Leira

Leira was the goddess of deception and illusions. She was quite an enigma, she never told the truth when falsehood would do. Everything she did and said was shrouded in layers of illusion and lies. She believed the truth is worthless and that misbelief and falsehood are what gives life meaning.

Worshipers
She had quite a small following, her Priests, known as Leirans (or worshippers of the mistshadow) wore silver masks, or sometimes disguised themselves to deceive those around them. Leirans should speak the truth only to other Leirans. High-level clerics of the Leiran faith were called Mistcallers.

Every morning, and on every moonlit night, Leirans lay face down and prayed to the Lady of the Mists. If there was any mist, Leirans would walk through it and pray. The most revered act in the Leiran faith was the Unmasking, a purification ritual performed when new followers entered the faith.

History
Two years after the end of the Avatar Crisis, in 1360 DR Leira was slain by the new deity of death Cyric, wielding the sword Godsbane (an avatar of Mask). Her portfolios were subsequently absorped by the mad god.

Behind the Scenes
"Wizards: What are you personal favorite contributions to the book?

Erik: I slipped in a few things for careful readers with good vocabularies. I tried to give a lot of my gods "subtexts"--little stories going on beneath the surface. I think my favorite contribution to the book has to do with Oghma and Denier, and was brought to us by one of my favorite Realms gods of all time, the late, much-lamented Leira. The lady of lies has one more trick up her dead sleeve, and it might just prove to be a doozy." Product Spotlight - Faiths and Pantheons