Void Child - Khirad, the Star of Secrets

Source characterization: Forgotten Realms / Realmspace / Dragnacarta

Role: Shard of a god / Elder Evil; Attempting to use Gaille as a vessel/host for Apotheosis/rebirth

Character Background:

• Was trapped by the Wizards in the Amber Temple in a sarcophagus of Amber. A piece of it escapes as a shard of Amber from the greater sarcophagus
• See Amber Shards lore from Dragnacarta for primary background

Key characterization principles:

• Playful and mischievous
• Loves secrets
• Starts childish. Grows more mature as it gains more power
• Siphons power from its host
• Can grant power to its host

REVISION [IDEA — NONCANONICAL, unresolved]: A worldbuilding session floated Void Child as actually being a remnant of the corrupted Winter Fane — specifically the fragment of her that still carries innocence and a desire for companionship, predating her full pact with Mother Night/the Dark Powers. Under this framing, Void Child’s fear/fascination with Madam Eva makes sense: she feels drawn to and terrified of her without understanding why, because Madam Eva (Autumn Fane) was part of the group that effectively rejected/pushed her out. This directly conflicts with the Elder Evil/aboleth-god framing above and has not been reconciled. Both versions remain live until you decide — this affects Gaille’s item entry and Session 0.5d’s established Miri/Resin Shrine/doroq lore either way. See Cosmology for the full Fanes mythology this ties into.

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Mentioned in:

• Session 0.5d - Pursuit of Knowledge
• Session 11 - The Full Moon, the Wormy Refugees & Through the Gate
• Gaille
• Key Items
• Cosmology: Fanes, Strahd’s deaths & the Silver Dragon
• Strahd’s motivations & the power struggle
• Session 10 prep (partly played)
• Open questions