Zadara, known also as the Waiting Eye or the Poison God, is a major god in Hazeron. Her domains are poison, patience, and foresight. Her symbol is usually depicted as an eye in a bottle. She is known to be in a relationship with the god Durzick.
Description
Appearance
Zadara has been known to appear as many things, but she seems particularly fond of adopting the guise of a small girl in a tattered dress and no eyes. In ancient depictions from the Age of Gods, she is often envisioned as a pale, naked woman with long, straight purple hair, with her eyes torn out and held in either hand.
Beliefs and Systems
Zadara is a lawful neutral god. She does not seem to have any personal ambitions. Her followers often enjoy a sense of freedom in their religion, when they are not engaged in a pact.
Pacts
When a pact is made with Zadara, the mortal must state the terms they will abide by during the pact, and what their goal is. Zadara will usually bless them with a boon that befits the task they are to accomplish. The more restrictions that the mortal places on themselves during the mission, the stronger the boon will generally be. However, should the mortal break their rules at any point, Zadara will exact a price from them. This can be from benign to fatal. This ends their pact, and their boon. Zadara often refuses pacts for missions that do not have many restrictions or large hurdles to overcome. Apparently these are uninteresting to her. Those who show consistency in completing their pacts, or tenacity in seeing them done, are rewarded with more powerful boons, increasing in strength as they display their "devotion" to their god.
Devotees
Zadara is widely worshiped by soothsayers and assassins. Her most devout followers are blessed with a seemingly infinite patience. Some more intelligent members of savage races may worship her as well. Goblin assassins, in particular, seems to revere her exclusively.
Commandments
- Always deliver on what you promise.
- Grow from your obstacles, and do not let them shake your resolve.
- Patience is paramount.
Legends
The Monk of Zadara
A Zadaran monk was once locked in a dark, quiet dungeon for nearly 30 years. When he emerged, he seemed to have much the same disposition as he had when he was imprisoned, mainly snarky and sarcastic. The king, who has wished to see him driven insane, had him beheaded. The monk's blood burst out into a gaseous explosion, spreading through the throne room like a miasma, poisoning the entire court.
There is nothing that Zadara appreciates more than seeing a plan come together. - Tears on Chains, famed Tabaxi assassin