Zehir - The Cloaked Shadow

Zehir is the known as the Cloak Serpent, or the Many-Headed Serpent, and he is the God of Poisons, Assassins, and Darkness. Originally, worship of Zehir was confined to ancient serpent folk, dragging screaming offerings to their temples in his honor. Most of the Cloaked Serpent’s worshipers were destroyed during the Cataclysm or the years following during the First Epoch, and the rest are either suspended in self-induced stasis or continue to worship him from their hidden communities deep in the jungles or under the sea. But perhaps Zehir is merely biding his time, waiting for the proper moment to unleash his hidden armies on the world once more. More recently, Zehir has seen a small resurgence in followers. This is likely due to the exploration of ruins across the Ixian Archipelago and the Jungles of Xeti, digging up relics of an age gone past and bringing them across the world to curious audiences…

Depiction

Many forgotten temples were once built to the Cloaked Serpent, and within these chambers his image was embedded within much of the architecture. He is shown as a human body with six arms and a gargantuan serpentine head, fanged and frilled in aggression. Strands of thick, dark hair that sprout from his scaled body form layers of swirling shadow, obscuring his form. His symbol is that of a coiled Cobra.

Enemies

Zehir loathes Azyr, Ishran and Ghyran, for he despises life, order, and love above all things. His surviving worshipers use poison and fire to undermine civilization and consume nature, hoping to infuriate both gods and cast Esseas into chaos.

Commandments of Zehir

• Keep your acts obfuscated and secret. The night is your greatest ally.

• Strike quickly and without reason. Blind the target with their own confusion.

• Kill slowly. Agonizingly. Or worse, make them enjoy it.