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Moander, but failed. The Darkbringer allowed him
to believe he had succeeded though, until Coral led
Dragonbait into a trap. After subsequently escaping
the trap, the former lovers met again. Knowing he
was powerless to deliver his love from the Darkbringer’s
clutches, Dragonbait freed Coral in the
only way he could: He killed Coral’s body, freeing
her spirit from servitude and allowing it to travel to
the realm of the goddess of luck.
Motivations/Goals: While possessed, Coral
sought only to free herself and her people from
Moander’s dark, corrupt embrace. She also bore guilt
for causing her relationship with Dragonbait to end
and hoped one day to put that right. (It was this very
desire that Moander used to trick Dragonbait.)
If she had lived to be free of the Darkbringer, it’s
likely she’d have reconciled with Dragonbait,
adopted the worship of Tymora (the Realmsian version
of the goddess of luck), and started a family
with him.
Campaign Uses: Possible uses for Coral had she
survived, and the saurials of the Lost Vale in general,
are quite varied and very intriguing.
If Coral survived, she and Dragonbait would
likely have become the leaders of the saurial community.
Directions they could take include helping
the Lost Vale recover from the depredations Moander
forced them to commit on the local ecosystem.
Or they could try to establish formal ties between
the Lost Vale and one or more of the strong, goodaligned
power groups of the Realms that include the
Harpers (both branches), the Lords’ Alliance or
members thereof, the nation of Cormyr, etc. (PCs
involved with any of the above could be called on to
aid the saurials in achieving their goals.) Or they
could even be trying to move the community to another
location if its residents’ safety is threatened by
the Zhentarim or other evil organizations. One wonders
what the Cult of the Dragon might do if it came
to know of the saurials’ existence.
Another potential high priority might be to find
some way to communicate with the saurials’ home
plane. This idea could lead the saurials (and knowledgeable
PCs, of course) to the City of Sigil and a
PLANESCAPE adventure or campaign as they try to
find their home among the infinite planes.
Sources: Song of the Saurials, the Faiths & Avatars
accessory, and The Complete Book of Humanoids
accessory.
Lord Orgauth of
Zhentil Keep
Human male 10th-level fighter
ARMOR CLASS: -1
MOVE: 12
HIT POINTS: 66
THAC0: 11
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3/2
ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
STR 16, DEX 16, CON 15, INT 15, WIS 16, CHA 16
Weapons of Proficiency: Battle axe, crossbow,
dagger, footman’s mace, bastard sword, long sword.
Nonweapon Proficiencies: Blind-fighting, direction
sense, endurance, fire-building, riding: land-
based, survival.
Equipment: As lord of the partially reconstructed
Zhentil Keep, Orgauth has access to most common
varieties of equipment, steeds, weapons, armor, etc.
Magical Items: Plate mail +2, bastard sword +2,
light crossbow of distance, ring of human influence, and
eyes of the eagle.
Combat/Tactics: A brave warrior with 15 years of
service in the Zhentilar, Orgauth fights with his bastard
sword two-handed, and uses his eyes of the eagle
when he fires his crossbow of distance.
Allies/Companions: Desmonda, (N hf f2), and
the Zhentilar forces of Zhentil Keep. As he’s not a
member of the Zhentarim’s Inner Ring, he’s not
close to any of its members. In fact, MANSHOON has
considered Orgauth to be a member of the “loyal op-
position” to many of the Zhentarim’s plans.
Foes/Enemies: The Harpers, and the good
peoples and heroes of the Dalelands who do not wish
to see Zhentil Keep rebuilt and re-established as a
power base for evil in the Heartlands.
Appearance: Orgauth is middle-aged, with dark
hair graying at the temples, which he normally wears
pulled back into a ponytail. His eyes are cold and
gray, his skin is brown and weather-beaten, and his
face bears a scar in the chin and a generous mustache.
He’s normally clad in expensive black silk
shirts, black trousers, and a long black cloak fastened
with a silver chain and clasp that bears his personal
device—a rising sun behind a tower on a scarlet field.