Velisha

Velisha was the High Priestess who was in charge of the Dark Lady's Promise, subterranean temple dedicated to Shar in Westgate's shady underbelly – Undergate, in the late 14 century DR.
==Description==
Velisha was a tiny, high-cheekboned drow woman with a sinister and serious demeanor. She had red eyes and red markings on her forehead and cheeks underneath the eyes. She wore a voluminous hooded robe that somewhat successfully his her diminutive stature.
==Personality==
Velisha was religiously strict and followed her deity's tenants. She refused healing to all but devotees of Shar and refused to answer questions as Shar did not share her secrets freely. However, she offered a collection of Sharran magic items and healing potions for sale.
==History==
Circa the , High Priestess Velisha could be found deep in the Dark Lady's Promise by the temple's shrine. During that time, Velisha offered comfort to a disgraced murderous paladin of Lathander named Mantides. She was trying to convert the man to the worship of Shar, the Lady of Loss. She preyed on the man's sense of injustice and offered him a clean slate after all the acts of vengeance and murder he committed. She did not disclose that turning to Sharran faith involved sacrificing a part of his soul. It was unrecorded if Velisha was successful or if Mantides managed to recover the favor of his old deity.
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Category:Elves
Category:Drow
Category:Priests and priestesses
Category:Clerics
Category:Clerics (3e)
Category:High priests and priestesses
Category:Clerics of Shar
Category:Worshipers of Shar
Category:Inhabitants of Toril
Category:Inhabitants of Faerûn
Category:Inhabitants of Westgate
Category:Inhabitants of Undergate
Category:Inhabitants of the Eastern Heartlands
Category:Inhabitants of the Dragon Coast
Category:Year of Manuscripts
Category:Inhabitants of Interior Faerûn