Tilesh, Serpent of Vice

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In times when I am here, gaze upon the carnage I bring. In times when I am gone, fear, for I will return.
~ Tilesh ~

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The Qing-Ti God

Tilesh is the yuan-ti serpent god of blood, debauchery, and cunning. Within the universe of Vrinomir, he is one among the Three Serpents, Shui and Sirakya being the other two. Together they are three beings but one mind, as they have continually existed throughout time, flowing with the natural path of mortality and taking turns ruling over each other based on the state of the realms. In times of greatness and goodness, Shui rules. In times of uncertainty and descent, Sirakya rules. And in times of evil and war, Tilesh rules.
During the Cosmic War, the three each formed their own kind, using them to help manipulate mortals and guarantee their own rule. They were known as the Yuan-Ti. Of Shui were the Xiao-Ti, of Sirakya the Ao-Ti, and of Tilesh were the Qing-Ti.
Tilesh represents a land's dark age, where its people suffer in utter turmoil through apathy, conflict, plague and any type of evil. He is the total ruler over the other serpents in lands that not only cause this but openly promote it, until the day it is reconciled and Shui takes over. When it eventually leaves Shui's pious comfort and falls into the motions of Sirakya, mortal fate will spiral that people back into Tilesh's rule, and he will rule again.

Dwelling

Tilesh rules with Shui and Sirakya within the Tower of Scales in the Veil, a divine place within the Yuan-Ti lore. Destitute and corrupt souls in the veil are taken by Tilesh, where they are remade into decadent evil serpent spirits who spread his terror.

Domains

Tilesh represents the following domains:
Blood. There is no purer time of dissent than blood on the ground and pain in others. Live sacrifices are sadistic and celebratory rituals in cults that worship Tilesh.
Death. Tilesh relishes in the sight of lives crumbling and being shattered into as many pieces as possible. Cultists reflect this addiction in cunningly causing as much terror as they can.

Alignment

Tilesh represents the following alignments:
Neutral. Tilesh isn't mindless or careless. His tenets, still evil, are patient, secretive, manipulative, and unexpected. He holds himself to no law, only opportunity and instinct.
Evil. Tilesh works to break down kingdoms and shatter people's hearts, and keep them so for as long as can be to sustain his rule.

Symbol

The common holy symbol used to represent Tilesh is a Chui medallion, a circular object depicting a white, grey, and black area. The black segment is pointed upward when honoring Tilesh.

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None live perfect lives. No, not one. So ask yourself: if you do not possess the ability to live such a life and instead do evil, why continue playing the hypocrite and not give in?
~ Nure ~

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Divine Classification

God

Epic Boons

For his most devoted followers, below are some of the unique boons Tilesh can bestow.

Boon of the Viper Prince

This is a common boon granted by Tilesh to his champion followers. While you possess this boon, you can use a bonus action to invoke this boon and transform your head into one of a viper, growing long venomous fangs, which lasts for 1 hour. During this time, your fangs are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d12 + your Strength modifier, plus 3d6 poison damage. You regain this property after finishing a short or long rest.

Boon of the Venom Seeker

While you possess this boon, you can cast vampiric touch without using a spell slot or any material components, requiring no concentration. You can use this a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You regain all expended uses after finishing a long rest.

Boon of the Fork-Tongued

While you possess this boon, you gain proficiency in the following skills: Deception, Insight, Performance, and Persuasion. If you are already proficient in one or more of these skills, you instead gain expertise in that skill. In addition, your Charisma score increases by 2, as does your maximum for that score.