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There, Victor, the hostage he’d taken, and the heroes
entered the extradimensional space and fought
not only each other, but the creatures known as
manes that inhabited the place. After much swordswinging
and soul-searching (on the part of Alias),
Victor was defeated, falling to his death.
Motivations/Goals: In the time described above,
Victor’s primary goal was to find Verovan’s treasure.
With that, he could insure his continued rulership of
Westgate. He hoped to remake the city in his own
image, with him as its sole ruler. In general, greed is
the ruling emotion of Victor’s existence. He’ll use
the emotions of others to further his own ends.
Campaign Uses: His power in Westgate broken,
the Night Masks would likely begin a disastrous civil
war over who would now lead them, the most probable
result being a severe weakening of the guild over
all. While the heroes above have returned to their
lives elsewhere, the city might seek out the aid of
other good-aligned adventurers to help quell the disturbances
caused by the Night Masks infighting, or
to capture or finish off the remaining Night Masks
and Night Masters that the city’s constabulary cannot
handle.
If Victor somehow managed to survive his fall, he
may consider revenge against Alias and the others
who brought him low. His greed would probably devise
some way that he could make money from the
scheme at the same time. One possible scheme is
working with known slavers (the Zhents being one
prime example) to capture and enslave the saurials
of the Lost Vale.
Sources: Masquerades, Night Masks.
The Night Masks: This thieving organization
has divided Westgate into six regions: Harborside,
Thunnside, Gateside, Parkside, Central, Outside,
and External Revenue. Three “executive” positions
also exist: Enforcement, Finance Management, and
Noble Relations. The heads of these ten “departments”
comprise the Night Masters, the secret
cabal that runs the city under the supervision of
the Faceless.
GHOST and the other Night Masks that appear in
the novel of the same name very likely came from
the organization’s Enforcement branch, and were
“on loan” to ABALLISTER and the forces of Castle
Trinity.
Zrie Prakis
Lich, formerly an 18th-level mage
ARMOR CLASS: 0
MOVE: 6
HIT POINTS: 88 (treat as 11HD)
THAC0: 9
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
STR 12, DEX 9, CON 18, INT 18, WIS 10, CHA 6
Spells (5/5/5/5/5/3/3/2/l): 1st— alarm, burning
hands, read magic, spider climb, ventriloquism; 2nd—
bind, flaming sphere, glitterdust, ray of enfeeblement,
spectral hand; 3rd— dispel magic, fireball, hold person,
lightning bolt, vampiric touch; 4th— confusion,
dimension door, enervation, extension I, polymorph
other; 5th— cloudkill, conjure elemental, contact
other plane, feeblemind, passwall; 6th— death spell,
glassee, guards and wards; 7th— banishment, finger of
death, spell turning; 8th— mind blank, symbol; 9th—
gate.
Weapons of Proficiency: Dagger, dart, staff.
Nonweapon Proficiencies: Astrology, brewing,
cooking, fire-building, gem cutting, heraldry,
herbalism, reading/writing, spellcraft; 5 open.
Equipment: Components (if used in your campaign),
spell books, symbol-making chalks, etc.
Magical Items: Stuff of power.
Combat/Tactics: Zrie Prakis preferred to attack
foes with his paralytic chill touch or his stuff of
power, apparently saving his own spells as last
resorts. He did not seem well versed in such
physical combat, though, as foes were able to
dodge his deadly grasp. (See the MONSTROUS
MANUAL tome for details on a lich’s powers.)
Allies/Companions: CASSANA, the Fire Knives,
the minions of Moander, the Nameless Bard
(temporarily), and Phalse (who likely was a
hordling).
Foes/Enemies: Alias, Dragonbait, Olive
Ruskettle, Akabar Bel Akash.
Appearance: This undead wizard is covered
with age-worn translucent skin stretched tautly
over his bones. The black pits of his eye sockets
contain pinpricks of a baleful red light.
Personality: When Zrie was away from Cassana,
he hated her for his undead state and her control
of him and plotted her downfall at his own