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Campaign Guide
Syn
Titles: The Flame in the Night, The Whisperer, The
Quiet Death
Portfolio: perversion, forbidden knowledge, freedom
Typical Worshipers: seekers of knowledge; hedonists;
those with jealousy in their heart
Typical Worshiper Alignment: NE
Domains: Charm, Darkness, Death, Evil, Knowledge,
Madness, Trickery
Subdomains: Insanity, Lust, Memory
Favored Weapon: Bolas
Minor Ritual: Write a secret on a piece of parchment
and burn it while inhaling the smoke so it becomes part
of the body as well as the mind.
Sample Blessing: “There is a secret that guides your fate.
Learn this secret and master your destiny.”

Symbol of Syn
Where there is famine, there is Syn. Where there is wasting disease, there is Syn. Where the wealthy give into their
darkest lusts and let their people suffer, where sages lock
themselves in their towers to pour through ancient tomes
instead of using their knowledge to help others, there is Syn.
Syn is a god whose only seeming purpose is to take
creation and twist it into a mockery of itself. He travels
the land spreading disease among the healthy. He whispers
into the ears of the learned and transforms truths of the
world into lies or hardens the scholar’s heart so they will

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hide these truths away. It is said that Syn was once pure
and good, a student of Mahte, learning all that he could
from her. Syn fell in love with Mahte. Once Mahte and
Paladrus expressed love for each other Syn slowly became
twisted in jealousy.
Syn decided to take his revenge upon Mahte and
Paladrus.
Slowly Syn began to interfere with the creations of
Paladrus and Mahte, changing them from their original
purpose and turning them into grotesque mockeries of
their former state. As Syn’s jealousy grew, he became bolder
with his perversions, bringing into the world lies, disease,
and meaningless death. Syn’s jealousy grew so heated that
his body lost its once beautiful form and became twisted
as he planned the downfall of his one-time love and friend.
Syn assured the gods of evil that the gods of good
where no longer needed, that the world, as it was formed
from the body of Tulhesa, should be theirs to rule. He
convinced Esus that the gods of good should be punished
further for their letting Tulhesa be slain. Having upset the
balance, the gods of evil were able to secretly build the Hall
of Sorrows and trap the gods of good within, crucifying
them upon the walls.
Those who worship Syn do so for one of two reasons:
out of lust for pleasures of the mind and body, or out of
fear and hope to be spared from his coming plagues. Many
of Syn’s worshipers engage in desperate acts of perversion
in order to please their god.
Priests: Those who have devoted their life to Syn are both
seekers and reservoirs of forbidden dark knowledge. Often

twisted by the secrets they have uncovered, these priests
use the information they uncover to subtly sow discord
wherever they travel. There are three major sects within
the Priesthood of Syn; the Golden Sun, the Brotherhood
of Galataine, and the Qedesha. Those within the sect of the
Golden Sun are power brokers, seeking to manipulate those
who have great political or social standing within a community. The Brotherhood of Galataine, however, seek to
spread the corruptive influence of Syn. This is done either
by enticing individuals to commit actions they otherwise
wouldn’t or by the spread of disease and illness. The role of
the Qedesha sect is a blend of the two others. Using their
role as sacred prostitutes within a community, they wish
to gather secrets and attempt to guide the actions of those
who worship with them.
Worshipers: Those who offer prayers to Syn typically
do so for one of two reasons, either they seek forbidden
knowledge or they wish to placate the god in the hopes