heh, that is some decent lore. Although she wouldnt have actually been very powerful even if she had succeeded. As soon as she zoned out of her little dungeon home all her summoned pets would have gone *poof*.

Actually, it was the Son of the Ishva Mal who did this. He wanted to overthrow the leader because he felt Ishva wasn't ambitious enough. Ishva responded with a "F U" and cut off his hand, so he got mad and formed a secret society with the goal of usurping the throne. He learned magic from members of this society and read books from afar to perfect his craft. When the time came he was too hasty (cliche!) and yadda yadda yadda you know the rest.