Alathene Moonstar

Alathene Moonstar was the proprietress of the Blushing Mermaid inn, tavern, and festhall in Waterdeep circa the. She was also an archlich, the leader of the Maids of the Midnight Moon, and a former matriarch of House Moonstar.

Description
Lady Alathene was very old but maintained her stunning good looks by magical means. She always dressed in the formal style with long, elaborately decorated gowns, corsets that accentuated her bust, and veils on her head. She had an aristocratic bearing and manner of speaking that gave the impression of royalty. When interacting with her staff or clients of the Blushing Mermaid, she usually donned the same black metal mask and face veil as her employees wore.

Personality
Lady Alathene was always a devout worshiper of Selûne and a staunch supporter of her church. When her twin brother Vanrak turned to Shar, it began a family conflict that lasted for centuries. Alathene became obsessed with bringing her wayward brother to justice, even to the point of embracing undeath to carry on the quest for as long as it took. She was a wizard of great accomplishment and did not hesitate to use her powers when defending her home and her staff at the Blushing Mermaid. She found joy and amusement watching young people enjoy the festivities in her establishment and monitored it closely for any signs of trouble.

Abilities
She was a master of wizardry, able to cast spells from any school of magic. She was an arcane devotee of Selûne and created arcane versions of many of the divine spells granted only to favored priests of the Moonmaiden, such as moon blade, wall of moonlight, moon path, and moonweb.

Lady Alathene could control her undead powers, switching them on or off at will. She was immune to being turned by clerics.

Activities
As of 1372 DR, Lady Alathene was the proprietress of the Blushing Mermaid and on a personal quest to rid the world of her evil brother Vanrak or at least bring him to face justice for his many crimes. When she was not at the festhall, she could usually be found in the Vault of Stars, an underground chamber that was all that remained of the High House of Stars after it was destroyed by forces loyal to Vanrak. She used it as her personal laboratory for spell research and to continue the search for her brother.

The spells and enchantments that made her an archlich were flawed in some way and she was forced to maintain her unlife by absorbing the life force of two or three individuals per year. She usually picked evil patrons of her festhall or people she strongly disliked, and applied energy drain spells until they were dead.

Relationships
Alathene Moonstar was the fully human granddaughter of the half-elf Lunaven Moonstar, an accomplished wizard as well as a cleric of Selûne. She had a twin brother, Vanrak.