Oryss

Oryss was a minor god in the Thauzunian Orthodoxy, associated with secrets, restricted knowledge, and controlled access to information. In pre-Fall belief, Oryss did not represent deception or mystery for its own sake, but the deliberate limitation of knowledge. His domain covered information that was intentionally withheld: classified records, sealed archives, restricted doctrines, and knowledge deemed dangerous or destabilizing if widely known. Secrecy under Oryss was understood as a tool of order, not as moral failing.
  Orthodox doctrine treated knowledge as something that required regulation. Not all truths were considered suitable for universal access, and Oryss embodied the principle that selective ignorance could preserve stability. Pre-Fall institutions believed that unrestricted dissemination of information led to disorder, misinterpretation, and misuse. Oryss therefore governed the boundary between what could be known publicly and what was reserved for qualified authorities, reinforcing hierarchical control over information.
  Oryss was closely associated with archivists, intelligence bodies, and restricted councils. Knowledge under his domain was recorded, preserved, and guarded rather than destroyed. Forgetting was not his function; concealment was. Pre-Fall teachings emphasized that secrecy carried responsibility, requiring accuracy, documentation, and continuity. Information hidden without structure or record was considered lost, and therefore outside Oryss’s authority.
  No knowledge of Oryss survives into the post-Fall era. There are no remaining references to his name, symbols, doctrines, or institutional role in modern Vey’Zari society. The Thauzunian Orthodoxy itself is unknown, and with its collapse, all structured understanding of Oryss vanished. He is not remembered, worshiped, or reinterpreted, leaving no trace beyond speculative reconstruction of pre-Fall religious systems.