Umbros Ilystryph

Umbros Ilystryph was a drow druid with a mass of white ink tattoos covering his upper body, as well as the tell-tale Ilystryph family brand on his chest. He lives in Gauntlgrym, and passes along information about other interloping drow- including the Xolbarrins- to King Battlehammer. He is the brother of Thenzin Ilystryph and a close contact of Morganna Morwick. He was brutally murdered by Lord Delphize, agent of Malazan the Red. He was revealed by the ghost of Bean's mother to have been Petra's biological father.

## History

### Pre-Gauntlgrym

As Umbros bears the mark of the Ilystryph, he lived in the Underdark when his line was branded, exiled, and cursed by the might of Lolth, and was one of few survivors of the following slaughter, having made it to the surface world.

Some time after fleeing the Underdark, Umbros spent several years living in various communities in the High Forest, including Far Water and Grandfather Tree, with the same druidic community who raised Bean, although he lived there years before her arrival. Grandfather Tree is where he learned to harness the nature magic he now possesses, although he chose not to stay with them longer than a few years before setting out and traveling.

### Gauntlgrym

At some point after his travels, Umbros found himself in Gauntlgrym, where he repeatedly encountered evil drow, intent on reclaiming the dwarven stronghold; in addition, they had a particular interest in killing Umbros as well, given his status as an exile of Menzoberranzan by decree of the Spider Goddess, Lolth. He chose to ally himself with King Battlehammer's men and act as an informant and spy on their behalf, to help foil future incursions on the part of the evil drow.

The Heroes of Happenstance first met Umbros while Gauntlgrym's castle and forge were being infiltrated. He was battling a troupe of Xolbarrin drow who were stealing Maegara on behalf of Duke Zalto and the Fire Giants, with whom they had some kind of alliance. He was badly wounded and poisoned in the scuffle, but the party managed to save his life by bringing him to the mysterious Morganna, who was able to neutralize the poison and remove it from his system.

Once he was healed enough to hold a discussion with the group, he told the group about the Xolbarrin's history, as well as his own, including once living in the same community that Bean was raised.

### Everlund

To sneak into Everlund, the Heroes of Happenstance made use of Lord Delphize's disguise magic, which curiously made Bean appear to be Umbros himself. While wandering Everlund with this disguise, they came across Lyra, who seemed shocked to see 'Umbros', as Morganna had told her that he had been killed. Still believing Bean to be Umbros, Lyra also demanded that he not "abandon [his] brother again", referring to Thenzin.

### Death

Upon arriving at Gauntlgrym again to ask Morganna about restoring Blimey's memories, Morganna told the party that it was she who had found Umbros' body, brutally disfigured and likely a very personal attack. The only clue she found to his killer's identity was a single red scale left purposefully behind.

Later, after the defeat of the Hill Giants, Petra left very suddenly from the party's company, leaving a letter to Bean indicating the true reason she had gone up north was following a lead to find her biological father. Her letter indicated that Umbros had been her father, but that she had arrived too late to meet him; as such, she needed to avenge his killer, and so set out to find Lord Delphize.

## Trivia

* He shared the same brand on his chest as Thenzin, indicating they come from the same family
	+ Prior to the Triboar Meeting and upon seeing Thenzin's mark, Torzak Cragshield called him "one of Umbros' kind", showing that he had knowledge of what the brand meant, and who Umbros was
	+ Later, it was revealed that Umbros and Thenzin were brothers.
* He was incredibly flirtatious, as seen when interacting with both Impression and Bean
	+ It was later revealed that he was also *very* flirtatious with Bean's married mother, fathering a child out of wedlock.