Cyric

Prince of Lies, Prince of Madness, the Dark Sun

Cyric is nothing if not a master of lies, trickery, and strife. Once a mortal, he is rumored to be directly responsible for the (temporary) death of the goddess Mystra, triggering the Spellplague. There is no one true church of Cyric because every church is the one true church; the god constantly gives his followers clashing instructions or dogmas, while watching with enjoyment to see which follower of the One True Way will come out on top. His followers never question, each believing with complete fervor that they are following Cyric’s true will. The deceitful, the ambitious, and the power-hungry all follow in the god’s footsteps and seek his favor, but in the end, Cyric’s number one goal is to empower himself.
Cyric has no defined holy days on the calendar. The date of his ascension to godhood isn’t celebrated, as church canon insists that Cyric has always been a deity, despite other canonical stories about him, including his mortal deeds.
The Day of the Dark Sun is a general term for any day declared holy by a powerful follower of Cyric. It is marked by valuable blood sacrifices to the deity, which allows worshippers to make pleas to Cyric for guidance or power.
Cyricism has few friends in Faerûn, and as a result, permanent temples aren’t common. More than this, the constant, intentional contradictions that Cyric introduces to the beliefs of his followers make any permanent house of worship difficult to maintain without the clergy tearing each other apart.

Divine Classification

Trickery domain

Alignment

Chaotic Evil