Ler Rhan

Character Summary Ler Rhan Race: Dericostian

There are only three Shadows known by name. Ler Rhan and Black Ferah are “generals” in the service of Bael'Zharon. They are extremely powerful entities that do not seem to fully exist in our world. Instead, they send aspects of themselves into Dereth.

Third Sending of Darkness

• During the occupation of the Dericost town of Daralet by Yalaini soldiers, Ler Rhan accompanied Ilservian Palacost when he was banned from the village.
• Ler Rhan is described as "a once-corpulent scribe who spent much (some said too much) time spinning tales for the children of the town".
• Bael'Zharon's forces assault the Empire's holdings in the Haebrous continent, and, after laying waste to a large part of the continent, was captured by the Council of Five and imprisoned in the Soul Crystals
• Three of the companions of Ilservian Palacost, Isin Dule, Ferah and Ler Rhan survive the Third Sending of Darkness, two Omadin and Elithra of Daralet are slain.

The Fourth Sending of Darkness

• Ilservian's surviving friends became corporeal once more and raised the Thorns, using them to alter the patterns of magic in the world. Ferah, by now called Black Ferah, and Ler Rhan attacked the Isparian population and kidnapped some of them for individual trials.
• The Shadows launched their invasion during the Thorns of the Hopeslayer patch. Their armies poured into the Direlands under the leadership of general Black Ferah. After being defeated a few times, she moved her command post into one of the Shadow Spires where she was overwhelmed after a coordinated attack of the Isparians.

The invasion of Ler Rhan's forces started in A'mun Desert. Unlike Ferah, he elected to directly establish his headquarters in the Spires. After he was slain there, he moved on to the plains in the Aluvian-settled regions of Dereth. Again, he was tracked and defeated. Once more he moved, into the Spire found in the Blackmire Swamp. Once more he fell.

The conquered Spires held keys to the Nexus Crystal, which was defended by an army of Undead and Shadows (See als Nexus Shadow Armor Quest).

• Until the To Raise a Banner of Flame, the Spires moved over the landscape, but their army and their generals remained unseen.
• The Spires of Ferah and Ler Rhan's Spires attacked Cragstone and Arwic.
• Ler Rhan's forces invested Anadil's garrison at the Fenmalain Vestibule, but the battle ends indecisive, partly due because Isin Dule withheld his forces. Before any action could be taken by the divided Shadows, the Isparians interfered again and destroyed all three of the Vault Crystals.
• After five of the Soul Crystals were destroyed, only the Shard of the Herald kept Bael'Zharon imprisoned. On most worlds, also this last Crystal was destroyed relatively quickly. Only on the world of Thistledown, a strong defense was organized.

To overcome this, Ferah and Ler Rhan assumed human form once more and contacted the Isparians they abducted and tested before. Together with one of them, Vidorian, they swept into the dungeon, drove the defenders back and shattered the Shard of the Herald. With a shriek that could be heard across worlds, Ilservian Palacost was freed.

• The Shadows of Ler Rhan disturb the parlay of the forces of the Empyreans, the Virindi and the Shadow faction of Isin Dule, and the Senechal of Chalicmere, Lord Amarand perishes.
• Bael'Zharon is finally weakened and his physical form destroyed, however, Ferah and Ler Rhan] are not. Isin Dule retreats to "somewhere in the lonely wastes".

After the Fourth Sending

• After the second time the Hopeslayer is defeated, the Shadows retreat
• The first mention hereafter of Ler Rhan is during the Mirror, Mirror event. The island of Caul undergoes a radical change due to experiments of Aerbax in cooperation with Ler Rhan, also referred to as "The Mirror".The island now shows an additional strong Shadow influence.
• During the The War of Blood and Shadow Story Arc, the Shadow Leaders become active again. The three generals, Ler Rhan and Black Ferah on one side, Isin Dule on the other, concentrate their activities on Caul, where Isin Dule keeps a close eye on the whereabouts of the other two
• Ler Rhan's experiments together with Aerbax result in the creation of a Prodigal Shadow Child by the name of Kirienne Palacost.One of his aspects defends the Child, together with an aspect of Black Ferah.

Related Pages

Appearances In Game

Ler Rhan himself does not appear as such ingame. Instead, he sends aspects of himself into the world. Destroying these aspects does not destroy Ler Rhan himself.

Ler Rhan Shadow aspects appear in various quests and he was one of two leaders (along with the A Shadow of Black Ferah) that led the Shadow invasions during the Thorns of the Hopeslayer event.

• Nexus Shadow Armor Quest (AKA Shadow Invasions) - Retired
• The destruction of the Shard of the Herald on Thistledown

Video on Youtube: Shard of the Herald / Liberation of Bael'Zharon on Thistledown

• A Shadow of Ler Rhan (Aerbax's Prodigal Shadow)

Texts

Instructions (Shriveled Lump)

Instructions (Shadowfire Stone)

Translation of the Pulsating Bony Lump

Creatures

• Shadow Child and - they appear to be a "speciality" of Ler Rhan
• Margul - created by Ler Rhan by using the Blood of the Hopeslayer
• Kirienne Palacost - the Prodigal Shadow Child, result of Aerbax's experiments on one of Ler Rhan Shadow Children.