Ink'ar

Ink'ar

Ink'ar was one of the first nine mortals of the Shou race. He remained alive longer than his normal lifespan thanks to magical elixirs. These were provided to him by his creator and lover Zhusalax. These two parted ways in the God Era over Zhusalax's amorous relations with other mortals and celestials she needed favors from.

In the Demon Spawn War, Ink'ar served on the command staff of Asmdoeus, and later as part of the general staff of the Quara'tun Covenant. Near the end of the God Era, Ink'ar became the god of two races he created - the githyanki and githzerai.

Ink'ar was a pitiless demigod who pitted his worshipers, mainly the githyanki and githzerai, against each other. This was done more to hone his skills in diplomacy and battle than help and guide his creations. His manipulations are thought to have been a result of him being passed over in the Demon Spawn War when Asmdoeus selected Geryon instead of him as second-in-command. Ever since then, he has worked to prove himself a great strategist and tactician - even at the expense of his own people.

Incar's last great game of chess happened on the world Ghífthauk. The Impar'lex War was a near century-long war between the githyanki and githzerai. It ended when his priests, those most attuned to his spiritual presence, lost all contact with him. A year later, the githyanki and githzerai were attacked by a massive invasion force from the nearby moon Ráglauth. The illithids of the Suellk empire made quick work of peoples still suffering the effects of their last war. Decades later, githzerai servants came upon illithid documents in Qualith. These were taken to escaped slaves which had turned into a rebel force. This group spent decades more translating it, learning that it was the illithid's god Ilsensine who killed Incar.