Allannia Vaj'zaelin¶
"She is considered an die-hard enemy of the Kalari and of all living things." — Kalari Keeper Scroll (S164)
Allannia Vaj'zaelin, the Incarnate of Ice, is an Eldritch battle magus who specializes in frost magic. Her caste name, Vaj, marks a battle magus or renowned magus. In ancient times she commanded the Eldritch host that seized the Radiant Throne; in the Fifth Age she has "returned to claim her people's birthright: Terrun," and is quietly freeing her kin, building influence in the human kingdoms, and preparing to raise herself and her followers to godhood.
Also called: Allania (later session notes), Allannia Vaj'Zaelin.
History¶
The Kalari Keeper Scroll sealed with her name records that she "was the High Commander of the Eldritch forces that invaded and occupied the Radiant Throne. She fell while holding the throne against the combined might of the Younger Gods and their Ascendants." Like the rest of her people she was imprisoned in soulcruxes; her scroll lists eight objects, of which only one is named: the Godfire Lantern of Helis Sunblighter, which held "3 soulcruxes of the most powerful Eldritch." Another of her cruxes was concealed inside a revered Kalari relic, the Divine Lantern of Saint Vharman: "a black metallic shard shaped as a long triangle about 12 inches long and 4 inches wide," "very warm, almost hot, to the touch." It came into the keeping of the exiled prince Immeron, who is in truth Amer, her lieutenant.
Aims¶
She has released three of her eight soul anchors. "Now that Kalar, the Usurper is dead, as the rightful heirs of Tamariel, she is positioning herself to elevate herself and followers to godhood." She "despises the Dark Gods as weak pretenders" and sees Pravus and Asmodeus "as the real threats that they are." For the younger races she has no use beyond the moment: "They are pawns and will be her slaves when all is said and done. She simply has no care for their welfare either way." She will use them as a smokescreen when she can. She has yet to reveal herself.
Her method is deliberate. She "will not free the insane ones." She means "to only awaken enough Eldritch to serve her needs to conquer the world and gods," and "only partially awakens them on purpose so as to gauge their usefulness, power and whether they will be allies or enemies." None will be fully woken until she is fully awake herself. She "plans on the Eldritch being living gods."
Followers and agents¶
She has six other partially awake Eldritch followers and many humanoid agents, whom she pays or blackmails and who "are not aware of what she is." Named among them:
- Amer, her lieutenant, who lived in exile in Floren as Prince Immeron of Alghert.
- Malo, an Eldritch Knight who served her in Pemeril in the guise of an Oesterkull until his death.
- Amfrie Rahal, Mistress of the Lantern for the Brotherhood of the Sun.
- Hadelia, the Grey Prophetess, an agent of the Eldritch in the priesthood of the Iron Lady.
The notes on that priesthood say that "the Iron Lady is an Elder God, Allania serves them," tying her to the Elder Gods her people once served.
Relations¶
She "is at odds with Phaendar and she secretly undermines him whenever possible": she has captured two of Phaendar Nar'Vizerai's soul anchors "and has them hidden away where he wont find them." Her caution is the opposite of Luiranar Xal'Vanala's, who frees every Eldritch he can. Her hidden hand in the Sancturi Campaign runs through Amer and Malo.
Earlier accounts¶
The first version of her profile (S141) is the same in substance but gives no count of soul anchors and names no followers. The earliest fragment (S136) sets a "Rampaging Eldritch Horror" against her, "taking the opposite approach to Allania."
Gap
The sources do not say where she resides, what form she now takes, where the Radiant Throne stood, or which of the Iron Lady and her priesthood serves the other: the phrase "Allania serves them" can be read either way.