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==History== | ==History== | ||
In -1598, [[Ubaid]], Grand Vizier to King [[Lamashizzar]] poisoned Neferata with the [[Venom of the Sphinx]] with only the Elixir of Eternal Life preventing her from dying immediately. [[Arkhan]] the Black brought her body into the Women's Palace and it was Aiyah w who led him to the queens bedchamber as he had asked, not questioning that her mistress had been poisoned. As Arkhan tried desperate magic to try and save Neferata, Aiyah remained and assisted him in the rituals. {{Fn|1a}} | In -1598, [[Ubaid]], Grand Vizier to King [[Lamashizzar]] poisoned Neferata with the [[Venom of the Sphinx]] with only the Elixir of Eternal Life preventing her from dying immediately. [[Arkhan]] the Black brought her body into the Women's Palace and it was Aiyah w who led him to the queens bedchamber as he had asked, not questioning that her mistress had been poisoned. As Arkhan tried desperate magic to try and save Neferata, Aiyah remained and assisted him in the rituals. {{Fn|1a}} | ||
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+ | For the next five days they laboured together unceasingly until Akhan thought he had the soloution and as he chanted the incantation, Aiyah sliced open the Queen's throat and as the blood began to drain away, Arkhan offered his blood to her. However all their efforts seemed to fail as the queen seemed to shrivel up and die. {{Fn|1a}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Rise of Nagash (anthology)]] by [[Mike Lee]]: [[Nagash the Unbroken]] | * {{Endn|1}}: [[Rise of Nagash (anthology)]] by [[Mike Lee]]: [[Nagash the Unbroken]] | ||
− | ** {{Endn|1a}}: Chapter Eleven: Necessary Sacrifices, pg. 514- | + | ** {{Endn|1a}}: Chapter Eleven: Necessary Sacrifices, pg. 514-521 |
[[Category: Nehekhara]] | [[Category: Nehekhara]] |
Revision as of 17:16, 16 May 2022
Aiyah was the a handmaiden to Queen Neferata in ancient Lahmia. [1a]
History
In -1598, Ubaid, Grand Vizier to King Lamashizzar poisoned Neferata with the Venom of the Sphinx with only the Elixir of Eternal Life preventing her from dying immediately. Arkhan the Black brought her body into the Women's Palace and it was Aiyah w who led him to the queens bedchamber as he had asked, not questioning that her mistress had been poisoned. As Arkhan tried desperate magic to try and save Neferata, Aiyah remained and assisted him in the rituals. [1a]
For the next five days they laboured together unceasingly until Akhan thought he had the soloution and as he chanted the incantation, Aiyah sliced open the Queen's throat and as the blood began to drain away, Arkhan offered his blood to her. However all their efforts seemed to fail as the queen seemed to shrivel up and die. [1a]
Sources
- 1: Rise of Nagash (anthology) by Mike Lee: Nagash the Unbroken
- 1a: Chapter Eleven: Necessary Sacrifices, pg. 514-521