 In Act III , the player meets the Founder of the Academy , and Safiya realizes that she , Lienna , and Nefris are all splinters of the Founder ’ s soul , and that the Founder was once Akachi ’ s lover . The Founder explains that , while Lienna and Nefris understood their identities , the truth was hidden from Safiya for her own safety . The Founder also admits that she is responsible for the player 's plight - she wanted to use the player to end the spirit @-@ eater curse ( and Akachi ’ s suffering , as well ) . She returns the silver sword of Gith to the player , which allows him to open the Betrayer 's Gate and travel to the realm of the dead . There the player finds the City of Judgment , ruled by the current God of the Dead , Kelemvor Lyonsbane . As the player arrives , an army is assembling outside the walls , led by Akachi ’ s captains from his First Crusade - Zoab , a fallen solar , Rammaq , a demilich , and Sey 'ryu , a blue dragon . The captains recognize the player as Akachi ’ s heir , and the player must decide whether to lead their crusade against the City of Judgment or to oppose them . 
