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Something's always gnawed at me. At the banquet, Stelmane didn't seem to look ''at'' us, but ''through'' us. But that second time, her gaze never left me. It was steel, sharp and unyielding. It could just be my imagination. But I always felt that it was more than a stroke that had changed her. What, though... I couldn't say. | Something's always gnawed at me. At the banquet, Stelmane didn't seem to look ''at'' us, but ''through'' us. But that second time, her gaze never left me. It was steel, sharp and unyielding. It could just be my imagination. But I always felt that it was more than a stroke that had changed her. What, though... I couldn't say. | ||
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The Emperor describes Belynne as its former ''partner'', but if pressed will claim that it used its illithid powers on her to make her its thrall.<ref>Dialogue with the Emperor in the Astral Realm, after it is rejected and distrusted</ref> This eventually caused her to suffer her stroke, and left her partially paralysed.<ref>Investigations from The Knights of Shield.</ref><ref>Descent into Avernus pg. 162.</ref> | [[The Emperor]] describes Belynne as its former ''partner'', but if pressed will claim that it used its illithid powers on her to make her its thrall.<ref>Dialogue with the Emperor in the Astral Realm, after it is rejected and distrusted</ref> This eventually caused her to suffer her stroke, and left her partially paralysed.<ref>Investigations from The Knights of Shield.</ref><ref>Descent into Avernus pg. 162.</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In {{FRWiki|Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus}}, the segment describing [[Stelmane|Bellyne Stelmane]] describes her as having a secret, mental battle against a Mind Flayer. This Mind Flayer is very likely to be The Emperor himself, and as a result, puts his entire "alliance" with [[Belynne Stelmane]] into question. | *In {{FRWiki|Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus}}, the segment describing [[Stelmane|Bellyne Stelmane]] describes her as having a secret, mental battle against a Mind Flayer. This Mind Flayer is very likely to be [[The Emperor]] himself, and as a result, puts his entire "alliance" with [[Belynne Stelmane]] into question. | ||
**If the Emperor truly is the Mind Flayer described in the 5e module, it's very possible they did not have a proper alliance at all, and rather, The Emperor enthralled her for his needs. Whether this was always the case, or if they had a genuine alliance beforehand, isn't fully clear as The Emperor is an unreliable narrator. | **If the Emperor truly is the Mind Flayer described in the 5e module, it's very possible they did not have a proper alliance at all, and rather, The Emperor enthralled her for his needs. Whether this was always the case, or if they had a genuine alliance beforehand, isn't fully clear as The Emperor is an unreliable narrator. | ||