God · from book 3
Nekhebit
The Scavenger Mother of Mothers, once a life and protector deity depicted as a vulture, who in the dungeon myth bore three children — a son, a daughter and a centipede: Apito and Scolopendra among them. Donut is her Champion; Odette drives her among the Ascendency's contenders.
First appears: B3 ch. 24
Family and enemies
| Relation | With | Source |
|---|---|---|
| enemy-of | the high elf court | B3 ch. 24 |
| worshipped-by | the elf mothers (before Apito) | B3 ch. 24 |
| sponsored-by | Odette | B6 ch. 36 |
| enemy-of | Apito | B6 ch. 38 |
| sponsored-by | Odette | B7 ch. 43 |
| champion | Donut, the Oak Fell | B7 ch. 76 |
| accused-by | Hellik | B7 ch. 54 |
| in-the-court-of (reversed) | Wepwawet | B7 ch. 75 |
| champion-of (reversed) | The Oak Fell | B7 ch. 76 |
| child-of (reversed) | Apito | B8 ch. 69 |
| mother-of | a son, a daughter and a centipede — Scolopendra | B8 ch. 69 |
| champion | Princess Donut | B8 ch. 3 |
| driven-by | Odette | B8 ch. 99 |
By book
Book 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
On a crossbow's card: the long-forgotten goddess, jealous and terrible, abandoned by the elf mothers for Apito, who cursed the high elf court's seed into the Fae Diaspora; the crossbow was a gift to her last warrior guardian (B3 ch. 24).
Book 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Odette's god: 'I will be performing as the famed, ancient goddess, Nekhebit!' — a system message says she has re-ascended; her origin 'is one of betrayal and revenge'; unlike the floor's other resurrected gods she is nobody's retainer and will have one of her own (B6 ch. 36). Emberus's quest: 'the primordial goddess Nekhebit has returned to the halls. She holds an ancient grudge against my family, especially Apito. Find a temple of Nekhebit and question the priestess' (B6 ch. 38). Katia's crossbow is still hers.
Book 7 — This Inevitable Ruin
Book 8 — A Parade of Horribles
The Navigator reads Donut's title, 'The Champion of Nekhebit' (B8 ch. 3); the title gives her Fresh into Salt (B8 ch. 44). Rosetta: 'The tree gave fruit to the old gods, including Nekhebit, who is now also called the Scavenger Mother of Mothers', a life and protector deity depicted as a vulture, who 'had three children. A son, a daughter, and a centipede' (B8 ch. 69). 'Odette as Nekhebit' is among the AI's images of those vying for the throne (B8 ch. 99).
Mentions
| Book | Chapters | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | 1/35 | B3 ch. 24 |
| 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | 2/74 | B6 ch. 36, B6 ch. 38 |
| 7 — This Inevitable Ruin | 9/89 | 43, 54, 57, 75–79, 86 |
| 8 — A Parade of Horribles | 5/99 | B8 ch. 3, B8 ch. 7, B8 ch. 44, B8 ch. 69, B8 ch. 99 |
Part of the pantheon.