Originally Posted by Sozz
Since when has Shar been a major goddess? Since Baldur's Gate II? Since some licensed novel series? I've only known Shar as a minor deity, and while my FR knowledge is unsought for, and an edition or two out of step, none of that changes the fact that the story the game is telling trumps it. If Shar is a minor deity, or a forgotten deity or if nobody recognizes her iconography on sight, so be it.

...what? Shar has been a Greater Power/Deity since the days of AD&D 2e (circa 1996).