Saharel

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| name=Lady Saharel of Saharelgard

| aliases=Ghost Sorceress of Spellgard

| gender=Female

| race=Netherese human (ex), archlich (ex), ghost

| parents=Unknown

| dob=Unknown, possibly -1205 to -697 DR

| pob=Netheril, possibly Spellgard

| occupation=Arcanist, Prophetess

| affiliations=Netheril (ex), Elminster Aumar

| siblings=Unknown

| spouse=Unknown

| children=Unknown

| class=Mentalist

| alignment=Chaotic Good

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Atop a serpentine rock ridge that marks the border between the Fallen Lands and the sands of Anauroch stands the crumbling ruin of a once-grand castle that was known as Saharelgard when the High Mages of Netheril ruled the Empire of Magic. Thieves long ago stripped the castle of its wealth, mighty items of magic, furnishings, and luxuries. Thanks to the damp air, thick mats of moss, mold, and fungi have obscured its fine halls.

Lady Saharel, the Sorceress of Saharelgard, was once a leading member of the High Mages of Netheril. She survived the fall of the Empire of Magic as an archlich and lived on in the ruins of her castle, which was renamed Spellgard, for centuries thereafter.

Each archlich has a passion—one to which she devotes her life, her love, and all the power of her Art. Lady Saharel’s passion was Elminster Aumar. During the Time of Troubles, she defended the Sage of Shadowdale by slaying Manshoon and lost her own unlife in the process. Manshoon returned almost immediately by means of his stasis clone spell and, because her task was not done, Lady Saharel returned as a ghost. She cannot be laid to rest permanently until Manshoon of the Zhentarim and all his clones and incarnations are well and truly dead.

Since the Time of Troubles, Lady Saharel has manifested to anyone who restores a piece of her castle to its former state. In such an encounter, she willingly answers three questions about Low Netheril before vanishing anew. But the lady cannot be pushed; she turns on anyone who joins her on the Ethereal Plane with a savagery laced with madness, then uses her spells to depart quickly.