Cyric Cyric ( pronounced " SEER - ick " ) , whose titles included The Lord of Three Crowns , The Mad God , and The Prince of Lies , was the monomaniacal deity of strife and lies with an immense following , though after he murdered Mystra and caused the Spellplague , his faith diminished somewhat . He was petty and self - centered , and enjoyed misleading individuals of all inclinations so that they performed acts that ruined their lives or so that they made fatal mistakes . Cyric was closely associated with the essence of murder , conflict , lies , intrigue , and illusions . Cyric was recognized in Faerûn by his symbol , a white jawless skull on a black or purple sunburst , and his alignment was chaotic evil . He was a greater power , who ruled supreme in his divine realm , the Supreme Throne . Gugari worshipers knew Cyric as Sirhivatizangpo and he was called N ' esr by the Bedine . Relationships . Cyric hated most of the other deities of Toril , but he particularly loathed Mystra , Kelemvor , and Bane . Cyric had no divine allies , but he made himself a wide variety of enemies . These included gods such as Mystra , Kelemvor , Oghma , Azuth , Mask , Tyr , Torm , Deneir , Leira , Iyachtu Xvim ( deceased 1372 DR ) , Bane , and many others . History . Cyric the Mortal . Before the Gods War , Cyric was a mortal thief hailing from the streets of Zhentil Keep . He attempted to steal the " Ring of Winter " from a powerful tribe of frost giant s , but was unsuccessful and became trapped in their cave . The opportunity to flee only came when a band of adventurers , including the mercenary Kelemvor Lyonsbane , attacked the frost giants ' lair while also trying to find the " Ring of Winter " . Kelemvor ' s entire party , save himself , was slain and only he and Cyric managed to escape . Once back in Arabel the two eventually joined Adon , a young cleric of Sune , and they took work for the local city watch to uncover a traitor . As the Time of Troubles began in 1358 DR , they met Caitlin , who beseeched the trio to help her on a quest to free the now - mortal Lady of Mysteries , who had been imprisoned in Castle Kilgrave north of Arabel by Bane . Along the way , they met Midnight , a beautiful wizardess . Once the goddess had been freed , she attempted to ascend the Celestial Stairway to confront Helm , the God of Guardians , with the information that Bane and Myrkul had stolen the Tablets of Fate . But Helm ' s orders were clear , and without the two Tablets he would not let Mystra pass , and thus the Lady of Mysteries attacked the God of Guardians in a bid to pass him and re - enter the planes . Helm , having retained his divine powers for just the purpose of guarding the stairways , easily slew Mystra . On Midsummer , her divine essence was spread over the nearby lands by a powerful explosion as her avatar was destroyed . Helm ' s mention of the tablets , as well as witnessing the destruction of a deity , did much to kindle the powerlust in the young Cyric , and when Midnight announced that the now - dead goddess of magic had instructed her to recover the tablets , Cyric was eager to help , planning to take the tablets for himself when chance came . Cyric the God . On Marpenoth 15 , 1358 DR , Cyric ascended to godhood . At some point after this , Cyric killed Leira , making himself the God of Deception , Murder , Strife , the Dead ( a title he later lost to Kelemvor ) , and Intrigue ( when he temporarily killed Mask ) . Cyric also released Kezef the Chaos Hound , and created a book called the " Cyrinishad " , a magical tome that proclaimed him the One True Deity . This last plot ultimately failed ( though not before the book was written and read by both Mask and Cyric , which cost Mask most of his power and drove Cyric insane ) . In 1385 DR , in retaliation for his murder of Mystra , which sparked the Spellplague , Lathander , Tyr , and Sune trapped Cyric in the Supreme Throne for 1000 years . Worshipers . The Church of Cyric was hated all over Toril , and for good reason : Cyric ' s church was pledged to spread strife and work murder everywhere in order to make folk believe in and fear the Dark Sun . It supported cruel rulers and indulged in intrigue in such a way that the world wouldn ' t be overrun by wars ( thus falling under the sway of Tempus ) . His church was often beset by internal feuds and backstabbing , but this conflict decreased in recent years as Cyric gained better control of himself and consolidated the churches of the deities whose portfolios he took over . Cyric ' s clerics , who often trained as rogues or assassins , prayed for spells at night , after moonrise . Cyric ' s church had few holy days and did not even celebrate the date of his ascension to divinity ( this would also honor Mystra , called " the Harlot " by Cyricists ) . Whenever a temple acquired something , or someone , important enough to be sacrificed , its high priest declared a Day of the Dark Sun to signify the holiness of the event . Eclipses were considered holy , being accompanied by feasts , fervent prayers , and bloody sacrifices . The religion of Cyric was widely and openly active in Amn . It fit in well with their culture of ambition , lack of reliance on others , and " buyer beware " – type contracts . Many outside the church viewed it as a twisted den of madness , trickery , and death . But its clergy condemned this outlook , preferring to see their religion as enlightened . It supposedly revealed that all societal bonds of friendship , family , and love were nothing but weak ties that always withered away , and therefore were useless , weak , and pitiful .