The Cunning

The Cunning is a source of power within the Sleeping Star Universe. The Cunning is one big pit of ultradimensional dark magicia formed by mostly negative emotions and vibrations. Nobody knows the true mystery or what the cunning is or how it works completely. It is not a physical pit of power that one can see as it's said to stretch into other dimensions and universes according to ancient scholars, magicians, scientists and philosophers. The ones in complete control over The Cunning are the seven Cunning Gods. They thrive within the pit and channel all their power and magical capabilities from it. No other cultist or magical practitioner can take power from the cunning without praying to one of the seven Gods in hope that they will bestow some cunning magicia to them.

The existence of the seven Cunning Gods is confirmed. However, at this day and age the inhabitants of Strathrand and formerly Tzinga'Laquid have only verified three of them by name. These three Cunning Gods are:

* Zennephas - Lord of Treatchery and Conjuration
* Neverroth - Lord of Possession and Control
* The Black Cat - Lord of Emotion and Charm

The titles of the Gods have been given to them by others, named after meetings and experiences with them. They are not confirmed or decided. There is a fourth Cunning God with a great presence in Strathrand, his name is still unknown but the cultists who worship him call him the Great Dark Void. In folk tongue they are referred to as The Order of The Dark void.

It has been believed and argued for long that the Cunning Gods are the most powerful deities in the universe but it is hard to compare their might with other Gods due to the fact that it is hard for mortal beings to even comprehend the full extent and vision of a God. Many will say that the Man in the Moon is as powerful as all seven of them combined. While others will say that the Mooncult God Morgazuzu or the Cryptid God of death, Felial, are just as powerful as a God of The Cunning. Theres no real way of measuring this at the moment and it is only based on what believers of each individual God has stated. The Cunning Gods are natural enemies to each other and will constantly fight each other for control and influence, rarely uniting unless it rewards them greatly.

Even though the names of the remaining four Cunning Gods are unknown, they are still very much active to a larger and lesser extent on Strathrand. They simply have a different tactic when trying to control the world.

## The Gods and their subjects

Believers of these Gods are always called cultists or acolytes. Most of them have never been in contact with any of the Gods before and will mostly be communicating with a demon serving one of the Gods. Whether it be a lesser demon, a demon, a Great demon or a Grand demon. The Cunning Gods use these demons as tools to spread their influence and power across the galaxy and its planets, such as Strathrand.

It is known that The Black Cat prefers to use mortal beings over demons to do his bidding, often granting them immense power by blessing them with a great deal of Cunning magicia.

Zennephas has his own seven Grand Demons that commands his forces. These seven demons have their own seven Great demons that command other demons beneath them.

Neverroth has, by far, the most subjects out of these three. The exact numbers of his Grand and Great demons are unknown but it is believed to be more than thousands. It is worth noting that The Gods of The Cunning can create new Grand and Greater demons whenever they feel like by granting more and more Cunning power to them, thus making them evolve. However, this will damage the God for a short period of time until it has regenerated that power by consuming new souls, leaving it slightly more vulnerable.