Shreev

Shreev is the god of chaos. They tend to be depicted as a man on the continent of Sunscar, but as with all gods, their true form is genderless.

## Iconography and Depictions

Shreev is often associated with chains, monsters, and creation. As the god of chaos, they are often worshipped through acts of revelry and treachery alike, such as vandalism, revolution, and the creation of abstract art.

## History

Shreev is one of the two Primordial Gods, along with their sibling Shea, the god of order. Shreev's first creation was the red sun, Vermilon, one of the two suns that gave Sansmadhya its name. After Shreev finished creating their sun, they turned to see Shea's was larger and warmer than theirs, and they became jealous.

### Creation of the Stars

While Shea began their pet project by creating mortals, Shreev set their sights away from the planet below. They began channeling as much raw power as they could, over and over, hoping to replicate Shea's sun. They had many false starts and failed attempts, creating many brown dwarf stars and red suns before finally obtaining their goal of a yellow sun. Having spent so much time with primordial magic, gaining familiarity with it, Shreev felt there were still heights to reach, so they created hundreds of additional yellow suns. Eventually, they were able to create blue, white, and even purple suns. Beaming with pride at all they accomplished, they turned back to their sibling to share their work, and they found that Shea barely noticed their absence. Shea was focused on their new mortal project.

At this, Shreev grew jealous once again.

### Creation of the Nascent Gods and Monsters

Shreev saw the mortals and attempted to make some of their own, but their familiarity with and mastery over raw power caused them to create something far beyond mortals. This was the birth of the first Nascent God, Haelian. Shea saw this and, in Shreev's eyes, decided to one up them by creating Pelor on their first try.

Again, Shreev grew jealous.

They worked with their sibling to create the rest of the pantheon, but all the while their resentment grew and burned within them. When they felt Shea's attention drawn elsewhere, Shreev created a new plane, an endless abyss where they could throw away their rage, a place where they could finally create something that would upstage Shea.

Because of their time creating gods, their first creation was a beast akin to a god. They channeled their fury into a beast of tooth and claw, horn and scale, creating the first mighty Dragon. Its power was mighty, but its bloodlust was not high enough for Shreev. They toyed with the idea of dragons for some time, creating all the different chromatic and metallic varieties, but eventually moved on to create a more efficient killing machine. They first created demons, then devils, then eventually, all manner of sentient and thoughtless monster.

Shreev looked at their Abyss and saw that it was good.

### The Abyssal Bridge

When Shreev was satisfied with their creations, they let the monsters loose on the word by creating a bridge between Sansmadhya and the Abyss. They looked on with glee as Shea's playthings began experiencing mania and fear in a way they never had before. While Shea was busy killing their playthings, ascending the Raven Queen, and closing the portal, Shreev watched the world, bathed in the chaos.

Stories vary as to how Shea was able to lock away Shreev, as the two were said to have equal power. Some sources claim another primordial being was birthed from the magical presence making up all things, temporarily assisting Shea to correct the imbalance before returning to aether; some claim that Shea forged a blade from the primordial presence and used it to stab Shreev in the heart, weakening them enough to give Shea the upper hand (many still search for this blade to this day); however, most believe that enlisting the aid of all the Nascent Gods was enough to overpower Shreev. All versions of this tale, however, have one consistent detail: as golden chains of light wrapped around Shreev's body and they were exiled into darkness, their laughter never ceased.