Lua

The Lua are a group of mysterious spirits who were born out of the very essence of the Vudau in the beginning of time. They all retain different powers, personalities, responsibilities, and appearances pertaining to the aspects they align with. They do not control the Vudau - instead they watch over it, enforce its laws (the few it has), and use its vast powers in order to keep the universe in balance. They can communicate with the mortal Vudau artists for guidance, discipline, orders, or even just small-talk, and often form friendships with them too.

Some of the more notable Lua include:
 * Papa Legba, Master of All Life - A Lua who controls the life and death of every living thing. Legba appears as a frail old man tending to a garden at a crossroads, but in reality he possesses fearsome strength and unimaginable power. He is something like the head of the Lua, but he is not "god".


 * Papa Ghede, Master of the Dead - A Lua who guides the dead once they have passed on. Ghede is on the other side of the crossroads from Papa Legba, welcoming the dead with jokes and singing.


 * Mama Ayezan, Guardian of Justice - A Lua who uses karma to punish liars and criminals. Ayezan is the wife of Papa Legba and an elderly woman who knows the secrets of every man and creature in the universe.


 * Bosou Koblamin, Spinner of Strength - A Lua who represents strength, ferocity, and violence. Bosou is a three-horned being who utilizes magical chains to invoke powerful emotions in those who worship him.


 * Simbi Andezo, Artisan of the Waters - A Lua who constructs illnesses and their respective cures. Simbi has a cranky and somewhat cruel disposition, constantly dwelling in a freshwater spring and never wanting to leave it.


 * Dumballah Wedo, Instiller of Hope - A Lua who is a symbol of comfort, optimism, and love to those in need. Dumballah once appeared in the form of a glowing serpent, but mysteriously vanished thousands of years ago. Papa Legba claims that he left on a pilgrimage that would someday "bring hope to all the world."


 * Bakulu Baka, Spirit of Terror - A Lua who contributes almost nothing to the Vudau. Bakulu is said to have committed crimes against the very universe itself and is constantly bound in shackles. The other Lua only keep him around in order to not invoke his anger and throw the universe into chaos.