Syrul

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Syrul is the Suel goddess of Lies, Deceit, Treachery, and False Promises. Her holy symbol is a forked tongue.

Publication history

Lenard Lakofka created Syrul.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

Syrul was first detailed for the Dungeons & Dragons game by Lenard Lakofka in Dragon #88 (1984), in the article Gods of the Suel Pantheon II.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

Syrul was one of the deities described in the From the Ashes set (1992), for the Greyhawk campaign, and appeared again in Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins (1998).

Syrul is further detailed in The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999).

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)

Syrul's role in the 3rd edition Greyhawk setting was defined in the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000).

Description

Syrul (pronounced "SIGH-rul") is described as a smelly, dirty, old hag dressed in tattered clothing. However, this is but an illusion, as her true form is nondescript. She wields Small Lie (a poisonous dagger crafted from the horn of an evil unicorn), and Harsh Truth (a rod of withering made from the crystallized soul of a gold dragon. She is often seen upon Flamedevil, her nightmare mount. Syrul is immune to all illusions and deceptions.