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=== Life as a Sharran=== | === Life as a Sharran=== | ||
Jenevelle would be brought to the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]], a Sharran temple in Baldur's Gate set up and ran by Mother Superior Viconia DeVir after her previous endeavours in [[Waterdeep]] had failed.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|No Price Too High}} by Viconia DeVir}}{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|In Service of the Night}} by Viconia DeVir}} Viconia's mission, given to her directly by Shar, was to mould young Jenevelle into a champion of the Dark Lady, an effort that would ultimately take almost half a century.{{ref| | Jenevelle would be brought to the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]], a Sharran temple in Baldur's Gate set up and ran by Mother Superior Viconia DeVir after her previous endeavours in [[Waterdeep]] had failed.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|No Price Too High}} by Viconia DeVir}}{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|In Service of the Night}} by Viconia DeVir}} Viconia's mission, given to her directly by Shar, was to mould young Jenevelle into a champion of the Dark Lady, an effort that would ultimately take almost half a century.{{ref|[[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]], ambient line spoken by Shadowheart upon reading {{SmRarityItem|No Price Too High}} in the dormitory.<br>''"These are all about ''me''... forty years of my life, documented like I was some sort of specimen."''}} Jenevelle resisted the indoctrination at first, but the brutal training she would be put through, being lied to that her parents perished defending her from wolves, as well as repeated forced use of the temple's [[Mirror of Loss]], would slowly erase her past and in time forge a new identity: Shadowheart. | ||
Though the Mother Superior was especially cruel with Shadowheart, forcing her to use the Mirror of Loss more than with any other acolyte. Under Viconia's watchful eye, Shadowheart, no longer recognizing her parents, was forced to torture them and practice her newfound skills on them.{{ref|Campsite, line spoken by Arnell Hallowleaf if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"They had you use us for... practice. All the techniques that the Sharrans hold pride in. Trickery, interrogation... torture. They even had you, our own daughter, try to ''convert'' us."''}} Still, Shadowheart was able to retain a few memories from her past thanks to Rennald, a young [[Tiefling]] acolyte undergoing similar training. Any time she would be subjected to mirror training, Rennald would do his best to remind Shadowheart who she was afterwards.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Nocturne's Journal}} by Nocturne}} Thanks to him, and whatever scattered notes she was able to jot down between mirror trainings,{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Hastily Written Note (Night Orchid Cave)}} by Shadowheart}} Shadowheart was able to retain some parts of her identity, such as her fondness for flowers and animals. The two became good friends, and one of the few blessings during her time in the cloister. | Though the Mother Superior was especially cruel with Shadowheart, forcing her to use the Mirror of Loss more than with any other acolyte. Under Viconia's watchful eye, Shadowheart, no longer recognizing her parents, was forced to torture them and practice her newfound skills on them.{{ref|Campsite, line spoken by Arnell Hallowleaf if saved from Shar and asked about what happened the night of the abduction.<br>''"They had you use us for... practice. All the techniques that the Sharrans hold pride in. Trickery, interrogation... torture. They even had you, our own daughter, try to ''convert'' us."''}} Still, Shadowheart was able to retain a few memories from her past thanks to Rennald, a young [[Tiefling]] acolyte undergoing similar training. Any time she would be subjected to mirror training, Rennald would do his best to remind Shadowheart who she was afterwards.{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Nocturne's Journal}} by Nocturne}} Thanks to him, and whatever scattered notes she was able to jot down between mirror trainings,{{ref|{{SmRarityItem|Hastily Written Note (Night Orchid Cave)}} by Shadowheart}} Shadowheart was able to retain some parts of her identity, such as her fondness for flowers and animals. The two became good friends, and one of the few blessings during her time in the cloister. | ||