Gem of Clarata

[Based on Elves of Evermeet, pages 39-40]
The alliance of House Ahmaquissar, Hawksong, and Nightstar has its roots in the adventures of the Company of the Starry Skies, ere the fall of Eaerlann. This trio of moon elven adventurers included the fighter/rogue Lord Lysanthir Ahmaquissar of Eaerlann, the fighter / bard Lady Tiatha Hawksong of Evermeet, and the wizard Lord Qiniir Nightstar of Evermeet.
In the Year of the Jeweled Aerie (744 DR), the Company of the Starry Skies slew a white dragon while exploring the Dragontowers of Lhuve. Amidst the dragon’s rich hoard, the Company discovered a king’s tear that radiated magic. In the depths of the clear, teardrop-shaped, smooth-surfaced gem was the image of a ghostly gold elf wizardress clad in diaphanous robes. Holding the gem in a bare hand revealed the wizardress’s name to be Clarata and that she could grant the spell-like abilities of healing touchMoF, plane shift, scrying, sending, and telepathic bond.
Upon their triumphant return to Evermeet, the Company submitted the treasures they had recovered to the High Mages at the Tower of the Sun and Moon for inspection before dividing them amongst themselves. But, for reasons she could never quite explain, Lady Tiatha hid the gem of Clarata from the High Mages and kept it for herself.
In the centuries that followed, the individual members of the Company of the Starry Skies rose to prominence within their respective houses. Tiatha became Lady Speaker of the Hawksongs, following the death of her great-uncle. Qiniir studied to become a High Mage at the Towers of the Sun and Moon, before becoming Lord Speaker of his house, following the death of his grandfather. Lysanthir returned to Teuveamanthaar and a life of misadventure. After the fall of Ascalhorn, he led his family to safety in Evermeet, becoming Lord Speaker almost by default, following the deaths of so many ahead of him in the line of succession.
In the Year of Shadows (1358 DR) the Time of Troubles began with the Fall of the Gods. By chance, the disruption in the Weave hit just as the three adventurers were gathering to dinner to relive old times at Hawktowers, the Hawksong manor. The ancient magical bonds imprisoning Clarata in her phylactery collapsed just long enough for her to escape, revealing her to be an ancient Aryvandaaran ghost-lich. Clarata quickly possessed the body of Tiatha and began hurling ancient spells at all in attendance. In the ensuing spell-battle, the Grand Hall of Hawktowers was all but destroyed. Just as Clarata drained the last of the life-force from Lord Speaker Qiniir, Queen Amluruil arrived, alerted by ancient wardings to the threat at hand. She managed to put Tiatha / Clarata in suspended animation using a temporal stasis spell, as the lich flew about the hall.
In the decades since the Time of Troubles, House Hawksong has restricted access to Hawktowers to members of the royal family, House Ahmaquissar, House Hawksong, and House Nightstar, while publicly claiming that Lady Speaker Tiatha is alive and well. Lord Speaker Qiniir was mourned as a casualty of the Time of Troubles, and succeeded by his twin daughters, Lady Speakers Halaema and Saelihn Nightstar. And finally Queen Amlaruil continues to research options to restore Tiatha without unleashing the ancient ghost-lich again.