Dworgyn Dullagan

Dworgyn Dullagan, the Undying Champion, is a minor god of death and journeys residing in the Raven Queen's side of Helheim. In life, Dworgyn was a devoted halfling follower and Champion of the Raven Queen who pioneered the Ravenite religion and is known for sealing away Garius Zoddes, slaying Strahd von Zarovich, closing the Gates of Helheim, and leading the attack on the Glass Faction, among other things.

## Appearance

Dworgyn is very tall for a halfling, standing at about four feet tall. He has shoulder length, stringy gray hair, a short, forked beard, a crooked nose, and a face with rough features. One of his eyes is small and dark gray, and the other is an oversized false eye with a gold iris that moves independently from the other.

As a deity, Dworgyn looks the way he did in life, albeit with a ghostly pallor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat plumed with a raven feather and a long cloak that hides his body, decorated with raven feathers at the shoulder. At times, he wraps the lower half of his face up and only the glow of his golden eye can be seen.

## Personality

Dworgyn is highly eccentric and excitable, but also tough, grizzled, and brave. He has a strong stomach and is often able to commit grizzly acts that most of his comrades wouldn't think of doing. He is highly intelligent and well-learned, especially in forms of necromancy. He is familiar with many necromancy spells and many, if not all, of the different necrotic rituals. He is also well versed in the world of bounty hunting, knowing many tricks of the trade and the best way to discern weaknesses and habits of his targets.

In his speech, Dworgyn tends to be very direct and at times, blunt. He is also very superstitious and believes that many strange occurences are omens from the gods. He is only right half of the time.

Dworgyn is highly loyal to anyone he has befriended, particularly the Gray Wizards.

## Biography

### Early Life

Dworgyn was born in the 1196 in the outskirts of Arcadia where it met the Relkath Circle, long before it was purified. Dworgyn was raised by a single mother, Disvia, who taught him how to survive in the wilderness and how to fight the dark creatures that spawned in the corrupted Relkath Circle. When he was thirteen, Dworgyn's mother was killed in a fight with one of these creatures, but Dworgyn himself was saved from death by a mysterious firbolg. The firbolg introduced himself as Erebus Eve and told Dworgyn of his quest to purify the Relkath Circle. Erebus left the grove that day.

One day, a necromancy student named Estrix came to the Relkath Circle to study an undead treant in the area. The treant unexpectedly attacked them, and Dworgyn helped them fight it off. Following the incident, Dworgyn and Estrix became close friends and Dworgyn came to live with Estrix and their wizard teacher, Olympia Zistal.

### Nine of Swords

When Estrix is sent to join a team of adventurers in Olympia's stead, Dworgyn comes along to help them. Along with seven other adventurers, Dworgyn and Estrix help take down a cult of nine powerful adventurers.

At the end of the book, the Raven Queen makes contact with Dworgyn, impressed with his character and achievements. She reveals that she was the cause of all the ravens that helped him during the book. Following this revelation, Dworgyn becomes a devoted follower of the Raven Queen.

### The Raven Queen's Champion

Dworgyn, the newly minted follower and future champion of the Raven Queen, strikes out on his own and assembles a new team to help him defeat Maldain "The Ghost King," an evil necromancer looking to turn all of Midgard into his personal undead army.

### Strahd

In 1239, Dworgyn, along with his friend Estrix and other members of an adventuring party ventured into Barovia, a Domain of Dread within Ravenloft to fight and kill the vampire Strahd von Zarovich along with his cohorts.

### The Undrowning Captain

Dworgyn helps his old friends Lock Tusktooth, Diana Latorra, Charles Calidus, and Hephaestion Vulcanus fight ancient undersea evils.

### The Calm After the Storm

Several years before Highway to Hell, Dworgyn made contact with members of the Winged Ghosts. He, along with Jorgen and Signy Niddock chased out a rogue dragon from the island. In *The Calm After the Storm*, he is alluded to but not named.

### Highway to Hell

In Highway to Hell, Dworgyn, some monster hunting allies, and a few Winged Ghost Vikings venture into Avernus to thwart the evil plans of Tiamat.

### In Between

Dworgyn battled the Sky Eater and defeated the Lich of the Leylines, the Illithilich of Icewind Dale, and the Dragolich of the Dragonjaw Mountains.

### A Tale of Two Kingdoms

Dworgyn is mentioned by name early on by Rolo Eve as one of the first people known to live in the Relkath Circle. Dworgyn later appears in person at the very end, having been hired by Averford Gallus to help with an expedition into Ravenloft in Shadowfell.

### The Rest of 1600s PS

Dworgyn bought a house in Reiz, a small town in Aglarond, and began living there. During this century, Dworgyn befriended Martha Stiezeg, a leader of the Band of Rogues. He began undertaking missions for the Band of Rogues.

While on a mission to slay a monster, Dworgyn met Zoro Blackfire, another acquaintance of the Band of Rogues who had been separated from his party. Zoro helped Dworgyn kill the monster, and the two became fast friends. Eventually, Zoro moved into the house next to Dworgyn's.

In 1668 P.S., a year before the Gates of Helheim, Dworgyn took the mission to apprehend Dusk Jillian Luzon and Jackolopieous Entreri. After chasing them across Midgard, the group finally caught up to them, along with a city watch captain, Levi Grace, who had just killed his superior. Dworgyn captured the trio and turned them over to Scarlet Prison.

### Gates of Helheim

Dworgyn is summoned to the office of Cateryn DeVenir, the high priestess of Mystra. Upon arriving, he is greeted by the priestess and Alassra Silverhand, who send him to close the Gates of Helheim. Although Dworgyn agrees to go, he is not sure of who to ask to help him.

Dworgyn later returns to Reitz and visits Zoro's house with the intention of recruiting the man to help, but he learns that he has not returned from his previous mission yet. He then goes into their attic to find equipment. He is cornered by Acheron Blackfire and Miri La'arnie, who question him about his mission. Dworgyn lets a few details slip by accident before explaining the mission to them. He also tells them not to help him, since he doesn't want to put the teens in danger.

Dworgyn goes to his shrine to pray to the Raven Queen that evening before leaving, but he is confronted by Acheron, Miri, and Acheron's brother Aroconus Blackfire. He relents and lets them come along to help on his mission. The four of them travel to Yuirwood and use Yggdrasil Jr. to portal themselves to Daggerford.

In Daggerford, Dworgyn and the teens go to a tavern to find criminal duo Dusk Jillian Luzon and Jackolopieous Entreri. He blackmails Dusk into helping them by promising her the Aldertree family ring, as well as promising them that he wouldn't arrest them and let them have loot from the monsters they'd fight. After going through a barfight, Dworgyn and the others set off to Crocus on their way to the first Gate.

When they reach Crocus, they chat with a dwarf named Irene Bellona in the lobby of an inn while waiting for the desk manager to show up. They sleep in the inn for the night, but are attacked by hellhounds first thing in the morning. Dworgyn helps Irene kill one of the hounds. After a short chat where they explain themselves, Dworgyn accepts Irene's offer to help them on their quest.

On the way to the Blood Crystal Mountains, Dworgyn hands the mages the spell to close the Gate to study. When they arrive at the plateau, he notices the ghouls and gives the others a few brief pointers on fighting them before he and the mages go for the Gate. Dworgyn kills a ghast that Acheron brought down, and the mages get to work on closing the Gate.

After they close the Midgard Gate, Dworgyn turns to help Irene, Dusk, and Jackolopieous fight the rest of the ghouls, but they are saved by Romero Falone and Torque Feng. Dworgyn is mistrustful of Romero, since he is a famed bandit.

When the group returns to the inn, Dworgyn communes with the Raven Queen, who gives him the Orb of Savras to help him locate the rest of the Gates. He also comes to the conclusion that they'd need more fighters to help fight the undead monsters. He immediately makes plans to borrow Levi Grace from Scarlet Prison.

## Relationships

### Immortal Friends

* Ender Planewalker
* Estrix: Estrix is Dworgyn's oldest friend. They studied their magic together. They often keep in touch and sometimes meet up to catch up.
* The Raven Queen: Dworgyn is a devout worshipper of the Raven Queen. The Raven Queen is closer to Dworgyn than most of her followers, as she occasionally takes the time to talk to Dworgyn in person, and even shares divine power with him. When he dies, the Raven Queen claims his soul and facilitates his ascension to godhood as a reward for his loyalty. For his part, Dworgyn eagerly accepted his new role and divinity and remained the Raven Queen's loyal champion.

### Followers

* Cain Timbers: Cain Timbers is a warlock of Dworgyn's.

### Gray Wizard Allies

* Acheron Blackfire and Aroconus Blackfire: Dworgyn takes on an almost grandfatherly role toward Zoro's younger brothers, especially when they accompanied him on the quest to close the Gates of Helheim. Dworgyn is also impressed with their growth along the journey.
* Dana Turan: Dana is a fellow Ravenite that Dworgyn has known and adventured with for a while. They work extremely well together.
* Dusk Jillian Luzon: Dworgyn and Dusk initially had an antagonistic relationship due to Dworgyn arresting her, and later blackmailing her.
* Erias Eversharp
* Jackolopieous Entreri: Though initially indifferent to each other, Dworgyn and Jackolopieous eventually form a working friendship.
* Lenore Inara
* Levi Grace: Despite arresting him and initially believing that Levi was a murderer, Dworgyn still recognized his incredible skill with swords. When he learned that he had wrongly imprisoned Levi, he expressed remorse. But even before that reveal, Dworgyn seemed to think that the murder was not premeditated and treated Levi with a level of respect.
* Martha Stiezeg
* Melas Ravenwood: Melas is a priest of the Raven Queen. Dworgyn is very proud of Melas and how he serves the Raven Queen.
* Zoro Blackfire: Dworgyn and Zoro are amicable neighbors and friends. They often work well together and Dworgyn is shown to respect Zoro greatly.

### Hunters of Nine

* Avia Blackfire
* Baelor Blackfire
* Five
* Gargus Bogarner
* Saoirse Cleary
* Vidial Stjarna

### Mighty Nine

* Bellamy Stassman
* Diana Latorra
* Erebus Eve: Erebus once saved Dworgyn from death, but Dworgyn had to fight against him when he fought his cult. He was relieved when the Mighty Nine turned against the Eyes of Nine and he no longer had to fight him. Erebus feels a sense of peace around Dworgyn, greeting him warmly when he arrives in Helheim. Dworgyn also values Erebus's wisdom.
* Lock Tusktooth
* Maelor Aldric Blackfire: When fighting against his cult, Dworgyn and Maelor were enemies. After Maelor's resurrection, he begrudgingly feels a sense of debt to him.
* Syldar Thaylis: Syldar and Dworgyn are still shown to be friends in the 1600s.
* Vriska Loratto: After Dworgyn seemingly killed her friend, Dworgyn became a target of Vriska's hate, and she tried to kill him multiple times. Even after they ended up on the same side, there was a sense of animosity that never quite went away. Years later however, Vriska pokes fun at Dworgyn, indicating that she has moved past it.
* Ziarda Nethergyll

### The Raven Queen's Champion

* Briar Fairburn
* Ciphaan Tazhadur
* Sorinda Mirandrar
* Varax Otighull
* Zaveon Mirandrar
* Zinc

### Strahd

* Ilikar Malukithino
* Rina Caphanax
* Sovereign Iscitan
* Vlad Rosavich
* Yinmaris Crimsonriver

### Tusktooth Crew

* Morghulis
* Tahreemithraxis
* Vlithryn

### Highway to Hell and the Winged Ghost Tribe

* Aedrion Tali
* Ak Pikesson
* Asbjorn Jorgensson
* Axtar Pikesson
* Cazi Olsoren
* Eowynn
* Greyland Cinders
* Jorgen: The two are friends and allies. In the beginning of Highway to Hell, Jorgen greets Dworgyn jovially. The two have briefly worked together in the past.
* Nozundri Rippell
* Sparklebolt

### The Shadowfell Excursion

* Averford Gallus
* Ben Whiskey
* Demetrius Beck
* Rolo Eve: Dworgyn and Rolo know each other. Rolo is in semi-regular contact with Dworgyn about the status of the Relkath Circle.
* Verin Gallus-Beck
* Xiao Kai
* Ziya Niano

### Mentors

* Olympia Zistal
* Rudolph Van Richten
* Abraham Van Helsing

### Deities

* Hel: As the Champion of the Raven Queen, Hel dislikes Dworgyn, and the feeling is mutual. This did not improve with Dworgyn's quest to close the Gates of Helheim and subsequent battle in Helheim. Hel is the one who took Dworgyn's eye.

### Enemies

* Garius Zoddes
* Strahd von Zarovich and family: Dworgyn fought against Strahd and killed him. As a result, most of Strahd's family is not fond of him.

## Abilities

### General Abilities

* Primeval Magic: Dworgyn can wield primeval magic.
* Weaponry: Dworgyn is skilled with a crossbow and shillelagh
* Magic Eye: Dwogyn's eye has several magic properties, including seeing the true forms of shapeshifters, seeing through invisibility and polymorph spells, and increasing his peripheral.

### Halfling Traits

* Lucky
* Brave
* Silent Speech

### Ranger Abilities

* Favored Enemy: Undead, oozes, aberrations
* Natural Explorer: Underdark, mountain, swamp
* Fighting Style: Archery
* Primeval Awareness
* Extra Attack
* Land's Stride
* Hide in Plain Sight
* Vanish
* Feral Senses
* Foe Slayer

Ranger Archetype: Gloom Stalker

* Dread Ambusher
* Umbral Sight
* Extra Attack
* Iron Mind
* Stalker's Fury
* Shadowy Dodge

### Ranger Spells

**1st-Level**

* Disguise Self
* Ensnaring Strike
* Fog Cloud
* Hail of Thorns
* Hunter's Mark

**2nd-Level**

* Cordon of Arrows
* Pass without Trace
* Rope Trick
* Spike Growth

**3rd-Level**

* Conjure Barrage
* Fear
* Water Breathing
* Wind Wall

**4th-Level**

* Freedom of Movement
* Grasping Vine
* Greater Invisibility
* Locate Creature

**5th-Level**

* Conjure Volley
* Seeming
* Tree Stride

## Trivia

* Dworgyn was based off the character of the same name from Wizard101, but also Mad Eye Moody from Harry Potter.