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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> | 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 | 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> | ||
As terror gripped his town, the [[Harpers]], a loose organization that roots out villainy, saw that Ketheric had committed "Murder, Slavery, and Desecration of Temples Most Holy," and began to seek an alliance to end his reign.<ref>[[Scroll of Evidence|''Scroll of Evidence'']]</ref> | As terror gripped his town, the [[Harpers]], a loose organization that roots out villainy, saw that Ketheric had committed "Murder, Slavery, and Desecration of Temples Most Holy," and began to seek an alliance to end his reign.<ref>[[Scroll of Evidence|''Scroll of Evidence'']]</ref> | ||
Reithwin soon became the site of | Reithwin soon became the site of battle between Ketheric's army and the combined forces of the [[Harpers]] and [[Druid|druids]] of the {{FRWiki|https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Emerald_Enclave|Emerald Enclave}}. Meanwhile, the result of [[Mason's Log|a bargain struck]] between [[Raphael]] and the Selûnite-in-secret Morfred takes place as [[Yurgir]] begins to annihilate the Dark Justiciars. | ||
In the end, the Sharran army was defeated, [[Break Yurgir's Contract|virtually all Dark Justiciars were killed]], and finally Ketheric himself perished. Yet, before the final blow was struck, he would | In the end, the Sharran army was defeated, [[Break Yurgir's Contract|virtually all Dark Justiciars were killed]], and finally Ketheric himself perished. Yet, before the final blow was struck, he would curse the lands with a [[shadow curse]] that would persist long after his demise, afflicting any survivors from the battle and all the inhabitants left. His body was buried in the [[Thorm Mausoleum|Thorm mausoleum]]. | ||
=== Chosen of Myrkul === | === Chosen of Myrkul === |