User:StarSword/Kalir Patten

Kalir Patten, possibly the greatest Paladin of the Lanceboard to ever live, Narra Patten's mother, and Szass Tam's arch-enemy. Under her leadership, the King of Shadows was destroyed. Under her command, the Third Crusade achieved victory over the forces of the Fugue Plane. And under the direction of Kalir and her friend Safiya (N human (Mulan) female Transmuter 20/Red Wizard 10), the Academy of Shapers and Binders has become Fort Lightreach, a quiet but increasingly powerful force for political change in Thay, and a bastion against the undead plaguing the rest of Thay. Her hatred of necromancers, especially Szass Tam, is matched only by her love for her husband, Gannayev-of-Dreams, and for her three daughters.

The students at Fort Lightreach range from Red Wizards to Lancers, and the town that has grown up around it on the Thaymount has become a haven for escaped slaves and refugees from the current civil war in Thay.

Narra feels she has much to do to live up to her mother's legacy, though Kalir doesn't share the same view: in her mind, Narra needs solely to do what is right.

Background
Kalir Patten is not only a heroine, she was born of one: Esmerelle Patten (LG human (Illuskan) female Rogue 2/Paladin 23 of the Red Knight/Longsword Master) 7), the Hero of Waterdeep and nemesis of Mephistopheles.  Kalir is half-tiefling due to her biological father Valen Shadowbreath, and it is unknown why Kalir was born a deva rather than human or tiefling; she suspects her mother was from a dormant celestial bloodline.

In life, Esmerelle Patten was for two years the Grandmaster of the Order of the Lanceboard, but when her husband Valen died in combat a year and a half after Kalir's birth, Esmerelle was overcome with grief and left the Order to raise their child in her hometown of West Harbor. Her hope was for Kalir to live out her life as a simple village woman, but all that changed when the King of Shadows returned and Ammon Jerro led the armies of Neverwinter to the Mere of Dead Men to challenge him. In the fighting, the Silver Sword of Gith was broken. Esmerelle instinctively dove on top of the two-year-old Kalir to protect her from the blast; a shard passed through her body and embedded itself in Kalir's chest, killing her mother instantly.

Kalir was subsequently adopted by the ranger Daeghun Farlong, and the rest is history.

Life since the Third Crusade
In mid-1374 DR, Kalir married Gannayev-of-Dreams in West Harbor, but returned to Thay soon after, having placed one of her lieutenants in permanent command of Crossroad Keep. Neeshka, and Ammon Jerro went with her to Thay, where they settled in the town below the Academy of Shapers and Binders.

By late 1374 DR, Kalir was eight months pregnant with Narra by way of her single night with Casavir during the War of SHadows, but was no less active. The Lords' Alliance asked her to head up a diplomatic mission to Mulhorand to establish an embassy and trade relations, but the negotiations were interrupted by Narra's birth two weeks into the conference. (The pharaoh was reportedly ... annoyed, but his wife placated him.)

Physical Description
Kalir is a tall and slender woman of ethereal beauty, with blonde hair, violet eyes, and a clear, ringing voice that can be heard across the clamor of a battlefield. (Despite this latter trait being common among descendants of trumpet archons, she now suspects her bloodline is descendant from a solar due to the traits exhibited by Narra.)

In battle, Narra wears custom-enchanted adamantine full plate, carries a large shield, and wields the Silver Sword of Gith.