Lysara Solloway, also known as her former criminal alias
Lysara the Grin, is the wife of former
Baldur's Gate Watch Oversar
Maxwell Solloway and the former head of
Baldur's Gate's underworld.
History
Lysara was born in 1441 in the Lower City of
Baldur's Gate. In 1461, Lysara met the young
watchman Maxwell Solloway, and the two instantly fell in love. They married four years later in 1465.
In 1470, Lysara gave birth to her only child, a boy, named Max after his father. While
Maxwell worked, Lysara stayed home and doted on her child.
During the
Bhaalspawn Crisis of 1482, Lysara witnessed the death of her child during the destruction of the Lower City. Overcome with grief, she was approached by the ghost of the infamous serial killer
Jack of Smiles, who offered to erase her pain by possessing her. Lysara accepted and vanished. For years she was presumed dead.
In actuality, Lysara, now controlled by
Jack of Smiles, began a hostile takeover of
Baldur's Gate's underground, putting herself at its head. Lysara became infamous for forcing her closest officers to cut out their tongues so they couldn't reveal her secrets. She also was fond of sending messages to enemies by cutting their cheeks open to "widen" their smile. She established her headquarters underneath
The Last Laugh.
By 1491, the
Order of the Gauntlet had caught wind that Lysara might be possessed and sent
Eilidh Stormheart to investigate. Lysara, worried about her secret coming out, sent assassins after
Eilidh, but the plot was stopped by
Ulder Ravengard's agent
Zephyr and the
Breadwinners Mariana Goldfinch,
Legolass Darkblade, and
Malachor Wolfsbane, who faked
Eilidh's death.
On the 12th of Uktar, the
Breadwinners, the
Watch, and the
Flaming Fist launched a joint raid on
The Last Laugh.
Zephyr and the
Breadwinners, now joined by
Eilidh, fought their way to Lysara, where they beat her and exercised
Jack of Smiles.
Lysara was returned to her husband, where she was in a near catatonic state following her decade long possession. Following the
Baldur's Gate Uprising a few days later,
Maxwell Solloway retired from the
Watch and took Lysara with him to the country to heal.
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