The dark twin of Selûne, Shar is the goddess of darkness, both in its physical form and as it exists in the minds and souls of mortals. People worship Shar as the goddess of night, secrets, loss, and forgetfulness. She represents pains hidden but not forgotten, and vengeances carefully nurtured away from the light. She is said to have the power to make folk forget their pain or become inured to a loss, and many people in distress pray to Shar for such a blessing.
Shar is revered by those who must venture into dark
places and so pray to her for protection, such as miners,
as well as by those who have fallen into melancholy and
despair, who wish to forget something, or who have lost
something and wish to recover it. Priests drawn to serve
Shar often nurture their own deep wounds or dark secrets, which in their minds makes them best suited to
console those who suffer from a similar ill. Throughout
the world's history, many followers of Shar have done
dark deeds in her name--most notably the Shadovar of
Netheril, an entire society dedicated to Shar. The tragedies and losses brought about by the fanaticism of her
followers have caused many places to outlaw her worship and thus driven most of her priests into secrecy, but
such prohibitions only heighten the priests' umbrage at
authorities and make the faithful a focal point for rebellion and revenge against whoever rules.
Alignment. Neutral Evil
Realm. Hades (Niflheim)
Enemies. worst enemy is Selûne, otherwise Helm, Hoar, Lathander, Mask, Mystra
Edicts. keep the secrets of the faith closely guarded, quench the light of the moon by fighting against Selûne, throw out the illusions of pain and hope and embrace loss
Anathema. letting fear control your actions, taking action without the cover of Shar's darkness
Domains. Death, Pain (Unofficial), Trickery, Twilight
Areas of Concern. darkness, loss, night, secrets, forgetfulness