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At some point during his efforts to take over [[Baldur's Gate]], [[Enver Gortash]] stumbled into the colony when visiting [[Ketheric Thorm]] at Moonrise and, sensing an opportunity, hastily formulated a plan: using the [[Crown of Karsus]], an ancient artifact of immense power belonging once to the archwizard [[Karsus]] of [[Netheril]], he would enslave the brain in order to harness its power and take over the [[Sword Coast]] in [[Bane|Bane's]] name.{{cite text|name=memoirs|Memoir Notes with Recent Addenda|[[Enver Gortash]]}} Together with his partner, the [[The Dark Urge|Bhaalspawn]], they hired the services of a diabolist named [[Helsik]] to provide passage to [[Mephistar]], lair of [[Mephistopheles]] and location of the crown. With the crown obtained, the pair returned to Moonrise to join Ketheric and chain the elder brain, yet after the Bhaalspawn placed the crown on the brain,{{ref|name=morphic|[[Morphic Pool]], lines spoken by the Netherbrain when confronted by the Dark Urge and their companions.<br>"''You placed the Crown upon me in the depths of Moonrise Towers, and there I was born. (...) Your plan was devious, your cruelty unparalleled. I would have followed it, were your mind not destroyed by your sister. But with you gone, the three pitiful Chosen fought like children in your wake. I gave them power to harm one another with, while I crafted my design."''}} [[Orin|Orin the Red]], second in command of the Bhaalspawn, betrayed her superior, slaying them and pronouncing herself the new [[Chosen]] of [[Bhaal]].{{cite text|name=memoirs|Memoir Notes with Recent Addenda|[[Enver Gortash]]}} | At some point during his efforts to take over [[Baldur's Gate]], [[Enver Gortash]] stumbled into the colony when visiting [[Ketheric Thorm]] at Moonrise and, sensing an opportunity, hastily formulated a plan: using the [[Crown of Karsus]], an ancient artifact of immense power belonging once to the archwizard [[Karsus]] of [[Netheril]], he would enslave the brain in order to harness its power and take over the [[Sword Coast]] in [[Bane|Bane's]] name.{{cite text|name=memoirs|Memoir Notes with Recent Addenda|[[Enver Gortash]]}} Together with his partner, the [[The Dark Urge|Bhaalspawn]], they hired the services of a diabolist named [[Helsik]] to provide passage to [[Mephistar]], lair of [[Mephistopheles]] and location of the crown. With the crown obtained, the pair returned to Moonrise to join Ketheric and chain the elder brain, yet after the Bhaalspawn placed the crown on the brain,{{ref|name=morphic|[[Morphic Pool]], lines spoken by the Netherbrain when confronted by the Dark Urge and their companions.<br>"''You placed the Crown upon me in the depths of Moonrise Towers, and there I was born. (...) Your plan was devious, your cruelty unparalleled. I would have followed it, were your mind not destroyed by your sister. But with you gone, the three pitiful Chosen fought like children in your wake. I gave them power to harm one another with, while I crafted my design."''}} [[Orin|Orin the Red]], second in command of the Bhaalspawn, betrayed her superior, slaying them and pronouncing herself the new [[Chosen]] of [[Bhaal]].{{cite text|name=memoirs|Memoir Notes with Recent Addenda|[[Enver Gortash]]}} | ||
With the brain under control, the Chosen of the [[Dead Three]] begin their plan of taking over the Sword Coast, coming up with the [[Cult of the Absolute]], a sect dedicated to the figure of the [[Absolute]], the name given to the newly enslaved brain. Using it, they would hatch tadpoles to infect the population of important cities and amass as army to take over the entire coast, luring them with the promise of a powerful, new goddess. The netherese magic of the crown allowed them to create special tadpoles that would remain in their victims in a suspended state of ceremorphosis, able to be controlled psychically while not becoming properly illithid yet.{{cite text|Accelerated Grand Design|Enver Gortash}} This way, the group would be able to target important targets while maintaining the ruse of religious fervor instead of the more sinister truth.{{cite text|name=memoirs|Memoir Notes with Recent Addenda|[[Enver Gortash]]}}{{cite text|Next Steps|Enver Gortash}} | With the brain under control, the Chosen of the [[Dead Three]] begin their plan of taking over the Sword Coast, coming up with the [[Cult of the Absolute]], a sect dedicated to the figure of the [[Absolute]], the name given to the newly enslaved brain. Using it, they would hatch tadpoles to infect the population of important cities and amass as army to take over the entire coast, luring them with the promise of a powerful, new goddess that welcomed the meek, the outcasts. The netherese magic of the crown allowed them to create special tadpoles that would remain in their victims in a suspended state of ceremorphosis, able to be controlled psychically while not becoming properly illithid yet.{{cite text|Accelerated Grand Design|Enver Gortash}} This way, the group would be able to target important targets while maintaining the ruse of religious fervor instead of the more sinister truth.{{cite text|name=memoirs|Memoir Notes with Recent Addenda|[[Enver Gortash]]}}{{cite text|Next Steps|Enver Gortash}} | ||
Unbeknownst to the Chosen three, the brain was willing to go along with the Bhaalspawn's plan until they began infighting.{{ref|name=morphic}} The brain then began plotting, and one of its plans included the [[Mysterious Artefact|Astral Prism]], a magic item that was the key to breaking the control of its masters.{{cite text|The Astral Prism Heist|Enver Gortash}} While the brain could be controlled, so long as all three netherstones were separate from the crown, it was still able to guide events to its favour. The Netherbrain, the elder brain's new form after being infused with the crown's netherese magic, granted the [[Emperor]] its freedom so it could retrieve the Prism, and planted the knowledge of [[Orpheus|Orpheus']] power, setting in motion it's grand plan for liberation.{{ref|name=morphic2|Morphic Pool, lines spoken by the Netherbrain when confronted by the party.<br>''"Who do you think told the Chosen about the Astral Prism? Who do you think planted the knowledge of Orpheus' power, and the fear of what it could do? When the Chosen sent my thralls to retrieve the Prism - who do you think let the 'Emperor' slip its leash, knowing it would be the one to bring you to me?"''}} | Unbeknownst to the Chosen three, the brain was willing to go along with the Bhaalspawn's plan until they began infighting.{{ref|name=morphic}} The brain then began plotting, and one of its plans included the [[Mysterious Artefact|Astral Prism]], a magic item that was the key to breaking the control of its masters.{{cite text|The Astral Prism Heist|Enver Gortash}} While the brain could be controlled, so long as all three netherstones were separate from the crown, it was still able to guide events to its favour. The Netherbrain, the elder brain's new form after being infused with the crown's netherese magic, granted the [[Emperor]] its freedom so it could retrieve the Prism, and planted the knowledge of [[Orpheus|Orpheus']] power, setting in motion it's grand plan for liberation.{{ref|name=morphic2|Morphic Pool, lines spoken by the Netherbrain when confronted by the party.<br>''"Who do you think told the Chosen about the Astral Prism? Who do you think planted the knowledge of Orpheus' power, and the fear of what it could do? When the Chosen sent my thralls to retrieve the Prism - who do you think let the 'Emperor' slip its leash, knowing it would be the one to bring you to me?"''}} | ||