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Introduced in the [[novel]] [[Spectre of the Black Rose]], '''Inza Magdova Kulchevich''' is the current [[darklord|Darklady]] of [[Sithicus]], replacing [[Lord Soth]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref><ref name="Heroes of Light p. 93">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 93</ref> She is a [[Vistana]], the daughter of [[Magda Kulchevich]]<ref name="SotBR p. 55">SotBR p. 55</ref>, the great granddaughter of [[Madame Girani]], and a descendant of the legendary [[Vistana]] [[Kulchek the Wanderer]]. She wields his potent [[magic item|magic]] [[dagger]] [[Novgor]], with which [[sabotaged]] her mother's [[cudgel]] [[Gard]]<ref name="SotBR p. 220">SotBR p. 220</ref><ref name="HoL p. 92">HoL p. 92</ref> and precipitated her [[:category:Death|death]].<ref name="SotBR p. 123-128">SotBR p. 123-128</ref><ref name="HoL p. 92">HoL p. 92</ref>

==On Inza's Form==

Inza is apparently so [[cursed]] that her true form is that of a shadow:
<i><blockquote>[[Image:I.png|left|80px]]<p>nza's beauty hides a heart of darkness, however. Although she prefers to maintain her human form whenever possible, her true form is a seething, formless wave of semi-liquid shadow. All that remains of Inza are her bright green eyes, glinting out from the darkness. lnza must focus to retain her humanity. She visibly darkens when angered, and her blood is inky black.

-- [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume IV]], p156</p></blockquote></i>


==History==
===Early Life===
Magda gave birth to Inza in [[Gundarak]] in [[736 BC]] on the night of [[Duke Gundar]]'s [[assassination]]. The storm that hit that night caused Gundarak to tremble, almost as if to lash out for Gundar's death<ref name="SotBR p. 117">SotBR p. 117</ref><ref name="Gaz IV p. 156">Gaz IV p. 156</ref>, and touched new-born Inza's [[soul]].<ref name="SotBR p. 117">SotBR p. 117</ref> In [[738 BC]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 113">Gaz IV p. 113</ref> the Wanderers had unwittingly stumbled into Sithicus. Lord Soth trapped them in that domain<ref name="Gaz IV p. 157">Gaz IV p. 157</ref>, though Magda arranged a deal for his [[protection]] in return for the tribe swearing an [[oath]] never to tell [[a Dark Knight's Tale|the tale of his origins]] again.<ref name="SotBR p. 59-60">SotBR p. 59-60</ref>

Inza's dark mindset manifested early on, perhaps even from birth. In childhood, her rampant [[stealing]] and standoffish ways made life difficult for Magda's patchwork tribe, [[the Wanderers]]. Yet her [[behavior]] went uncorrected. Gundar's thugs had [[killed]] [[Inza's father]] before Magda gave birth, and Magda doted on her daughter, mostly blind to her sinister nature.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 156">Gaz IV p. 156</ref>

In her younger years, Inza enlisted [[Piotr]], only a year older than she, in her larceny and manipulation of [[giorgio]]s. They both mocked another Vistani child, [[Nikolas]], for his kindness towards the [[giorgio|giorgios]]. Despite their shared activities, Inza's heart held a vile [[cruel|cruelty]] that Piotr's lacked.<ref name="HoL p. 98">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 98</ref> Inza had an innate [[hatred]] that originated from [[fear]], as beasts seemed to her quite capable of seeing through her veneer of [[innocence]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 196">Gaz IV p. 196</ref> Inza acted out her hatred through the [[torture]] and [[killing]] of animals, even her family's own [[pet|pets]], always on the sly, without Piotr's knowledge. Although Inza was the [[Corruption|corrupting]] influence on Piotr, Magda perceived their friendship to be the exact opposite.<ref name="HoL p. 98">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 98</ref> Regardless, their friendship ended in [[746 BC]] when she not only allowed a riled-up [[mob]] at the [[Veidrava Salt Mines]] to brutally beat Nikolas, but pinned the blame for her failure to save Nikolas on Piotr.<ref>p. 96, 98. Nikolas was born in [[732 BC]] (4 years older than Inza, born in 736 BC, the year of Gundar's death. Nikolas was 14 at the time of the attack.</ref>

As Inza grew, she achieved proficiency as both a [[rogue]] and a [[wizard]]. She obtained training for the former through [[manipulation]] and [[temptation]] of her fellow Vistani. How she came upon [[knowledge]] for the latter is unknown. By the age of 16, Inza's depredations had alienated all of the other Wanderers from her, save for her mother.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 156">Gaz IV p. 156</ref>

===[[Treachery]] in Sithicus===
In [[752 BC]], Inza hatched a [[conspiracy]] with [[Azrael Dak]], and through him with [[Malocchio Aderre]], [[the Dukkar|the Vistani people's worst enemy]]. Their conspiracy would mean the death of both Lord Soth and Magda Kulchevich. Inza would replace her mother as [[raunie]] of her clan, Azrael would usurp control of Sithicus from Soth, and Malocchio would gain an ally sympathetic to his plans of [[genocide]] for the Vistani.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 153, 157">Gaz IV p. 153, 157</ref>

After Azrael Dak entered collusion with Malocchio, he received the magical [[dagger]], [[Novgor]]. Inza arranged a trade with Dak, receiving the dagger in return for a rare [[stone giant]] [[slave]] named [[Nabon]]. Using Gard, [[Inza]] had previously [[ambushed]], [[captured]], and [[maimed|rendered unable to walk]] the giant unawares.

Allying with a fellow Wanderer named [[Bratu]] under the auspices of profiting off of gorgios, Inza broke the oath that the tribe - through Magda - had made with Soth. She attempted to leak Soth's [[past]] to the [[Invidian]] [[spy]] named [[Gesmas Malaturno]], although the latter was captured before he could give the information to Malocchio. Like earlier with Piotr, Inza manipulated events so that only Bratu received the blame. Magda [[marked]] him as an [[Oath Breaker]]. As an outed [[liar]], Bratu began to fall [[victim]] to the [[maddening]] utterances of [[the Whispering Beast]].<ref name="SotBR p. 64-66">SotBR p. 66-66</ref> Although he was slowly driven [[mad]], Inza nonetheless later sliced his [[tongue]] in two. However, Magda uncovered her [[transgression]] and got a glimpse of the darkness within Inza, perhaps for the first time.<ref name="SotBR p. 110-118">SotBR p. 110-118</ref>

With the help of Azrael, Inza orchestrated the ambush of her tribe by [[salt shadows]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 153, 157">Gaz IV p. 153, 157</ref>, with the specific intent of destroying Magda.<ref name="SotBR p. 64-66">SotBR p. 66-66</ref> As part of the preparation, Using Norvgor, Inza [[sabotaged]] [[Gard]], the powerful magical cudgel carried in the ancient past by Kulchek the Wanderer and then present by Magda Kulchevich. In the ensuing conflict, several of the other Wanderers lost their lives<ref name="Gaz IV p. 153, 157">Gaz IV p. 153, 157</ref> 

Before Magda could render a [[punishment]] upon Inza for her actions against Bratu, Azrael's salt shadow made their move, throwing the Wanderers in disarray. Unaware of its previous sabotage, Magda attacked the shadows with Gard. However, it shattered during combat, thus ensuring that Magda became mortally wounded. [[Sabak]] was [[possessed]] by a shadow, but Inza put him down using Norvgor. Before Magda perished, she called upon Soth and exchanged an oath of protection for her daughter for the removal of Madame Girani's curse upon the death knight. With Magda's death, Inza claimed not only Soth's protection but also leadership of the tribe. However, Inza experienced one setback: Bratu had fled during the skirmish, hearing the clarion call of the Whispering Beast.<ref name="SotBR p. 123-130">SotBR p. 123-130</ref>

Now in charge of the Wanderers, Inza commanded the pursuit of Bratu. On his trail, the Wanderers came upon and [[captured]] [[Ganelon]]. With the aid of [[Alexi]], Inza [[interrogated]] Ganelon about what he knew about Bratu and the way to [[the Lair of the Whispering Beast]]. Although Inza resorted to [[deception]] and [[torture]], Ganelon remained steadfast in an [[oath]] he made to [[the Bloody Cobbler]] to not reveal the lair's location. The Whispering Beast eventually [[liberated]] Ganelon from Inza's clutches. Before he could escape, Inza levied a powerful [[curse]] on Ganelon, to kill everything he loved by his own hand.<ref name="SotBR p. 172-185">SotBR p. 172-185</ref>

Turning her attentions to larger issues, Inza [[bribed]] a contingent of the [[ogre]]s working for Malocchio into attacking the Wanderers.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref> In the ensuing massacre, all the Wanderers but Inza and three others (Alexi, Piotr, and Nikolas) perished before Soth stepped in and killed the ogres. After the battle ended, Inza [[manipulated]] Soth into bringing her to [[Nedragaard Keep]], where she would gain shelter<ref name="SotBR p. 220-230">SotBR p. 220-230</ref> (as was her purpose for instigating the massacre<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref>). The other Wanderers were left behind to make the trek on their own, albeit with an [[undead]] guard animated by Soth.<ref name="SotBR p. 228-231">SotBR p. 228-231</ref>

===The Night of Screaming Shadows===
After Soth and Inza returned to the keep, Inza redirected his attention to Azrael Dak's rituals at the [[Lake of Sounds]] in the [[Veidrava Salt Mines]]..<ref name="SotBR p. 273, 277-278">SotBR p. 273, 277-278</ref> Safely ensconced in Nedragaard Keep, Inza erected a [[ward]] around the fortress that protected her from the magic Azrael used to steal the shadow of every other being in Sithicus. In addition, Inza's magic hedged out Soth's [[banshee]]s and skeletal warriors<ref name="SotBR p. 279-281">SotBR p. 279-281</ref> as she opened the gates of the keep to the Invidian [[invader]]s.

Meanwhile at the [[Black Chapel]], Inza revealed her duplicity to Azrael. She was the voice of darkness that had manipulated Azrael into service. His reward was to be [[death]], as she would be the one to usurp Soth's power. <ref name="SotBR p. 294-295">SotBR p. 294-295</ref>

Despite Inza's apparent success, a complex chain of events led to her downfall. Soth became alerted to Inza's betrayal. Consumed by [[rage]],  he returned to his keep and laid assault on the wards. Soth's rage enabled him to crush the wards of the keep, allowing his skeleton warriors and banshees to enter and [[massacre]] the Invidian [[invader]]s..<ref name="SotBR p. 296-297">SotBR p. 296-297</ref> Ganelon [[poisoned]] Azrael Dak, disrupting his fell ritual. The now freed shadows proceeded to coalesce and descend upon Nordregaard Keep. The ball of shadows detonated on impact, the shadows ripping the keep apart before returning to their owners.<ref name="SotBR p. 299-301">SotBR p. 299-301</ref> 

Although Inza escaped the destruction physically unscathed, she was accosted by Nabon and the surviving Wanderers. To escape punishment, she leaped into [[the Great Chasm]]. Much to her surprise and chagrin, the darkness within the Chasm surrounded and embraced Inza<ref name="SotBR p. 303-304">SotBR p. 303-304</ref>, marking her as the new lord of Sithicus.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref>

==Current Sketch==
Inza exists as as a force of [[corruption]] within Sithicus, gleefully tempting the people to the path of evil. She dwells within the Great Chasm and other dark and [[lonely]] places within the realm. Inza uses [[Inza's Crystal Ball|her crystal ball]] to communicate, observe, and manipulate those near and far. Inza usually enforces her will indirectly, though [[minion]]s or pawns.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref>

Inza has lived a live of [[betrayal]], [[corruption]], and [[treachery]] based on the presumption that everyone else held the same [[Evil]] and darkness in their hearts as she did. However, in the face of undeniably benevolent individuals, Inza's beliefs have been shaken to their very core.<ref name="Shadows of Sithicus p. 55">[[The Shadows of Sithicus]], [[Dragon #351]] (January 2007), p. 55</ref>

To ease the suffering of the above revelation, Inza seeks to stomp out or subvert all forces of so-called [[Good]] in her domain.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref>
<ref name="Shadows of Sithicus p. 55" /> However, [[hero]]s such as Ganelon and the Wanderers thwart and pursue her throughout the domain. They remain thorns in her side on a practical and a philosophical level. Heroes exist in painful defiance of her denial that benevolence and altruism.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref>

==Stats==
*[[2nd Edition]] 
**female human Dual classed [[Rogue|Thief 3]]/[[Wizard]] 5; [[Neutral Evil]] (as of [[752 BC]], prior to becoming a darklord)<ref name="Land of Spectres p. 66">[[Land of Spectres]], [[Dragon #258]] (April 1999), p. 66</ref>

*[[3rd Edition]]:
**[[Rogue]] 4/[[Wizard]] 6; [[Neutral Evil]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 155">Gaz IV p. 155</ref>
**[[Rogue]] 6/[[Wizard]] 8; [[Neutral Evil]]<ref name="Shadows of Sithicus p. 58">The Shadows of Sithicus, Dragon #351 (January 2007), p. 58</ref>

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