Sage al Ghul

## Background

### 1969 - 1994: Sage al Ghul

Sage al Ghul is one of the many children of the infamous & immortal Ra's al Ghul. Taken from her mother at birth, Ra's raised Sage himself as he deemed the League to be her birthright like the rest of her siblings. And after the failures of his son before, he did not want anything to go wrong in Sage's upbringing.

Named Sage after the plants her mother kept in her garden, she became the perfect balance of what her parents emulated. Not only did she become a capable assassin but a beautiful & intelligent woman. As one of Ra's children, she joined her siblings & became one of his many advisors for his criminal organization, the League of Shadows.

In time, Sage became disillusioned with her father's lifestyle. Neither has disclosed the exact event that caused this reaction but many of the assassins recall hearing loud voices then Sage leaving her father's chambers then never being seen again. Many assumed her to be dead (or killed), including her own siblings. Instead, she left Infinity Island, the only home she had ever known & went to Egypt, where she was originally born.

### 1994 - 2000: Taia Shadid

A young & pretty woman, she took a new name & caught many suitors' eyes but she always refused. There were a few that did not know how to take no for an answer but she quickly taught them a lesson. One day, while caring to her garden, a man in a business suit walked past her house followed by many guards. He stopped & introduced himself as Konstantin Kovar, then made his attempt to seduce her. She refused & began to walk into her house but he caught her hand. She smirked to herself as she quickly turned & began attacking the man. Unlike the rest of the suitors, he proved himself to be much more worthy than she thought. Intrigued, she allowed him to pursue her & soon became his lover. He originally was just passing through the town on business but soon made it a regular occurrence. On a couple of occasions, he had her brought to his residence in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. This is when she learned that Konstantin was not only married but a devious man. Upset that she allowed herself to be blind to his intentions, she went into hiding & gave birth to his daughter, Maat Shadid.

For the few years that followed, Sage constantly moved around. There were a few times she encountered his men but always made it out, though having a child nearby did not help. Knowing she could not continue this along, she reached out to her father. He originally refused but he soon changed his mind, most likely due to the child he heard crying in the background. Ra's had her stay put where she was, promising to come there himself with his Ubu.

Before her father could arrive, she was caught by surprise by not only Kovar's men but also Kovar himself. She held them off as long as she could but then Kovar battled her himself. With the damage she had already taken, she was no match & he killed her with a blow to the head. He then left her body there to rot & took their daughter with him, putting another dead baby next to her. Ra's arrived hours later to find both his daughter & granddaughter's bodies. Refusing to accept this fate, he had Ubu take their bodies back to the Lazarus Pit.

When Sage woke up, she was surprisingly the same person but had forgotten some of her memories of the last few days. The first thing she noticed was the absence of her child. She searched the grounds, tearing everything apart until Ra's caught up to her after Talia found her weeping in the garden. He confessed the Lazarus Pit did not work on her child & apologized for the loss of her child. From that day, Sage became hollow inside.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition**: As a former operative of the League of Shadows, Sage is in top physical condition. Her reflexes allowed him to catch an arrow shot at her by Nyssa al Ghul.
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts***: She is a highly skilled combatant & martial artist. Even after leaving the Shadows, she continued to train & push herself so that her skills did not diminish.
	+ ***Pain Tolerance*:** Due to her training, she has a high tolerance for pain.
* **Archery:** Sage is an accomplished archer, though not as skilled her sister Nyssa.
* **Longevity:** Sage has the health, performance & appearance of her physical prime. She has used the Lazarus Pit to save her life & maintain her youth.
* **Multilingualism**: She speaks Arabic, English, Japanese & Russian fluently.
* **Seduction:** A beautiful woman, Sage has used her good looks to complete a mission.
* **Stealth**: She is an expert at stealth & infiltration. She is extremely secretive, being able to approach other people without being seen.
* **Swordsmanship**: Due to her training with the Shadows, she is an exceptional swordsman. She was able to easily kill multiple assassins of Kovar with her sword. Though the superior swordsman, she did lose to Kovar due to the damage from her earlier fight.
* **Tactical Analysis:** Sage is highly skilled at designing plans to slip out of places in broad daylight to escape Kovar.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown

## Trivia

* "Sarab' is the Arabic translation of "Phantom." She took this name due to her master stealth skills, that allow her to operate unseen like a ghost.
* Viktor Mikalek, a Russian dignitary, was involved in her "death." Because of this, he was killed by her daughter.

## Notes

* Sarab is the alias of Maseo Yamashiro in the *Arrowverse.*