Semuanya
The Enduring One. N Lesser power of survival, propagation [They/Them]
Pantheon: Scalykind
Symbol: An egg
Realm: Outlands / Ringlands / Semuanya’s Bog
Known Proxies: None
Semuanya is a power of raw endurance, transcending moral and ethical concerns in favour of the most basic and powerful drives: the primal instincts of survival and propagation. Their philosophy reflects the fundamental essence of life, stripped of fancy notions like morals or ethics. Semuanya manifests as an enormous lizardfolk warrior, at the pinnacle of physical prowess. They are both strong and agile, a perfect specimen of lizardfolk anatomy. Adorned in a simple loincloth, they wield a club studded with sharp shell fragments.
Semuanya’s philosophy is beyond good and evil, law and chaos; they exist in a state of pure amoral pragmatism. Their concern is not for the individual struggles of followers but for the fundamental continuance and proliferation of the species. Semuanya is both a mother and a father to the race; they embody both sides of the reproductive coin.
Semuanya’s indifference to the affairs of the planes has led to their retreat from planar affairs and relative isolation in the vast swamps of the Outlands. They intervene only in dire circumstances that threaten the existence of lizardfolk on a massive scale. Their realm reflects their philosophy like a muddy mirror: primal, unadorned, and focused on the essentials of life.
While Semuanya has few interactions with other deities, they have an ancient enemy in Sess’innek, a tanar’ri lord who seeks to dominate and corrupt lizardfolk. Despite Sess’innek’s efforts however, Semuanya remains largely unmoved, content to allow the more extremist lizardfolk, especially the khaasta, to reap the afterlives they sow in Sess’innek’s Abyssal realm.
Semuanya’s lizardfolk worshipers view their power as a guiding force for their race’s survival. Semuanya’s shamans—who also act as healers and tribal leaders—emphasise isolation from other races and focus on the propagation of scalykind. They are typically reticent, reflecting their god’s nature, and value practical skills over theological doctrines.
Canonical Sources:
- On Hallowed Ground [2e] p91,177
- Manual of the Planes [5e] p84 (description of the power and realm)
- Player’s Primer to the Outlands [2e] p31 (brief mention of realm)
- Planescape Campaign Setting: Sigil & Beyond [2e] p16, 27 (brief mentions)
Other Sources:
- Aulddragon’s Blog
- Jon Winter-Holt