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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Menzoberranzan=== | |||
Born into the ancient [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/House_Baenre House Baenre] of Menzoberranzan, Minthara was raised as a noble of the city in Qu'ellarz'orl, a plateau above the city sprawl. Taught in the ways of Lolth, she eventually rose to be an important house matron, enjoying all the luxuries of her birthright. She survived her first assassination attempt when she was a child, and another at the hands of her mother when she came of age. | |||
Sometime during her life there, she encountered a [[True Soul]] and two novices preaching the message of the [[Absolute]]. Minthara had them hanged and displayed as a warning against heresy, but curiosity got the best of her, and after using necromancy on the corpses to find their base of operations, she prepared a retinue of warriors to strike at [[Moonrise Towers]]. | |||
===Indoctrination and time in the Cult=== | |||
Minthara gathered her allies to battle absolutists, yet, when they arrived at Moonrise Towers, they were met with a lavish feast and a welcome fit for a house matron. [[Ketheric Thorm]] had been expecting her, and invited her to partake of his feast alongside [[Orin|Orin the Red]]. He explained he wished to form an alliance between Moonrise and Menzoberranzan, flattering Minthara and playing to her pride. Lowering her guard, Minthara was unable to react in time as Orin jumped on the table and sliced her men's throats as she approached her. Standing before her, Orin expressed her interest in Minthara, and Ketheric approved of it, ordering her to be taken to the [[Mind Flayer Colony]]. There, Minthara was held for some time, helplessly watching as her men were processed for food or to be turned into thralls. Eventually, Orin returned and personally placed the tadpole in Minthara's eye, sealing the drow's fate as part of the [[Cult of the Absolute]]. | |||
Under orders of her new god, Minthara participated in many massacres carried by the cult, mostly against religious communities who refused to convert. She became a zealot, and in time, even began to admire Orin. Orin would manipulate her further, telling her lies of how she was a True Soul, chosen by the Absolute as her greatest weapon. For Minthara, the Absolute was more than just a god, it meant pure love and total power. | |||
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===Act Two=== | ===Act Two=== | ||
* After defeating Ketheric, Minthara will sit on his throne, gloating. If spoken to, Minthara will reveal more about how she was indoctrinated into the Cult. | * After defeating Ketheric, Minthara will sit on his throne, gloating. If spoken to, Minthara will reveal more about how she was indoctrinated into the Cult, and her plans once the Cult is destroyed. | ||
===Act Three=== | ===Act Three=== | ||