[Balanor]

I like to think that the last point is the 'truth', and that is part of the reason (along with the whole Moander situation) why gods are not officially listed as 'dead' in the list of gods that we have in Thay. It leaves so much more open to play with if a person is convinced that their god *is* alive - whether or not another god is actually the one providing their spells.

I like Bishop's explanation that Cyric may have somehow taken deception from Leira, and with the whole Cyrinshad debacle, he truly convinced himself (if she didn't provide illusion/deception enough when she supposed died) that he really did kill her. The concept of Leira is among my favorites in the very rich background of the Forgotten Realms gods, so if I were to play a character that had a stake in her 'true' state, I personally would play one that does not actually consider her 'dead' - although he'd maybe perpetuate the lie that she is dead.