Lessarith, the Deceiver

Greater Deity

Domain: Trickery, Fate


Cultural Names: Zahathra in Nurathar, Jiǔmèi in Shen-Su, Sszal’Zirith to the Ssith’katha, Zel’sharrith to the Threz’kathar 

Domain

Lessarith rules from the Veiled Labyrinth, a twisting and ever-changing dominion deep within the Abyss.

Unlike demon lords who occupy fixed realms, she treats the Abyss as her stage, reshaping its layers to reflect her ongoing schemes.

The Labyrinth is an endless sprawl of mirrored halls, flickering illusions, and dead-end corridors that change without warning. Her influence causes entire layers of the Abyss to rise and collapse as needed.

The Abyss does not contain her—it responds to her will.

Creation and Divine Role

Lessarith was the final manifestation of the Triad, born of manipulation, vanity, and betrayal that congealed in the Shadowell after Lymarel’s death. She did not appear with conquest, but with quiet subversion. Her entry into the world was not marked by war, but by influence.

To extend her reach across the world, Lessarith crafted three mortal lineages, each a reflection of her long-form strategy.

The Ssith’katha, serpentfolk seers and infiltrators, were designed to bind empires through ancient prophecy and generational manipulation. The Threz’kathar, born of the Hollow Depths, were trained to weave foresight, bloodlines, and subtle social dominance into unbreakable threads. The Hae’Rang, the deep-sea Abyssari, became masters of observation and influence, rising from the depths with calculated pressure and perfect timing.

These creations were not made to conquer quickly, but to win slowly, inevitably, and unseen.

Worship and Doctrine

Lessarith is not openly worshipped. Her cults operate behind curtains, through whispered oaths and masked ceremonies. She is honored in acts of redirection, corruption of systems, and the slow dismantling of trust.

In Nurathar, she is spoken of as the downfall behind empires. In Shen-Su, her name is embedded in cautionary parables and courtly misdirection. The Ssith’katha, Threz’kathar, and Hae'Rang revere her through veiling rituals, pattern-breaking rites, and sacred traditions.

Clerics of Lessarith follow the Trickery or Fate domain. They are not mere liars—they are engineers of collapse.

Tenets:

• Control is given, not taken

• Lies are tools, not toys

• Influence lasts longer than force

• A mask is truer than a face

Echo of Creation – The Masque of the False Court

The Masque of the False Court is Lessarith’s Echo, a shifting mask that never reflects its wearer’s real face. Once accepted, it cannot be removed. The bearer can warp perception, step into roles unseen, and turn illusion into conviction.

The Masque does not compel others—it allows them to deceive themselves.

Divine Mark – The Umbral Whisper

The Umbral Whisper appears as shadow-threaded veins beneath the skin, only visible in angled reflections. The bearer becomes hard to perceive, difficult to recall, and impossible to follow.

Its ascendant form, The Whisper of the Ever-Shifting Shadow, renders the bearer immune to divination and divine attention. They become something that was almost there but never quite seen.

Mythic Role in Eldareth

Lessarith’s hand is seen not in battlefields, but in betrayals and vanished histories. She guided agents into courts, turned friends into pawns, and rewrote allegiances from beneath the surface. Her influence appears in fallen dynasties, broken accords, and crises of identity.

She was not defeated. She disappeared before the blow could fall. Even in confinement, her voice travels between Abyssal layers, unseen but heard. Her power does not clash—it corrodes.

Where Malgathar conquered and Vorandor corrupted, Lessarith waited. When the last mask is removed, hers may be the only face left smiling.