Zehir

Zehir is the evil god of darkness, poison, and assassins. Snakes are his favored creation, and the yuan-ti revere him above all other gods, offering sacrifice to him in pits full of writhing serpents. He urges his followers to:

• Hide under the cloak of night, that your deeds might be kept in secret.
• Kill in Zehir's name and offer each murder as a sacrifice.
• Delight in poison, and surround yourself with snakes.

Paragon paths

• Fang of Zehir

Relations

• Tiamat: Zehir occupies Tytherion, the Endless Night, of the Astral Sea alongside Tiamat.
• Nusemnee was the demi-god daughter of Zehir who became the Goddess of Redemption and Heroism after sacrificing herself so that a priest of Pelor could complete his quest. A challenge to her father Nusemnee was killed with a poison distilled from Zehir's blood. Some of her faithful remain in the world.
• Khala: Zehir was consort to the Goddess of Winter before she was slain by the Raven Queen in a conflict that compelled the Primal Spirits to push the gods out of the world.

See also

• Channel Divinity: Zehir, the Midnight Serpent, Dragon Magazine 415