//TOB Ends @9100 = ~After the Bhaalspawn saga events were behind them, Kiara and proved a match made in heavens. For a while, they settled in Athkatla and attempted to live a simple but cushy life. was soon offered a chair on the council of six after the sudden death of the Meisarch but declined upon Kiara's insistence. She could not fathom the idea of becoming a mere housewife and dragged on the road once again, tempting him with a visit to her homeland of Kara Tur. The legend purports that during a halt in Afyal the Demon lord visited Kiara once more only to disavow his word and take Kiara to the abyss. followed the Demon lord with the help of Cyric, the reigning God Of Murder, who had long waited for an opportunity to take revenge on the Demon Lord for his treachery. After the two of them united in the shadowy depths of the demon's plane, the legend goes on to say that the ensuing slaughter has left the abyss scarred for a thousand years. Kiara and single handed fought and killed countless demons including a fierce Demon prince, before escaping unscathed through Mount Doom. A persistent rumor speaks of Ardic promising Kiara and would rule the abyss after the end of their mortal existence. However, neither Kiara nor ever confirmed those accounts, when asked they simply stare at each other and start laughing. After mount doom, they proceeded to Kara Tur and Kiara led to her old monastery, once again a peaceful and restful place, free of Balthazar's fist rule. A place where Kiara was soon to give birth to a male heir that would proudly bear the name and heritage of his father, growing over the years into a fierce and renowned monk. Kiara, however, died in giving birth despite the monk's efforts to heal her. A long procession of mourners, from as far as Afyal, came to the monastery to pay tribute to the legend of Kiara, the monk who defeated the abyss. never quite recovered but found much pride in educating his son. Their trip back to Athkatla proved for the young monk a remarkable adventure as they fought bandits, gibberlings and other lesser foes, which could have easily chased away by the mere spelling of his name. Instead, he sat quietly, watching his son dispatching the poor creatures as easily as he would himself, a pleasing smile on his face and a tear in his eye as memories of his own past surfaced, remembering the young adventurer he once was himself, remembering how it all started, somewhere near Candlekeep, on the sword coast~ @9101 = ~'s ascendance to Godhood affected Kiara deeply. She tried to find comfort in meditation when she overtook the monastic order of Amkethran but the wound in her heart would clearly never heal. Instead, she was slowly overcome by an insidious madness partly due to the birth of a stillborn son. One of her closest and trusted friend, Zaiya, relates she wanted to give her one love, the god of murder, a gift of blood in his honor, one to be forever remembered. A year later and for no reason, she prompted a war with Amn that would surpass and outlive the bloody history of the Bhaalspawn saga. Amn, facing an army of a thousand monks and mercenaries led by her fearsome and mad leader Kiara, gathered the largest alliance Faerun could possibly fathom in an attempt to thwart the threat. Red They wizards, Paladins from the order of the Radiant heart, Harpers, Thieves, Cowled wizards and Elves at the head of which queen Ellesime herself, all set aside their grievances and joined the elite troops of Amn to face Kiara's army. The ensuing battle was one of epic proportion. Kiara and her army rushed into battle, spreading death like a wild fire, destroying a quarter of Amn’s forces on their first onslaught. Oblivious to magic and wielding death at the palm of their hands, Kiara's army of monks seemed almost invincible. Many in the ranks of Amn started to lose faith when according to numerous witnesses that day, something extraordinary happened. The legend tells Amn’s gruesome fate was salvaged by the premature death in battle of Kiara at the hand of an unknown foe. Some murmur the black hooded figure that suddenly appeared on the battlefield and stroked the death blow was one of the gods angered by Kiara's madness or perhaps a greater Demon, yet a persistent rumor speaks of the Lord of Murder himself. Ever since, her name has been one of infamy that remains unspoken in history books, even prompting Volo to erase all accounts of Kiara from his own book on the great Bhaalspawn. But town folk Legends often supersede written scriptures, and many citizens of Faerun still speak of the Lord of Murder's vengeful fist and how Ao, the overfather himself, was forced to intervene, ordering The Lord of Murder to sever his murderous arm. Some go on to say that the Lord of Murder took Kiara at his right side for her body was never found on the battlefield, other place her in the abyss where her black soul suffers eternal torture.~ @9102 = ~'s ascendance to Godhood affected Kiara deeply. She tried to find comfort in meditation when she overtook the monastic order of Amkethran but the wound in her heart would clearly never heal. Instead, she was slowly overcome by an insidious madness partly due to the birth of a stillborn son. One of her closest and trusted friend, Zaiya, relates she wanted to give her one love, the god of murder, a gift of blood in his honor, one to be forever remembered. A year later and for no reason, she prompted a war with Amn that would surpass and outlive the bloody history of the Bhaalspawn saga. Amn, facing an army of a thousand monks and mercenaries led by her fearsome and mad leader Kiara, gathered the largest alliance Faerun could possibly fathom in an attempt to thwart the threat. Red Thay wizards, Paladins from the order of the Radiant heart, Harpers, Thieves, Cowled wizards and Elves at the head of which queen Ellesime herself, all set aside their grievances and joined the elite troops of Amn to face Kiara's army. The ensuing battle was one of epic proportion. Kiara and her army rushed into battle, spreading death like a wild fire, destroying a quarter of Amn’s forces on their first onslaught. Oblivious to magic and wielding death at the palm of their hands, Kiara's army of monks seemed almost invincible. Many in the ranks of Amn started to lose faith when according to numerous witnesses that day, something extraordinary happened. The legend tells Amn’s gruesome fate was salvaged by the premature death in battle of Kiara at the hand of an unknown foe. Some murmur the black hooded figure that suddenly appeared on the battlefield and stroked the death blow was one of the gods angered by Kiara's madness or perhaps a greater Demon, yet a persistent rumor speaks of the Lord of Murder himself. Ever since, her name has been one of infamy that remains unspoken in history books, even prompting Volo to erase all accounts of Kiara from his own book on the great Bhaalspawn. But town folk Legends often supersede written scriptures, and many citizens of Faerun still speak of the Lord of Murder's vengeful fist and how Ao, the overfather himself, was forced to intervene, ordering The Lord of Murder to sever his murderous arm. Some go on to say that the Lord of Murder took Kiara at his right side for her body was never found on the battlefield, other place her in the abyss where her black soul suffers eternal torture.~ @9103 = ~After the Bhaalspawn saga ended, Zaiya took the first ship sailing from Amn to Afyal. Half across the sea, a ship started to follow them at a distance and it became clear to all onboard it had to be pirates or slavers. Zaiya showing courage and determination whisked everyone to safety in the ship's hold, whilst she would be standing firmly on the deck awaiting the pirate's boarding. Pirates who survived Zaiya's rage to tell the tale, speak of their amazement to see a frail woman at the helm of the ship, the main deck deserted. Almost certain the ship as much as the women was theirs, they shouted scornful insults at Zaiya but the women stood her ground. Zaiya shouted back not to attempt boarding lest they all wanted to die, which prompted much laughter in the pirate's flock whilst some already were rushing on the deck. A few minutes later, it was all over. The pirates were overrun by fear and jumped starboard, clinging onto the remaining planks of wood of their defunct ship. On arrival in Afyal, the news of Zaiya's exploits aboard the ship spread like wildfire and rumors soon came to all influential nobles of the city. They invited Zaiya at their table to hear of her tales of the great Bhaalspawn. Weary of her fame, month later Zaiya bought the house of her former master and lived a quiet life. On the news of Kiara's death, she rushed to Kyoro and tried to comfort as much as she could. She stayed for some time and took care of Kiara's offspring but it became obvious had grown old and his desire to leave for Amn prompted Zaiya to make the return journey to her own homeland where she once again settled in her own habits and house.~ @9104 = ~After the Bhaalspawn saga ended, Zaiya took the first ship sailing from Amn to Afyal. Half across the sea, a ship started to follow them at a distance and it became clear to all onboard it had to be pirates or slavers. Zaiya showing courage and determination whisked everyone to safety in the ship's hold, whilst she would be standing firmly on the deck awaiting the pirate's boarding. Pirates who survived Zaiya's rage to tell the tale, speak of their amazement to see a frail woman at the helm of the ship, the main deck deserted. Almost certain the ship as much as the women was theirs, they shouted scornful insults at Zaiya but the women stood her ground. Zaiya shouted back not to attempt boarding lest they all wanted to die, which prompted much laughter in the pirate's flock whilst some already were rushing on the deck. Soon, it was all over. The pirates were overrun by fear and jumped starboard, clinging onto the remaining planks of wood of their defunct ship. On arrival in Afyal, the news of Zaiya's exploits aboard the ship spread like wildfire and rumors soon came to all influential nobles of the city. They invited Zaiya at their table to hear of her tales of the great Bhaalspawn. Weary of her fame, months later Zaiya bought the house of her former master and lived a quiet life until her end. People often came to her for spells, potions and magical trinklets which she sold to keep her living. Often she wondered what had happened to her old friend Kiara, but never tried to really find out.~ @9105 = ~After the Bhaalspawn saga ended, Zaiya took the first ship sailing from Amn to Afyal. Half across the sea, a ship started to follow them at a distance and it became clear to all onboard it had to be pirates or slavers. Zaiya showing courage and determination whisked everyone to safety in the ship's hold, whilst she would be standing firmly on the deck awaiting the pirate's boarding. Pirates who survived Zaiya's rage to tell the tale, speak of their amazement to see a frail woman at the helm of the ship, the main deck deserted. Almost certain the ship as much as the women was theirs, they shouted scornful insults at Zaiya but the women stood her ground. Zaiya shouted back not to attempt boarding lest they all wanted to die, which prompted much laughter in the pirate's flock whilst some already were rushing on the deck. Soon, it was all over. The pirates were overrun by fear and jumped starboard, clinging onto the remaining planks of wood of their defunct ship. On arrival in Afyal, the news of Zaiya's exploits aboard the ship spread like wildfire and rumors soon came to all influential nobles of the city. They invited Zaiya at their table to hear of her tales of the great Bhaalspawn. Weary of her fame, months later Zaiya bought the house of her former master and lived a quiet life until her end. People often came to her for spells, potions and magical trinklets which she sold to keep her living. Often she wondered what had happened to her old friend Kiara, but never tried to really find out.~