LUCERNA

Lucerna, the Princess of Cups

At last, we see the solidification of potential. Lucerna has appeared from the gloom bearing the sacred waters of life. The water glistens with candlelights, representations of our fragile existence. Their soft, calming glow illuminates her face, but she stands unaware. She is blindfolded to signify her universal acceptance of all who are drawn to her. Lucerna is a light unto the darkness, a symbol of hope and compassion to those lost in the shadows. But those who seek her should be advised - Lucerna's path to redemption is not without peril. While her blindfold grants her the ability to be impartial in her compassion and empathy, it blinds her to the harshness of reality.

Lucerna's head is wreathed in night-blooming flowers, their delicate spirals hinting at secret mysteries revealed, their shaped mimicked by fern fronds and pine cones. Curved ebony horns emerge from Lucerna's head, aligning her with the Sacred Hind. Like the Deer Woman of Native American legend, her appearance signifies transformation, though perhaps not in the physical sense. Lucerna weaves a spell of self-awareness and conscious knowledge of one's own potential.

Lucerna offers the bowl of sacred waters with hands like a crow's feet and her head is adorned with dark feathers. The crow is the sacred messenger of the spirit world and brings guidance and direction. The crow also signifies knowledge of secrets and hidden mysteries - those things which come with self-awareness.

Lucerna can be surprisingly vengeful. She has precious little patience for those who would seek to take advantage of her sympathies, and no pity for those looking to escape punishment. To wrong her is to risk being led into quick sand instead of salvation.

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