Her connection with justice means that she is also the patron of legalists, and lawyer's guilds' typically contain a shrine to Verena.
Her connection with justice means that she is popular among magistrates, administrators and officials, but political agitators and revolutionaries are also sometimes fond of invoking Verena's name. The rhetoric of justice can be wielded as a weapon against unjust and arbitrary rule as easily as it can be used in support of the existing legal order.
Verena is said to the be the wife of Mórr. While he governs the shadowy knowlwedge of the future based on dreams and portents, Verena governs the firm knowledge of the past and present based on reason and firm evidence.
Symbols
Verena is somtimes depicted as a white owl - an animal long associated with wisdom - and priests tend to wear medallions bearing owl symbols. In her role as goddess of justice, she is typically symbolised by a pair of scales, the fulcrum formed by the downward pointing sword with which justice is rendered unto the wicked.
Strictures
- Safeguard knowledge.
- Preserve your judgement from fear or favour.
- Arbitrate disputes whenever you can.
- Do not allow yourself to become a tool of injustice or heresy.
- Combat is a last resort, but do not fear to wield the sword of justice.