Bani Bakur
| Bani Bakur | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Race | Human |
| Birthplace | Ardestan, Shandalar |
| Lifetime | The Thaw |
| Born | c. 2910 AR |
| Died | 2946 AR or later |
Bani Bakur was a human woman of the city Ardestan on Shandalar who believed in the champion Kenan Sahrmal, although he had not shown himself for years.[1]
History
During the War for Shandalar, Bani and her duel-sister, Ravash Mog, fought off undead in the Shadowwood. They traveled to the Catacombs to look for Kenan Sahrmal; instead, they found Lim-Dûl, who called himself Magus. Bani believed he was Sahrmal's most recent mortal form, but Ravash fell into a pit due to Lim-Dûl's magic.
Bani left the Catacombs intent on killing Tevesh Szat, whom Lim-Dûl said caused the world to suffer. Bani and three other soldiers, one named Anthanor, attacked Szat. The real Kenan Sahrmal appeared, and Tevesh Szat and Leshrac left Shandalar. Bani, realizing she had been used, beheaded Lim-Dûl.
Twelve years later, during Lim-Dûl's War, she was a commander of Ardestan, and fought against Lim-Dûl's hordes of undead who assaulted the city. Lim-Dûl had spirit-leaped into Sahrmal's body right before Bani beheaded him, thus staying alive at the hero's expense. Ardestan was near to falling, when one of Kenan Sahrmal's apprentices, Azor, took action. Azar had stolen a spell from Sahrmal designed to target the necromancer’s spirit and imprison it within his body, drawing power from it to erect a Great Barrier around Shandalar much akin to the Shard. Within the defense of a Circle of Protection, Azar prepared to cast the spell. Lim-Dûl was prepared, however, and waited nearby. When Azar’s spell was complete, Lim-Dûl initiated his counter. The combined spells had the unforeseen effect of trapping both spirits within Azar’s body. The body went limp as the two souls warred for control. Saddened, Sahrmal secretly buried the body, for the Great Barrier had come into existence and it depended upon the confinement of Lim-Dûl.[2] What became of Bani Bakur's after the war is unknown.
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandalar #1-2 | David Quinn | March - April 1996 | Fourth Edition | Shandalar | Faralyn, Tevesh Szat, Leshrac, Lim-Dûl, Kenan Sahrmal, Bani Bakur, Ravash Mog, El-Aman (mentioned), Anthanor, Ahrian Rad (mentioned) |