Author: Attributed to various scribes and chroniclers of the Church of the Silver Flame.
The Silver Flame, a beacon of purity and righteous might, is inextricably linked to the tale of Tira Miron, a devout paladin of Dol Arrah. It is through her sacrifice that we are granted the guiding light of the Flame, for mortals are too often burdened by imperfection to perceive its divine wisdom directly.
In the year 298 YK, a cataclysmic event shook the very foundations of what would become Thrane. A chasm opened near the present-day Flamekeep, and from its depths erupted a pillar of crimson fire, a manifestation of unholy malevolence. The following year, known as the Year of Blood and Fire, witnessed the spread of darkness across the land, a testament to the foul influence of the overlord Bel Shalor and his fiendish servants.
Amidst this chaos, Tira Miron, while journeying in the west, received a prophetic vision. A magnificent serpent, its wings adorned with the colors of the rainbow, warned her of a great evil rising in the east, borne upon crimson flames from the depths of Khyber.
Driven by her faith, Tira rallied the forces of Thrane and confronted the dark creatures that had gathered to venerate the crimson fire, seeking to unleash the imprisoned evil within. Wielding her blessed sword, Kloinjer, its pommel capped with a potent Khyber dragonshard, Tira faced the encroaching demon as the rainbow-winged serpent appeared, plunging into the inferno.
A titanic struggle ensued within the flames. The demon, gaining the upper hand, struck a grievous blow upon the serpent. In its final act of defiance, the serpent encircled the demon and sank its fangs into the fiend’s throat, sending a telepathic plea to Tira. Without hesitation, she leaped into the crimson fire, driving Kloinjer through the serpent and into the demon’s heart.
A mighty explosion rocked the land, transforming the crimson fire into the cool, purifying Silver Flame. Tira Miron, now one with the divine fire, became the Voice of the Silver Flame, forever bound to its essence. Flamekeep, a fortress of stone, was erected around the eternal pillar of silver fire.
It is said that deep within the chasm, at the very source of the Flame, Kloinjer’s blade remains, buried almost to the hilt, binding demon, serpent, and paladin together in an eternal vigil.”