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Grief-stricken and unable to cope with her loss, Ketheric Thorm renounced the worship of the Moonmaiden and turned to [[Shar]], the Lady of Loss.<ref>''[[Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 1]]''</ref><ref>''[[Tablet Fragment (3)]]''</ref>
Grief-stricken and unable to cope with her loss, Ketheric Thorm renounced the worship of the Moonmaiden and turned to [[Shar]], the Lady of Loss.<ref>''[[Diary of Ketheric Thorm, Vol 1]]''</ref><ref>''[[Tablet Fragment (3)]]''</ref>


Moonrise Towers, once a bastion of Light, turned into a symbol of darkness and grief, and Thorm would systematically erase all Selûnite trace of the town, forcing all believers of the Moonmaiden to convert to Shar or flee. Those who remained devout to Selûne did so in secret, arranging a fledgling resistance; even as Sharran spies began to infiltrate their gathering places.
Moonrise Towers, once a bastion of Light, turned into a symbol of darkness and grief, and Thorm would systematically erase all Selûnite trace of the town, forcing all believers of the Moonmaiden to convert to Shar, flee, or die.<ref>From a [[Shadow Vestige#Reithwin Town|Shadow Vestige]]: "An older man turns his head away in shame. His neighbors would not renounce Selûne - now they hang in the town square."</ref> Those who remained devout to Selûne did so in secret, arranging a [[Investigate the Selûnite Resistance|fledgling resistance]]; even as Sharran spies began to infiltrate their gathering places.<ref>[[Investigation Notes|''Investigation Notes'']]</ref>


In Ketheric's downward spiral into darkness, Shar compelled him to build an army of Dark Justiciars beneath his home town in order to cleanse the world of Light. Ketheric lured his daughter's lover, Aylin, whom he had once quarreled with under Selûne, now trapping her in a prison. He had the immortal demigod serve as a perpetual sacrifice for Dark Justiciar initiates – a design of his closest confidante, the necromancer [[Balthazar]].<ref>[[Ornate Letter|''Ornate Letter'']]</ref><ref>[[Teachings of Loss: Dark Justiciar|''Teachings of Loss: Dark Justiciar'']]</ref>  
In Ketheric's downward spiral into darkness, Shar compelled him to build an army of Dark Justiciars beneath his home town in order to cleanse the world of Light. Ketheric lured his daughter's lover, Aylin, whom he had once quarreled with under Selûne, now trapping her in a prison. He had the immortal demigod serve as a perpetual sacrifice for Dark Justiciar initiates – a design of his closest confidante, the necromancer [[Balthazar]].<ref>[[Ornate Letter|''Ornate Letter'']]</ref><ref>[[Teachings of Loss: Dark Justiciar|''Teachings of Loss: Dark Justiciar'']]</ref>