Scyllua Darkhope Scyllua Darkhope was the Castellan of Zhentil Keep and High Captain of its armies . A fallen paladin of Tyr , she became a champion and blackguard of Bane . Under her leadership the Zhents were able to recover after the near complete destruction of their city by the humanoid army sent by Cyric in 1368 DR . Scyllua was killed in 1375 DR by the leaders of the Shadowdale rebellion . Appearance . Scyulla was lean and athletic , possessed of a fierce charisma that both inspired and frightened . She lead the Zhent raids in person upon a white nightmare named Targaraene . Personality . Scyllua was determined , persistent and intelligent , wading into battle with joyous abandon . A zealous agent of Bane , she was a enemy of all good . Biography . Scyulla grew up in the Dalelands and was taken as a slave to Zhentil Keep along with her mother while still a child . A Zhent noble , cousin to Teldorn Darkhope of Mintar , took notice of her mother and brought them into his household . Scyulla adopted the Darkhope surname , but remained bitter over the situations surrounding her upbringing . She joined the army of Zhentil Keep , with the intention of doing the work of Tyr by leading the common folk against injustices of the Zhentarim . Following Cyric ' s destruction of Zhentil Keep in 1368 DR , Scyulla made a name for herself within the army and quickly climbed up the ranks largely due to her exceptional skill in combat . After the siege Scyulla was recognized as a champion of the city and she took advantage of this status by becoming a powerful critic of the previous governance of the city . With the Zhentarim having left the city during the siege , Scyulla saw an opportunity to strike at Lord Orgauth and end the cities legacy of corruption and evil . She finally cornered him in the winter of 1370 DR . He ultimately surrendered to her , offering to help right the ills of the past and convinced Scyulla to join him in this goal . He was in fact a pit fiend of great power — and thus began working towards her fall . Orgauth ultimately succeeded in his goal of corrupting Scyulla as she ended up renouncing Tyr and dedicating herself to Bane by joining his ranks as a blackguard . While Orgauth taught her of Bane and how to serve him , his consort Desmonda ( an Erinyes in disguise ) jealously told many lies about Orgauth to the young blackguard , telling her just enough truth to make Scyllua hate her new tutor once more . Following her fall from paladinhood , she turned against Lord Orgauth and slew him and accepting an invitation by Fzoul Chembryl , she joined the ranks of the Zhentarim — embracing the organization she once sought to destroy . Scyllua became Fzoul ' s best captain and was the obvious choice to lead the campaign against the Dalelands and Myth Drannor late in 1374 DR . However , once she learned of a rebellion in recently conquered Shadowdale , she returned under light escort via the Ethereal Plane to quickly take command of the garrison there , only to be slain in the skies above her troops by the adventurers behind the rebellion . Equipment . Scyllua carried an incredibly sharp magical bastard sword which was particularly effective against those of a chaotic alignment . She wore a magical suit of black full plate mail and a ring that allowed her to float to the ground akin to a feather fall spell . Scyllua rode a white nightmare named Targaraene . Combat and Tactics . Scyllua prefers to attack from the back of her Nightmare , Targaraene , employing its Etherealness ability to rapidly shift positions on the battlefield and to withdraw if Scyllua needs time to heal herself .