For many years, Shaldra was one of Cyre’s military heroes. Though she never once set foot on the front lines, everyone knew that many of the nation’s victories were her doing. One of the nation’s greatest non-Cannith artificers, she created all manner of mystical tools and weapons for use by Cyre’s soldiers and mercenaries. The troops loved her, and the citizens adored her.
At least, they did until the Champions of the Bell returned from an intelligence raid on Karrnath with documents proving that Shaldra had been in collusion with operatives of King Kaius for months. She hadn’t given them everything—just enough information on magical advancements and troop movements to ensure that Cyre couldn’t possibly win a decisive victory on the border. Shaldra fled Cyre mere moments ahead of the Cyran military police—and only a few more moments ahead of a lynch mob.
In truth, though few realized it, Shaldra was no mere Karrnathi agent, but a paid operative of Merrix d’Cannith. Her duties were to test Cannith’s inventions before announcing their existence—so that, if they failed, the house reputation wouldn’t suffer—and to ensure that the conflict between the nations continued unabated. Whatever her true motives, Shaldra is remembered by the Cyran survivors with seething hatred, and even today, multiple rewards for her capture, dead or alive, circulate through the adventuring and mercenary communities.