Jaethal is an elf from Kyonin who is not quite... alive. After several centuries navigating the subtle and vicious intrigues of Kyonin, Jaethal’s own schemes culminated in heinous crimes. She repeatedly sought to restore vivacity to her life and pursue perfection. Inspired by rituals of the Pallid Princess Urgathoa, goddess of indulgence and undeath, Jaethal harvested her own flesh and blood to bestow a temporarily renewed power and ecstasy over her senses and body.
 
When the elven court she had once presided over uncovered her terrible deeds, she was exiled. This punishment wasn’t enough for some of her outraged former kin, and these vengeful elves hunted her down and killed her, leaving her corpse for scavengers. Yet the blood sacrifice she wrought was not in vain—it was sufficient to gain the favor of Urgathoa and transform her to ageless undeath. Jaethal rose from death and fled further into the River Kingdoms and Brevoy. Losing herself in chaotic lands that held no grip over her tarnished soul, she sought a new purpose and space to weave new intrigues.