Barry Drendrar

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Barry is a young human boy from Phandalin who was imbued with magical power after a risky rescue from the Redbrands-controlled Tresendar Manor by The Party. After being wounded by The Nothic In The Manor, chaotic magic awoke within him.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Barry is a young adult with long black hair and a clean shaven face. He dons the leather armour of a red brand bandit, claimed from an armour rack during his escape from Tresendar Manor.

His eyes glow green and the majority of his skin on the left side of his body has turned black and scaly, from a deep groove cut inflicted by a stronger than average nothic.

The centre of his chest contains The One Eyed Shadow Beast within a crystal dome.

### **Personality**

Barry was a shy boy who tended to keep to himself. He is always nervous of new and frightening scenarios, although he has grown considerably braver since he met the party and escaped the manor.

## **Biography**

### **Background**

During his childhood, Barry and his sister were raised as alchemists by his father. He would spend most of his day searching the forest surrounding Phandalin for plants that can be used for potion making.

### **Kidnapped at Tresendar**

Barry and his family, for reasons unknown to the party (because they didn't ask lmao), were imprisoned within Tresendar Manor by the Redbrands. When the party discovered the room in which they were kept, they managed to free Barry (thanks to a glorious strength check from Rè-Long) and convinced him to tag along with them, promising to come back and free his family later. Upon following him into the very next room, however, Barry was to meet a terrible fate.

The large, cavernous room was very dark, and so Malekith Darkridge sent Barry forth as bait. Barry nervously stepped forth and was immediately snatched away by a mysterious creature, which the party would soon find to be a nothic. After narrowly defeating it, they found Barry hanging half dead in the chasm dividing the room; they managed to pull him up and heal him, but noticed a large, unusual scar across his shoulder.

Upon his awakening, the party were quick to notice Barry's eyes; the whites had become black, and the iris has become a vibrant green. His scar also festered with green skin. In the soon following fight, Barry found he had gained scary and unpredictable powers, firing off various spells without even meaning to.

Once the party cleared the rest of the manor, they later returned to free Barry's family. He then returned home with them, and resumed his ordinary life, despite his new powers.

### **The Monster Awakens**

While the party was dealing with the contents of Wave Echo Cave, Barry's condition took a turn for the worse. His skin had started to turn black and a mist of darkness seemed to cling to him. Just as the party returned to Phandalin, he lost control. Gravely wounding his mother and killing several guards, he was under the control of the One Eyed Shadow Beast, which had festered in his body.

The party caught him in an opening in the forest and combat ensued, causing enough of a distraction for Mal to place the containment device, given to him by Reidar, absorbing the shadow beast, while allowing Barry to tap into its powers.

After this, the captain of the guard informed the party that if he were to return, despite his best wishes, the people of the town would be calling for his execution.

### **To Vis**

Barry was then taken to the city of Vis; for the first time in his life he entered the large city, shocked by its grandeur. He was handed to the Mages' Guild, where he was offered a free position as an apprentice, due to the uniqueness of his situation. He is currently under the tutelage of Emily Minton.