The proper place for Verenestra and all other warlock patrons is the Monster Manual. I, for one, would love to see a Fey section alongside the demons and devils, and their presence in the MM would make them "real" enough to justify including in a campaign.
Since warlocks make pacts with individual beings, it makes sense for the pact writeups to be focused around individuals. Sure, describing it as a contract with Generic SomeFey, Mysterious Starbeing or Another DevilPrince is safe, and doesn't offend anyone, but also strikes me as a little bland. I'd rather be offered tentacles, baboons and water guns! Then I can use them, or be inspired to invent something even freakier.
As for Verenestra herself, sure, you may not wish to include her in your campaign just because her name appears in the warlock class section. But unless your setting already includes a detailed fey court - why not? If it does include a detailed fey court, then there's probably an archfey dedicated to beauty who could take her place. If your setting has no archfey at all, thus invalidating a fey pact, I doubt that anything Wizards could do would appease you.
In further news, I am fully in favor of the sorcerer having a divine origin on its origins list.
Since warlocks make pacts with individual beings, it makes sense for the pact writeups to be focused around individuals. Sure, describing it as a contract with Generic SomeFey, Mysterious Starbeing or Another DevilPrince is safe, and doesn't offend anyone, but also strikes me as a little bland. I'd rather be offered tentacles, baboons and water guns! Then I can use them, or be inspired to invent something even freakier.
As for Verenestra herself, sure, you may not wish to include her in your campaign just because her name appears in the warlock class section. But unless your setting already includes a detailed fey court - why not? If it does include a detailed fey court, then there's probably an archfey dedicated to beauty who could take her place. If your setting has no archfey at all, thus invalidating a fey pact, I doubt that anything Wizards could do would appease you.
In further news, I am fully in favor of the sorcerer having a divine origin on its origins list.