Mozen Abbas Ghani was a half-elf freebooter and con artist. He entered the monastery by invitation after beguiling Ife, the fourth Al Adhra, and promising her the world and his heart as her loyal consort. She was blinded by her love for The Jaguar and gave him the Stone of Bahiti as a betrothal gift. He promptly escaped the redoubt with the priceless stone and was never seen by them again.
When his perfidy was discovered, the sisters revolted against their leader, blaming the weak and foolish heart of Ife -- and killed her. She was then succeeded by Khepri, the fifth Al Adhra.
Khepri sought the Jaguar throughout the length of her tenure, but did not find him. She was succeeded by Masika, the sixth Al Adhra, who put a bounty on the Jaguar so that even the other assassins guilds would take notice. She too died without finding her quarry.
Now Naunet the seventh Al Adhra is head of the Akwali Sekhat and her eyes grow dim. Yet no word of the Jaguar has been known. If he lives, he is surely well into his dotage. For after four lifetimes of humans, even those with traces of elven blood are unlikely to survive.
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