Bineera Ethar Skull Servant Bineera Ethar was a female human cleric of Cyric . She led the Cyricists ' s activities at the Black Rift on the Plane of Shadow in 1374 DR . History . Skull Servant Ethar served Blackwill Haarken Akhmelere , the Watchful Skull of the Twin Towers of the Eclipse in Amn . Ethar became the leader of a contingent of the church of Cyric allied with the black dragon Despayr and Esvele Graycastle in their plot to tear apart the Weave in the Year of Lightning Storms , 1374 DR . She , her assistant Zetharmas , and several guards of the Ebon Spur traveled to the Plane of Shadow to consult for the Shar - worshipers in the ritual performed in the Black Rift . They were accompanied by the banelar Isti - Zar , who supported the Shadowscale tribe of shadowslain lizardfolk , a gloom golem for their own defense , and a blood golem as a gift to the Sharrans . However , the Sharrans did not trust the Cyricists , and did not allow them into the Rift without escort . Thus , Ethar , Zetharmas , and her men , together with the gloom golem , resided in the Monastery of Ebon Dome , a ruined monastery once dedicated to Shar for the duration of the plot . At the Monastery , Skull Servant Ethar rededicated the abandoned shrine , known as the Black Chapel , to Cyric , the Black Sun . She ordered the gloom golem to guard it — conveniently , this also kept the maddening howl of the construct out of earshot . In the burned - out library , she discovered a scrap of parchment written by a mad Sharran monk listing the Black Chronology , the secret Sharran Roll of Years , and hinting at prophecies in the " Book of the Black " . She made discreet inquiries with Despayr and the Sharrans , but they remained close - lipped . She began writing to Akhmelere about it in Eleint of 1374 DR . However , she was interrupted when a party of adventurers invaded the Monastery and defeated the Cyricists , killing her . Relationships . Ethar commanded a contingent of Ebon Spur guards , a warrior order devoted to Cyric ; the gloom golem that accompanied them to the Plane of Shadow ; and the tiefling warlock Zetharmas , though he was contemptuous of her . Description . Bineera Ethar had a stocky build with broad shoulders . She kept her black hair cropped short , and her face was pale and usually sneering . She wore black armor emblazoned with the skull - and - sunburst of Cyric . Personality . Always in control , she had a cool and calculating air . However , she enjoyed her comforts , claiming the best , most - intact room in the Monastery as her own , and furnishing it luxuriously . Abilities . As a cleric , Ethar was a potent conjurer and summoner , favoring hell hound s . Possessions . In battle , Ethar wielded a masterwork heavy mace and light crossbow , wore " + 1 full plate " armor , and carried a " + 1 heavy steel shield " . She also possessed a " potion of cure moderate wounds " , a " wand of cure light wounds " , a " scroll of divine power " , and a " scroll of greater magic weapon " . She transported with her to her room in the Monastery a handsome rug , a big four - poster bed , and several armoires and trunks , and even finished the stone walls in gleaming dark paneling . She also hung a purple banner bearing the skull - and - sunburst of Cyric on the wall . She kept her personal wealth and the Cyricists ' pay ( which she viewed as much the same thing — that is , all hers ) in the same iron coffer warded with a " glyph of warding " that delivered a searing acidic blast . The password , however , was simply her own first name . This treasure included a silver - inlaid weirwood harp and a " scroll of raise dead " for emergencies .