![]() ![]() With the stone in hand, Bane forced Finder and his priest Joel into cooperation, demanding they escort him to Sigil and fetch the Hand of Bane, an artifact necessary for Bane's resurrection. With the help of his remaining high priestess Walinda, Bane cheated Finder of half of Finder's Stone, where Finder had stored a large portion of his godly power. Bane's priests either converted to one of the two new deities or were killed, and it seemed that all traces of the Dead Three were gone from the Faerûnian Pantheon.īane's essence survived by possessing one of his high priests, thereby transforming the priest into a banelich. For a time, it looked as if the world was rid of the Black Hand, as his portfolio was divided among the newly-ascendant god Cyric and Iyachtu Xvim, Bane's half-demonic son. The Warhammer of Tyr is stolen by Bane.ĭuring the Time of Troubles, however, when he was trapped in his vulnerable avatar form, Bane was slain by the demigod Torm outside of Tantras. The Heroes of Phlan, who vanquished Tyranthraxus a decade earlier, foil the plot and the cities are returned. His largest temple was the Black Lord's Altar in Mulmaster, then temple complex in Zhentil Keep.ġ350 DR, Bane, in an attempt to increase his own power, tries to draw a group of Moonsea cities into the nether regions. With the rise of Zhentarim network, Bane church began to gain in power at around 800 DR, his influence spread to Voonlar, Mulmaster, Hillsfar, eventually covered the Realms. He was never seen, although there are tales of a freezing black-taloned hand and eyes of blazing fire. In his first incarnation, Bane was a LE greater power in Acheron. ![]() *(source indicated that this occurred after the Fall of Netheril in -339 DR, as Jergal was still listed as one of the ruling deities.) Rise in power I can induce hatred and strife at my whim, and all will bow down before me while in my kingdom., thus he claimed the portfolios of Tyranny, Hatred, and Strife, ascended as a greater deity. He said: As winner, I choose to rule for all eternity as the ultimate tyrant. It turned out that Bane bowled the farthest, and was thus able to choose his domain. Jergal proposed that they solve this problem by bowling skulls of his liches. Jergal, all powerful to the point that he had long ago wished to step down the throne, asked: "Who among you shall rule?", and the trio immediately fell to fighting amongst themselves. The three approached the god Jergal and threatened him for the godly powers. The trio then journeyed into the Gray Waste and sought out the Castle of Bone to confront Jergal. Eventually the trio destroyed one of the Seven Lost Gods, Borem, of the Lake of Boiling Mud, and they each seized a portion of Borem's divine essence for themselves. No matter what monster they confronted or what spells they braved, the three mortals emerged unscathed at every turn. Over the length and breadth of the Realms they strode, seeking powerful magic and spells and defying death at every turn. Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul forged an unholy pact, agreeing that they would work together to seek ultimate power, or die in the attempt.
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