SHAR

Goddess of Darkness and Loss

DnD Beyond Forgotten Realms

Description: Shar (pronounced: SHA-HR), the Mistress of the Night, was the goddess of darkness and the caverns of the realm, as well as a neutral evil greater deity. Counterpart to her twin SELÛNE, she presided over caverns, darkness, dungeons, forgetfulness, loss, night, secrets, and the Underdark. Among her array of twisted powers was the ability to see everything that lay or happened in the dark. Shar's symbol was a black disk with a deep purple border. Shar was also the creator of the SHADOWWEAVE, which was a counterpart and attack upon the WEAVE controlled by MYSTRA and her predecessors, before both of the Weaves fell into ruin during the SPELLPLAGUE. The creation of the @SHADOWWEAVE made Shar the eternal enemy of the goddess of magic, MYSTRA. This resulted in the brewing of a terrible war between these two powerful deities. By her very nature, however, Shar was opposed to powers of light and her own sister, SELÛNE. Her only frequent ally was TALONA.@
Following: The clergy of Shar were a secretive organization that pursued subversive tactics rather than direct confrontation with its rivals. In addition to her clerics, Shar maintained an elite order of sorcerer monks who could tap Shar's SHADOWWEAVE. Her worshippers fled into the PLANEOFSHADOW before the First Era. Shar also held power over all who used the SHADOWWEAVE.