Sahyaadon

Sahyaadon
Either a lesser idol champion of, or an aspect of the Wildmother[1]
Deity information
Pronounsshe/they[2]
ProvinceThe natural order and the Gloomed Jungles[2]
Creature typeSpirit[3]
Worship
WorshipersGorgynei[4]
Major templesZha'Vrollo

Sahyaadon, keeper of the savage heart,[2] is a spirit of the Gloomed Jungles and is sometimes associated with the Wildmother.

Description[edit | edit source]

As depicted in the statue in Barinak, Sahyaadon is a mixture of humanoid and bestial characteristics. She has three bestial snouts, one on top of the other, and all are depicted as howling or growling. In one hand, she holds a heart; in the other, the sapling of a tree.[5]

Known worshippers[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Campaign 3: Bells Hells[edit | edit source]

When Bells Hells were brought to Barinak, Annaline told them that the Gorgynei worship Sahyaadon.[4] She explained that Sahyaadon is considered the protector of the Gloomed Jungles, patron of both the hunter and the hunted, and opposes magic that would harm the balance of nature.[2] She also told them that some consider Sahyaadon to be an independent spirit of the nature of the region, while others believe she is a spirit of Serataani, the Wildmother.[1] She later told Chetney that, since he was looking for a fast way to improve his control over his lycanthropy, they would take him to Zha'Vrollo to meet with Sahyaadon, who would either remove Chetney's "itch" pertaining to the Ruidus flares, or else "excise [him]."[6]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The name "Sahyaadon" is similar to the words for "hunter, fisher" in Arabic (صياد, ṣayyād) and Persian (صیاد, sayyâd).[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Compulsions" (3x40) at 3:33:25.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Compulsions" (3x40) at 3:32:46.
  3. "Compulsions" (3x40) at 3:32:57.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Compulsions" (3x40) at 3:29:26.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Compulsions" (3x40) at 3:29:53.
  6. "Compulsions" (3x40) at 3:45:28.
  7. See "صياد" and "صیاد" at Wiktionary. See also A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary by Francis Joseph Steingass, p. 796.