The Whispering Void
Group (Pantheon): The Void Covenant
Domains: Trickery, Forbidden Knowledge, Madness
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Shadros' holy symbol is an eye wreathed in swirling, broken chains, with shifting arcane glyphs etched around its edges. The chains represent the constraints of sanity and reality, while the ever-watching eye signifies the pursuit of hidden knowledge that breaks such bonds. The symbol is often etched into dark crystal pendants or enchanted mirrors, said to reflect only what a mind fears most.
Shadros' faith is chaotic and decentralized, composed of secretive cults, wandering prophets, and hidden libraries of forbidden lore. His temples, known as Sanctuaries of the Whispering Veil, are hidden in twisting caverns, and otherworldly realms of shattered reality.
The Masked Seer
The high priest or prophet of Shadros, often chosen through violent prophetic visions that leave them forever marked by madness. They guide the faith through cryptic prophecies and veiled commands.
Oracles of the Shattered Mind
Mortals driven made by forbidden revelations, they serve as living conduits for Shadros' will. They chant in broken languages and weave prophecies that twist fate itself.
Truthsingers
Bards and storytellers devoted to Shadros, spreading his influence through riddles, deceptive tales, and songs containing veiled knowledge meant to corrupt or enlighten.
Voidbinders
Sorcerers and warlocks sworn to Shadros, wielding chaos magic and illusion spells meant to destabilize kingdoms and unlock secret powers. Their dark arts bend minds, distort reality, and unravel magical wards.
Whispersworn
Mortal agents -- spies, cultists, and power-hungry scholars -- who infiltrate libraries, royal courts, and magical institutions, ensuring that knowledge forbidden by other gods is never lost.
Yvaine Holloweye (past)
Role: Masked Seer and Prophetess of the Veil
Legacy: Yvaine was a visionary consumed by dark revelations, leading the March of Broken Minds, where thousands followed her into the Evershade Abyss, never to return. Her Mask of Infinite Lies is said to still chant dark truths when the moon is eclipsed.
Eryndal Voidheart (past)
Role: Voidbinder and Archmage of Shadows
Legacy: Eryndal's dark experiments with forbidden dimensional magic tore reality apart during the Fourth Age, creating the cursed Hollow Rift. His Codex of Fractured Truths is still sought by mages and cultists alike.
Father Thaeron Malithor (past)
Role: Masked Seer of the Whispered Void
Legacy: Thaeron manipulated entire kingdoms through his Order of the Shifting Veil, binding rulers and warlords to cursed oaths of secrecy. His spirit is rumored to haunt the Forgotten Library of Letharos, where cursed tomes bleed ink that whispers his prophecies.
Maldrith the Truthbound (present)
Role: Oracle of the Shattered Mind
Legacy: Once a scholar of Ilyndor's Forbidden Archives, Maldrith was driven insane after discovering The Lost Prophecy of Forgotten Stars. He now wanders the world as a broken seer, hunted by both kings and dark cults for the knowledge locked in his fractured mind.
Selara Nightveil (present)
Role: Truthsinger and Shadow Bard
Legacy: A bard whose cursed ballads ignite madness in the minds of those who listen too closely. Her infamous Song of Echoing Lies caused the Nightfall Rebellion, plunging an entire kingdom into chaos.
Shadros' faith spreads through arcane universities, hidden vaults, and forbidden temples in places where dark knowledge and political manipulation thrive. The Forgotten Archives of the Hollow Veil, a vast magical labyrinth lost to history, is believed to hold the most dangerous and corrupting knowledge blessed by Shadros himself.
Shadros' followers despise Talandra (order and peace) and Theris (justice) for trying to impose structure and fairness upon a world meant to be controlled through secrets and manipulation. His relationship with Naeris (shadows and secrets) is one of mutual benefit and rivalry, with both gods competing for dominance over mortal intrigue.
Though the gods have withdrawn, Shadros' cult continues to flourish:
Shadros, the Whispering Void, is the God of Trickery, Knowledge, and Madness, representing the dark allure of forbidden truths, manipulation, and reality-bending deception. He is a god of whispers, secrets, and twisted revelations that lead seekers down paths of power or insanity. His influence seeps into the minds of scholars, mystics, and power-hungry rulers who delve too deeply into forbidden lore. Shadros does not simply deceive -- he reveals truths in ways that shatter minds and bend reality itself.
He is often depicted as a humanoid figure wrapped in flowing, spectral cloaks of dark purple, black, and shimmering silver, as if his form is constantly unraveling into the void. His face is obscured beneath a Mask of Inflinite Lies, carved with shifting symbols that change as they are observed. In one hand, he holds the Staff of Unspoken Truths, a twisted scepter adorned with glowing, forbidden runes. His piercing, hollow eyes glow with a faint violet light, reflecting knowledge that no mortal mind can fully comprehend.
Shadros remains an ever-present force of manipulation, forbidden knowledge, and mind-twisting madness. His whispers echo in the minds of the ambitious and the desperate, promising power -- but at a terrible cost.
"Truth is never what you expect. Reality is a lie waiting to be unraveled."
Source: Homebrew, 2024.
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