Through the Mists

Vermoth

At a glance

A pale elven hunter hired or supplied by Black Lily to drive the party toward Castle Avernus. He turned on the expedition outside Martira Bay and died in the ensuing fight.

Appearance

  • Tall, pale elf.
  • Wore a black-and-red cloak.
  • Carried a bow, arrows, and a shortsword.
  • Wore leaf-shaped pendants and had the bearing of a hunter or outdoorsman.
  • Moved in a disturbing, spiderlike fashion during combat.

Known facts

  • Gave cagey answers when Ignatius asked about his relationship to Black Lily’s organization.
  • Became visibly skittish when Ignatius sat beside him on the driver’s bench.
  • Declared that he had his own plans and wanted out after leaving Martira Bay.
  • Attacked alongside two pale, presumed Kargat vampiric thralls hidden beneath the coach.
  • Could summon a powerful gust of wind.
  • Was killed by Ignatius.
  • Carried an envelope from Black Lily containing the message: “The phylactery must be hidden in the castle.”
  • In the aftermath, Rage took one of his ears for the necklace before the party dismembered and burned his remains alongside those of his two thralls.

Uncertainties

  • Vermoth’s allegiance and intended goal were never established.
  • It is unclear whether Black Lily knew of or arranged the betrayal.
  • It is unclear whether Vermoth was the intended bearer of Black Lily’s note.

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