Kilili Kilili was a female drow magic - user . She was in fact the embodiment of a dark spirit extracted from the body of Cybriana , and was her dark , other self . She plotted with the extraplanar monster Imgig Zu to release his people from the " Selûne ' s Eye " gem to overrun and conquer the Realms . Kilili and Cybriana ultimately merged into a single being , Kyriani Agrivar , the famed adventuress of Waterdeep . History . Origin . Kilili came into the world in a very strange way . Her story began with Cybriana , whose father had been a young mage who wore a gem known as " Selûne ' s Eye " . He had been foraging for components for cures and potions outside Shadowdale when he ' d met and been seduced by a " wicked " woman , a drow sorceress of the region . Shortly after her birth , her mother took her to an elf village in Shadowdale and abandoned her , leaving her in the care of an elderly elven woman . Cybriana was a typical half - elf baby , marred only by a strange dark birthmark in the center of her torso . The mark swelled as she grew older , developing into a horrid growth , one that bore an evil face . It seemed to contain a dark spirit , perhaps a manifestation of the mother ' s evil . In fact , it was of the father ' s evil as well — Ostus Agrivar had had a dark side , as all men did , but the incongruity of this against his good nature had passed to his daughter . The evil of both parents was rejected by the goodness of her infant soul , forming the birthmark . By the time Cybriana was a little girl , the growth was causing a sickness that threatened to kill her . To save the girl ' s life , the village council performed a shamanic rite to extract the growth and bind the dark spirit within it , before trapping it within a crystal sphere . Young Cybriana was cured and freed , but the spirit grew to great size , shattered the sphere , and fled . This dark spirit flew over the countryside , and where it passed , living things withered and died as their life force was absorbed into it . With this energy , the spirit transformed itself into a living being , an evil drow woman who took the name " Kilili " . Meanwhile , the monstrous being Imgig Zu , trapped within " Selûne ' s Eye " , observed this and forged a magical link with Kilili , allowing him to escape into the Realms . However , he needed Cybriana and Kilili together to release the rest of his people from the gem . Kilili fell in with Imgig , and together they hatched their scheme . Somehow , Cybriana learned that this " sister " had gone missing or been kidnapped . She learned that they were but fragments of one being and , unless they were reunited , her life and many other lives could be lost . Waterdeep . In the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR , Imgig Zu erected a magical tower a day ' s ride north of Waterdeep , and had his yuan - ti and chasme minions find and kidnap female elven magic - user s in the area as he sought out Cybriana . Imgig Zu had determined that it was Kilili ' s own " sister " , Cybriana , whose very presence could make " Selûne ' s Eye " glow like the moon . Kilili had her sport with those that were brought back , testing their power in magical combat and dispatching them with ease until she found her counterpart . Kilili was present when Imgig Zu used magic to contact his kin , who were trapped within " Selûne ' s Eye " and longed for release . Imgig Zu promised that he was close to succeeding and that he would release them to overrun Toril . Later , after the chasme had gone hunting for more victims and been destroyed by Cybriana and her companions , Imgig Zu observed " Selûne ' s Eye " glow like the moon , meaning that Kilili ' s sister was near his tower and had been found by the chasme . In the black of night , Kilili visited Cybriana , and invited her to follow her to rid herself of the crystal curse . It was in fact a lure to bring her close to Imgig ' s tower . Imgig ' s gargoyle s snatched up Cybriana ; when dropped , Kilili rescued her with a " ring of telekinesis " , and Cybriana was taken into their lair . In the caverns beneath Imgig ' s tower , Cybriana was placed inside a " forcecage " as Kilili stood just outside . Their proximity , both to each other and to " Selûne ' s Eye " caused the gem to glow even more brightly and to swell in size . Imgig Zu announced he would use their combined powers to open the " Eye " and release his long - imprisoned people to overrun and conquer the Realms . Meanwhile , Cybriana ' s companions battled through into the cavern , but were subdued by Imgig ' s ogre minions . But , just then , the roof of the cavern tore open and the brilliant light of the full moon shone through , blinding the ogres . Cybriana urged her brother Priam Agrivar to strike , and strike he did , slaying Imgig Zu in the name of their father . At Imgig ' s death , the " forcecage " faded , and Cybriana escaped . She grabbed Kilili , knowing that if they touched then they would merge , becoming one whole being , part good and part evil , and the living key to " Selûne ' s Eye " . The Kilili - half struggled but the Cybriana - half gained dominance , and the merged being vanished inside the gem , drawing all of Imgig ' s people back within , saving the Realms from devastation . A merged being levitated down , bearing the shrunken " Selûne ' s Eye " , and wearing the shredded remains of Cybriana ' s dress . Part Kilili and part Cybriana , she combined their names and named herself " Kyriani " . Reappearance . Kilili later reappeared when a bolt of magic from the Great Door separated Kyriani into her and Cybriana once more . While Cybriana had no memory of her dark twin , Kilili retained her knowledge . She taunted Cybriana , and flew with the kenku s that had been attacking Kyriani and Onyx . The wizard Parwyyd Hanifar divined that this was possible because Kyriani had never fully accepted her dark side , and therefore was not whole . He revealed the truth of the origin of Kilili , who seemed a more complete product of mother and father , while Cybriana was barely real and intangible . Kilili left when she had the truth , but Parwyyd stole her " ring of telekinesis " , slipping it onto Cybriana ' s finger , forcing Kilili to return for the ring . Accepting that she , like her father , had both good and evil inside her , Cybriana seized Kilili and was able to merge with her for the second and final time , and a new Kyriani was born . She combined her powers with Parwyyd ' s to close the Door , and the one who waits behind it was slain . Kyriani thanked Parwyyd for giving her the truth of her nature and the courage to accept it . Kyriani felt that she was not the same Kyriani as before , but in fact the Kyriani she was meant to have been all along , accepting both sides of her nature and able to forge her own destiny . Personality . Kilili was cruel and impatient , and she exulted in chaos . However , she would repay a debt , on her own terms at least . Although a drow , Kilili was no spider - kisser . For idle amusement , she once turned a spider into a butterfly . Then tried to eat the butterfly . She was upset when she lost it . She disliked Imgig calling her simply " drow " , insisting on being referred to by her name . Description . Kilili had dark grey - brown skin and long , spiky , blue - black and had red eyes . She wore a gold - hued breastplate or dark vest , and often gold or silver mail armor on her arms , adorned with bracers and spiked armbands . She also wore a red sash from her waist and thigh - high boots , and often added a cloak of one color or another . She favored a single gold star earring from her left ear and a gold headband . Abilities . As a magic - user , Kilili knew a number of spells , including " bind " , " wall of fire " , the ability to transform a spider into a butterfly , and to teleport . She could also fly . Possessions . Kilili owned a " ring of telekinesis " , which passed to Kyriani . Relationships . Kilili was intricately bound to Cybriana , being the dark spirit extracted from her body as a child , thought to be the living embodiment of her mother ' s evil . Kilili described herself as the " dark aspect of their twin - selved being " , and Cybriana once called her her " other self " . However , the two usually referred to each other " sister " , even " twin sister " . Kilili felt Cybriana had no claim to their shared existence . When they touched , they merged into a single being , but struggled for control . Cybriana won out , and the two became one , Kyriani .