---
type: npc
role: "Kethran Queen"
location: "[[Keth's Landing]]"
alignment: Lawful Good
race: Human
class: Cleric (War Domain) 9 / Fighter 3
---

# Queen Selara IV

## Appearance

A tall, sharp-featured woman in her mid-40s with dark skin, silver-streaked black hair worn in tight braids, and commanding amber eyes. She dresses in naval-inspired formal wear — high-collared coats with gold epaulets — and always carries her father's cutlass, *Tidebreaker*, at her hip.

## Personality

- **Pragmatic** — governs with spreadsheets as often as decrees
- **Fiercely independent** — Kethra will not be anyone's vassal
- **Surprisingly warm** — in private, she has a dry wit and genuine care for her people
- **Holds grudges** — the Crown Concordat has slighted Kethra for decades; trust is earned slowly

## Role in Campaign

- Arc 2: The other side of the war — can become ally or enemy depending on party's diplomacy
- Arc 4: Leads Kethran forces at the World Council; contributes naval blockade of the Citadel
- If the peace summit succeeds (Arc 2), she grants the party the services of the *Kethran Wind*, a swift warship for travel

## Stat Notes

- **HP:** 85 | **AC:** 18 (breastplate + DEX + shield) | **Speed:** 30 ft
- **Spellcasting:** Cleric 9 (DC 16, +8). Key spells: *crusader's mantle, freedom of movement, commune, flame strike*
- **War Priest:** Bonus action weapon attack after casting (Wis mod/day)
- **Channel Divinity: Guided Strike** (+10 to one attack roll)

## Secrets

- She authorized secret naval raids on Valdrian shipping — a fact that could derail the peace talks.
- Her daughter was killed by cultists years ago. She knows the Hand of Ruin is real; she just doesn't know how deep it goes.
- She has a secret alliance with the Pirate Lords of the Salt Reach — mutually beneficial, mutually deniable.