Draga

Personality
Composed of ineffable poise and grace, Draga's words tend to possess of a calm disposition that seems capable of weathering even the worst of storms. Draga often exists at a remove from others, playing most of her private thoughts and feelings close to the chest and rarely does she speak of herself preferring instead inclined to keep the conversation focused on those around her. Behind all those layers lies a naturally pragmatic woman who finds deep fascination in the human condition and the compulsions of man.

Cult of Derketo
The City of Wickedness is known to house a wide variety of sub-cults and the particular cult of Derketo that Draga holds loyalty to is no different. Influenced by local beliefs and the melting pot of religious icons Shadizar is known for, Draga's beliefs in the Two-Faced goddess has a subset flavor departing from the main branch of the religion. Death is a larger feature in her worship and while all of Derketo's mysteries are still practiced, the cult Draga hails from focuses more on her duality as a symbol of life and death rather than life and war. Hence, sacrifices must be made to both ideals by blood and seed.

Carnal desire still plays a large role in worship and the consorts of Derketo pride themselves on pursuing lewd acts of taboo and depravity in reverence of their goddess. The greater the taboo, the greater a prize for the goddess. Beyond this, practitioners of this particular sect believe that to lead a follower down a path in which they recognize their basest of desires can lead to a discovery of personal truths. Not just for the follower, but for the priestess herself as well given that they believe learning the motivations of others brings them greater insight into the scope of mankind. Add the theme of duality and balance, this causes a very personally motivated form of worship and priestesses of this particular cult pose as consorts, counselors and religious leaders for followers of the belief system.

In a greater scope, practitioners of the cult also believe that all representations of Derketo across cultures are the same entity (though they do not claim Ishtar and Derketo to be the same as some cultures do) and in that they believe her reach and cunning to be more powerful than any of the other gods. While some may be stronger, Derketo's power lies in her ability to manipulate and direct the pantheons via her guile.

OOC Notes
I made this sub-set cult up! It's based on Zamora's religious diversity and regional beliefs and I wouldn't assume it is the only cult of Derketo within Zamora. For IC play, maybe your character has heard of it, maybe not. That's up to you as a player! However, this particular derivative cult is located specifically in Shadizar.

Just like between the denominations of real world religions there are discrepancies in the belief systems so it is safe to assume a Derketan from Stygia may have very contrary beliefs to what Draga herself practices.