Character Biography - Mystra

Mystra is the goddess of magic, which makes her one of the most powerful deities in the Realms. Known also as the lady of Mysteries, she is said to have tought the first spellcaster of the realms, and to have enabled many of the races to use magic. During the Time of Troubles Mystra was destroyed and recreated as a mortal names Midnight who took the mantle of goddesshood and the goddess's portfolio. At this time Mystra's stated alignment shifted from Lawful neutral, maintaining the balance towards the udes and purpose of magic. She retains her home among the clockwork plans of Nirvana, though whether she will leave for a more goodly plane of find her own attitudes changed to reflect her duties remains to be seen. She is aided in her work by Azuth, the god of wizards. Mystra's symbol was a blue-white star before the coming of the Avatars, and now is a circle of starts in a ring, with a red mist rising towards the center. Both symbols are still in use. Unlike Cyric, Mystra seems to be playing a long term game, for while she is as new a power as he, she has taken all the trapping of her predecessor to keep the peace with her worshippers. Before the time of Trouble, Mystra was portayed only as a prismatic will-o-the-wisp,capable of using any spell known in the realms. Since then, her portrayal has been of her human form with radian skin.