Umrae Jalzazhuss

Umrae Jalzashuss is the eponymous Matron Mother of the Jalzazhuss Den, a group of surface-dwelling drow based at Castle Jalzazhuss. Since the reconstruction of Castle Jalzazhuss into Khonoldhur, she has ruled as the Moonstode of the elven residents.

## Appearance

Umrae Jalzazhuss commands an aura of respect somewhat at odds with her immediate appearance. Dressing in well-crafted but aesthetically-plain clothing and being a little under-average in height, she stands straight to minimise the initial impact of this fact. Her slate-grey eyes are flaked with scarlet and umber alike, their size only accentuated by the usage of dark pigmentation above and below her brow.

## Personality

Confident in her status and beliefs, Umrae is calm even in the face of adversity - whether it be from weapons or words. Never inclined to raise her voice, she commands authority as per her title of Matron Mother, but rules with sympathy, empathy and kindness in place of the cruelty and fear utilised by many of her kin. She has been shown to display intense sorrow for the loss of any member of her Den and those they seek to help.

This attitude has been exploited, most notably so by Zareyl Arkenviir, who tricked her into having her memory modified.

## Powers & Abilities

Wielding a staff of crystal and polished marble topped with a Wayfinder Stone set into silver, Umrae has shown herself to be a very capable spellcaster, unhindered by even the limitations of the Prime Material Plane.

As with much of her Den, she has shown an ability to passively heal most wounds when in moonlight.

## History

When she was but a child by Drow standards, Umrae was forced to flee her birthplace, the drow city-state of Imlegroth.

The residents of the city had long known and skirmished with the combatants of the ongoing wars between the Mind Flayers of the Foul Labyrinth and the Abeloths of Akmod in the deepest caverns of the Lower Dark, but when the Illithids surged up en masse, they overwhelmed the defences of the settlement. Raising countless prayers to the Mother of Lusts, Umrae recieved no response from her goddess, and so set forth into flight by her own volition with the small number of surviving members in her lesser household, including her mother.

The extent of the journey from Imlegroth to the ruined dwarven fortress of Khonoldhur has since been a haze for Umrae, the memories muddled, confused. In flashes granted by intense restorative magic, she recalls the dread brought on by the insatiable hunger of the Hunter, the destruction delivered by its seven Harbingers, the corruption befallen in their collective wake. And yet she claims not to have any recollection of how those that survived did so, or what happened to her mother.

What permeates through is the guidance she found in the moonlight, spurning her into faith once more. Pledging herself to Emes, the Prince of the Eclipse and re-annoiting those that travelled with her in his name, she bound herself to his tenants - and has has lived by them ever since.

Following discussions with Lady Zareyl, it was learned that Umrae had learned of her mother's fate at the hands of the Foul Labyrinth and her transformation into the The Wormkeeper. Despite being deeply saddened by the discussion, she seemed thankful for an end to her mother's suffering, comparing her existence as Daelkyrspawn to a show of tortured puppetry.

Umrae would aid in the Battle of Manifestation's Return in 9WD at Whittengrove. Aiding in the defence of the city against Hadar and their minions, Reporting that she would send her scouts to explore and examine the Underdark once more, Umrae would eventually make her final peace with Zareyl after the final battle, providing her with a 5000gp diamond with which to cast *Gate*.