The Eating Woods · Character
Caedes
Also known as The Red God, our merciful Red God
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 2
Caedes is a minor character in The Eating Woods, first appearing in Anathema (Book 1).
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- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 2
Caedes, the Red God, first appears as an invisible, blood-hungry deity whose name alone can tear families apart and whose followers brandish a red cross banner in fervent prayer. By the second book his presence takes physical form: a hooded, red-vested figure whose exposed, muscled chest is adorned with a glowing vial, and whose eyes burn beneath the hood like living embers. This shift from disembodied terror to tangible silhouette deepens the dread he inspires, transforming him from a distant, invoked power into a visible, almost statuesque entity that still commands devotion.
Description
A hooded figure in red vestments and a cloak, with a pale, muscled chest exposed and a glowing red vial dangling from a delicate chain over it. Glowing red eyes stare from beneath the red hood; the figure appears as a statue or ghostly silhouette.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
- Demands blood as an invisible deity feared above all woodland threats
- Rips families apart and banishes the innocent according to legend
- Receives pledges of devotion from followers who call him merciful
- Worship marked by a red banner bearing a cross
- Name invoked in prayer
BOOK 2Eldritch
- Manifests as a hooded figure in red vestments and cloak
- Displays a pale, muscled chest with a glowing red vial on a delicate chain
- Stares with glowing red eyes from beneath the hood
- Appears as a statue-like or ghostly silhouette
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