Connects to: 13.08.02, 13.24, 18.26, 26.20.01, 29.14.21, 29.14.40 and 48.32.01.
Overview
Uriza abused one of Hazad Kaldun’s (29.14.21) most potent creations in an attempt to rise to the top of Blind Midshotgatepool’s criminal hierarchy (26.20.01). But her ambition blinded her and her sins caught up to her. She has spent close to forty years in this tiny grotto near a spring, eating roots and praying for penance for herself and dozens of others.
Uriza is the third daughter of a petty Shuttered noble (29.14.40). She somehow acquired Hazad Kaldun’s Diadem of the Third Eye, a piece of jewelry designed for a high priest of Alberon. The diadem is activated when its center jewel is dipped in someone’s blood. The diadem’s wearer sees the most grievous sin of whomever’s blood the jewelry was last soaked in.
For a short time, Uriza used the diadem’s power to blackmail her way into the ranks of Blind Midshotgatepool’s thieves’ guild. But one of her rivals, Mousey, learned her secret and exploited it. He spent a year collecting the blood of 101 of the city’s worst sinners. When he finished, he mixed them into a single bowl. He kidnapped Uriza with the help of some loyal followers, submerged the diadem into the bowl and forced her to wear it. The knowledge of their sins drove her insane, and she fled into the wilderness.
In the last six months, Uriza has provided reluctant aid to adventurers bound for the Black Ziggurat (18.26). Persistent guests may learn a few things about the surrounding lands.
Few remember Uriza’s dark past. Those who do know her consider her a very holy woman.
Connections
- The central gem of the Diadem of the Third Eye originally came from the sizeable invisibility ring of Gilad the Unavoidable (13.08.02).
- Uriza knows of Old Black, the slumbering dragon (13.24).
- If someone has eaten from the Cauldron of Galovain the only sin that the Diadem will detect is the meal that they ate (48.32.01).
Hooks
- Where is the Diadem of the Third Eye now?
- Whose sins does Uriza know about?
- What will it take to make Uriza divulge her unique knowledge?
