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	'''Isu Rehkotop''' is a [[villain]]ous [[NPC]] from the [[Touch of Death]] adventure [[module]]. She is a [[corrupt]] [[priestess]] and a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>. Before her [[betrayal]], Isu served [[Osiris]]. However she became [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she [[reanimated]] previously [[deceased]]. [[Senmet]] as a [[greater mummy]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>		'''Isu Rehkotop''' is a [[villain]]ous [[NPC]] from the [[Touch of Death]] adventure [[module]]. She is a [[corrupt]] [[priestess]] and a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>. Before her [[betrayal]], Isu served [[Osiris]]. However she became [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she [[reanimated]] previously [[deceased]] [[Senmet]] as a [[greater mummy]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	'''Isu Rehkotop''' is a [[villain]]ous [[NPC]] from the [[Touch of Death]] adventure [[module]]. She is a [[corrupt]] [[priestess a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>. Before her [[betrayal]], Isu served [[Osiris]]. However she became [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she [[reanimated]] previously [[deceased]]. [[Senmet]] as a [[greater mummy]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>		'''Isu Rehkotop''' is a [[villain]]ous [[NPC]] from the [[Touch of Death]] adventure [[module]]. She is a [[corrupt]] [[priestess]] and a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>. Before her [[betrayal]], Isu served [[Osiris]]. However she became [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she [[reanimated]] previously [[deceased]]. [[Senmet]] as a [[greater mummy]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	'''Isu Rehkotop''' is a [[villain]]ous [[NPC]] from the [[Touch of Death]] adventure [[module]]. She is a [[corrupt]] [[priestess a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>. Before her [[betrayal]], Isu served [[Osiris]]. However she became [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she [[reanimated]] previously [[deceased]]] [[Senmet]]] as a [[greater mummy]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>		'''Isu Rehkotop''' is a [[villain]]ous [[NPC]] from the [[Touch of Death]] adventure [[module]]. She is a [[corrupt]] [[priestess a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>. Before her [[betrayal]], Isu served [[Osiris]]. However she became [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she [[reanimated]] previously [[deceased]]. [[Senmet]] as a [[greater mummy]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	'''Isu Rehkotop''' ~~was~~ a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> ~~who died in~~ [[~~739 BC~~]]~~.<ref name="Citation needed">Citation needed</ref> She~~ served [[Osiris]] ~~but was~~ [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she ~~awoke and~~ [[reanimated]] ~~the~~ [[~~mummy~~]] [[Senmet]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>		'''Isu Rehkotop''' is a [[villain]]ous [[NPC]] from the [[Touch of Death]] adventure [[module]]. She is a [[corrupt]] [[priestess a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>. Before her [[betrayal]], Isu served [[Osiris]]. However she became [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she [[reanimated]] previously [[deceased]]] [[Senmet]]] as a [[greater mummy]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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			==Other Information==
			Isu Rehkotep had a beloved [[pet]] [[cat]] named [[Bashet]] (which is also an alternate name for the cat goddess [[Bast]].) Isu affords it special reverence, even seemingly conversing with it. Despite her pretensions, Bashet is but a normal [[house cat]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> Although somewhat peculiar by itself, Isu's attachment to a cat named after Bast is even more bizarre in context. Bast and Set are sworn enemies of each other.<ref>[[The Awakening]]</ref> (The contextual oddity of Isu and her pet's relationship is neither mentioned nor explained in the source material).

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	'''Isu Rehkotop''' was a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> who died in [[739 BC]].<ref name="Citation needed">Citation needed</ref> She served [[Osiris]] but was [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she awoke and [[reanimated]] the [[mummy]] [[Senmet]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29~~</ref> Her life is set down in the eight [[Isu scrolls]].<ref name="Citation needed">Citation needed~~</ref>		'''Isu Rehkotop''' was a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> who died in [[739 BC]].<ref name="Citation needed">Citation needed</ref> She served [[Osiris]] but was [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she awoke and [[reanimated]] the [[mummy]] [[Senmet]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Isu ~~Rekhotep~~ was once the [[Lawful Good]] high priestess of [[Osiris]] in [[Muhar]]. One day she found an unholy [[scroll]] that set down the procedures to create a [[greater mummy]]. She resisted the [[corruption\|corrupting pull]] of dark knowledge for [[year]]s, but eventually she became enamored with the forces of evil. She became a secret [[convert]] to the [[Cult of Set]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>		Isu wrote about her life experiences in the eight [[Isu scrolls\|autobiographical scrolls]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 21</ref> She was once the [[Lawful Good]] high priestess of [[Osiris]] in [[Muhar]]. One day she found an unholy [[scroll]] that set down the procedures to create a [[greater mummy]]. She resisted the [[corruption\|corrupting pull]] of dark knowledge for [[year]]s, but eventually she became enamored with the forces of evil. She became a secret [[convert]] to the [[Cult of Set]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>

	Isu dared to venture through the [[The Valley of the Pharaoh's Rest\|Valley of the Dead]] to [[Anhktepot's Tomb]], where she performed the ritual of [[reanimation]] to create a greater mummy, that mummy being Senmet. Isu foolishly believed Senmet was under her complete control. Unfortunately for her, the deceptive Senmet was not the [[thrall]] Isu thought he was. In truth, she could only hold power over him for but a few brief moments in any one [[day]]. Senmet bid his time, gathering power for an attempt to usurp Ankhtepot's power.<ref name="ToD p. 3">[[Touch of Death]] p. 3</ref><ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref>		Isu dared to venture through the [[The Valley of the Pharaoh's Rest\|Valley of the Dead]] to [[Anhktepot's Tomb]], where she performed the ritual of [[reanimation]] to create a greater mummy, that mummy being Senmet. Isu foolishly believed Senmet was under her complete control. Unfortunately for her, the deceptive Senmet was not the [[thrall]] Isu thought he was. In truth, she could only hold power over him for but a few brief moments in any one [[day]]. Senmet bid his time, gathering power for an attempt to usurp Ankhtepot's power.<ref name="ToD p. 3">[[Touch of Death]] p. 3</ref><ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref>

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	'''Isu Rehkotop''' was a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> who died in [[739 BC]]. She served [[Osiris]] but was [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In [[738 BC]], she awoke and [[reanimated]] the [[mummy]] [[Senmet]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> Her life is set down in the eight [[Isu scrolls]].		'''Isu Rehkotop''' was a [[Cult Leader \| High Priestess]] at the [[Temple of Muhar]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> who died in [[739 BC]].<ref name="Citation needed">Citation needed</ref> She served [[Osiris]] but was [[corrupted]], [[converting]] to the worship of [[Set]], and so was guilty of [[apostasy]]. In or before [[738 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as part of the events leading to [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]</ref>, she awoke and [[reanimated]] the [[mummy]] [[Senmet]].<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref> Her life is set down in the eight [[Isu scrolls]].<ref name="Citation needed">Citation needed</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	Although Senmet ultimately hoped to get the people of Muhar to worship him alone, Isu was as devout a servant of [[Set]] as she had once been of Osiris.<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref> She began blending in the unholy teachings of Set with the holy teachings of Osiris, even [[corrupting]] the religious texts. A capable [[manipulator]] in her own right, Isu hoped to eventually draw all of Muhar into Set's flock.<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>		Although Senmet ultimately hoped to get the people of Muhar to worship him alone, Isu was as devout a servant of [[Set]] as she had once been of Osiris.<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref> She began blending in the unholy teachings of Set with the holy teachings of Osiris, even [[corrupting]] the religious texts. A capable [[manipulator]] in her own right, Isu hoped to eventually draw all of Muhar into Set's flock.<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>

			==In [[Touch of Death]]==
			In the [[Grand Conjunction module]] ''Touch of Death'', Isu operates as co-[[conspirator]] with Senmet against [[Anhktepot]] while at the same time serving as the [[leader]] of [[Muhar]] under the [[facade]] of worshiping Osiris. Senmet ultimately hopes to use her to redirect the [[faith]] of Muhar villagers to enable him to take Anhktepot's power over [[Har'Akir]] without the darklord awakening to stop him.<ref name="ToD p. 4">[[Touch of Death]] p. 4</ref> She feigns friendliness to the [[player character]]s while plotting with Senmet for her deaths.<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 11-13</ref>

			If the events of the module play out as according to the planned order therein, Isu's [[treachery]] is revealed by the [[ghost]] of [[Dulcimae]], whom Isu [[sacrificed]] to Set.<ref name="ToD p. 13">[[Touch of Death]] p. 13</ref> Here Senmet abandons her, refusing to send the [[Statue of Set Golem]] to defend her, leaving her to her very possible death.<ref name="ToD p. 10">[[Touch of Death]] p. 10</ref>

			According to Senmet's profile in [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]], Isu may accompany Senmet if he flees to another domain and she survives. If Isu is [[killed]], she may rise as one of the [[undead]].<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref> (How Isu and Senmet would reconcile after Senmet's abandonment is not addressed in the entry.)

			==Legacy==
			Regardless of her death or simple defeat in ToD, later sources indicate that she is no longer in power, having been replaced by [[Snefru]]. Yet it would seem that Isu's legacy of corruption lives on, as Snefru's religious practices seem more in league with the Cult of Set than the Cult of Osiris.<ref name="DoD p. 102">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 102</ref>

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