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-To most, Heron remains as a bit of an enigma. Even her own followers remain ignorant to her motives, though scholars do believe that they're simply pawns for whatever greater plan that the Dark Lady has in mind. Heron serves as a patron saint to several walks of life -- all of which belong to villainy.
+Lamashtu is the mother to all things that slither, crawl, or flap above and below Erilen. She serves as the patron goddess and creator of countless horrors, be they fiction or reality. As one of the few Abyssal entities that rose into a deity, Lamashtu is one of the sole reasons for even the Gods fearing what lurks within the depths of The Abyss.
 
-Spheres of Influence: Murder and Secrecy
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 Spheres of Influence: Monsters, Nightmares, Insanity,
-Title(s):  The Dark Lady(Or 'Lady in Dark')
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 Title(s):  Mother of Monsters, The Nightmare Queen, The Fiend Goddess
-Symbol: A dagger stabbed through a set of playing cards. Alternatively, a skull surrounded by playing cards. There are many more, depending on the sects.
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 Symbol: A three eyed goat's head.
-Depiction: A woman dressed in dark robes, with a blank, gray sheet of skin for a face.
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 Depiction: Lamashtu is depicted as winged, emaciated humanoid whose skin is made of a vile sludge that constantly fizzles and pops, forming eyes, mouths, or arms as she pleases.
-Month: Hera, 3rd month of winter.
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 Month: Lamash, last month of Spring.
 
 Relations
-For the most part, the Lady in Dark does her best to remain neutral among the other deities, though Natinatara (among other gods) views her with revulsion.
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 As befits her demonic origins, Lamashtu most of the Pantheon a bitter enemy; the feeling's mutual, of course. Lamashtu focuses primarily on growing her cults and expanding her worshiper's influence across Erilen, so that she may steadily rise into power.
 
 Many remember her for her surprisingly heroic role in sealing away Rhysvial, as it was her that bound the Worldbreaker in place so that Belial and Murielle may properly seal him within The Vault.
-The Heran religion is considered a cult in just about every country save for Malibor, where she is barely tolerated. There are many 'hunts' for the cultists, but due to the elusive and slippery nature of the cult, it rarely gives favourable results. The cult is split in a few sects, each one focusing on a different aspect of Heron and paying little attention to the others. They all have vague connections, however. Followers of Heron all wear certain masks to identify themselves as devoted to their god. '
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-The first known cult is the Greyfingers, a vast organization of assassins that are rarely seen to the public eye. Members of this cult live a secret life, and many stories revolve around the assassination of prestigious nobles at the hands of the Greyfingers.
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-The Children of the Mask is an organization dedicated solely to spies, thieves, and general secrecy. While this sect rarely deals with the murdering aspect of Heron, they're outright notorious for forming vast criminal syndicates. A lot of Halflings are ashamed to admit that a lot of their people are part of this cult.
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-Last but certainly not the least known is known as 'our lady's teeth'. This particular guild focuses solely on the murdering aspect, and while they do have secrecy, they generally prefer a more...open approach to their methods. The guild cares not where or how blood is spilled, so long as it's done in Heron's name.
+Lamashtu's cult lacks a proper structure or hierarchy, and is found scattered across the world. Her worshipers generally create hidden or secret shrines found underground, which are usually made from crudely constructed stone or wood circles. Many former altars of Lamashtu have been found within caves, containing evidence of the horrendous rituals and failed birthings that took place within the cult.
 
-Heron's places of worship are generally very well hidden, and are usually found beneath the guise of criminal organizations such as thief and merchant guilds. These guilds usually hide their nature to most of the underlings, with only a small circle of worshipers acting as the ringleaders of the group.
+For the most part, her clergy seeks out deformity and perversion within both themselves and others, and often kidnap victims from nearby communities to conduct their torturous experiments. Worshipers are also known to consort with vile creatures in order to give birth to monstrosities, such as ogres or other horrors.
 
 
 
-Heron is known to have several holy texts, but they are often disguised with as unremarkable books with various code names to hide their identity. A known text is called 'The Truth Beyond the Mask"
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 Lamashtu's cult lacks any real books, as they much rather spread the word of their god through divine rituals or word of mouth.
 
 
-Save for classic cloak and dagger, not many know of Heron's personal armoury. It is said that her mask is what allows her to disguise herself as anything she likes.
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 Skulls of Musmahu: The seven heads of a great hydra that died in service to Lamashtu. The skulls of Musmahu are said to be scattered somewhere across Erilen. Several cults have claimed to have owned such a skull, and use it to hear the goddess' will.
 
 Rituals:
-Ascendance Night: In order to celebrate Heron's Ascendance, followers of her gather on the 1st of Hera in order to perform various rituals, depending on the particular sect. Most kidnap a human sacrifice, who is usually killed in a way depending on the sect's beliefs, while the thieving sect simply conducts a complicated and risky operation in her name.
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 The cult of Lamashtu doesn't have any known regular holidays, but debauched or hedonistic celebrations are very common among them.
 
 Birthing: An important thing to the cult of Lamashtu is the birth of deformed creatures. It is said that the goddess' favour will show when a worshiper's child is born deformed. On the contrary, an inexplicable (and often fatal) birth of a healthy, 'perfect' child will mean that the worshiper has somehow incurred her wrath.