Baphnoro

**Baphnoro-Decayana-Glakku-Sikkundi-Alonaiya** was a Lu-Qiri who was loyal to Talon from the time she was a child.

## Biography

In "*Two Heads Are Better Than None*", Talon goes against The Smith's advice and reads from the parchment he gave her. When she reads from it, a portal appears in her room and a Lu-Qiri named Baphnoro comes through. Talon yells at him to leave and he puts a hole in the ceiling and then lunges through the window.

In "*The Mistress and the Worm*", Baphnoro left a dead body under Talon's window. According to The Smith, the Lu-Qiri left Talon alive because she’s the only one who can let the other demons in. To get rid of Baphnoro, Talon has to banish him back through the portal. To do this, she must command the Lu-Qiri, now known as Baphnoro, to return to the plane of shadow and ash.

In "*Strange Bedfellows*", he continues to leave dead bodies under Talon's window. Marshal Wythers likens this to a pet leaving gifts for their owners. The Smith instructed Talon to banish Baphnoro using the Voice of Command. He begins to help her reach a mindset that is without fear or self-doubt. When Baphnoro kills an old man, Talon goes after him before she is ready. Unable to use the Voice of Command, Baphnoro strikes Talon and stabs her through the torso, leaving her for dead.

In "*Bones to Pick*", Talon returns to her room and finds Baphnoro with a peasant man. She tells him to let the man go but he doesn’t listen. She speaks in Blackblood language, which Talon is surprised that Baphnoro understands. He hesitates but ultimately kills the man.

At Talon's execution at the hands of Marshal Wythers, Baphnoro emerges and grabs Wythers. Talon tells it to let Wythers go in her native blackblood language and, much to her surprise, he obeys. She commands him to leave and he does. While speaking with Garret and Wythers, Talon theorized that it only listened to her because she spoke in her ancestral language. Wythers pieces together that she can control the Lu-Qiri because of her black blood. She explained that this was the first time it listened to her. Wythers tells her to handle the demon and then leave the outpost.

The Smith warns Talon that next time Baphnoro might torture Talon to open the way for the rest of its kind. She asks how to banish him back to the plane of ashes, but Smith doesn't have the answers.

Talon led Shek and two other members of the Bones to the tunnels where Baphnoro kills two of the members. Shek outsmarts Baphnoro and embarks in a vicious fight with Talon, which Baphnoro dislikes and he tries to break into the room.

In "*The Book of Names*", when Shek is defeated, Talon finally can command Baphnoro back to the plane of ashes. She learns from a scar on its arm that Baphnoro was the one who saved her from the archer as a child. Upon learning that, the portal appears and he is gone.

In "*The Vex Rezicon*", Talon, Janzo and Garret are captured by Greyskins and about to be eaten alive. When Janzo is about to be eaten, Talon summons Baphnoro from the plane of ashes to help them escape. She commands him to kill the Greyskins and as a result, he is murdered by them. Talon expresses guilt over sending him to his death as he saved her life more than once, but Garret merely states that Baphnoro also murdered innocent people. Later that night, Talon finds the true Book of Names, meaning the names of the Lu-Qiri trapped in the plane of ashes won't be lost.

In "*The Dragman is Coming*", Everit Dred wants Talon to summon a Lu-Qiri to prove to him and everyone that she is the monster the prophecy proclaims. She tells him that no one will come if she says the name he gives her, but he doesn't believe her. When he threatens to kill Garret she finally speaks Baphnoro's full name and Dred is surprised when Baphnoro doesn't appear. This confirms that Baphnoro did, indeed, die in the fight against the Greyskins.

## Personality

As a Lu-Qiri, Baphnoro is strong creature capable of destruction. This is seen several times when he broke through several structures. As a masterless and wild Lu-Qiri, he had no regards for humans. He killed innocent people in an attempt to get Talon's attention so she would be obligated to open the portal and free his kind. This shows that he can be manipulative and cunning. However, he does seem to have some compassion as he was hoping to bring the rest of his kind from the Plane of Ashes. He also had a sense of loyalty to Talon, as he saved her life both as a child and an adult. Though his need to keep her alive stemmed from his selfish needs.

## Physical Appearance

Baphnoro had a usual appearance for that of a Lu-Qiri. He did, however, have a scar on his claw from where The Wolf's arrow punctured him.

## Appearances

**Season 1**

* Two Heads Are Better Than None
* The Mistress and the Worm
* Strange Bedfellows
* Bones to Pick
* The Book of Names
* The Vex Rezicon
* The Dragman is Coming (Mentioned)

## Notes and Trivia

* When Talon first mentions him to Zed, Zed tells her that Baphnoro was wild and masterless. This makes him the first wild Lu-Qiri to be shown on screen.