Other Characters

## Beings encountered in Undermountain

### Acturia

Halaster's most accomplished apprentice and a mage not to be trifled with. She dwells beyond Shadowdusk Hold. No longer living or dead, she is second only to the creator. (Words of the curator of The Vault)

### Astyrranthor

A mighty red dragon who dwells in the Crystal Labyrinth

### Azrok

War chief of the Hobgoblins of Stromkuldur. Rules with his partner and lieutenant Lady Lurkana. He is blind and sees with the aid of a magical dagger which was stolen by dwarves of the Iron Eye clan.

### Boggle

A goblin male transported from the Caingorm peaks to the west by the Eldar rune of the Unicorn gate on level 4. He has agreed to travel with us to Modan until we can return him to his homeland (if possible).

### Bregan D'aerthe

A group of Drow thieves operating out of a group of ships moored in Modan harbour. THey poses as a travelling carnival called called The Sea Maiden's Faire.

### De'Avon

A former lover of Wyllow. He created the Wyllow wood for her using books and spells stolen from Halaster. For this he was cursed to live as an undead tree/man abomination kept alive by a phylactory.Little is known of De'Avon's early life. He is, or was, an Elf who dwelt in Allahorn along with all other Elves until the Great Schism when the Elven race split and those who wished to focus their lives around the acquisition of knowledge, arcane and otherwise, rather than grow closer to nature left and sailed west across the sea. The Aereni (Air-any) or 'Departed' in Elven. De'Avon was one of those who would become the Wood Elves but he wished to travel with the Aereni, yet the elders forbid it. He had already pledged his life to the land and so the great ships sailed beyond the Horizon, taking with them (according to legend) some of the greatest weavers of Arcane power ever to have walked the land never to be seen again and De'Avon was left behind.

How he came to Undermountain is unclear. The popular theory is that he resented his elders for their decision and in Halaster saw one who might be able to teach him the ways of the Arcane and whose knowledge perhaps equaled or even exceeded those of the Aereni. Perhaps Halaster was merely a means to an end for him, none know for sure save De'Avon and he is not for sharing.

### Derribeth Meltimer

Derribeth was found perched atop a toadstool in the Twisting Caverns. She had a Quasit disguised as a Toad on her knee. Derribeth had been delving into Undermountain in search of magical artifacts. The Quasit explained that she had reached Shadowdusk Hold 'many levels below'. There were lots of demonic beings there. She appeared to be insane.

### Durnan

Human male. A former fighter and the owner of the Yawning Portal tavern.

### Esvele Rosznar

Esvele is a human female noble lady of Modan. She hires the party to search for her brother Kressando Rosznar who entered Undermountain with a party of adventurers in search of fame and treasure.

### Ezzat

Another of Halaster's apprentices, plots to overthrow the Creator in the Runestone Caverns.

### Gauzil

Troglodyte freed from Drow slavery in Mural's Gauntlet.

### Gwyn

Head archivist of the Mages Guild.

Provided useful information on Jhesiyra Kestellharp

### Halaster Blackcloak

A powerful arch mage who created a vast and deadly dungeon complex below the city of Modan.

Further details on Halaster from Nightshade:

*Halaster may have fled your mages guild, that much may be true who can say but the true history of this place goes back to a time before the great sea sundered the land in two. A time you humans call the Age of Antiquity. The legends tell of a powerful Elven Sorceress who fell to darkness and fled her people. She created a lair where she could study in peace and quickly realised she could never learn all there was to know in a single life time. So, she transcended life and became a lich. She would lure individuals to her lair with stories of treasure and riches and when the dwarves dug too greedily and too deep, they awoke her wrath. The Devil Lich they called her. Halaster came to study as her pupil and already a powerful mage, perhaps she saw something of herself in him who can say. She taught him as her apprentice just as he in turn attracted magic users to study as his.'*

She gives you one of her unnerving stares. 'Some say she dwells here still. Deep below, in the bowels of the earth, waiting.

From a memoire in the vault, regarding the Sun and Moon gate:

*'Finally I have done it! The gate is sealed and Undermountain is mine. I should have known the work I put in to constructing and perfecting the portal network for getting around Undermountain would prove useful beyond mere convenience. Much like my other Arcane Gates it requires some form of key to activate it, only this time there are two and only I know where they reside. Surely even one as powerful as she cannot find a way beyond that. Especially given her own wardings preventing the use of translocation spells within Undermountain prevent even her from teleporting out or finding some other magical route.'*

### Haleth

Member of the Fine Fellows of Daggerford. Beaten to death by the other members after he accused them of withholding treasure and now arisen as a Revnant seeking to avenge himself of his former collegues

### Harria Valashtar

Harria was a human female and one of the co-leaders of the Undertakers, She and Uktar Krannoc were leaders of a group of failed actors turned bandits. They became enemies and plotted to kill each other to become sole leaders of the gang. She had acquired a flesh golem and was on the verge of winning the conflict.

### Headmaster (Halaster?)

The headmaster of the Dweomercore who was an arcanoloth taking the form of Halaster Blackcloak. Defeated and killed by the party

### Hector Nado

An Elven arms dealer attempting to join the Xanathar Guild.

Actually a pseudonym for Icos.

### Nimraith

An unknown, and presumably long dead, warrior whose shield was discovered on the first level of Undermountain

### Inquisitors

The Inquisition who operate out of the temples but they ultimately report in to the Crown. When Priests or Paladins go astray The Inquisition step in to snuff out the threat. The Temples allow this as it is in both the Realm and their interests not to have rogue clerics, paladins wandering about unchecked .

### Jarlaxle Baenre

Leader of the a group of Drow thieves called the Bregan D'aerthe

### Jhesiyra Kestellharp

A former Modan guild mage who grew tired of guild politics and its cautious approach. She left the guild and entered Undermountain 200 years ago to become an apprentice of Halaster Blackcloak

### Karstiss

Archmage of the Dweomercore. Possibly a necromancer, travelling with 4 large ogre skeletons and able to make a flesh golem. He offered Ahner a possible place in the Dweomercore and said a task might be available to the group.

### Keldex

A half-elf male lamplighter kidnapped by the drow from Modan.

### King Melair

**History**

From the mages guild:

King Melair was the last King of the Melairkin Dwarves who fled their original homes in the Eastern Peaks after it was invaded by the great Red Wyrm Arzosah. The Melairkin Dwarves had aided Duke Rygal's ancestor during the Age of Conquest when they fought to unite the disparate Barbarian tribes alongside the founder of The Realm. For this, they were granted leave to Form a new kingdom under what would come to be known as Undermountain. It is during this period that legends say Melair was bestowed with his hammer by Dumathoin. With it, the Melairkin crafted many great and wonderous items to trade with the nearby towns and cities and for a time all was well.

From the Dukes archives:

At some point, trade with the Melairkin Dwarves began to decline rapidly and few ventured to the surface or outside of Undermountain. The Duchess at the time despatched diplomatic expeditions into Undermountain to attempt to make contact with them but none returned. From this point the book appears incomplete as though pages are missing.

**Encounter**

Undead dwarven king with magic hammer.

2 attacks

Has legendary actions:

Stun

Conjures dust cloud to hide in and causes blindness

Emanate necrotic damage within 15ft

Dwarven grave guards.

Shields can capture magical damage on runes.

2 attacks

### King Nugaloop

Leader of the Koa-toa people in level 4. He and his people are being poisoned by and he has lost access to the Shrine of Bulbaslop because Illune has taken over the lake it resides in and poisoned the waters.

He asks the party to regain the shrine for him and offers them the treasure there as a reward.

### Kressando Rosznar

The lost brother of Esvele Rosznar who entered Undermountain searching for fame and fortune.

### Lorash

A male hobgoblin of clan Asrock, captured by the Drow. His clan was warring with the Drow cult and he returned to them in the  strong hold of Stromkuldur.

### Marta Morningstar

A sun-elf who had sought to join the drow and was imprisoned.

### Meleth

A priestess of Loth leading a group of Drow in the Twisting Caverns of Level 4. First encountered when the party explored beyond the Coin gate on level 2. Killed by the party whilst investigating level 4.

### Mural

An Archmage , and apprentice of Halaster, who created the Gauntlet on Level 10. A letter in his study invited him to give a guest lecture in the Dweomercore. He is now aa human/ spider mutation.

* Immune to Necrotic damage

### Pellanonia of Auvryndar

A female drow and follower of T'rissa. Claims to be a daughter of House Auvryndar. Killed by the party when battling T'Rissa in the former temple on level 3.

### Rex

Leader of the Fine Fellows of Daggerford. Tracked down on Level 2 of Undermountain and killed by the party and Haleth.

### Rizzeryl

Leader of a drow group at odds with the Xanathar guild on level 2 of Undermountain. Has stolen a key from Shunn Shurreth. It is made of stone and bears the dwarven inscription "Meet me on the lost level. Find my twin in the Slither Swamp"

### Sentinels

The Sentinels operate within the Guild but they are not of a school of magic and the Head of The Sentinels, The Overseer, does not sit on the Arcane Council. In fact, they do not report to the Guild directly at all. The Sentinels are a specialist order of mage hunters, when Mages go rogue, The Sentinels get dispatched to deal with the threat. The Sentinels work out of the Mages Guild but they ultimately report in to the Crown. The Temples allow this as it is in both the Realm and their interests not to have rogue clerics and paladins wandering about unchecked.

### Shunn Shurreth

A former drow and leader of the Xanathar Guild on level 2 of Undermountain. Found in the north east of level 2 and killed by the party after making a deal with Rizzeryl.

### Silvia Featherstone

A female wererat discovered by the party on the first level of Undermountain. She provided some helpful information and agreed to assist the adventurers if they reached Skullport.

### Tereleth Freth

Leader of House Freth. Currently thought to reside in Spiderwatch Keep in The Maze level.

### Tazarac Freth

Former captive of Housth Rindarr rescued from Mural's Gauntlet. He returned to The Maze and will hopefully broker and introduction to House Freth.

### The Fine Fellows of Daggerford

An adventuring party led by Rhex and numbering 4 other people. Kelim (Rogue), Haleth (?), Midna Tauberth and Copper Storm Forge. The party was riven by treachery when Haleth was killed by the other members after accused them of witholding treasure

### The Devil Lich

A former elven sorceress who became and lich and created Undermountain after defeating the Melairkin dwarves.

Halaster became her apprentice and may have defeated her and locked her beyond the Sun and Moon gate

### The Keeper of Secrets

In the main chamber of the Lost Level, a voice offered each member of the party an answer to one question.

*From research in The Vault, Ahner found several fractured accounts of the fall of the Melairkin Dwarves. In paticular one stands out:*

*'Before that which she bestowed upon him sapped the last of his free will, the last King under the mountain ordered that the scholars and priests of his clan should seal themselves within the Heart of the Mountain. There they were to spend what time they had preserving the histories and knowledge of his kin such that it would not be lost with them. It is said that they sealed themselves in the Heart of the Mountain and became one with it, eventually losing physical form and binding themselves into the stones themselves. This collective consciousness would be come known as the Keeper of Secrets Under the Mountain, Custodian of the Malairkin Legacy.'*

### T'Rissa of House Auvryndar

Female drow and leader of a cult on level 3 of Undermountain. Killed during battle with the party on level 3.

### Uktar Krannoc

Uktar was a human male and one of the co-leaders of the Undertakers, He and Harria Valashtar were leaders of a group of failed actors turned bandits. They became enemies and plotted to kill each other to become sole leaders of the gang.

### Vanrak

Lord Vanrak and his Steed Umbraxakar dwell in Vanrakdoom along with their undead minions.

### Vlonwelv of House Auvryndar

High ranking female Drow who is in command of a group in Mural's Gaunlet

### Wyllow

A slender female elf druid who protects level 5. She is a former lover of De'Avon who created the Wyllow wood for her using books and spells stolen from Halaster. For this he was cursed to live as an undead tree/man abomination kept alive by a phylactory.

### Yek

Leader of a small trading community on level 2 near the stairs to level 1

### Zykram

Former apprentice of Halaster Blackcloak, imprisoned in a book in the Vault of the Dweomercore. He appears to be an air elemental of some kind and is a 9th level spellcaster.