Shar

Shar, also known as the Nightsinger, is the Goddess of Darkness and Loss.

Shar
Information
Title	Nightsinger
Race	Deity
Family	Selûne (sister)
Type	Greater deity

“

I am nothing. I am the empty room. The dreamless sleep. The shadow's shadow. There was no pain before my sister set the sun aflame. Now you exist to suffer until you find your way back to my embrace.

„

— Shar on existence

Overview

Shar is the twin sister of Selûne and the patron deity of Shadowheart. She is associated with the domains of Death and Trickery. Shar cannot be the deity of a custom player Cleric.

Related quests

• Daughter of Darkness
• The Chosen of Shar

Related items

• Dagger of Shar
• Dark Justiciar Set
• Idol of Shar
• Ritual Dagger of Shar
• Shar's Spear of Evening
• Spear of Night

Related literature

• A is for Azuth, and other Gods XI
• The Genesis of Selûne and Shar
• The War between Selûne and Shar
• An Open Heresy
• Teachings of Loss: Dark Justiciar
• Teachings of Loss: Endless Dark
• Teachings of Loss: Forgetting and Loss
• Teachings of Loss: Light's Love
• Teachings of Loss: Oblivion
• Teachings of Loss: Own Secret
• Teachings of Loss: The Nightsinger

Related characters

• Ferg Drogher
• Lamona
• Lyrthindor
• Nocturne
• Shadowheart
• Viconia DeVir

Related locations

• Cloister of Sombre Embrace
• Gauntlet of Shar
• Grymforge
• Mirror of Loss

Quotes

	“	Shar will take your sorrow from you But beware: her night is dark. She'll hide your pain, and secrets too. And all your joy, and all your spark.	„
		— A is for Azuth, and other Gods XI

Notes

• Only Shadowheart can have Shar as a deity.
• Shar was available as a deity for non-Shadowheart player character Clerics in Early Access, but the option was cut in the full release of the game.

Gallery

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  Shar's symbol.

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  Keeping Shadowheart's Parents

External Links

• Shar on the Forgotten Realms Wiki