Lyscarra

Lyscarra embodies the bleakness and desolation of the world. She is often depicted as a woman shrouded in darkness, her face an unreadable mask, with eyes like voids that suck away all hope. She bears in her hand a broken hourglass, symbolizing the futility of time and the inevitable suffering that it brings.

Lyscarra was born from the collective grief and misery of living beings. She believes that only through embracing despair can one truly become numb to the world's harsh realities. By paining her followers with trials and tribulations, she seeks to forge them into entities indifferent to suffering. In her doctrine, "To feel nothing is to fear nothing."

Her following comprises individuals who have been broken by life and are seeking a way to endure its torments. This includes tormented souls, nihilists, and even those seeking to rise above emotional weaknesses. Her temples are places of anguish, often designed like labyrinths to disorient and challenge those who dare enter.

The "Night of A Thousand Tears" was a mass ritual where followers of Lyscarra willingly inflicted emotional and physical pain upon themselves. As the night ended, it was said that a palpable wave of numbing energy washed over the land, allowing even the most grief-stricken to feel a brief moment of emptiness, free from all emotion.

Kaelthor the Numb is Lyscarra's earthly champion. He is a man who has endured so much suffering at the goddess's behest that he has lost all capability for emotional pain. Now, with a heart of stone, he serves Lyscarra by subjecting others to trials that either break them or make them stronger.

Lyscarra is a complex deity whose teachings are not for the faint of heart. She offers a brutal kind of salvation, forcing her followers to confront the worst aspects of life head-on, so that they may rise above them—forever changed, forever numb.

Famous Magical Item Associations

Chain of Lyscarra

Wondrous Item (Legendary, Chain)

A blackened chain that seems to absorb light, woven from strands of Lyscarra's own despair.

Aura of Numbness: When worn, the chain grants resistance to psychic damage and immunity to the frightened and charmed conditions.

Path of Suffering: Once per long rest, the wearer can cast a spell that subjects an individual to intense agony, after which the target becomes immune to all forms of emotional manipulation for a limited time.

Embrace of Despair: Once per week, the user can summon a field of crushing despair in a 60-foot radius. All within the field must make a Wisdom saving throw or be overwhelmed with crippling sadness, rendering them incapacitated.