Ras Nsi Ras ( or " Duke " ) Nsi was one of the seven " bara e " , the Chosen of Ubtao . He was infamous for seeking bloody and violent revenge against the Eshowe tribe of Chult and for the creation of the majority of the undead that roam that land . Description . Ras Nsi dressed the part of a Cormyr ean noble , wearing a sky - blue cloak and bearing a rapier . He had soft features , but his eyes supernaturally glowed bright red whenever he became irritable or spoke of his zeal for the city of Mezro . Personality . The first impression one might receive when meeting Ras Nsi was that he was decadent and weak - willed . Nsi , despite his exile , maintained a powerful devotion to both Ubtao and his holy city . He strongly opposed King Osaw ' s opening of the once hidden city to non - Tabaxi . Abilities . Like all " bara e " , Ras Nsi was immortal and could not age or grow sick . He had been granted several special abilities common among the Chosen of Ubtao : If within the Temple of Ubtao ( within Mezro , whence he had been exiled ) , he could also cast the following spells : In addition , Nsi had been granted a special power that ultimately made him the most powerful of all the " barae " ; he could animate the dead at will . Possessions . Ras Nsi controlled a fleet of ships off the coast of Chult , which included the stolen Cormyrean galleon , " Narwhal " . Nsi lived in a literally moving palace . The four - towered mansion , complete with low defensive walls , stained - glass windows , waving banners , and white stone , was built upon a massive platform carried by twelve gigantic skeletal tortoises . Activities . Ras Nsi controlled a massive army of undead , including dinosaur skeletons and dwarven , goblin , human , and pterafolk zombie s . These zombies served as his slaves , and he sent bands of them around Chult to collect taxes from the villages to fund his crusade . Under the guise of the " Refuge Bay Trading Company " , he also raised money to fund his goals by the sale of slaves and lumber to the other countries of Faerûn . This latter activity resulted in the destruction of great spans of rainforest . He made use of earth elemental s and dinosaurs to uproot and transport the large trees . The slaves and lumber were taken to Refuge Bay and shipped using his personal fleet . Ras Nsi would sometimes trick adventurers into raiding dwarven mines to steal their gems as another source of income . Nsi had many spies in Chult , such that it was difficult to enter the country through any of its main ports or visit any of the larger villages and avoid his detection . Nsi believed that his army would be used to serve and defend Mezro , the city he still loved , despite his banishment from it . He bided his time , assuming that when a future disaster would come to Mezro the other " barae " would call him home to aid them . If this failed to occur , he would simply attack the other six " barae " and take control of Mezro for himself , expelling all outsiders from the country . History . Ras Nsi was one of the seven original Chosen of Ubtao , and by 1372 DR , he was the only one of the original " barae " still alive . At the end of the great civil war between the Tabaxi and Eshowe tribes , so great was his zeal to protect his city , Nsi began a crusade to slaughter every last Eshowe in punishment for their attack on Mezro . For this , he was exiled by the other six " barae " . When the city of Mezro was destroyed by the Spellplague , it is assumed that Ras Nsi was destroyed along with it , as the " barae " were prophesied to crumble to dust if ever the city were annihilated .