Bloodmoon Huntress/History

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* Second Saga

## History

During the reign of Luna Tenebris, Kim'dael founded and led the Order of the Blood Moon, a cult of Moonshadow Elves in the Moonshadow Forest once engaged in a forbidden practice of drinking the blood of still-living beings to extend their lives and enhance their magic. Their fellow elves shunned them, and eventually the blood-drinkers were hunted down and killed by their own kind and the dragons. Kim'dael was the only survivor and became known as the "Bloodmoon Huntress". This legend became widely known to the inhabitants of the Silvergrove and Lux Aurea.

Kim'dael attempted to kill Aditi, the queen of the Sunfire Elves, by pretending to ask for a sanctuary in Lux Aurea. Although Aditi could sense potential in Kim'dael, she was also able to see through her treacherous lies and managed to bind her with a magical collar that she crafted in the Sunforge called the Mercy Debt. Kim'dael was then forced to atone for her crimes by serving the royal family of Lux Aurea. The collar would slowly claim Kim'dael's life if she managed to kill Aditi, and Kim'dael could only be liberated if one of Aditi's descendants decided to remove the collar. Any one of Aditi's descendants could summon and make Kim'dael do their bidding by igniting an enchanted lantern inside her mausoleum within the Moonshadow Forest.

Centuries after Aditi's death, Kim'dael attempted to extend her life by drinking the blood of a pair of Skywing Elves, along with the blood of their son Suroh during the Blood Moon. However, Kim'dael's plans were thwarted by Rayla, Runaan, and Ethari, and she was forced to flee empty-handed.

## Second Saga

Kim'dael was summoned inside her mausoleum by Karim, the great-grandson of Aditi, who promised to free her if she stole Janai's Sun Seed so that he could use it to heal Sol Regem's eyes and declare himself the rightful Sunfire King. Kim'dael accepted Karim's task and infiltrated Janai's camp by killing several soldiers before she fought Janai herself. After a fierce battle, Kim'dael managed to defeat and abduct Janai as a hostage after learning that the Sun Seed had been moved from its original location. Kim'dael and Karim waited for Miyana to deliver the Sun Seed in exchange for Janai's freedom, only to find Amaya delivering a tied up Pharos instead. After Kim'dael brought Janai out during the standoff and demanded Karim to revoke the Mercy Debt, the Sunfire Queen revealed that only the monarch of Lux Aurea could free the Bloodmoon Huntress and she would eventually die if all of Aditi's descendants perish in their skirmish. Kim'dael chose to spare Janai and promised to meet again before vanishing.

## The Queen's Mercy

Kim'dael arrives in Lux Aurea to seek an audience with Queen Aditi. Upon meeting the Sunfire Queen in the throne room, Kim'dael asks Aditi for a sanctuary in the city from the elves and the dragons who are hunting her. Aditi can see potential in the Bloodmoon Huntress and leads her to the Sunforge. Kim'dael seeks to kill Aditi when she lets her guard down, but the Sunfire Queen outsmarts her by fashioning a magical collar called the Mercy Debt that binds and traps the Bloodmoon Huntress as it sears itself into her flesh. Aditi tells Kim'dael that the collar will slowly claim her life if she succeeds in committing regicide and that she will atone for her crimes by serving the royal family of Lux Aurea for generations to come until one them chooses to set her free. The Sunfire Queen then orders the Bloodmoon Huntress to pray that one of her descendants will be more merciful than she is.

## Bloodmoon Huntress

Kim'dael attacks a Skywing Elf caravan and captures its members inside a mausoleum in the Moonshadow Forest, where she plans to sacrifice them to consume their blood during the Blood Moon. When Suroh, a boy who managed to escape her, returns together with Rayla to help free his parents, she takes notice of the two children and chases Rayla through the forest after she steals one of Kim'dael's blood vials. She disposes of the nuisance by tossing Rayla into a river, before capturing Suroh once again inside her lair. After consuming a vial of blood, she prepares to finish her sacrificial ritual, where she is interrupted by Runaan and Ethari. Despite fighting with a force to be feared, she is bested by the pair and forced to retreat. However, she vows her eventual return on Xadia itself.

## Book Five - Ocean

### Archmage Akiyu

Kim'dael answers Karim's summon inside her mausoleum in the Moonshadow Forest as Pharos questions the idea of enlisting the help of someone of her ilk. The insulted Kim'dael pins Pharos against a pillar and demands him to elaborate before she extends one of her right claws toward the Sunfire Elf's left eye as he calls her evil. However, Kim'dael releases Pharos from her grip when Karim reveals his identity as the great-grandson of Aditi. Kim'dael smiles upon learning that Karim intends to revoke the Mercy Debt if she accepts the task of stealing Janai's Sun Seed.

### Sea Legs

Kim'dael stealthily sneaks past the guards on the outskirts of Janai's camp as she makes her way to the Sun Seed. However, the guards discover her shoeprints and are alerted to her presence. Kim'dael eventually finds herself surrounded by both elven and human soldiers who are guarding the Sun Seed and discards her cloak before she ingests a drop of blood from her vial to enhance her powers. Despite the soldiers' best efforts, the Bloodmoon Huntress swiftly takes all of them out before she drags one Sunfire Elf to the garden of the Sun Seed where Janai is waiting for her. Janai's heat-being mode makes her a tougher opponent to defeat, but Kim'dael is able to take down the Sunfire Queen before she realizes that the Sun Seed had been moved elsewhere. As more soldiers arrive, Kim'dael takes Janai with her as a hostage.

### Finnegrin's Wake

Kim'dael and Karim are expecting for Miyana to deliver the Sun Seed to as a ransom for Janai's freedom. When Karim sees whom he believes is Miyana delivering the Sun Seed, Kim'dael knows that it is actually a disguised Amaya delivering a tied up Pharos. Kim'dael responds by bringing Janai out, which prevents Amaya from slaying Karim. Kim'dael reveals that killing Janai was not a part of their agreement and demands Karim to revoke the Mercy Debt so that she can kill whoever he desires. However, Janai explains that only the monarch can free the Bloodmoon Huntress and that she will remain trapped in and be killed by her debt if the entire royal family of Lux Aurea dies in their skirmish. Kim'dael admits defeat and promises to meet Janai again before giving her a kiss on the cheek and vanishing.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Queen's Mercy
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Book Five, Chapter 5: "Archmage Akiyu"
3. ↑ Tales of Xadia - Official Handbook
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bloodmoon Huntress (Novel)
5. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 7: "Sea Legs"
6. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 8: "Finnegrin's Wake"