#king bitch of fuck mountain. lawful evil icon. the best at being the worst.

[utilitycaster]

The reason why Ludinus is so great as a villain is like...he has either prolonged his lifespan or he just casually lies about its length and everyone accepts it. He is legitimately a powerful archmage. He might have destroyed Molaesmyr. He almost certainly got involved with the Cerberus Assembly entirely to use it as a front for his master plan of killing the gods, which means he's been playing the long game for at least two and a half centuries and is indirectly responsible for perhaps 80% of the major villainy in Exandria since then, and both past campaign BBEGs. He will destroy people's minds without a second thought, but despite allying with the Unseelie Court, is thrown off by standard levels of fey chaos and whimsy. He hates the magic of clerics because he perceives it as unearned, but willingly allies with sorcerers. He knows the romantic relationship history of Vox Machina to the point that he's willing to bet on it for his master plan. He will throw anyone under the bus for any reason but will also gladly turn a blind eye to highly illegal activities if they don't inconvenience him, and despite this, has managed to be a major advisor to the Dwendalian Imperial line for several generations. He is one of the smartest people in the world and also gave perhaps the corniest fucking villain speech of all time. He is extremely jealous of a bunch of nepo babies with chronic migraines and night terrors. He genuinely might currently be in the middle of the Savalirwood with a necrotized arm despite successfully plotting the Orbing of a divine champion. No one has or ever will do it like him, and frankly, why would they.