Kaalia of the Vast

Driven by hatred, fear, and a thirst for vengeance, the strange being known as Kaalia of the Vast is one of the Alara's most terrifying threats. But Kaalia did not begin life fully formed and filled with bile, but as a young child, thrust into dreadful events beyond her control.   Childhood Lost The world of Alara was armed against Kaalia from the beginning, when she was born as Lia. Her family poor farmers, and her mother killed bringing her into the world, Lia bullied and taunted by her peers, making it all the more remarkable she remained kindhearted. When her magical powers first began to manifest, Lia did not think to turn them on her bullies, but kept them secret, even from her father. Before she had lived a decade, Bant as rejoined with the other Shards of Alara, and her village was overrun by Nefarox and his demon servants. Lia's family was killed, and she was saved by a nacatl named Nira. Nira sensed Lia's incredible magical potential mana links. Planning to use Lira to destroy the keystone from which Nefarox's servants hoped to summon him directly to Bant, Nia gave Lia the honorific "Kaa," meaning "powerful" in Celestial.   Potential Found Nira guided Kaalia for days, struggling to keep the girl hidden, as Kaalia watched massacre and tragedy unfold around her. When the reached the keystone, Nira found it guarded by a dracolich, and confronted the creature to give Kaalia the chance she needed. Making her way past the battle, Kaalia struggled to reach the keystone, just as Nefarox began to manifest himself through it. In a flash of blinding light, the keystone was destroyed, unleashing a wave of energy which killed both Nira and the dracolich, and severed part of Nefarox's essence from himself, decimating the nearby landscape.   Empty Rebith Kaalia awoke in the crater left behind by the explosion, the remaining part of Nefarox's essence already making it's way across the blasted fields of Kaalia's childhood. Kaalia felt hollow, as if some key par had been torn out and replaced, a feeling very close to the truth. Kaalia survived by instinctively absorbing parts of Nira, the dracolich, and Nefarox, all at once, losing parts of herself in the process. Se as left cold and empty, without allies, a direction, or a future. Driven by the warring instincts inside, Kaalia turned to the only thing left for her- vengeance, first upon whatever or whoever was responsible for the even which would come to be called the Conflux.   Gathering an Army Kaalia walked away from the crater, and remains of her home, with a purpose and a plan. With the wisdom of a celestial, the charisma of a dragon, the greed of a demon, and her own anger, Kaalia worked to master her own magic and the wills of others. Now she hears a mighty army, with foot soldiers drawn from the others whose homes, livelihoods, and futures were lost after the Conflux, and powerful beings which see the mark of a unique but kindred soul within her. Leading near-constant skirmishes against Nefarox's own forces, Kaalia's ultimate goal moves closer each day, as does the moment she ill claim her vengeance on those she holds responsible for the Conflux and her lost childhood.   Kaalia of the Vast's Lair Kaalia spends much of her time in the blasted wastelands of her youth, in a stone fortress perched at the barrier where Bant and Grixis began together, attended to by her servants and soldiers. When encountered in her lair, Kaalia of the Vast has a Challenge Rating of 15 (13,000 XP)   Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Kaalia of the Vast takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; Kaalia can't use the same effect two rounds in a row

• Kaalia and all celestial's, demons, and dragons within the lair can pinpoint the location of each creature that is not a celestial, demon, or dragon within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20 on the next round.
• Until initiative count 20 on the next round, any creature within 30 feet of Kaalia that is not a celestial, demon, or dragon which tries to cast a spell must succeed on an ability check using their spellcasting ability with a DC equal to 10+ the spell's level, or have the spell fail and the spell slot consumed.
• Kaalia chooses one celestial, demon, or dragon that she can see within 90 feet. The target can use its reaction to make one weapon attack or cast one spell of 4th-level or lower.