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Background
When the necromancer Haplo fled Faerun to Athas, he took most of his most trusted allies with him. Among those was his son, a young man named Nilsiar, an apprentice wizard but one also just as ambitious as his father.
When the demon lord Khershidion offered Nilsiar and his companions the power and means they needed to overthrow Haplo, they took his gifts greedily. What they did not realize at the time (and probably should) was that demonic gifts come with a high price.
Nilsiar's coup failed thanks to the timely intervention of Avouz and his extra-planar allies that he found in Ravenloft. Haplo took the betrayal of his son particularly hard and condemned the young man to a life of horrid torture for the rest of his days.
Nilsiar was found some years later in the depths of Faerun's Darkhold. Haplo had even brought his wayward child back with him from exile to continue his torments. By now, years of necromantic corruption had transformed the man into a hideous monster, cursed by Khershidion, to never die. He had become a Spawn of Kyuss, a Worm That Walks. Avouz, Moric, and their companions destroyed Nilsiar or so they thought.
A century past and a young man of Darkhold by the name of Eadred stumbled onto the old catacombs while exploring. Deep below the fortress, he encountered the reformed Spawn of Kyuss that was once Nilsiar. As the monster rose up to destroy him, something intervened to save Eadred. A powerful being of shadow emerged in the darkness and drove off the undead monstrosity.
"Your life belongs to me now." said the shadow being. "I am Haplo, demi-god of the Shadowfell and one-time servant to Shar. I have need of one such as you. When Shar betrayed the world, she wrought my downfall, destroying my worshipers and much of my magic. But I have found a way back into the world and you will be my herald. You will be my son Nilsiar, truer to me than the one who once bore that name. And I will give you power and strength beyond your wildest dreams."
The new Nilsiar emerged from those catacombs a transformed man, imbued with powers of the Shadowfell and determined to begin anew the Church of Haplo. However, there are those rare few who still remember the name Haplo and they must be dealt with. First and foremost is the half-elf now known as Athasen.
Description
Nilsiar is a young handsome man in his mid-20s. His dark eyes gleam with ambition and he is determined to supplant Athasen in whatever what he can. To that end, he often dresses to impress his betters in the Zhentarim, trying to convince them that he should replace the "old man" and assume his duties and responsibilities.
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