Boy, am I glad this thread exists! I was just as puzzled by the Shadowheart reveal as the OP, but didn’t even realize how way off I was.

This was my impression after reading every book available in game : there are two goddesses which are sisters and enemies. One is the goddess of light, the other is goddess of darkness. One is called Selune, the other is called Shar.

Perhaps I should’ve been more attentive to the details, in any case this is how my brain filled in the gaps : two warring sisters in a light/darkness pair must be referring to the sun and the moon. Based on real world knowledge, Selune is probably the moon goddess, hence Shar is the goddess of the sun.

So when Shadowheart revealed her big secret, my first reaction was, “you worship the sun? Why should I care?”

Maybe I’m a moron, but warring factions based on two slightly different goddesses of night seems like too subtle a concept to convey through snippets of text alone.

Last edited by Flooter; 25/10/21 08:24 AM. Reason: Godesses is spelled with 2 d’s
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