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My sister has been captured, judged and will be imprisoned for the rest of her natural life, as executing her would only be an escape from punishment for the crimes committed in this realm. But her capture was not by my hand and this gives me cause to re-evaluate my place in events.
Certainly I led the pursuit so far, but once we spoke to the Sethi merchant/slavemaster Jean-Luc and ascertained how much lead she had I would have let her go (certain in the knowledge she would return to challenge me of her own accord). It was Lythari who insisted we continue, and who purchased the scroll of Wind Walk from the merchant which allowed us to overtake her. It was Lythari and Branson who rushed to engage her in combat and took the brunt of her spells where I was prepared to face her alone. Her capture belongs to them.
On reflection I find that even as I must acknowledge that I must also acknowledge that the many young women of the cult who committed suicide did not do so because I was too slow in seeking out my sister after she fled the square, they did so because she ordered it. As she arranged the assassinations and other events which were a feature of my previous ascendancy in the Church, but for which I rightly or wrongly took responsibility. (Which is not to say that there are not plenty for which I am? was? responsible such as the excommunication of High Priest Hector.)
Lythari believes that our past lives are just that, past. That is a choice we each make but even for him it is not entirely true as Jean-Luc claims Lythari to have been and still to be his "property" and has expressed an intention to reclaim him. My devotion and duty to the Lady and the Church stayed with me through death and return so I can not set the time which instilled that in me aside so easily, and I have no desire to do so.
Nor should there be any need with the story of my past now clear and Vecna's influence in the Church - indirectly the result of my actions but directly the result of my sister's actions - curtailed. It is best I leave the new church hierarchy to sort themselves out and look again to the tasks we have taken responsibility for in the here and now
- firstly seeing if Lythari's Power can mitigate the effect of the werewolf curse on George
- then back to disrupting the Drow plan to unleash another dragon on the Kingdom. If the dark elves have done nothing in the past few of weeks to reveal their hands elsewhere then I believe the next step is to seek audience with the Dwarves.
Aside - as the result of this I have acquired two personal items. The first is a buckler shield which was once created for me but more recently used by my sister - "The Lady's Wards" protects also against magic and cunning blows. [Buckler shield +1, magic resistance 15, light fortification (25%)].
The second is new - I have taken the silver statue of myself which the cult set upon their altar and had the metal melted down, purified (blessed) and reforged into a mace to hang at my side as a reminder of these time. I call it reclaiming myself. ["Kiera's Reclaim" - Silver light mace +1]
