You ever think about how The Dark Urge must view love and how they interact with it?
Bhaal has never once been described as a loving Man/Father/God, and The Dark Urge, while mortal (and I’m sure that’s come up before) is a piece of him. They aren’t just a mix of Bhaal in someone else’s family tree, they were cut from him and him alone.
And I think that gives them a complex relationship with something as benign as love.
They don’t love. They have favorite things. They hate less at times. But never love.
When you start thinking the new hire is actually kinda alright, think again. (don´t worry kitten, Bane will get some sun soon)
I gesture toward the weathered stone bench before sitting down. When I look over, Bane is still standing there like an absolute idiot.
“Sit.”
I watch him plant his ass down next to me. It is a bit too close for my liking, but I will look past his blatant disregard for personal space—for now, at least.
“So, what’s up with the name? Is Bane your real name?” I ask, crossing one leg over the other, accidentally kicking him in the shin, which wouldn’t happen if he gave me my damned space.
“I don’t think so.” Bane looks down at my foot, which is still brushing his boot. To my surprise, he doesn’t move.
“You don’t think so?”
He looks at me, quite puzzled. “I have been a slave my whole life. We’re not given names unless we’ve proven ourselves worthy of one.”
“So, what should I call you then?” I ask, letting my arm rest on the back of the old bench. My fingers brush the dark red cape draped over his shoulders.
Fascinatingly soft...
He looks even more puzzled. “Bane?”
It is such a horrible name. Bane, as in a blight or poison?
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Extensive summary of the mortal life of the Dead-Three
Just writing this down so I stop confusing myself. And posting it because others might be interested as well. I dunno.
1. -489DR: The Cat's Gate, a portal that leads into the Outlands, is opened by the Crown-Sorcerers of Rdiuz. Said gate is located in the floating city Meigg. The Crown-Sorcerers seek to conquer the Outlands and the rilmani protect their own home (the outlands) by invading Netheril. The Archmages of Netheril, especially the Crown-Sorcerers of Rdiuz, manipulate the Anchor of Chaos within the Monuments of the Ancients and allow primordials to walk on Toril in order to have a way to fight back against the invading forces. Maram of the Great Spear (a primordial) and Bane (who is part of Maram's slave army) come to Toril. The Seven Sigils War begins.
2. -461DR: The phaerimm cast their life-drain spell in order to stop the destruction of their underground lairs, which are being desteoyed by the abuse of magic the netherese people practice. Netheril begins its collapse.
3. -450DR: Many of the netherese people flee Netheril due to the phaerimm's life-drain spell. Around that time Bane escapes Maram and starts to work for the crown-sorcerers of Rdiuz.
4. -449DR to -440DR: Bhaal (who is the Chief Assassin and Spymaster of Rdiuz, back then still known as Arabhal) and Bane work together and scout the rilmani armies periodically. The crown-sorcerers invade Anubis domain, a divine graveyard, and steal the remains of gods in order to craft god-slaying weapons. Jathiman, the leader of the sorcerees, is ablw to deduce how to craft god-slaying weapons and each of the crown-sorcerers founds a cult that worships them.
5. -439DR: The Crown-Sorcerers of Rdiuz have assembled enough power through the worship of their cults to craft seven god-slaying daggers. Jergal starts noticing both Bhaal and Bane.
6. -438DR: Jergal steals the Daggers, turns the Crown-Sorcerers and their cults into ghouls and destroys Rdiuz. Bhaal and Bane are left to their own devices.
7. -371DR: The Seven Sigils War ends after the netherese wizards managed to banish most of the summoned primordials back to the Elemental Chaos. Maram escapes towards the Monument of the Ancients. The phaerimm life-drain spell continues. Bhaal and Bane flee Netheril together with many others. Arabhal (Bhaal) becomes known as Bhaal.
8. -365DR: Jergal begins to torturd both Bane and Bhaal in their dreams in order to get them to slay the primordials. He gives them hints towards the location of Jathimans Dagger (one of the seven weapons crafted by the sorcerers) to them in their sleep.
9. -359DR: Bhaal and Bane follow the clues to Mezeketh Island, where they encounter Myrkul. They team up, slay the lich Urgund, and claim the Sceptre of the sorcerer-kings, the Jathiman Dagger and Urgunds phylacthery. The three travel to Okloroum and bargain with the Dragonking Kisonraathiisar for save passage through his lands. The dragon blesses them and sends thwm against Borem of the Boiling Mud (a primordial). They travell to Rezamark and into Borems domain where Bhaal pierces the primordials heart with the Jathiman Dagger. They leave the dagger in the heart and return to Mezeketh Isle, where they bury it.
10. -357DR: The three make their way to Barze and convince the sorcerer-king to pledge his wizards to the Dead Three. They assemble a host of 50.000 men and march against Maram towards the Monumenrs of the Ancients. Maram is banished back to the Elemental Chaos and the Anchor of Chaos repaired. Bhaal, Bane and Myrkul stole a part of Marams divinity. Less than 2.000 men survived. Those three abandon their army.
11. -356DR: They track down Tyranthraxus the Flamed One, a Lost God, and force him into their service. Bhaal assassinates Barze and they leave the kingdom unchallenged. Tyranthraxus and his army of Twisted Ones is sent to overrun the kingdom.
12. -353DR: They track down Camnod the Unseen, another Lost God, and subdue him.
13. -352DR to -351DR: They retrieve the Jathiman Dagger from Mezeketh Isle.
14. -350DR: Haask summons the Lost God Hargut. Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul ambush those two in the Ironfang keep. Bhaal drives the Jathiman Dagger into Harguts back and Bane reveals Haask to be a batrachi. They force the two of them into servitute. Myrkul binds them together in a ritual, creating Haask, the Voice of Hargut, and confines him to the Ironfang Keep. The Jathiman Dagger is returned to Borems heart and buried beneath a stone pillar.
15. -349DR to -338DR: The two other Lost Gods are subdued or slain by the Dead Three, who are speculated to be Dendar the Night Serpent and Kezef the Chaos Hound. They discover a vast network of underground portals, likeöy the nodes of the spellweavers, and at some point Myrkul figures out how to safely use them.
16. -339DR: Karsus folly happens.
17. -335DR: Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul ascend
There. That's it. I summarized the most important things.😃
Back when Bhaal was going around sleeping with whoever could pop out a baby, I wonder if he was any good in bed or as soon as he got into whoever’s pants, it was quick and terrible before he moved on to the next.
