Cyric

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  "name": "Cyric",
  "page": 105,
  "plane": "Pandemonium (Cocytus)",
  "title": "God of lies",
  "__prop": "deity",
  "source": "FRHoF",
  "entries": [
    "Cyric is the power-hungry god of strife, chaos, and malicious deception. He revels in misleading unwitting individuals to perform acts that ruin their lives, and he will stop at nothing until all peoples are afraid, uneasy, and mired in constant discord.",
    "A relatively recent arrival to the Faerûnian pantheon, Cyric ascended from mortal life to godhood during the Time of Troubles by killing Bhaal. He went on to slay several other gods, stealing their portfolios. Aided by Shar, Cyric killed Mystra and caused the Spellplague. Today, many of the deities slain by Cyric have returned and wrenched back their portfolios. Ever petty and megalomaniacal, Cyric still believes himself the most powerful being in the universe. He whispers to his followers in haze-filled dreams and sends Undead riding {@creature Nightmare|XMM|Nightmares} as his messengers.",
    "Cyric's faith is strong in any area where evil plots flourish. Individuals who seek to gain control over others flock to his worship. Cyric's faithful believe he won't hear their prayers unless they first make a blood sacrifice. Good folk don't invoke his name, even when trying to deceive others; they call on Leira instead. \"The Dark Sun\" has become a colloquialism for strife in the Realms.",
    "Temples to Cyric are forbidden in most nations, although they thrive in {@book Amn|FRHoF|2|Amn}. Cyric's faith fits in well with the nation's culture of ambition, self-reliance, and deception. Priests of Cyric dress in black or dark purple robes trimmed with silver and wear belts or jewelry adorned with the stamped skull-and-starburst symbol of their god. They spend much of their time scheming against each other, with each priest striving to strengthen their personal power.",
    "The lies of Cyric's Chosen go undetected even by powerful magic, as if the Chosen had cast the {@spell Glibness|XPHB} spell. Spells that would otherwise compel the Chosen to tell the truth, such as {@spell Zone of Truth|XPHB}, have no effect. At any given time, one Chosen of Cyric is tasked with guarding the {@i Cyrinishad}, a magical tome that turns its readers into fanatical devotees of the Prince of Lies."
  ],
  "altNames": [
    "The Dark Sun",
    "The Prince of Lies"
  ],
  "pantheon": "Faerûnian",
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  "worshipers": "Liars, manipulators, power-hungry folk",
  "_isEnhanced": true,
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      "page": 21,
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      "symbol": "White jawless skull on black or purple sunburst",
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        "The worship of Cyric derives directly from the story of his ascension to godhood. Cyric was a mortal during the Time of Troubles and the key to how that chaotic period resolved, but he was also a selfish traitor and a murderer. When he became a god, Cyric continued to work various plots of deceit and murder - the most famous of which is that, according to legend, Cyric murdered Mystra and thus caused the Spellplague over a century ago.",
        "Those who don't worship Cyric see him as a god of madness, strife, and deceit, although his priests consider such claims to be heresy. Their Prince of Lies isn't a twisted madman, but a god of dark majesty who proves that, ultimately, all bonds between folk corrupt and wither away.",
        "Cyric's church works openly in Amn, where the citizens espouse the principles of ambition, self-reliance, and \"buyer beware.\" Those who take Cyric as their patron tend to be sadists, con artists, power-mad connivers, and worse. Other folk pray to Cyric when they want to do wrong but don't want others to find out about it.",
        "\"The Dark Sun,\" originally one of Cyric's epithets, has become a metaphor for strife in the Realms. \"A Dark Sun has risen o'er this court\" might be spoken as a warning that intrigues and infighting have gotten out of hand in a noble household; and married couples know to seek advice from others if \"a Dark Sun shines through the window\" in their relationship."
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