Nyphithys Nyphithys was an erinyes servant of the lich Arklem Greeth . History . Meeting Arklem Greeth . Nyphithys first visited Arklem Greeth in 1371 DR , after the Archmage Arcane had fled the Host Tower of the Arcane and hid in Mirabar following an attempt on his life . It was while the Archmage was wounded and contemplating his fate that she played to her strengths , using Arklem ' s frailty of body and spirit to seduce him with her charms . By the time he revealed to her his desire for lichdom , he was already willing to be her partner . Helping him to gather the necessary ingredients and knowledge , she guided his transformation into a lich . Together , they returned to Luskan to kill those who had assaulted the Archmage and , with the help of Nyphithys ' devilish allies , purged the Arcane Brotherhood of all those Arklem did not consider loyal . Once the dust had settled and the rebuilding process was underway , Arklem honored the bargain with Nyphithys and agreed to redirect the Brotherhood ' s focus towards the newly established Silver Marches . Maugrim ' s takeover . In 1372 DR , Maugrim took control of the Host Tower , spreading his influence and gaining a large faction of followers . He only needed to cement his position by removing the current Archmage Arcane , Arklem Greeth , trapping him and severing most of his magic . He began removing all who did not follow him , leading to a power struggle within the tower . Maugrim had Nyphithys trapped in a similar way , as she was the only one who had the ability to free Arklem and also because killing her would only return her to her home plane , where she could return and interfere in Maugrim ' s plans . When she encountered the Hero of Neverwinter in her prison in the Host Tower , she asked them to free her from her magical binding so that she could assist Arklem to retake the tower from Maugrim . Many - Arrows negotiations . Around 1376 DR , she was sent as an emissary to the Kingdom of Many - Arrows . Escorted by two other erinyes and several bearded devil s , she met with King Obould in secret . However , unknown to Nyphithys , Obould had sent word to King Bruenor that the Hosttower of the Arcane had sent emissaries to him , and had set an ambush consisting of his own troops as well as those of King Breunor , including Drizzt Do ' Urden , Catti - brie , and Thibbledorf Pwent . Nyphithys conducted negotiations with Obould and Regis over the terms of an alliance , offering the backing of the Hosttower of the Arcane so Obould could expand against the Silver Marches , as well as using her physical charms to attempt to seduce the Orc King . Obould pretended to go along with it briefly , before accusing Nyphithys ' offer of being an attempt to enslave the orc s to be used as fodder for the mage s . The devil was taken aback by the accusation , and Obould ordered the attack . Nyphithys and her erinyes companions took to the sky ; she ordered them to bind Obould , but she was shot down by Catti - brie ' s bow , " Taulmaril " . Forced to the ground , she engaged and was defeated by Drizzt in single combat before being killed by Obould , who had managed to free himself and slice her in half with a single stroke of his greatsword , banishing her to the Nine Hells for a century . Bruenor complained to Obould that she would have made a good prisoner , but Obould retorted that she made a better trophy . Arklem Greeth was indeed saddened by the loss of his favored servant , but given his heartless nature , it is likely Obould was correct .