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=== Origin ===

None really know the origins of this god of revelry, and few care to ask.  Sometimes hero, sometimes villain, Trishna is a being of excess and wealth.  While often seen as a vice to those outside of followers, there is rumor of another purpose hidden within Trishna's origins.

It is said that the current form of the universe, a material universe, was an accident created from a mistake from a great cosmic being when they were forging the heavens.  Though an error, the gods saw life spring upon the material and took pity, granting them boons like light, fire, health, and sapience, but this was but a bandaid on a wound in creation.  This material world was not "true", a lie preventing them from witnessing heaven.  While one could reject "reality" and find the truth behind it, this was a difficult task and so many souls were trapped in eternal limbo of birth and rebirth in the material.  Many gods tried to enlighten, but a being known as Trishna took another stance.

The problem was that the desires of the world always drew the souls back to the material.  The need for desire, it was almost impossible to ignore.  But could it be sated?  While also difficult, it was possible that by indulging in one's desires to the point where the amazing became boring, one could naturally let go of their needs and drift from the material to rejoin the gods in heaven.  If anything, it was success through overdose.  And so Trishna adopted the form of a god of greed and excess, in hopes that one day the souls in his palace would fade beyond the bounties granted to them and see how small and useless it really was.

But since none can confirm it, debate rages to this day if this is simply a hedonistic deity, or benevolence in disguise.
Alignment	Chaotic Neutral +
Allowed Alignments	CN +, CG +, TN + and and CE +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Domain	Chaos +, Competition^SpC +, Culinary +, Gluttony^SpC + and Luck +
Favored Weapon	Combat Parasol +, Greatclub + and or Tetsubo +
Home Plane	Limbo (Palace of Chanda) +
Identifier	3.5e Deity +
Portfolio	Challenge, Entertainment, Excess, Fortune, and Hunger. +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	Trishna is the rotund god of earthly delights and excess. He is the desire to enjoy oneself, and the hunger when denied the bounties of the world. +
Symbol	Golden Elephant Head with Mandala +
Title	Trishna +
Type	Demigod +