14. Vault of the Dracolich npc cards

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Irnani is a Turnflshan wizard and firmer adventurer of the Company of the Sunlit Sea. Along with his companions, Isteval, I{adarr, and Jekk, he tried to plunder the Vault of the 1)racolich years ago. Imani had a nasty encounter with one of the dungeon’s traps, which forced time group to turn hack. Now he seeks the aid of heroes to infiltrate i)retchroyaster’s lair and recover the I)iamond Staff of Chomylla. He lives in a tower outside of hap in the eastern reaches of Battledale.

ROLEPLAYING hmnani is cordial and wise, and speaks humbly of his days as aim adventurer, which led to his facial scar. lie opposes evil, and loathes the thought of items of power amid knowledge in the hands of monsters.

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BACKGR.OUND Silakul is an ansbitious member of the Cult of the 1)ragon, who aspires to become the wearer of purple in his cult’s cell. He was recruited as a youth to the cult and has never known any otiser life. He wishes to usslock his dracolicis master’s true potential and see the influence of the Cult of the I)ragon increase througisout the region.

KOLEFLAYING Silakul has pale gray eyes whose emptiness sisows his uncaring fanaticism. He speaks with utter conviction but is a coward at heart. lie is brutal and pitiless when dealing with enemies of the Cult of the I)ragon.

BACKGROUND Stryke is a male drow of house Jaezred, a secret patriarchy of dragonblooded assassins opposed to the rule of Loith and her priestesses. Stryke is one of several members of house Jaezred, along with his unit leader, Valan, who traveled to the Dalelands to recover items of arcane power.

ROLEFLAYING Stryke is quick to take action and tries to be agreeable. I-however, he acts resentful toward females, regardless of whether they’re drow. lie is pragmatic and conceals his affiliation with house Jaezred unless lie comes to closely trust ass ally. He speaks in a whisper, owing to months o:imprisonment v,ith s( mist to eat or driisk

BACKGROUND Exiled from the rest of his tribe a couple years ago, Guldred has taken to living a solitary life on the east bank of an underground lake. lie is small lhr a lizardthlk male—only flair feet high—and thin with gangly arms.

POLEfLJkYING Guldred is cautious of adventurers, but lie will quickly ally with anyone who shows strength and claims to oppose his enemies. lie knows the area around his home well, and he has information useful to a group willing to do him speaks of himself m the third a favor. Guidred person, and is meek when addressing those stronger than him.

BACKGROUND An ancient and once-powerful treant, Ironbark has become a shadow of his fbrmer self as a prisoner of a dracolich. Ironbark and two of isis brothers were captured by the dracolich twenty years ago, and now only Ironhark survives. He once wandered the forests of Cormanthor amid was a friend to travelers, though now he has all hut lost his will to live.

ROLEFLAYING Ironhark is cautious and suffers from bouts of insanity owing to his years of imprisonment and

torture, lie is prone to misinterpreting what others say as cruelty, and periodically talks to himnselE his trust can he earned through care and kindness, though.

BACKGROUND I)retchroyaster was a powerful and venerable green dragon even before his undead transformation. l)eath has only increased his might. l)retchroyaster sees himself as greater than a dragon—even greater than a dracolich. lie believes that he was isseant to soar across the Astral Plane, traversing the domains of the gods and exploring well beyond the boundaries of the mortal world.

ROLEFLAYING When he speaks, his voice is raspy yet booming, like stone scratching against glass. lie is condescending and talks to all creatures as though they were far beneath him. Nonetheless, I)retchroyaster is cautious and fearful of being destroyed—a fact he attempts t: hide.