Loreloth

> *"AND I'VE BROUGHT THE GIANT WITH ME!"* (Loreloth, while crashing the Rise of Tiamat opera, session 7)
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**Loreloth** (pronounced /lɔːr-ɛ-lɔːθ/ *LOR-eh-lawth*) is a drow cleric and veteran. He was once a member of Bregan D'aerthe before defecting, bouncing around between organizations before being kidnapped and hidden in the Awning Portal tavern to keep him safe.

## **Description**

Loreloth is a drow that is 5 feet 10 inches (178 centimeters) tall and weighs 142 pounds (64.4 kilograms). He, like most other drow, has black skin and pointed ears typical of an elf. His hair is short and cropped and hangs loose around his face. Loreloth has sapphire blue eyes, and his lined face is heavily scarred from years of combat-oriented work. He is fit, but willowy and a bit underfed.

Loreloth previously wore all manner of clothes, including the robes of a cultist. However, since going into hiding, he has opted to wear nicer clothes. At current, he wears a white button up, formal slacks and a nice red overcoat.

## **Personality**

Loreloth, like Krebbyg, is serious and reserved, but Loreloth makes Krebbyg look like a big softie. He's abrasive and standoffish to mostly everyone, and holds people at arm's length. This, however, barely abates when he gets to know people.

Loreloth is the type of person to hold grudges for very, very long periods of time. He left Bregan D'aerthe quite some time ago, and yet he still is angry over Jarlaxle's affairs and still resents him.

He can be surprisingly illogical and go to extreme ends to achieve what he wants or what he feels is necessary to be done. This showed itself to the Awning Portal party twice; once in the Godcatcher Inn, when he threw himself off a bridge to escape, and once in the Opera House, when he set a troll on the performers to get people's attention.

## **Abilities**

Loreloth is able to cast a few cleric spells, which he presumably got access to by being a part of the Cult of Asmodeus. He is also presumably skilled with some melee weapons such as knives or quarterstaffs.

## **Possessions**

Loreloth lost quite a few of his possessions when he left Bregan D'aerthe, and even more when he ran from the cult. He burned the remainder of his money getting the troll into the opera.

## **History**

Loreloth was born over 300 years ago somewhere in the Sword Coast. Sometime in his 30s, he joined Bregan D'aerthe under Jarlaxle Baenre, and for a few centuries, worked under the other drow as a subordinate.

Around 100 years ago, Felrekt Lafeen and Krebbyg Masq'il'yr joined Bregan D'aerthe in quick succession. Loreloth was the primary individual in charge of showing the two young drow the ropes around Bregan D'aerthe, and took the role of basically watching out for them and accounting for their wellbeing while they trained. This ended abruptly, however, when around 50 years ago, Loreloth left, angry with the way that Jarlaxle conducted things. He abandoned Bregan D'aerthe and never returned, and boiled with resentment over it ever since.

After leaving, Loreloth took various odd jobs, doing mercenary jobs and trying desperately to find a slot to fill. He eventually joined the Cult of Asmodeus, as his prior work experience made him a good candidate for the spot he needed to fill. This was all sunshine and roses (not really, but it was passable work) until July of 1492, when he was tasked with capturing Renear Neverember. Within a few days of the noble's capture, Noonan Lockheed, Mariss D'Marothek, Tribula Cochlea, Cupcake, Reverence, Izora de'Xvim, Felrekt and Krebbyg raided the cult's hideout in the Godcatcher Inn, murdered pretty much every living individual in the place, freed Renear and the remainder of the prisoners and took mostly everything the sect had. They would have murdered Loreloth, too; Mariss D'Marothek made specific moves threatening him before Loreloth fled the inn by jumping off the tall bridge and casting *feather fall* on himself to break his fall. He fled to lick his wounds, hatching a new, nastier revenge plan to avail himself of his feelings and restore his good graces with the Cult.

Within the week, Loreloth had devised his newest stunt: set an ogre on the opera that the Awning Portal party would watch with Mirt. He smuggled the ogre inside, set all of the performers into a state of unconsciousness and set it loose. True to calling, the adventurers jumped into the fray; Loreloth would have helped were it not for Mariss, who used a well-placed twinned *Tasha's Mind Whip* and knocked him out. He lay there unknowingly as Tri and Noonan killed his troll, and woke up the following morning in the Awning Portal tavern, tied to a chair. Mariss D'Marothek questioned him, and he revealed under the threat of his life that Bregan D'aerthe was run by Jarlaxle, and that "J.B. Nevercott" was an alias of Jarlaxle's. Loreloth realized that if he cooperated with the party, that he could stay in the tavern, where he would be safe, and Mariss enthusiastically agreed to the exchange as long as Loreloth helped out as staff. Such was that Loreloth became a member of the staff at the bar, and took the pseudonym "Jymmy Jyon" for public relations.

Loreloth quickly met the other inhabitants of the tavern; Krentz, an ex-Xanathar's Guild merc, and Pog, his adopted son. Loreloth had a few days of serenity to get used to his new life and get to know his roommates before Krebbyg Masq'il'yr bust into the tavern, pulled Tri aside and shot them. After a scuffle upstairs that Loreloth was not privvy to, Reverence explained to Loreloth that Mariss had saved Krebbyg's life and they had both barricaded themselves up in Mariss's bedroom on the third floor. Loreloth was rattled by this turn of events, but went downstairs seeking Pog, who had ran off and hidden somewhere.

The following morning saw Noonan return from the carpenters, as he had missed the entire chain of events. Loreloth casually explained to Noonan what had happened that night for Noonan to run off, ready to intervene in that special way that he does. After a few hours, Mariss returned to apologize to Loreloth, explained that Felrekt was dead, Krebbyg was going to be staying there and that he didn't want Loreloth to hurt Krebbyg. Loreloth was bemused by Mariss's assumption that he would hurt Krebbyg, as he had never felt any ill will towards Krebbyg and Felrekt, only Jarlaxle. He was also saddened to hear that Felrekt had died. Eventually, Krebbyg himself found Loreloth, which prompted a screaming match that was 5 decades overdue. After yelling their hearts out at one another, Krebbyg and Loreloth tearfully reconnected, rebuilding their once-rocky relationship.

Loreloth helped the party set up for the Awning Portal's opening party, and served drinks the night of. He continued to work peacefully in the Awning Portal, only ever getting involved with the party's clandestine affairs with Bregan D'aerthe when he was needed for information. He woke up every morning and ate breakfast with Krentz, Pog, Mariss and Krebbyg, slowly getting closer to the tiny group as time went on.

On July 30th, 1492, Mariss came downstairs to the kitchen to bother Loreloth. Mariss and Krebbyg had started dating, and Mariss, seeing Loreloth as Krebbyg's only familial figure, felt the need to get to know him. This ill-timed bonding session was interrupted by Noonan, however, who sought the Stone of Golorr. Loreloth warily re-iterated that the Cult of Asmodeus sought the Stone of Golorr, but he did not know of its whereabouts.

## **Relationships**

### Jarlaxle Baenre

Previously, Loreloth was very close personally with Jarlaxle, but other than their private affairs, they were boss and coworker. Loreloth was once Jarlaxle's second before he took off. Now, there is nothing between them but bitterness and hatred, especially from Loreloth's side.

### Krebbyg Masq'il'yr and Felrekt Lafeen

Loreloth taught Krebbyg and Fel'rekt how to do most things on the fleet. Krebbyg and Felrekt lived under him for quite some time, and Loreloth had a parental relationship with both drow. He was pained to hear that Felrekt had been assassinated, and does not want to see Krebbyg get hurt. He would even lie to Krebbyg if it meant keeping him safe.

### Krentz

Loreloth has a bit of blossoming interest in Krentz. There's a genuine connection there, and Loreloth hesitantly would like to foster it. He has not let himself express these sorts of emotions for quite a while, and he hopes to do so with Krentz in the future. They are good friends otherwise.

### Mariss D'Marothek

Loreloth and Mariss initially started on quite a bad foot, as Mariss was the one who actively chose to threaten Loreloth when they first met, hoping to intimidate him into doing something rash. Mariss was also the one who spearheaded the initial interrogation of Loreloth, but he was also the one who offered to house him in exchange for his work. Loreloth thinks that Mariss, despite this, is well-meaning and puts up with him not only for Krebbyg's sake, but because Mariss spends time with him.

### Tribula Cochlea, Reverence, and Noonan Lockheed

Loreloth has basic gratitude towards the party for housing him. He is still somewhat wary of the party, but not as much so as he was in the past.