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I've given this goddess a lot of thought and research, because at one time I was considering making a Bonuwat (Ijo) cleric. (I still might someday.) She isn't statted out in any official product, so there's a lot of leeway. Here's one view.
As a strange sort of combination of Desna and Gozreh, Shimye-Magalla is not actually one entity. It is, in fact, Desna and Gozreh. Worshipers of Shimye-Magalla can thus choose from the domains granted by Desna OR those granted by Gozreh.
However, if that messes with the admittedly pleasing to the OCD minded setup of every deity offering 5 domains, I would say that Shimye-Magalla would grant the following since they represent the strongest crossover between the two deities:
Air, Water, Luck, Travel, Weather
I'm not satisfied with that. I think that there's room for another non-LG deity, since there are three LG ones. Even if their prayers are actually being answered by Desna and Gozreh, worshipers of Shimye-Magalla have a specific idea of who she is, which will influence what boons they can receive from those two. So. What is she like?
It's generally known that Shimye-Magalla reflects Gozreh's female aspect -- that which matches the capriciousness of the sea -- and pairs it with Desna's love of travel, freedom, and the stars by which the Bonuwat navigate.
Born of the ocean’s fury and the wind’s wrath, Gozreh is a fickle deity. Those who ply the waters or rely upon the rains know this better than most, and are sure to placate Gozreh and honor him when the winds and waves are favorable. Gozreh has two aspects, equally depicted in art and sculpture. When at sea, or over water, Gozreh is a woman, with wild, flowing green hair whose body transforms into endless waves. In the sky and over land, Gozreh appears as an aged man with a long white beard, emerging from a mighty storm cloud.
Looks like her portfolios are travel, freedom, the stars, and the sea. DM Alexander Kilcoyne's Sargavan Saga -- which I've been following avidly from the beginning -- eventually determined that she is chaotic neutral, her holy symbol is a piece of driftwood, and her favored weapon is a starknife or trident. That all sounds good to me.
If I were DMing a Bonuwat cleric today, I would say that Shimye-Magalla's domains are Chaos, Liberation, Luck, Travel, and Water. It ends up being mostly Desna with a little bit of Gozreh, but even Weather has a strong Air element to it, and that part of Gozreh is omitted.
My version of Shimye-Magalla's subdomains would include Gozreh's Oceans and Desna's Azata, Curse, Exploration, Fate, and Freedom. (I would also change Calistria to grant Protean instead of Azata.) I think that Luck should be the one to get two subdomains because of the famous superstitiousness of sailors; and anyway, the only other subdomain that either deity offers for her domains is Revolution, and that doesn't match her flavor.
Finally, the oracular mysteries that seem to be a good fit for a Shimye-Magalla worshiper are Heavens and Waves. It doesn't sound like a lot, but that's because Heavens is the only one associated with Desna, and the sea is the only aspect of Gozreh that is incorporated in this meta-deity.
Thoughts?