Zehir

The god of poison and shadows. He resides on the plane of Pandemonium, but offers no dominium over it, allowing it to devolve into chaos. His one creation, the yuan-ti are constantly attempting to overthrow him. His only worshippers are rogues, assassins and poisoners. His domains are Death and Nature.

Zehir's Love
Zehir, the god of poison and shadows has never been seen as a good god. His Creations, the snakes and yuan-ti are often seen as purely evil creatures, sought to corrupt and kill. So this story surprised even the gods.

One day, a boy came home from working on the farm. His hands were sore and his neck was burnt from the scorching sun. His father was fast asleep in his chair with three empty bottles lying broken on the floor. It had been a bad harvest this year, so the he had no money to show for his efforts. The boy quietly avoided his father, sliced some bread for supper and retreated to his room.

That night, the boy awoke to hear glass smashing and something large falling. As he rose to investigate the sounds, a shard of glass flew at his head. And then another. And another. Soon, the boy saw the source of these missiles in the darkness, his father

As this was happening, Zehir could feel its energy, due to the immense amounts of poison in the father's blood. Watching this happen and seeing the child flee, he felt immense sorrow and guilt in this situation, seeing that he had inadvertently created alcohol. Seeing the child flee however, gave the god an idea.

As the child ran throughout the house, he saw there was no escape. Searching for options and for places to hide, he heard a voice. This voice guided him through cracks and shadows, allowing him to slither and stealth and finally escape.