Elzagerick Vintorvas

**Elzagerick Vintorvas** was an NPC on *Another Bad Side Quest*. He was an Elf, described as a middle aged elven man, appearing to be in his late thirties, with long, well maintained white hair and a portly figure, who wore a neatly kept black silk suit, studded with gold buttons and cufflinks, as well as necklaces and rings. He had a predatory smile and eyes that seemed to bore into whoever he looked at. Elzagerick was the Baron of *Cessunaler* and lived within the central and heavily fortified castle there.

**Ep. 24 - Cold Winds of Cessunaler**

Elzagerick was first mentioned when Ob asked the group to infiltrate and steal his spellbook and glaive from them, told them as much as he could about the Baron, but noted not a lot was known outside of his political position and that he was married. Ob warned them that Elzagerick was very paranoid and hired over a hundred mercenaries to protect him, on top of the 350 soldiers provided for general protection by the Puhan Trading Company.

Killian and Quincy met Elzagerick in his castle in *Cessunaler* as part one of their plan, who politely invited Quincy to sit for their discussion in his main study.

**Ep. 25 - Black Chains & A Broken Man**

Quincy spoke with Elzagerick, who posed as *Alwynn Edwards*, convinced him that they had an item of interest, being RX, to sell to him, but hoped to make a trade rather than a sale. Elzagerick agreed to show Quincy his collection of artifacts and leading them to a secret underground room that held several priceless and magical artifacts, including multiple that once belonged to the Aj'Snaga before they ascended to Godhood, along with Ob's spellbook and glaive. When Quincy asked if he was a believer in the artifacts he collected he told them no, that all he believed in was money and the power of having the things that other people wanted. The baron made shameless passes at Quincy and belittled Killian's human alter ego, Jacob Cross, throughout the encounter before he dismissing them from his castle with the intention to see them the next day with their goods.

Later that night, Killian and Yashani went to investigate a secret entrance near to the collection room, but when Killian pressed on the trap door leading there, Elzagerick was revealed to be there with two mercenaries. He then cast *Hold Person* on Killian, unaware of the *Invisible* Yashani next to him, and had him taken inside.

When the rest of the party headed to the location and Tabernacle cast *Gaseous Form* to enter, he witnessed as Elzagerick beat Killian with his bare hands until he was unconscious and had him taken out. He also saw him mutter to himself in the collection room about Quincy, that "they knew", that they would come back and quickly ripped off the tapestry of the *Shattering Moon* from the wall before he left the collection room.

**Ep. 26 - Morto**

Elzagerick was seen briefly as he entered a room where the still bloody and bruised Killian was held in, attempted to force information about who he was with and their motives, but when Killian was unwilling to reveal anything, slashed open Killian's stomach and left the room, as Killian was left to bleed out.

**Ep. 30 - Mirror Tricks & Magic Books**

Elzagerick was referenced by Sterling, as he connected the dots between *Cessunaler* being a mess when he had visited and the party's recent trials, recalling the Baron's son, Tristan, who he used to go to school with was a bully to him and that he was despicable. When the party explained their war against him, Sterling suggested to ruin him politically first as it would be easier to end him when he had no one with him, with the help of his mother as she was on the Puhan Trading Company council. When Sterling magically contacted his mother, Lysandra Myleheart, she seemed eager to *"bring that fucking elephant into the ground"*.

**The Ballad of Bo & Gal (Part 2)**

Elzagerick was mentioned when Galatea revealed, upon entering and swiftly leaving the town of *Cessunaler*, that at one point she was engaged to his son, Tristan, who they overheard was called to *Cessunaler* after part of his private collection had been stolen from.

**Ep. 31 - The Moth Witch**

Elzagerick was mentioned when the group met Lunala face to face and learned he was more deeply ingrained in the plans of the Order of Ruin than they had assumed, recalling the tapestry in his private collection that had the Ruin Moon. Sterling noted that this could be used to their advantage as cult activity was not tolerated in the PTC and could be used as a way to usurp him from his position as a Baron.

**Ep. 33 - Baron Vintorvas (The Ballad of Bo & Gal - Part 4)**

Elzagerick was mentioned by Sterling's mother Lysandra when she said their attempt to usurp him failed do members of the council accepting money from him. Lysandra also noted that that his father once contested with the PTC along time ago and that their original deal had gone bad since then. He was mentioned again when Galatea connected a dream tether to him and saw images of great blood, murder and agony, which she determined weren't generally human.

Elzagerick spoke with Sterling, Lysandra and Jask Hellcrow when they arrived at his castle to enact their plan and had conversations until he became suspicious of Sterling and when Sterling summoned the group, as well with Ob and Bolton, fought against him along with Tristan and Garrith Nostru. In the fight he revealed that he was aware of Lunala and showed his true form as a hulking devilish monstrosity, with a necklace of severed hands, a large cow skull over his head, a cleaver in one hand and a claw on the other hand. He demonstrated great strength and an ability to induce rage in targets forcing them to fight anyone, but after a long battle was eventually brought to an end.

**Ep. 34 - Lost Friends & New Allies (The Ballad of Bo & Gal - Part 5)**

Elzagerick was mentioned briefly during the night, after the battle with him, Gal used her dream tether to try and locate him and found he was truly gone.

**Ep. 36 - The Icy Heart & Hasted Horses**

Elzagerick was mentioned briefly mentioned when Boreal spoke about meeting with Alixndir Kelingd and Alaerith reminded that she was one of the ones who voted against usurping him, and later again when the tapestry and *Archinatum Textor* from his collection were discussed with Montie.

**Ep. 37 - "Why Didn't You Lead With That?"**

Elzagerick was mentioned in passing when the group discussed how to interact with Alixndir and Jask about information they were seeking.

**Ep. 38 - Putting Pieces Into Place**

Elzagerick was mentioned when Alaerith, hearing that Lunala had masqueraded as his wife, brought up how despite his parent's lineages, his son Tristan appeared to be completely mortal, for what they saw during the fight with them and wondered if at some point the original Elzagerick and Morgana were replaced or changed at some point. Sterling, thinking of this, remembered about 10 years ago he his family became quiet and the Vintorvas's more inhuman behaviour began.

**Ep. 44 - A Friend in the Darkness**

Elzagerick was referenced when RX explained to Seren their encounter with him as the one responsible for Killian and Tabernacle's death.

**Ep. 51 - At Unexpected Corners**

Elzagerick was referenced when, on realizing the sapphire with his Sterling's mother Lysandra was inside, that the rest of his collection might also be there as well.

**Ep. 63 - Help Me, Help You**

Elzagerick was referenced briefly when Sterling, in their conversation with Rezo, alluded to his demise and that those in power like him usually were there to pick the remaining pieces up.

**Ep. 70 - Vayilcor & The Clockwork Castle**

Elzagerick was referenced briefly when, during the group's search for info in the *Clockwork Castle,* Yashani claimed to have seen imagery on an old tapestry belonging to a wealthy individual.