Kimmuriel Oblodra Kimmuriel Oblodra was a powerful psionicist of Menzoberranzan and one of the few survivors of the destruction House Oblodra . A He often served as the de facto leader of Bregan D ' aerthe while Jarlaxle romped around the surface world . Description . Kimmuriel had an expressionless face that Jarlaxle often referred to as " soulless . " Personality . In stark contrast to other members of his family , Kimmuriel was unemotional , usually stony - faced and very difficult to get even the slightest of smiles out of , much less a laugh . His humor was very dry but often superbly clever . Kimmuriel revealingly said of himself , " Little of what I do or say is opinion . " He had no patience or respect for other ' s mental privacy and was likely to dive right in with his psionic powers . He had an " arrogant dislike " for the arcane arts , but he was willing to work with wizard s . Originally , Kimmuriel ' s stance was that he would much rather improve his psionic powers or study illithid s than look after Bregan D ' aerthe . As such , whenever he got the chance , he tried to persuade Jarlaxle to come back to Menzoberranzan so that he could get back to his own work . Still , he recognized that Bregan D ' aerthe would not survive for long if he did not run it the way it was intended . After nearly a century , Kimmuriel remained in power and in fact charged his former master for the group ' s services when Jarlaxle called upon them for aid . History . Pre - Spellplague . Jarlaxle rescued Kimmuriel from certain death when House Oblodra was destroyed by House Baenre in 1358 DR . Kimmuriel quickly became one of Jarlaxle ' s lieutenants , along with Rai - guy Bondalek , with whom he shared a relationship that could almost be termed a friendship . When Rai - guy turned against Jarlaxle in 1366 DR , he was killed and Kimmuriel became Jarlaxle ' s second - in - command , essentially becoming the de facto leader of Bregan D ' aerthe while Jarlaxle ran around with Artemis Entreri on the surface . During that time , Kimmuriel continued to be in contact with Jarlaxle , providing him intel and new magical items . By 1376 DR , after Jarlaxle returned from the Bloodstone Lands , Kimmuriel was still his second and was frequently the public face of dealings with the mercenary band while Jarlaxle ran off adventuring on the surface with Athrogate and others . Kimmuriel was , however , given the power to overrule Jarlaxle if he felt his master ' s involvement in matters of the surface world threatened the organization as a whole . Post - Spellplague . By 1463 DR , Kimmuriel was understood to be the main leader of Bregan D ' aerthe . In 1468 DR , Kimmuriel was serving as a liaison between Bregan D ' aerthe , the illithids , and Draygo Quick in return for Quick ' s forgiveness for the band ' s assault ( organized by Jarlaxle ) on his home . By the 1480s , Jarlaxle appeared to take more control of Bregan D ' aerthe , allowing Kimmuriel to spent time with Methil El - Viddenvelp and an illithid hive mind . In 1484 DR , Kimmuriel began teaching psionics to Archmage Gromph Baenre in exchange for Gromph allowing Jarlaxle freedom to leave Menzoberranzan . That same year , after Dahlia Sin ' felle was made the matron mother of House Do ' Urden , Kimmuriel slept with her , ostensibly in order to gain insight into her mind . He continued to tutor Gromph , which provided him insight into the archmage ' s mind . He aided Gromph in contacting Hartusk , the leader of the horde of Many - Arrows , which helped lead to their defeat . When Drizzt Do ' Urden was believed to be the Chosen of Mielikki and able to dispel the Darkening , it was in fact Kimmuriel making a connection between Drizzt and Gromph in order for Gromph to dispel the Darkening . Unknown to the rest of Bregan D ' aerthe ( although perhaps known to Jarlaxle ) , Kimmuriel maintained contacts with the illithid Sept of Ill ' Ghact . Relationships . Artemis Entreri . Artemis Entreri and Kimmuriel detested each other .