Zinzerena (zin-zuh-RAY-nuh)
Zinzerena was the drow goddess of chaos and assassins. She lost her portfolio to Lolth after being killed during the Time of Troubles, but managed to return as the drow goddess of lies, assassins, and illusion after the Second Sundering.
Divine Domains
Trickery
Physical Description
Special abilities
As a mortal, Zinzerena was a superb illusionist and a brilliant assassin.
Specialized Equipment
Zinzerena possessed a magical cloak of resistance whose defensive powers fluctuated randomly and a magical shortsword that secreted a powerful venom that paralyzed those it struck.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Zinzerena was born on a world other than Toril. Her mother hid her from the priestesses of Lolth by faking her death when she showed a natural aptitude for illusions. She taught herself magic over several decades after acquiring several spellbooks and settled into the life of an assassin. She proved to be an exemplary assassin and gained a great reputation over many centuries, as she was never caught and her victims never survived.
Stories told of her exploits caused many drow to see her as a hero. The Oerthan deity Keptolo sponsored Zinzerena's apotheosis, after which she stole a fraction of her benefactor's power, earning his enmity. Pursued by several members of the drow pantheon for her activities, Zinzerena came to the city of Menzoberranzan on Toril, where, in the wake of the Time of Troubles of 1358 DR, Lolth found and slew her, subsuming Zinzerena as one of her aspects in order to attract the worship of drow who would otherwise rebel against her and to see if the act would increase her own divine power. Post Second Sundering, Zinerena managed to return and gain back the portfolio of assassination, lies, and illusion.
Stories told of her exploits caused many drow to see her as a hero. The Oerthan deity Keptolo sponsored Zinzerena's apotheosis, after which she stole a fraction of her benefactor's power, earning his enmity. Pursued by several members of the drow pantheon for her activities, Zinzerena came to the city of Menzoberranzan on Toril, where, in the wake of the Time of Troubles of 1358 DR, Lolth found and slew her, subsuming Zinzerena as one of her aspects in order to attract the worship of drow who would otherwise rebel against her and to see if the act would increase her own divine power. Post Second Sundering, Zinerena managed to return and gain back the portfolio of assassination, lies, and illusion.
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