Thar

== Overview ==
Thar was a female member of Bhn'clan of C'thardjia, who was the daughter of Cheops the Glorious, who was, along with her brothers, Bitep ad Ankh, the last of a long line of ancient rulers of the Kingdom of the Seven Sendahs. She had a persevering drive, striving to learn all there was about the religion of Sendan when her father taught her and her brother. This differed from them in that they thought she knew all but had no mind of her own, a charge she would go on to rectify when she was seen to fulfil a prophecy of C'thardjia and unify its people under her own interpretation of the religion derived from her experiences and thinking. After the winning the War of the Three, she had created the kingdom as pre the prophecy, but did not rule. Instead, she married into Bhn'clan and settled down in the keep of Sendan, overseeing the establishing of a new, prosperous city around the seat.
== Appearance ==
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Thar was born to Sultan Cheops the Glorious of the Kingdom of the Seven Sendahs in Thebos, located in what would be Zerisorn by 301 AG. She had two brothers, Ankh and Bitep, with Ankh being her twin brother and Bitep being her elder brother. Much like her brothers, her childhood was full of luxury and wealth, reaping the benefits of her position in a society and culture that was soon to disappear. Her father exposed her and her brothers to the religion of Sendan from an early age, reading from ancient scripture and passing on folklore. Fiercely intelligent and keen, Thar took in every aspect of what her father had taught her, which was to be contrasted with her brothers who instead elected to narrow their interest in Sendan, finding the rest of their father's teachings boring or simply wrong. 
=== Tension ===
As the siblings grew older, Thar became increasingly distant from her two brothers. She felt ostracised and alone, as even her father who she had been very close to had become sick and unable to spend the little time he wasn't using to carry out official duties with her. Indeed, her brother, Bitep, was thought to be ruling alongside him to a significant degree, though his involvement was unreliably documented. With Ankh, he had abandoned the concept of deities in Sendan altogether, something Thar was shocked by. Instead, she continued to diligently continuing to absorb all there was to know of Sendan, with her brothers often telling her that she knew about Sendan but that nothing she said showed she understood it. 
=== Upheaval ===
Upon her father's death in 2,001 BG, Thar's brother, Bitep became the Sultan of the Kingdom of the Seven Sendahs. During this time, the Kingdom experienced rapid decline that had begun during the latter years of Cheops' rule, most likely due to Bitep's influence. Thar began to talk with her brother once again, having a common concern in Bitep's rule. 
In 1,999 BG, both Ankh and Thar had seen how much Bitep had driven the once prosperous kingdom into poverty and despair. After a huge argument grew evermore heated one night, Thar was said to have suddenly entered and ended a relentless fracas between the two brothers. Following this, Bitep banished his two siblings from the huge city of Thebos, however all of his guards had reached their end with Bitep, and refused to remove them. Before they had the chance to, it was written that Ankh and Thar left of their own volition before the guards were necessary. Thar and Ankh agreed to part ways, with Thar travelling east, and Ankh travelling west, leaving their brother. Later that night, a ferocious sandstorm, the likes of which had hitherto never been recorded began to devastate the ancient bustling city of Thebos. Details remained sketchy, but Zeri scholars remained convinced by 301 AG that the storm lasted an entire year, supposedly burying the once expansive city underneath the The Sands of Chamzeq forever. By the time Thar had received word of this, she chartered a ship and sailed east, across the Bay of C'thardjia. During this time, and having heard of the news from Thebos, Thar thought about her opinions on Sendan and re-evaluated her perspective. Her new life, whatever she thought it would bring, was thought to have spurred a need in her to adopt a new thinking to carry with her to a new land.
=== Time in the Jia Peninsula ===
After a time of upheaval, Thar arrived in what would become the city of Dotome in the south of Jia Peninsula. There, she became fascinated with the people of the region, and quickly gained an understanding that various clans across the peninsula had been somewhat disconnected and distrustful of one-another, preferring to keep their distances and go their own ways. This realisation helped Thar to build her interpretation of Sendan, now coming to the view that unity, harmony and collaboration would be key for any culture to succeed. Specifically, she found these qualities in Sendan and chose to singularly focus on them, finally narrowing her focus and therefore her vehemence. As she spoke of these issues, this vehemence began to attract the attention of many, including different clans. For five years, Thar travelled around, meeting G'clan, Va'clan and Bhn'clan among others. As well as her powerful oration, the clans saw the fulfilling of an ancient prophecy in Thar. It claimed that a person would unite the peninsula in troubling times with a new vision, mixing the old and new. Further, that they would marshal their new authority for good to protect against an existential threat from their own blood. As a speculative theme running through the history of the region, both past and history yet to come, Thar's presence was greatly enthralling to the various clans. 
=== War of the Three ===
In 1,994 BG, after five years of travelling, Thar had gained widespread support and had begun an important dialogue between the old clans, forming new bonds and friendship. Now 24 years old, Thar was reported to have first heard rumour of Bitep's own self-proclaimed rule in what was by 301 AG Velosorn. He had marshalled his own forces, intent on founding a kingdom based on the values of the Sendani deity of Enso. In any case, she began to inform the clans in the Jia peninsula, who heeded her word and began to unite even further, not least because of the 'threat from their own blood' clause on the prophecy ' seemed to match well with the growing power to the west. Once united, Thar came into contact with her brother, Ankh, for the first time in years. She met and they planned to work together to repel the threat from Bitep's new House Velo. In 1,993 BG, the war began when Bitep's forces broke through the Oppidan Delta and began to march towards Tiz'Axea, the new capital of the region. With the Kingdom of the Seven Sendahs gone, Ankh had ambitions to unite the Eastern Reach and the Western Reach (which used to belong to the Seven Sendahs). He was able to rouse forces from across the region, and with his cultural revolution centring around the beautiful and the aesthetic, the population felt that the region needed to be fiercely defended.
As a result, Ankh's forces crushed Bitep's attack after a few days of battle in Sands of Chamzeq. It was unknown where the majority of the fighting occurred by 301 AG, owing to the everchanging nature of the desert sands. Angered, Bitep then turned to the Jia peninsula and the clans which Thar had roused. Having had time to prepare, in 1,992 BG, the clans, particularly Va'clan, pushed Bitep's forces back, knowing the terrain in the northern shores of the Bay of C'thardjia much better than the forces of House Velo. After a short time, Bitep agreed to surrender and talk. For the first time in years, the three siblings met once more, this time to reconcile. After meeting in Ensorinu, the kingdom of Sorn'Yzra was officially formed, uniting the two Reaches of the region, with its capital being Tiz'Axea. For Thar, she and the noble clans of C'thardjia met in Lovesung, who agreed that a new kingdom would be formed in the Jia peninsula, led by Va'clan, who had not only garnered much influence generally, but had greatly assisted in the region's resistance against Bitep's forces in the War of the Three. This officially formed C'thardjia, of which Thar had a partial namesake, roughly translating to 'people of Jia that welcomed Thar'. 
=== Later life ===
Not a great deal was documented about Thar's later life, with her legend being focused on her fulfilling the prophecy; she had united the region and combatted a threat from her own blood. She had made peace with her two brothers, with increasing understanding in the years following the War of the Three, with the three siblings respecting their views on Sendan instead of berating one-another while she continued to advise the large C'thardji clans. At some point shortly after the war, Thar married into Bhn'clan and lived the rest of her life in Saveen, and facilitated the founding of the ancient and affluent city of Oncian there. Thar passed away peacefully in 1,943 BG, at which point a period of mourning was initiated across C'thardjia, with her body being laid to rest for the people of C'thardjia to see and pay their respects. With a legendary legacy, her remains were eventually transferred to the tower of Kontu'tala when it was constructed. By 301 AG, her remains had been transferred to Tr'caselle as a result of the deterioration of Kontu'tala by Prince Tr'cupen, himself a great admirer of Thar. 
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