Sera
| "Lady of Fortune, Goddess of Wealth" | |
| Pantheon: | Cerillian |
| AoC: | Wealth, Luck |
| Symbol: | Silver Scales on a green background |
| Alignment: | CN |
| Home P/L/R: | Outlands/ The Marketplace Eternal |
| Aliases: | Sarimie (Anuire), Sera (Brechtür, Rjurik), Sarma (Khinasi), Sirova (Vosgaard) |
| Know Proxies: | Unknown |
Sera, (SAIR-ah) is the deity of fortune and luck. The Cerilian goddess of wealth, has joined forces with similarly minded powers from other single-sphere pantheons and established a common realm on the Outlands: the Marketplace Eternal. The shared realm is also home to Waukeen of Toril, Shinare of Krynn, and Zilchus of Oerth. Together, the four deities have a much larger and stronger realm than any of them could have alone.
The Outlands, after all, are thought by many to be the center of the Outer Planes (which, strictly speaking, have no center). That means most merchants and planewalkers find the Marketplace Eternal an easy place to stop by on their treks around the Great Ring. The realm's even competing with Tradegate to become the premier spot for commerce on the Outlands.
See, the marketplace is nothing but a huge, sprawling bazaar. It stretches for miles in every direction, with tents and stalls making impromptu roadways through the realm. There's no rhyme or reason to any of it, nor is there permanency, for the merchants set up in different spots every day, dividing themselves only by general specialty, and not always even that. Gambling halls, drinking tents, and hucksters of all varieties mix here indescriminately; some say the bazaar tops even that of Sigil. It's a place of splendor, but it's also very, very confusing to a newcomer.
Part of the reason is that the Marketplace Eternal is actually divided into four separate quarters, one for each of the ruling powers. Waukeen's quarter is called the House of Barter, Shinare's quarter is called the Scales of Wealth, Zilchus' quarter is known as the Seat of Luxury, and Sera's quarter is called the House of Resolve.
The House of Resolve lies closest to the Spire of the Outlands. In the center of the region is a stone kept, where Sera's proxies hear complaints about vendors. The bloods investigate any reports they think have merit, but the dark of the place is that it's impossible to cheat at anything - from business to cards to love - anywhere in the Marketplace Eternal.