Sasi

1. Core Identity

• Name: Sasi (Sas-ee)

• Pantheon: The Core Pantheon (Splinter of Noi'Essap)

• Titles & Aliases: Goddess of Secrets, Darkness, and Thieves; The Cunning Intellect (Splinter of Noi'Essap), The Divine Spymaster

• Gender / Form: Female. She typically appears as a scantily clad woman with a voluminous chest, often playing the role of a "bimbo" so she is underestimated. The reality is she is cunning and cruelly intelligent.

• Alignment: Lawful Neutral

• Status: God (Reports to Saery, Major God of Judgement)

• Divine Realm: The Concealed Archive

2. Domains & Influence

• Primary Domains: Secrets, Knowledge (hidden/stolen), Cunning, Underestimation, and Thieves.

• Portfolio: The acquisition of any secret (no matter how small), the power of appearing harmless, clever planning, and the successful execution of stealthy schemes.

• Cleric Domains (5e): Knowledge & Trickery

3. Symbolism & Depiction

• Holy Symbol: An open book (symbolizing that all knowledge, even secrets, must eventually be exposed).

• Favored Weapon: Dagger (hidden, quick, and precise).

• Favored Colors: Charcoal Grey, Teal (like cold, deep water), and Silver.

• Sacred Animals / Plants: The Magpie (for collecting shiny secrets) and the Spider (for the intricate planning of webs/traps).

4. Dogma & Worship (The Core Beliefs)

• Core Dogma (The Philosophy): "The greatest power is the information others do not know you possess. All secrets, big or small, are worth acquiring. Play the fool, for the greatest advantage comes from being underestimated. Cunning must be precise and follow a knowable plan."

• Tenets for Followers (The "Thou Shalt"s):

  • "Thou shalt acquire secrets by any means necessary."

  • "Thou shalt never reveal thy true intellect or intention."

  • "Thou shalt appear harmless, vapid, or incompetent to your foes."

  • "Thou shalt plan every move three steps ahead."

• Sins & Taboos (The "Thou Shalt Not"s):

  • "To be transparent, impulsive, or rash (this is the sin of Noi)."

  • "To reveal a secret that has value."

  • "To rely on brute force when cunning is available."

5. Relationships

• Superiors: Saery (Major God). Sasi (LN) reports to Saery (LN). Sasi is Saery's Divine Spymaster; she collects the secrets and sins of mortals and provides this information to Saery, who uses it to pass his judgments.

• Subordinates: None (God tier).

• Divine Siblings (Splinters of Noi'Essap):

  • Noi (Goddess of Instinct): The raw desire. Sasi is the cold calculation of how to achieve that desire.

  • Eisa (God of Seduction/Rules): The structured, public side of the chase.

  • Suel (Psychopomp/Consequence): The shadow that enforces the final consequence of desire.

• Mortals: Worshipped by spies, thieves, information brokers, and anyone who uses appearance to manipulate perception.

• Demigod Offspring:

  • Selmyra Danggon (Knowledge)

6. The Church & Clergy

• Name of the Church: The Clandestine Coterie, The Order of the Scantily Clad.

• Worshipper Base: Spies, thieves, information brokers, and cunning manipulators.

• Clergy Structure: A cell-based, deceptive, and decentralized network.

  • Acolytes: "The Ears"

  • Priests: "The Lips" (who disseminate false information)

  • Bishops: "The Heads" (who manage the acquisition)

• Temple Description: Temples are never what they seem; they are often disguised as respectable businesses (salons, laundries) with hidden rooms for data collection.

• Rites & Rituals:

  • "The Revelation": The ritualized act of sharing a newly acquired, highly valuable secret with the high priest.

  • "The Disguise": A blessing ritual performed before a mission that requires acting the fool.

• Holy Days:

  • "The False Festival": A large, loud public festival meant to distract the authorities while the clergy conducts important business in secret.

7. History & Lore

• The Great Shattering: Sasi received the mantle of Cunning and Intellect when Noi'Essap shattered, becoming the strategic planner of desire.

• The Bimbo Facade: Her appearance is a deliberate distraction; the true power lies in her intelligence. The facade is a reminder that the most dangerous enemy is the one you overlook.

• The Silken Web: A parable tells of a general who boasted of his secret plans to a beautiful woman, thinking she was too simple to understand. She was a priestess of Sasi, and she sold his plan to his enemy, proving the power of being underestimated.