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Sememmon
Human male 15th-level mage
ARMOR CLASS: 1
MOVE: 12
HIT POINTS: 56
THAC0: 16
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
ALIGNMENT: Lawful evil
STR 9, DEX 15, CON 9, INT 18, WIS 16, CHA 14
Spells (5/5/5/5/5/2/l): 1st— detect magic, magic
missile, sleep, unseen servant, wall of fog; 2nd— alter
self, detect invisibility, improved phantasmal force, stink-
ing cloud, wizard lock; 3rd— dispel magic, fireball, pro-
tection from good, 10’ radius, protection from normal
missiles, slow; 4th— detect scrying, ice storm, improved
invisibility, stoneskin, wizard eye; 5th— cloudkill, cone
of cold dismissal, teleport, wall of stone; 6th— disintegrate,
globe of invulnerability, move earth; 7th— howl-
ing horror*, limited wish.
Weapons of Proficiency: Dagger, dart, staff.
Nonweapon Proficiencies: Ancient history
(magic and mages), astrology, engineering, herbalism,
modern languages (Common and several other
languages; assume 3 additional), reading/writing (3
again), riding: land-based, spellcraft.
Equipment: As Lord of Darkhold, Sememmon
has access to all common types of equipment and
many rare or unusual items.
Magical Items: Quarterstaff +1, dagger of venom
+1, bracers of defense AC 2, brooch of shielding, helm
of teleportation, gargoyle cloak*, ioun stone (lavender
and green ellipsoid) with 64 spell levels remaining,
periapt of proof against poison, ring of regeneration, robe
of blending, wand of lightning with 27 charges.
Combat/Tactics: Sememmon is a patient, cunning
foe. He’s also an able commander of troops, though he
often leaves that responsibility to the Pereghost, his
general. Sememmon always equips himself well (see
above) whenever he leaves Darkhold (which is often),
and makes good use of his subordinates, troops, and
magical items before using his own precious spells.
Allies/Companions: MANSHOON, FZOUL (only
in emergencies as the two often conflicted in the
past), Ashemmi, his current apprentice and lover,
the Pereghost, the “Three” and the other forces of
Darkhold. (See the Zhentarim entry on pages 123-
126 for more details on these characters.)
Foes/Enemies: The Harpers and all those of valorous
hearts who oppose the wicked machinations of
the Black Network.
Appearance: Sememmon is a middle-aged man in
excellent health. He has thick, black hair and he’s
clean shaven. Within the walls of Darkhold, he
wears multihued robes of cut and quality worthy of
the fortress’s lord and master. When he’s traveling or
expecting trouble, he dons his robe of blending, helm
of teleportation, and gargoyle cloak and uses spells to
alter his appearance.
Personality: Sememmon is a mild, patient, observant,
keenly intelligent man. While thoroughly evil
and completely ruthless, he remains an understated
man in almost all respects-he’s far from the raving
egomaniac so many evil mages are. He’s loyal to the
Zhentarim, his lover Ashemmi (whom he truly loves
and who loves him in return), and to the other members
of the Black Network’s Inner Circle-or, as loyal
as one can be when all involved are wholly evil.
Locales Frequented: Darkhold and its environs,
Citadel of the Raven, and Zhentil Keep.
History: Sememmon began his career as an apprentice
to Manshoon. One of many, Sememmon
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