Shar (Shar)
Overview
Daughter of Mehena and twin sister of Baara. Since her earliest battles with Baara (which are said to continue to this day), Shar has gained dominion over pain hidden but not forgotten, carefully nurtured bitterness, and quiet revenge for old slights. Deeply twisted, the Lady of Loss favors secrets, underhanded dealings, and subterfuge. She uses her mortal worshipers as pawns in a perverse game against everything that has been, is, and will be. Patron of the Shadow Weave, a corrupting magical force based upon nothingness and mad secrets, the Mistress of the Night bolsters her impressive power with temptation and guile.PORTFOLIO AND RESPONSIBLITIES
She is a goddess whose portfolio includes evil magics, caverns, dark, dungeons, forgetfulness, loss, night, secrets, the Underdark. All regard her as a dark and vengeful deity, but many seek out her servants in times of grief or bereavement. There is a pervasive belief that her clergy aids those who have been wronged or who have suffered a great loss. Instead of offering release from the pangs of grief, though, Shar’s clerics reinforce supplicants’ regrets and feelings of betrayal, turning their focus to bitterness and revenge. Good clerics (particularly those of Mehena, Molotl, and of course, Baara) warn of the dangers of seeking such solace, but desperation often gets in the way of better judgment, and the ranks of Shar’s clergy swell with each passing year.Divine Domains
Darkness (including Loss and Night), Death (including Murder), Destruction, Earth (only Caves), Evil (Including Fear, Daemon, and Corruption), Madness (including Insanity and Nightmare), Magic, Trickery (including Ambush and Deception), Void
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Holy Weapon - Chakram
Holy Animal - Ravens or Crows
Holy Colors - Black, Purple
Holy Mineral - Obsidian
Holy Symbol - Black circle surrounded by a purple ring
Tenets of Faith
Edicts - The dark is the time to strike, not wait. Corrupt the agents of goodness. Obey the clergy above you unless it will kill you.
Anathema - Follow hope or promises of success. Strive to better your life unless Shar shows you the way. Consorting with good clerics, except for purely business dealings.
2: Path of Darkness (Sp) Once per day, you can use shadow walk as a spell-like ability. When you reach your desired endpoint along the shadow path, you materialize directly where you desire instead of being shunted in a random direction as you normally would. Furthermore, if you use this ability on an unwilling creature, the creature takes a –2 penalty on its saving throw.
3: Fleshrending Ally (Sp) Once per day as a standard action, you can summon an interlocutor kyton (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 3 174) to serve you. You gain telepathy with the interlocutor to a range of 100 feet. The kyton follows your commands perfectly for 1 minute for every Hit Die you possess before it vanishes back to its home on the Plane of Shadow. The interlocutor refuses to follow any commands that would cause it to act in an overly good or chaotic way. Such commands earn a spiky snarl of disapproval, or could even cause the kyton to attack you if the command is particularly egregious.
Meta Information
Obedience
Spend an hour reliving or imagining terrible things that happened to you. This process is mentally strenuous, dealing 1d6 points of nonlethal damage. You cannot allow anyone else to know of your struggles: speaking of them, showing distress while considering them, or even asking for assistance in healing the nonlethal damage negates the benefits of this obedience. When you fail a saving throw against a creature’s spell or spell-like ability, you gain a +4 profane bonus on saving throws against any of that creature’s abilities for 1 minute.Divine Boon
1: Obscurement (Sp) obscuring mist 3/day, invisibility 2/day, or deeper darkness 1/day2: Path of Darkness (Sp) Once per day, you can use shadow walk as a spell-like ability. When you reach your desired endpoint along the shadow path, you materialize directly where you desire instead of being shunted in a random direction as you normally would. Furthermore, if you use this ability on an unwilling creature, the creature takes a –2 penalty on its saving throw.
3: Fleshrending Ally (Sp) Once per day as a standard action, you can summon an interlocutor kyton (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 3 174) to serve you. You gain telepathy with the interlocutor to a range of 100 feet. The kyton follows your commands perfectly for 1 minute for every Hit Die you possess before it vanishes back to its home on the Plane of Shadow. The interlocutor refuses to follow any commands that would cause it to act in an overly good or chaotic way. Such commands earn a spiky snarl of disapproval, or could even cause the kyton to attack you if the command is particularly egregious.
Example Antipaladin Code
Bound to the mysterious allure of Shar, Mistress of the Night, I solemnly dedicate my being to her endless dance of secrets, vengeance, and darkness. In the ever-consuming void of her gaze, I find strength and purpose, pledging to uphold:- To remember every slight, betrayal, and wound, ensuring none are forgotten in the march of time.
- To become a sanctuary for those nursing their own pains and grudges, guiding them into Shar's embracing shadows.
- To foster the allure of the unknown, ensuring that darkness always conceals more than it reveals.
- To master the arts of corrupting magic, drawing upon the void and ancient, maddening secrets to bend reality to my will.
- To uphold the sanctity of the Shadow Weave, ensuring its power remains a closely guarded secret of our order.
- To employ the powers of darkness and night, using them as both shield and sword in the Lady of Loss's service.
- To never offer hollow comfort, but instead stoke the fires of resentment, ensuring the world never forgets its hurts.
- To undermine the efforts of Mehena, Molotl, Baara, and all who seek to banish the comforting embrace of shadows.
Unique Spellcasting Rules
Cleric/Warpriest
Symbol of Pain can be prepared as a 4th-level spellPhysical Description
Body Features
Religious art depicts Shar as a black sphere outlined in magical purple flames or a beautiful human woman with long, raven-black hair dressed in swirling dark garb. In this guise, her haunting purple eyes have coal black pupils that reflect the primeval void.
Divine Classification
Rank 18 Greater Deity
Religions
Alignment
Neutral Evil
Realm
Church/Cult
Honorary & Occupational Titles
“Mistress of the Night” or “Lady of Loss”
Children
Pronouns
she/her
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
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