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| Name = Adja's Grandmother
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* [[Adja]]
* [[Jailne]]
* [[Alaidain]]
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A grandmother of the priestess [[Adja]], the Lady of [[Ithaenc Cathedral|Ithaenc]], she was one of the [[Falatacot]] living in [[Dericost]] near the end of the [[Millennium War]].<ref name="TranslatedLetter">2000/11 - [[Should the Stars Fall]] - [[The Healer's Heart Quest]]: [[Translated Letter]]</ref><ref name="HistoryOfAubereanVol1">2003/03 [[The History of Auberean]]: [[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)|Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref> As a child, she fled the captivity of the [[Ice Throne]]<ref name="TranslatedLetter" />, escaping the purge of the remaining Falatacot in Dericost by the [[Latzimestal - "Lords of the World"|Latzimestal]] who blamed them for their kingdom's defeat at the hands of the [[Haebrous]] and [[Yalain|Yalaini]].<ref name="HistoryOfAubereanVol1" />

A number of years later, she was instrumental in bringing an end to the war by aiding the Haebrous king, [[Jailne]], and the Yalaini empress, [[Alaidain]], in finding the secret ways through the trackless tunnels of [[Vasmora]], the great cavern beneath the [[Plateau of Gelid]], where they defeated King [[Sarvien II]] in a pitched battle.<ref name="TranslatedLetter" /><ref name="HistoryOfAubereanVol1" /><ref name="MuMiyahNoteTranslation">2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Mu-Miyah Note Translation]]</ref><ref name="ACDMCDLoreTheLayOfLeikotha">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore]]: [[AC:DM CD Lore/Dericost Texts/The Lay of Leikotha|The Lay of Leikotha]]</ref>

During the [[Empyrean Shadow War|Empyrean Shadow War,]] Lady [[Maila Realaidain]] sought the help of Lady Adja to protect her son, [[Asheron Realaidain|Asheron]], from the [[Bael'Zharon|Hopeslayer's]] rage using the forbidden ways to extend life taught to her by her mother and grandmother.<ref name="TranslatedLetter" /><ref name="Communion">2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore]]: [[AC:DM CD Lore/Late Dereth Texts/Communion|Communion]]</ref><ref>{{AC2ref}} 2005/5 [[AC2:Announcements - 2005/05 - Legions|Legions Teaser]]</ref>

She lived an exceptionally long life by Empyrean standards due to the preservative Falatacot spells known to her family.<ref name="TranslatedLetter" /><ref name="SQOnAdjasGrandmother">2000/12 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]]: [[Stormwaltz Quotes/On Adja's Grandmother|On Adja's Grandmother]]</ref>

In Empress Alaidain's waning years, she entrusted [[Alaidain's Gem]] to the wards of Ithaenc.<ref name="AlaidainsGem">2000/11 [[Should the Stars Fall]] - [[Alaidain's Gem]]</ref><ref name="ACDMCDLoreAlaidainsGem">2001/10 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore]]: [[AC:DM CD Lore/Dericost Texts/Alaidain's Gem|Alaidain's Gem]]</ref> It is possible that Adja's grandmother was among these wards, although there is no known evidence to base this speculation on.

== Apocrypha ==
In a [[Stormwaltz 2016 Q&A/Questions 2 & 3|2016 Q&A]], former developer [[Turbine Developers#Chris%20.22Stormwaltz.22%20L.27Etoile|Chris "Stormwaltz" L'Etoile]] describes Lady Adja as "the last full-blood descendant of a line of Falatacot who communed with the [[Deru Tree|Deru]]."<ref name="Stormwaltz2016QAQuestions2And3">2016/10 [[Stormwaltz 2016 Q&A]]: [[Stormwaltz 2016 Q&A/Questions 2 & 3|Questions 2 & 3]]</ref> While not mentioned by name, this suggests Adja's grandmother was descended from the [[Light Falatacot]] faction. If accurate, this would represent the only mention of a Light Falatacot living amongst the Dericost during the events of the Millennium War.

== Related Pages ==
=== Lore Articles ===
* [[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]

=== Texts ===
{{Item Table
| Translated Letter
| Alaidain's Gem
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=== Characters ===
* [[Adja]] - Granddaughter.
* [[Jailne]] - Assisted during the Millennium War.
* [[Alaidain]] - Assisted during the Millennium War.

== References ==
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