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Dendybar the
Mottled
Human male 12th-level mage/4th-level
cleric of Iyachtu Xvim
ARMOR CLASS: 7
MOVE: 12
HIT POINTS: 22
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evil
STR 9, DEX 10, CON 8, INT 17, WIS 15, CHA 9
Clerical Spells (5/3): 1st— cause fear, cause light
wounds, command, darkness, detect good; 2nd— heat
metal, hold person, silence, 15’ radius.
In addition to these spells, Dendybar also possesses
the ability (apparently a gift from Xvim) to animate
1d6 skeletons or 1d3 zombies per round, provided
that bodies are available.
Magic Spells (4/4/4/3/3): 1st— charm person,
magic missile (x2), sleep; 2nd— darkness 15’ radius,
ESP, invisibility, web; 3rd— hold person, lightning bolt,
protection from normal missiles, wind wall; 4th— dimension
door, Leomund’s secure shelter, wall of fire;
5th— cone of cold, passwall, teleport.
Weapons of Proficiency: Dagger, staff.
Nonweapon Proficiencies: Astrology, direction
sense, engineering, fire-building, herbalism, reading/writing,
religion (Xvim), riding: land-based,
spellcraft, survival (temperate wilderness); 4 open.
Equipment: Dendybar, when he’s operating beyond
the Hosttower of the Arcane, has access to
standard adventuring equipment.
Magical Items: Ring of protection +3, robe of eyes,
staff of power, a wand of fireballs, and a flesh golem
named Bok (see MONSTROUS MANUAL tome, page
167, for statistics).
Combat/Tactics: Dendybar is always ready for
combat with several offensive spells waiting on his
lips to be cast at anyone he deems a target. The
spell selection above is indicative of an average
day’s choices for Dendybar the Mottled. Exceptions
exist, of course, and these include times when he’s
trafficking with otherplanar creatures. During
times such as these, Dendybar chooses spells appropriate
to the situation. For example, he’d likely
choose a selection of defensive and containment
spells (such as protection from evil and wraithform).
Allies/Companions: The mages of the Hosttower
of the Arcane in Luskan, including Sydney, a female
mage, Jierdan, a soldier of the Hosttower, and Bok,
the flesh golem.
Foes/Enemies: Anyone he believes to be standing
in his way.
Appearance: Quite a small, frail-looking man,
Dendybar weighs barely 100 pounds, but there is an
undeniable magical strength to the mage. Beneath
the hooded, mottled-colored robes he always wears,
the mage’s withered skin seems stretched over
naught but bones; however, his slow, deliberate
movements, monotonous voice, and hollow features
disguise a very dangerous man. He has sunken eyes, a
penetrating stare, and a few tufts of scraggly white
hair still cling to his scalp. None knows Dendybar’s
true age.
Personality: Dendybar the Mottled seldom
speaks, but he hears everything that goes on around
him. He’ll pursue any course that he thinks promises
a substantial gain in power and prestige. All other
matters hold little interest for him. His world view is
so perverted that even if he does succeed, he’s likely
to denigrate any who worked with him, as it’s likely
they too benefited from the venture. Therefore,
these same associates are now viewed as potential
threats to the Mottled One, and all threats must be
eliminated.
Locales Frequented: Luskan, Icewind Dale, the
trade routes between these points and all across the
North.
History: First of all, there is no evidence that
Dendybar is currently alive. Scurrilous rumors
(spread by that knave Volo, no doubt) to the contrary
are false. Dendybar is as dead as a Thayan doorknob
in Khelben’s study. (Of course, in your campaign,
events may have progressed differently and
Dendybar could still be alive, likely plotting someone’s
downfall.)
That said, Dendybar’s first recorded appearance
was in the Icewind Dale region, where he and others
of the Hosttower managed to convince then-apprentice
Akar Kessell to murder his mentor, Morkai
the Red. In doing so, Kessell opened advancement
opportunities for Dendybar and his co-conspirators.
Dendybar and company then bushwhacked Kessell
and left him for dead in the mountains.
Soon after this, Dendybar became Master of the
North Spire of the Hosttower, replacing the late