Senitua

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Background

Senitua was an ancient priestess from a now-dead society of half dragons. Her pyramid temple, which eventually became her tomb, was believed to have been in the area that is now occupied by The Ashwari Expanse, a massive desert on the southern continent of the Fractured Lands. Senitua’s driving ambition was immortality. Her people were known to be powerful, but lived short lifespans – they rarely lived longer than 50 years. She was known for her experimentation and research, trying to find anything that would extend the lives of herself and her people. She is rumored to have lived almost 100 years but was never able to find any true key to immortality. Senitua was a priestess of a minor deity, long thought dead, known to her people as Diametrites. Like his worshipers, Diametrites took on the appearance of a half dragon. The religion focused on a drive to be more draconic, shedding weaknesses thought to stem from their more mundane halves. Many believed Senitua, in her quest for immortality, would eventually make them into true dragons and deliver unto them their true birthright. A contemporary of Senitua’s, a mage named Televar, wrote a minor travelogue and described some of his interactions with her and her people, which he found enthralling. In it, he speaks of her fascination with immortality and her marvelous ability to speak eloquently on the subject of time. While Senitua was a true and faithful priestess according to most records, it is clear that her role was closer to that of a national leader in something of a true theocracy. Before it became her tomb, her pyramid functioned as a temple, a palace, and a center of government simultaneously. The truth, as discovered by the party after exploring the Pyramid of Senitua, does not well match the histories. Senitua was not entombed in the Pyramid, and instead the fallen god Diametrites was trapped in the Pyramid with his hoard. The true fate of Senitua is unknown, though it seems a safe bet that the writings and histories got something very wrong.