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[[File:Balduran4.png|left|thumb|200px|''I had the fortune of meeting Duke Stelmane. We formed a partnership'']] | [[File:Balduran4.png|left|thumb|200px|''I had the fortune of meeting Duke Stelmane. We formed a partnership'']] | ||
During that time it also came to be associated with the Knights of the Shield, a lawful and neutral evil conglomerate of politicians and merchants manipulating events behind the scenes. {{CharLink|Belynne Stelmane|Duke Stelmane}} was a major figure of this secret society, acting as the Emperor's envoy while it secretly kept her enthralled. {{ | During that time it also came to be associated with the Knights of the Shield, a lawful and neutral evil conglomerate of politicians and merchants manipulating events behind the scenes. {{CharLink|Belynne Stelmane|Duke Stelmane}} was a major figure of this secret society, acting as the Emperor's envoy while it secretly kept her enthralled. {{ref|The Emperor's vision of its control over [[Belynne Stelmane]] is corroborated by the 5e module, ''{{FRWiki|Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus}}''. In it, Stelmane is described as having a secret, mental battle against a mind flayer. This mind flayer is very likely the Emperor itself, and as a result, puts its entire "alliance" with Stelmane into question. It is very possible the Emperor and Stelmane did not have a proper alliance at all, and rather, the Emperor enthralled her for its needs. Whether this was always the case, or if they had a genuine alliance beforehand, isn't fully clear.}} | ||
Sometime before the events of the game, {{CharLink|Enver Gortash}} and [[the Dark Urge]] captured the Emperor, and brought it back under the thrall of the Moonrise Elder Brain, who was now wearing the Crown of Karsus and had become the Netherbrain masquerading as the [[Absolute]]. The Netherbrain sought to have all three Chosen of the Dead Three killed and specifically picked the Emperor, unbeknownst to it, to lead a team of illithids on a nautiloid to search for and steal from the [[Githyanki]] the Astral Prism containing their prince, Orpheus.{{ref|[[The Netherbrain]]'s dialogue to the player character at the [[Morphic Pool]].}}{{clear}} | Sometime before the events of the game, {{CharLink|Enver Gortash}} and [[the Dark Urge]] captured the Emperor, and brought it back under the thrall of the Moonrise Elder Brain, who was now wearing the Crown of Karsus and had become the Netherbrain masquerading as the [[Absolute]]. The Netherbrain sought to have all three Chosen of the Dead Three killed and specifically picked the Emperor, unbeknownst to it, to lead a team of illithids on a nautiloid to search for and steal from the [[Githyanki]] the Astral Prism containing their prince, Orpheus.{{ref|[[The Netherbrain]]'s dialogue to the player character at the [[Morphic Pool]].}}{{clear}} |