Editing Bethnal (section)

=== The Remembered Gods ===

* [[Veluma]] — ''The Breath Between Thoughts.'' Goddess of dreams, prophecy, madness, and meditation. Depicted as a woman bound in an endless ribbon, face unreadable. She gives insight, never clarity. Her defining myth is [[The Tale of Arelon the Mad Prophet]]. Core paradox: ''vision without clarity.''
* [[Soreth]] — ''The Rider of Love and War.'' Depicted as a mounted warrior with a sword in one hand and a human heart in the other — half bridal veil, half armor. She is both why men go to war and what they fight to protect. Worshipped by soldiers, poets, widows, and those in unrequited love. Core paradox: ''that which is fought for, and that which causes the fighting.''
* [[Senetha]] — ''The Hooded Midwife.'' Goddess of birth, death, and thresholds. Depicted as a hooded woman carrying a lantern and a swaddled form — sometimes a newborn, sometimes a corpse, never certain. Her name is spoken in thirds at births and deathbeds. It is illegal in some rural provinces to name a child after her, as it is said to invite her too early. Core paradox: ''the opening and the closing are one.''
* [[Issarun]] — ''The One Who Walked Below.'' Goddess of fungus, decay, rebirth, and underground wisdom. Said to be Soluun's sister, who fled into the earth out of grief. Her body became the mycelial web. She taught that what rots may still feed. Core paradox: ''she is death, but she preserves memory.''
* [[Thazmira]] — ''The Mirror of Want.'' Goddess of desire, commerce, and self-deception. She never lies — she reflects. Depicted holding two mirrors: one smooth, one cracked. She stands on a staircase that appears to ascend and descend simultaneously. Core paradox: ''she grants nothing, yet appears to offer everything.''
* [[Lenreth]] — ''The Eye That Looks Inward.'' Blind god of inner truth and unbearable honesty. Gouged out his own eyes after seeing a future of universal betrayal. His priests wear veils and never speak unless asked. Oaths of confession in Bethnal courts are called "Opening the Eye." Core paradox: ''he blinds himself, yet sees the most clearly.''
* [[Veyorun]] — ''The Anchor in the Wind.'' God of sailors, storms, restraint, and recklessness. Depicted bare-chested with crab-shell pauldrons and a cracked anchor on a tether. Sailors tattoo his name in rope-script on their throwing arm. His prayers are half-curses, always beginning with contradictions. Core paradox: ''motion and mooring; liberation through weight.''