Deep Sashelas

Deep Sashelas is an elven deity who makes his home on Arvandor, although he is rumored to maintain a demesne off the coast of Western Astora known as Tír faoi Thoinn.

Description

Sashelas's avatar looked like a sea elf with blue-green skin and eyes. Manifestations

Deep Sashelas appeared to his worshipers in three different ways:

A twinkle of light from afar that, if followed by worshipers, lead them to a safe place. A small vent from which bubbles of air escape. He appeared in this form in sea elf communities to warn them of a potential threat or attack. A dolphin-shaped vision made of water with a silver glow. He used this form when communicating with sea elf communities.

Personality

Deep Sashelas' presence is felt all across Toril and he seeks to be on good terms with underwater races beyond the sea elves. To do so, he relies on the charisma that makes him a natural leader, and on his skill as a mediator.

Sashelas prefers to use water-based magic and avoids fire spells.

Activities

Despite his involvement, his avatar rarely appears to fight directly, but he makes an exception if Sekolah or Panzuriel are involved. About half the time, he is accompanied by Trishina's avatar. On rare occasions, he appears with another asathalfinare member's avatar.

Worshippers

Deep Sashelas was mainly worshiped by the sea elves, as he was their patron deity and creator. In each of their settlements, there was a temple dedicated to the Dolphin Prince that typically looked like a giant shell. Sometimes, other races sought him as a patron out of an interest in water magic. Aaround 1371 DR many shalarin had recently converted to the worship of Deep Sashelas (although none were clergy members).. Among all of his worshipers, it was forbidden to dabble in the usage of the Shadow Weave.

Clergy

The clergy were collectively called Delphions, and other terms for the faithful included the Impure (novices), the Bathed (acolytes), and Delphites (high priests). Priests and druids prayed to him during the high tide that was the closest to midday. They played the role of mediators between the races of the sea and of the land. Thanks to Deep Sashelas’s relationship with Trishina, his worshipers had a strong bond with dolphins.

Relationships

Deep Sashelas was vehemently opposed to the evil deities of the deep, namely Sekolah and Panzuriel, but also worked against Demogorgon and Dagon. He was friendly, though overall indifferent, with the goddess Mystra, and generally ignored the other deities associated with magic. Seldarine

As a member of the Seldarine, Deep Sashelas had good relationships with its other members. He answered directly to Corellon Larethian. Dark Seldarine

Deep Sashelas was an enemy of the Dark Seldarine, but Eilistraee counted him as her friend. Asathalfinare

Sashelas was the leader of the asathalfinare pantheon, and he had good relationships with its members (Eadro, Persana, Trishina, and Surminare). His relationship was deeper with Trishina, his consort, specifically.

Deep Sashelas

Intermediate deity

Basic Information

Titles

Lord of the Undersea
The Dolphin Prince
Sailor's Friend
The Knowledgeable One
The Creator

Adjectives

Sashelan

Pantheons

Seldarine
Asathalfinare

Serves

Corellon Larethian

Attributes

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Symbol

Dolphin

Realm

Olympian Glades of Arborea/Olympus/Arvandor/Elavandor

Portfolio

Oceans, Sea Elves, Knowledge, Creation

Favored Weapon

Trifork of the Deeps (Trident)

Following

Worshippers

Sea elves
Druids
Fishers
Rangers
Sages
Sailors

Alignments

NG, CG, CN

Domains

Good (Friendship)
Knowledge (-)
Protection (Defense, Purity)
Water (Flowing, Oceans)

Favored Aspects

Animals/Plants

Dolphins
Whales

Monsters

Aballins
Celestial sea elves
Water elementals

Minerals

Aquamarine
Beljuril
Coral
Pearl
Water opal

Colors

Sea green

Manifest- ations

Beaconlike lights

Dancing air bubbles

Dolphin-shaped water surrounded by silver light