The chief deity of the leeches is Sanglintah, the Colossal Leech, the Many-Times-Great-Father of all Leechkin. The legends surrounding him are unbelievable, as befits a deity. In the beginning, there was nothing, and then there were the stars. The stars were celestial beings which traveled creation, bringing light and life to the Shasjrakh (First Island). At first they fostered their creations, but later became bored and toyed with the hapless mortals. So it was that the first leech, in devouring the essence of his former masters, saved the leeches and became a god.