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{{Q|Once judged, ascended, then vanquished as one and as three.|[[Withers]]}} | {{Q|Once judged, ascended, then vanquished as one and as three.|[[Withers]]}} | ||
== Background == | |||
=== Ascension === | |||
Before they were gods, the Three were once mortal men who dreamed of godhood. They set out into the world amassing power and defeating all who opposed them. Once they had gathered enough power, the Three set their sights on Jergal, the ancient the God of Death whose power they coveted the most. They stormed Jergal's realm and confronted him at his throne. However, they were taken aback by Jergal's willingness to step aside as the Lord of the End had grown tired of his power and station. Jergal proposed a game of chance to the three so they could divide his power amongst themselves wihout killing each other for it. | |||
Bane was the ultimate winner and chose Tyranny, Strife and Hatred. Myrkul came in second place and chose to rule the Dead and Jergal became his steward. Bhaal was in last place so Murder and Death was given to him. The Three ascended as gods and went unto Faerûn to spread their dominion. | |||
=== Time of Troubles === | |||
Despite their ascension, Bane and Myrkul still wished for more power and stole the Tables of Fate from the overgod Ao who they believed some of his power was tied to the tablets. When Ao noticed the theft, he summoned all the gods and demanded that the tablets be returned but no one step foward. Tired of their power plays and negligence of their duties, Ao banished all the gods (except the god Helm) to the mortal world and forbade them to leave until the tablets were return. | |||
It was during this time that the Three met their demise. Bane died during a titanic battle against the god Torm, Myrkul was slain by the Chosen of Mystra; Midnight (who became [[Mystra]] after her predecessor was slain by Helm for trying to enter the heavens without the tablets) and Bhaal was slain by the mortal Cyric wielding the sword Godsbane (an avatar of the god Mask). After these events the three were given the name Dead Three and the mortal Cyric ascended as a god, gaining all of the Dead Three's divine portfolios and worshippers for a time. | |||
=== Return === | |||
Before their demise in the Time of Troubles, the Three had prepared contingencies in the case that they were killed. The most famous of these was Bhaal's, who foresaw his own death and begat progeny; the [[Bhaalspawn]] with each child having a small portion of his divine essence, their purpose was for all Bhaalspawn to be killed so that Bhaal would be reborn again. | |||
== Chapter One == | == Chapter One == | ||