Lore
Deities of Imarel - by T.A. Saunders ©2013 v1.0
| Classification | Ethos | Sphere of Influence | Home Plane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old God, Infernal | Chaotic | Those who partake in acts of deception and trickery. | Xos, The Frozen Dark |
| Symbol | Animal | Servant | |
| A single red eye. | Scarlet Cave Spider | Demons of various sorts, favoring Blade-Witches and Infernal Pit Spiders. | |
Also known as the Trickster Goddess and the Goddess of the Smiling Lie, Synri has had her fingers into very nearly every travesty that's come upon Imarel since the Age of Twilight. She is unrepentant, cruel and manipulative to the extreme, holding no alliances as permanent, save for her sister, Siru and her mate, Miron. All other deities, even those who loosely ally with Miron from time to time are subject to her ways. Her ‘pet,' otherwise known as the Sleeping Terror is a gargantuan, Xirorym-plated, acid-spewing spider that Zorah put into a deep slumber that is said could only be reversed by reversing the song she sung to lull it to sleep to begin with. The song, contained in a book called the Songbook of the Last Lullaby was destroyed by Marcus Arthandas, in an act that cost the hero his life.
Synri is a schemer and a plotter. She is the woman that enjoys setting up mortals like an intricate domino presentation, then once everything is as it should be, she lets it all fall down. She appears often as an Asyndi woman with short, jet black hair and a red left eye and a patch over her right. In the conflict between her and Zorah during the War of Twilight, Zorah very nearly killed Synri with her spear, Narseeya. Having only been saved by the Sleeping Terror coming to her aid at the last possible moment. The wound has since proven to be unrecoverable; a point of continued ire that Synri has not forgotten. Synri carries a pair of Xirorym rapiers, called Inkh and Yirh, whose bite allows Synri to drain the life energy of whomever she kills with the weapons as well as replicate a special power or talent the victim may have had, for a time.
Worshipers of Synri include thieves, assassins and anybody that stands to gain from deceptive practices. Synri's priests often wear scarlet veils during ceremonies or wear scarlet cloaks with deep hoods while out in the world to obscure their features. There is no organized clergy to speak of; priest gather for special occasions as dictated by their goddess. They also gather to kill one another off when the time comes for one to ascend in the faith.