She-la-Zad

She-la-Zad (1653 BTF; 1601 BTF), formerly known as She-la-Zad the wise, and usually known as She-la-Zad the necromant, or She-la-Zad the damned, was one of the most influential figures in Khamthyst society and the Nephrate magocracy during the time of the twin kingdoms of Unashen and Antha, and arguably one of the most powerful wizard to have ever lived. He rose to power during a time of great political and religious strife, sometime before the Solar War, and quickly became an icon of leadership for the sect of Nephra.

In the early years of his reign over Unashen as supreme priest of Nephra, he was known as a charismatic and unbreakable ruler, completely dominating a formerly chaotic organization, and was already regarded as a gifted magic wielder. His rule was however brief, mostly because of internal conflicts in the Nephrat sect, and general concerns over his mental health. By the time he was deposed from power, he had grown too close from hidden aspects of the Moon God, and had begun to explore the uncharted arcanes of magic, worrying the high command of the magocracy of Unashen.

Subsequently, She-la-Zad became an increasingly threatening figure for the political cast of the cult of Nephra, his obsessive attempts to further the study of what seemed like darker aspects of magic eventually causing a scission within the religious institution, with the creation of the Cabal, thus deeply weakening the kingdom. His search for the hidden secrets of the Moon God eventually drove him to utter insanity, and many years later, to heresy. Towards his final years, it is believed She-la-Zad's humanity had mostly faded away due to Thurid 's corruption.

As of recent times, She-la-Zad is often portrayed as the tragic symbol of the perversion of magic, in the western kingdoms of men. Magic wielders mostly adress his legacy as that of a uniquely briliant arcanist, who fell to his demise.