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Before their demise in the Time of Troubles, the Dead Three had prepared contingencies in the event that they were killed. The most infamous of these was Bhaal's, who foresaw his own death and begat progeny; the [[Bhaalspawn]]. Each child possessed a small portion of his divine essence as the Bhaalspawn's true purpose was to serve as a vessel and eventually | Before their demise in the Time of Troubles, the Dead Three had prepared contingencies in the event that they were killed. The most infamous of these was Bhaal's, who foresaw his own death and begat progeny; the [[Bhaalspawn]]. Each child possessed a small portion of his divine essence as the Bhaalspawn's true purpose was to serve as a vessel and eventually die, so that the scattered divine essence inside them could be gather and used to restore Bhaal back to life. Bane's was not so dissimilar from Bhaal's, as he had sired a half-demon son named Iyachtu Xvim, who later reclaimed his father's domains of tyranny, hatred and strife from Cyric and Myrkul imbued an artifact known as the Crown of Bones with a portion of his power. | ||
The first of the Dead Three to return was Bane, who consumed his half-demon son and reclaimed his divinity. The second was Bhaal, who was resurrected after the last two remaining Bhaalspawn perished and reclaimed his domain of Murder from Cyric. Myrkul was the last, as he was resurrected during the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Second_Sundering Second Sundering] along with many previously dead deities as the God of Death, but was forced to serve Cyric's successor as Lord of the Dead, Kelemvor. The Second Sundering saw a change in how Gods interacted with the mortal world. The Dead Three decided to stay on the mortal world as quasi-deities, the lowest rank in the divine hierarchy as they wished to continue to spread their influence to the mortals. | The first of the Dead Three to return was Bane, who consumed his half-demon son and reclaimed his divinity. The second was Bhaal, who was resurrected after the last two remaining Bhaalspawn perished and reclaimed his domain of Murder from Cyric. Myrkul was the last, as he was resurrected during the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Second_Sundering Second Sundering] along with many previously dead deities as the God of Death, but was forced to serve Cyric's successor as Lord of the Dead, Kelemvor. The Second Sundering saw a change in how Gods interacted with the mortal world. The Dead Three decided to stay on the mortal world as quasi-deities, the lowest rank in the divine hierarchy as they wished to continue to spread their influence to the mortals. | ||