Shar

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shar (莎尔)
Alias(es)	Lady of Night; Daughter of Dark Night; Dark Night Goddess 464 2042
Species/Race	Greater Divine Power; goddess of Dark Night 2041
Gender	Female
Affiliation	The Shadowfell; Nightbringers; shadow followers and Shadow Wraiths 949 2140
Occupation/Role	Divine ruler and protector of the Shadowfell; patron of darkness, secrecy, and shadow-aligned agents 1184 2041
Status	Active 2291

Background / History

Shar’s ancient conflict with her sister Selûne began over the place of darkness in Toril. Shar preferred solitude and a realm that belonged wholly to darkness, while Selûne favored a lively, light-filled world; Shar believed persuasion might have been possible had Selûne not imposed her choice instead. 994

She once treated Toril’s extinction and silence as her foremost purpose. Even after losing the Shadow Weave, however, she retained the strengthened Shadowfell as a self-contained source of divine power. Its restoration made her exceptionally difficult to defeat and removed the need to rely on the Shadow Weave to wield shadow directly. 1045 1184

Shar’s influence devastated the Black Moon Kingdom. Rather than maintaining order herself, she amplified suspicion, manipulation, and people’s darker impulses until betrayal and violence became the foundation of social life. The resulting distrust was so severe that refugees had to be separated from their own relatives, neighbors, and friends during evacuation. 478

Her later relationship with William changed her perspective on trust, compromise, and family. Comparing William’s reciprocal bond with the God of Space-Time to her own history with Selûne, Shar concluded that Selûne’s apparent concessions had rarely cost her anything personally. She ultimately resolved to stop treating their cycle of hostility as sisterly affection. 2255 2290

Appearance

Shar is depicted in a dark-haired feminine form with large violet eyes and thick lashes likened to black butterfly wings. She favors an elegant, composed presentation even when preparing for combat. 1045 1184

• Uses a gauze-like defensive barrier that can protect both herself and nearby mortals from divine attacks. 1184
• Deliberately replaced her former grotesque shadow-tentacle imagery with thinner, barbed Shadow Whips that are elegant but more concentrated and dangerous. 2253 2289
• Commonly sits upon or operates from powerful shadow-associated artifacts, including the Seat of Sakorsil. 1045

Personality

Shar is secretive, disciplined, and strategically cautious. She prefers layered preparations, indirect control, and hierarchies in which subordinates remain useful but never become independent of her authority. Her willingness to reclaim delegated power—such as a war scepter granted to a follower—reflects her need for control. 949

Though ruthless, she is not impulsively destructive. She weighs risk against reward, refuses fights that do not serve her interests, and recognizes when an enemy or artifact may be too dangerous to confront directly. 949 2289

Shar is highly sensitive to attempts to restrict her freedom. Her resentment toward Edna is partly displaced frustration: because Edna resembles Mystryl in ways that prevent Shar from acting openly against her, Shar redirects that irritation toward Old School Striking King. 2129

Over time, she becomes less vulnerable to Selûne’s provocations. Her refined divine power and sharper verbal restraint mirror a growing emotional clarity; she increasingly responds to Selûne with analysis rather than violence. 2015 2289

Abilities & Skills

Primordial Darkness and Shadowfell Authority

Shar draws on Primordial Darkness and the Shadowfell, whose restored, self-contained nature continuously replenishes her power.

• Can manifest a protective canopy that prevents sunlight from becoming a weakness. 1184
• Used the Shadowfell’s power, a drained pendant, and a soul sacrifice to project an avatar through Tiamat’s ancient sealing array. 1184
• Retained direct command of shadow power after the Shadow Weave ceased to function. 1045
• Her strengthened Shadowfell had only seven remaining breaches, three of which she had already sealed. 890

Shadow Whip

Shar’s Shadow’s Touch evolved into the Shadow Whip, a condensed weapon of dark power.

• The whip’s thin, near-invisible barbs concentrate the lethality previously spread across larger tentacle-like attacks. 2289
• Can lash with extreme speed and pain, as Selûne discovers after mocking the weapon’s appearance. 2253
• Shar used Moonblades and shadow threads alongside her whip-based magic to hinder Rose’s escape with the Seat of Sakorsil. 1060

Night Whips

Her concealed Night Whips are both weapons and divine-energy infrastructure.

• Remain hidden within shadows until summoned to strike. 1184
• Replenish Shar’s divine power from the Shadowfell while dormant. 1184
• Can carry concealed viewing devices, allowing Shar to livestream a confrontation without exposing the surveillance method. 1184

Creation and Command of Shadow Wraiths

Shar created Shadow Wraiths as intelligence-gathering agents rather than a self-sustaining people.

• Shadow Wraiths begin at level twelve and are born through Shar’s Shadow Pool and a dedicated magical array. 2140
• They are invisible, intelligent, responsive to her commands, and specialized in mental attacks. 2139 2140
• Their dependence on Shar’s power keeps them under her absolute control. 2140

Divine Agents and Quest Puppets

Shar distributes power among servants while preventing any single subordinate from becoming indispensable.

• Abelt Heldestal, the hydra bearing the Eye of Vecna and Thousand Petals of One Night, became one of her Chosen. 949
• She considered elevating Iltmarra, ruler of the Ancient Night Temple, as another Chosen to divide power among her followers. 949
• Her crystal Quest Puppets can return to the Shadowfell through their cores and regenerate after destruction. 2255

Equipment / Divine Assets

• Crown of Imaskar — Claimed from an Amn noble mage after he surrendered it to save his life. 1184
• War scepter — Intended for the defense of the Ancient Night Temple in Calimport and for organizing Nightbringer forces; Shar can reclaim it from any appointed wielder. 949
• Thousand Petals of One Night — A high-tier Divine Artifact wielded by Shar’s high priestess and associated with her Chosen; its power was amplified through immense sacrifice and could spread the Shadowfell’s influence across the battlefield. 890 949
• Seat of Sakorsil — A shadow-associated divine chair Shar possessed before Rose stole it during their confrontation. 1045 1060

Relationships

• Selûne — Twin sister and ancient rival. Their relationship combines hostility, familiarity, and repeated attempts at manipulation; Shar eventually rejects their cycle of mutual destruction as false affection. 994 2255 2290
• William — Beloved and major emotional influence. His relationship with the God of Space-Time teaches Shar that trust requires boundaries, mutual compromise, and direct communication. 1230 2255
• Hill — William’s close companion and a trusted observer of Shar’s affairs. Shar views him favorably because of his connection to William and his conduct. 2042
• Lathander — Frequent ideological opponent and reluctant negotiator. Their apparent arguments often conceal practical bargaining over threats, responsibilities, and divine interference. 2153
• Abelt Heldestal / Hydra — Chosen servant. Shar rewards him generously, uses him as an enforcer, and protects him when his role remains useful. 949 1060
• Iltmarra — Ruler of the Ancient Night Temple whom Shar considered raising into her Chosen. 949
• Cyric — Transactional tool and convenient scapegoat. Shar exploits his reputation for lies and his hatred of Bane to conceal her own schemes. 975

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Shadowfell restoration — After the Shadowfell was damaged by divine upheaval, Shar focused on repairing its breaches and strengthening its defenses, even while Selûne questioned the morality of her methods. 890
• Calimport preparations — She prepared the Ancient Night Temple for a possible direct conflict with Amaunator, intending to equip Nightbringers with a reclaimable war scepter. 949
• Conflict with Tiamat — Shar entered Tiamat’s sealing array, claimed the Crown of Imaskar, and repelled Tiamat’s five-headed assault without injury. 1184
• Old School Striking King’s chain quest — Shar designed a reward-driven quest chain that exploited Old School Striking King’s persistence, strength, and connection to Edna, using the Priest as an outlet for her displaced resentment. 2129
• Shadow Wraith investigation — Evidence that Shadow Demons and Shadow Wraiths had been manipulated by outsiders forced Shar to prioritize securing the Shadowfell against internal and external threats. 2153
• Despair Tower corruption — Shar accepted Hill’s warning that a force within Despair Tower violated Natural Law and could contaminate even her refined darkness. 2289

Notable Quotes

“If I could kill you, I naturally would not care what you turned into. But since you can't die, stay away from darkness.” 2018

Trivia

• Shar’s followers may refuse an immediate superior’s malicious order to send them to their deaths if they report the matter directly to her. 905
• She considers visual intimidation important, but insists that her own appearance must remain elegant even when her methods are horrifying. 2253
• Her Night Whips originally resembled barbed shadow-tentacles; their later refinement into Shadow Whips accompanied both increased precision and greater emotional self-control. 2253 2289