#spellcastor

[thelonemeadow]

"The moon looked so beautiful yesterday, just thought I shared my thoughts<3" -🌙°🪻

[justkeepwalkingnothinghere]

tell me about castor :D

HOOKAY, HI. The floodgates have been opened, folks! It’s about to be walls of text!

So you wanna hear about my son! I have waited so long to tell almost his entire life story here on Tumblr. Many on Discord have heard, but not much has been told on my blog. Today, that changes!

LET’S DO THIS!

(Please note: The Spellcastor AU is still under development and details may be changed)

Full Name: Castor Windchime.

Nicknames: Spellcastor (Eda), Window decor (also Eda, upon first meeting).

Parents: Quince and Layla Windchime (May Layla rest in peace? Still iffy on that decision).

Age: Somewhere in his 40s, who knows.

Occupation: Supplier of potion ingredients (former), Seller of human collectibles (current), Another job that I will not reveal at this time for spoiler reasons (REDACTED).

Hexside Track: Illusions, Bard (behind closed doors).

Sexuality: Pan.

Wild Witch: Yes.

Likes: Storytelling and using his magic to do so, music, Boiling Isles history, cookie dough eye-scream, boiling rainstorms, goreberries, his morning coffee, being with loved ones.

Dislikes: Belos, Odalia, the coven system, anyone who threatens his friends and family, when his ears get cold on the knee, goreberry flavored anything.

First off, WHO is Castor? As stated before, I see him as my son, but in reality, he is my Owl House OC! Originally intended to be my self insert/witchsona, he quickly snowballed into his own character entirely with his own AU in the works. This boy and his story are my pride and joy.

His story is a long one, and while there are a handful of details and even chunks that I won’t be talking about for the purposes of avoiding spoilers, I am warning that you may wanna stop here in case you wanna find out everything once the fic comes out. At some point. Eventually. Let’s go!

While this AU focuses on present day Owl House, from Luz finding herself in the demon realm, to taking down Belos once and for all, Castor’s story began decades ago. Let’s go back a ways… reaches the Deadwardian era Too far! Too far! *Ahem!* Let’s go back…less far than that.

The dawn of Belos’ reign and the beginnings of the coven system. (This is when the timeline starts to get a bit funky but it doesn’t matter much. I am about ramble about Castor’s parents as I am equally passionate about them)

Castor’s parents, Quince and Layla, met in a pretty standard way. They found each other when they weren’t in the best places in life. To start, Quince was forced by their parents to become a scout for the Emperor’s Coven the moment they were qualified to do so. Most of their teen years were spent training, something they didn’t wanna do. Their family wasn’t the most savory of Belos supporters, and Quince began to resent them for it. But sure enough, once the day came, Quince passed coven tryouts and was soon to cross the threshold of the Emperor’s Castle. Rumor has it they even went on some missions alongside Steve’s father.

Layla on the other hand made her choice. Not many in the BI would know it, but Layla was at one point a wild witch. Unfortunately, when Belos set to outlaw wild magic, she feared for her future. Her entire family did. She saw no other choice but to pick a coven, and stick with it. To stay safe. Especially when the risk of petrification grew. She specialized in beast keeping, turning her home into a sanctuary of sorts when she would bring creatures back with her to take care of them.

But of course, being in the coven system was a tough, arduous job. With the power to drain you mentally. Everyone needs their break every once in a while. Quince and Layla would one night take theirs at Grimgrub’s Pub, after a particularly long day. Which is exactly where they met, spotting each other from across the room. Nothing new for Quince, they had met a couple new people this way. The two hit it off that night, an almost instant connection. Sounds like the start of a beautiful friendship, wouldn’t you say?

It soon enough became a blossoming romance, Quince and Layla having to develop ways to see each other in secret, and away from the prying eyes of Belos and the scouts. Think sneaking in through their bedroom windows kind of a deal. By the time they married, they had both been in their covens for many years, and it did have an effect on them. But once they had Castor? Quince and Layla knew their coven days were over. Knowing that it was no place to raise a child, especially once Belos would inevitably get involved, Quince grabbed their wife and infant son, and the three made a run for it to the right arm of the Titan. Far enough away from Belos to at least try to get things in order. Within the walls of this new cozy home that is still under the Windchime name to this day, the family of three started their completely new life.

(Putting the continue reading here because this is when I get way in detail about Castor’s life story. Last chance to turn back!)

When he was a toddler, there was no telling what track Castor would pick when he’d go to Hexside. Later on though, Castor had actually grown a love for storytelling. From fiction and even Boiling Isles history, he found that illusion magic allowed him to make his stories come to life, a clear picture of the perfect scene. He had a knack for this since he was little, it coming as no surprise to his parents when he immediately picked illusions at Hexside. At school he was your average student. He got good grades, practiced at home, went to an after school writing club. Even began to study bard magic once he gained an interest. But this doesn’t mean everything was good. Castor, sadly, didn’t have much of a social life. All he had were a few acquaintances in class.

Other students often looked down on him and fellow illusion track kids for their choice of magic. Not many people saw illusions as interesting or useful. The distaste for illusion magic was worse than in Gus’ time. Most days, Castor was alone. That is, until a certain “Lord Calamity” came a knocking. You see, Eda was an infamous figure of chaos at school, and she had made one hell of a name for herself. It was a common occurrence for students to hear the end result of one of her pranks or schemes at random points of the day. And Castor would often see a yellow school uniform and ginger hair pass by in a blur as Eda fled the scene. He usually tried his best not to get caught in one, not wanting to get in trouble, or at worst, lose a limb.

As you can probably guess, Castor was one day picked by Eda to play a signature role in her latest scheme. It required illusion magic, and judging by the light blue sleeves of Castor’s uniform, she felt he’d be perfect for the job. Castor agreed, albeit reluctantly, and what followed was some of the most fun he ever had. The storyteller and bringer of chaos found that they got along quite well! Castor was called to action again soon after, Eda bringing her sister Lilith along for the action this time, and Eda had set the standard for how things would be for these three from here on out. Before long, they were suddenly sitting at the same lunch table together, hanging out after school, being study buddies, practicing magic, you name it! Castor finally had people he could call friends.

Fast forward a few years, about 7 months before the curse. The trio had been best friends for a long time, doing almost everything together. Eda and Castor would meet in their hideout (the one with all the doors) and plan out schemes of all sorts, mostly just to get on Faust's nerves. Eda had even invited Castor to her house to learn how to carve a palisman with her father, Del. Castor emerged from the Clawthorne house with a small, orange mouse sitting in his shirt pocket. A mouse named Munchkin. Lilith had gotten him even more involved in Boiling Isles history, welcoming him to the inner circle of history nerds. And of course, you could find Castor in the stands, cheering on the Banshees and supporting the Clawthorne sisters nearly every grudgby game. Everything was going to be just fine! That is, until Eda almost got expelled. Once word had gotten out, Castor was the first to hear every little detail of Eda's day at HECK, and thus, the first to hear about Eda's new friend, Raine Whispers.

Understandably, Castor was ecstatic to hear of Raine's bard status, having been practicing at home since he got an interest. Surely, a few tips and maybe even some in person lessons would help him improve on his work! Raine sounded like a charming fellow Castor would love being around, and was really excited to meet them sometime. But what Eda didn't expect was to see a familiar face show up at the lunch table the very next day. Castor and Raine hit off right from the get go, becoming closer as time went on, from bard private bard lessons (with Eda joining in, too), to collaborating on Eda's pranks since they had gotten more complex with two people helping her. Castor's bard skills had improved A LOT, and soon, he would be able to wield and play his flute with ease. Including Lilith, it was the perfect team of best friends, along with acquaintances in Darius, Alador and Perry Porter.

Before long, Castor and Lilith had begun to notice some sparks flying between the young bard and wild witch. They knew there was something between them. Castor thought it was adorable and wanted nothing but happiness for them. Lilith had even coined their ship name, Raeda. She and Castor would sometimes talk about Raeda's pining, with Darius often joining in. Eda and Raine were completely oblivious to their crushes on each other. Neither of them knew, despite it being painfully obvious. Which lead to some folks, mostly Darius, getting annoyed with the pining.

I'd say more, but the next big chunks are the ones I won't be giving. The biggest spoilers possible. But really, what else needs to be said? Castor and Lilith rejoiced when Raeda finally got together, Faust retired and made Bump principal, Castor and everyone were all there for Eda in the first months of the curse, Castor and Raeda's best friendship stood for many years, Castor still kept in a little bit of contact with Lilith even after she joined the EC, was heartbroken when Raeda broke up, and moved in with Eda a decade later when he faced some troubling times. He met King, opened up the Human Collectibles stand with Eda, and felt that all would be well for years to come. That is, until one fateful day...

"And this...well this'll make good kindling." "Excuse me, sorry, that's mine, thank you!"

Was that...a human?!

(End ridiculously long backstory!)

Thank you, and goodnight!

[explodingquails]

Tried to build a Blood Hunter/Psi Warrior multiclass. Halfway through filling out the pc sheet I am now bleeding from my pores

[petitelepus]

Never played DND, so how's this?

My Phantom Hashira OC, Kokoro Mooroonpna, shall be a Necromancer!

She joins the guild in order to find a place to belong. She spent a lot of her life outcasted by those around her due to her mastery over life and death as well as the assumption of her use of dark magic. Though in truth, she is a benevolent spellcastor who rejects any barriers and can draw upon positive and negative energies.

Most spells that Kokoro use in some way control the bodies, minds, and/or souls of herself or those around her. The most notable way that she does this is by creating Undeads. She often has Undeads around for companionship.

The Pillars, (The Strongest Members who do only S rank missions), decide to let her join missions while seeing her skills.

I hope you don't mind but I put in some of my ideas of how it is being Necromancer!

"What the Hell is this!?" Sanemi snapped as he pointed at you and glared at poor Giyu who happened to be the one telling him the news about you joining the guild.

"Calm down Shinazugawa, she isn't here to cause trouble," Giyu said, but his colleague didn't seem convinced.

"Not to cause trouble!? She is a Necromancer, those black mages, and witches ARE THE TROUBLE!"

"I'm really not that bad," You hummed thoughtfully, but the scarred young man shot you a glare, "Not bad!? You even have a corpse standing there right next to you!"

"Sorry," You nodded, "But it's my bodyguard. Just in case, you know?"

"No, I don't! Hire someone and don't bring the dead back to life!"

"It's not really alive alive, you know?"

"What the fuck does that even mean!?"

"Please calm down Shinazugawa..." Gyomei started crying, "As unsettling as her methods are, Master thought that having a benevolent necromancer with us might work in our favor."

"Benevolent!? I believe that when I see it!"

"I don't trust her either..." Obanai grumbled as he glared at you from the corner of his eyes, "Messing with dead doesn't sound good at all."

"C'mon guys, don't be so preconceived!" Mitsuri smiled as she walked up to you and happily shook your hand, "I'm sure we will be great friends!"

"Thank you," You smiled as you gently shook her hand back, "I'm looking forward to working with you, alive or dead."

Okay, that was a little unsettling and in the wrong order.

"How does this bringing the dead back to life work...?" Muichiro asked and you smiled, "Well, I need a volunteer and then I use my magic to bring them to life."

"Who in their right mind would volunteer for that!?" Sanemi snapped and you shrugged, "You'd be surprised."

"Have you ever brought someone's close one back to life?" Shinobu asked and you nodded, "Sometimes, but it costs."

"You're charging people for messing with their dead family or friends...?" Obanai looked like he had eaten something bad.

You sighed as you nodded, "Please listen and listen closely. Bringing a corpse to life is easy, but bringing a person back? That's whole another level of difficulty."

"What do you mean?" Tengen asked, followed by Kyojuro asking, "What's the difference?"

"You see, I have a corpse here with me, right?" You pointed at the huge undead minion of yours next to you, "I can bring a corpse like this to life and make it do as I want to, right?"

"Right?" The Hashiras nodded.

"But if you want to bring back a person, such as a corpse's memories and personality, that requires a payment."

"How much is it then?" Giyu asked.

"Depends really," You shrugged, "How many years of your life are you willing to give for payment?"

"Wait, it costs time of your life?!"

"Yes."

"Why!?"

"Because bringing a soul back from the other world requires a huge payment and that is one's life force. With one year, you might get to spend a day or at best, a week with the dead person."

"That's..." Giyu nodded, "Awfully expensive."

"It is." You nodded, "I also have the ability to let my soul out and possess a body, even a living one."

"And how does that work?" Muichiro asked and you hummed, "Well, first, I need to make sure my body is somewhere safe so I won't get attacked or such while I'm out of my body."

"Makes sense!" Kyojuro nodded and you continued, "Then, my soul can easily possess a dead body, but it's the living ones that are tricky."

"Ah, I see," Shinobu rubbed her chin thoughtfully, "The dead body's spirit has already gone to another world, but if you possess a living body, there will be their soul and yours?"

"Exactly," You smiled, "I have to fight for the body's dominance, and depending on how strong the living one's willpower is, they either submit to me or kick me out of the body."

"I'd kick you out of here right now if I just could...!" Sanemi growled, but you just smiled and nodded, "I can tell that your body would be impossible for me to possess."

"That doesn't make me feel better!"

"Speaking of the dead, if the body is too far gone, I could always rent my body for the dead soul, but like I said a second ago, bringing the soul back is expensive."

The Hashiras glanced at each other but you were just looking and smiling at them.

"But don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble." You nodded happily, "I'm here to help people."

"I'm happy to hear that you think that way," Came a calm voice and everyone turned to look and saw that Master Ubuyashiki had come to see them.

"Master," Everyone in the room bowed down before the man, who nodded, "My children, please give our new family member a chance. She is here to do good and we are going to welcome her."

"Yes, Master," The Hashiras nodded and Master smiled, "Now, let's all get along."

Sanemi doesn't trust you at all at the beginning due to your use of forbidden magics, but the two of you work pretty well together. You offer him long-range support and your undead servant acts as a defensive wall, taking hits and protecting you while Sanemi himself is a straight and brutal attacker. It takes time for him to accept you and even then, he is most likely going to be harsh on you.

Shinobu is curious about your magic and wants to learn more about it. It wasn't like she hadn't heard of Necromancy, but usually, all Necromancers were evil and ordered to be killed before they could bring the dead back to life. Because of that, she didn't get a chance to properly learn about your kind, but you are a kind and sweet young lady. Maybe you could even teach her something?

Kyojuro, despite appearing like a happy big ray of sunlight, doesn't fully accept your magic. All life is precious and should be cherished and when it's time for rest then that should be granted. But when you explain to him that sometimes you bring souls back so friends and family can say a final goodbye to the deceased, he understands you better.

Muichiro... Poor Muichiro couldn't help but wonder if he should ask your help with someone who was so dear and close to him... But he can't bring himself to do so, not yet anyway. He actually doesn't mind working with you, but you do notice that he spaces off from time to time and it's up to you to bring him back to ground. Once he opens up more, he actually shows some interest in your soul magic.

Tengen accepts you and your magic. He comes from a family of ninjas that value success and killing and he isn't a stranger to new ways to battle. While you are magically strong, you are weak as Hell physically. He doesn't mind teaching you some self-defense in case the enemy manages to get past your undead servant and close to you. If that happened when you had no living person with you you'd die.

Mitsuri thinks very highly of you and is always excited when the two of you are paired together on missions. Unlike others, she is open and happy to call you a friend and oftentimes invites you to go out with her to try some new restaurant or some new sweets that make her drool. She often times pushes food at you, knowing that using magic drains your Mana and that you need a lot of it to stay healthy.

Obanai openly disdains your magic and methods of fighting. He doesn't like how close you and Mitsuri seem to be and he is certain that you are misleading poor Mitsuri. She is as beautiful and strong as she is kind, you had said so yourself. Obanai has told you that if you ever violated Mitsuri's body then he would put an end to your miserable life, but you just smile and think, 'Wow, he really loves Mitsuri'.

Giyu recognizes you and your talents as a Necromancer. He understands that you do what you have to do to survive, so he doesn't hold you or your dark magic against you. He even offers you that if he was to die then you could use his body as you wanted. You are flattered by the offer, but tell him that you hope that that won't happen anytime soon, but you'd cherish him as your favorite undead.

Gyomei understands that despite using "evil" magic, you actually weren't evil yourself. If you're sent out on a mission where you have to separate your soul from your body, he carries you around if needed and stays close to you, guarding your body while your soul wanders where you want to go. You have shown interest in his body, asking what were his plans if he was to ever die early?

[girls-band-headcanons]

Make a headcanon Band Shuffle but the guitarists were the leaders and their band names.

Zoologica - Tae (Guitar/Vocals), Yukina (Violin), Chisato (Bass), Kanon (Drums), Tsugumi (Keyboard)

X-Presso - Moca (Guitar/Vocals), Aya (Synthesizer), Rimi (Bass), Ako (Drums), Misaki (DJ)

Spellcastors - Hina (Guitar/Vocals), Kokoro (Saxophone), Lisa (Bass), Tomoe (Drums), Arisa (Keyboard)

Calliopollux - Sayo (Guitar/Vocals), Ran (Guitar), Hagumi (Bass), Saaya (Drums), Eve (Keyboard)

Hakanai Sekai - Kaoru (Guitar/Vocals), Kasumi (Guitar), Himari (Bass), Maya (Drums), Rinko (Keyboard)

Kira-Killer - Rokka (Guitar/Vocals), Mashiro (Guitar), Soyo (Bass), Tsukushi (Drums), Reona (Keyboard)

Kaminari - Touko (Guitar/Vocals), Tomori (Keyboard), Nanami (Bass), Taki (Drums), Chiyu (DJ)

QuintAnon - Anon (Guitar/Vocals), Raana (Guitar/Vocals), Rei (Bass), Masuki (Drums), Rui (Violin)

[zynko-solara]

Welcome!

I am Zynko Solara, a high ranking doctor from the capital of the Empire, Aerolute. I have spent 14 years studying and working within the temple and honing my skill on medical science.

While I can use life energy as a way of healing, I am not a spellcastor. I know nothing of how magic works or how to use it. My current goal is to find a cure for my sick sister, Pip, in any way possible.

I earned my mask and rank at age 17, and it has been roughly 9 to 10 years since then. I am incredibly skilled and known amongst the capital, and almost the empire as a whole.

I am here if you have any questions about certain practices, information, or just getting to know me.

[pessimisticshapewithablog]

The binding ritual…

What exactly was the magic/spell/ritual the Bishops did to imprison TOWW. I speculate a bit on the nature of magic resources and the power source for TOWW imprisoning.

WARNING: PURE SPECULATION BASED ON MY KNOWLEDGE OF FANTASY MAGIC SYSTEMS. READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.

Theory/Hypothesis

I think the Bishops used their *bodies* as the binding to keep him sealed and not their souls.

Interpretation

In fantasy, mana/magicka is usually the energy used to power magic in its respective world. It's is kept in reserve until required. It kinda like fat storages in the body. It's necessary to have as once depleted magic begins to use a spellcastors life force to substain itself.

In COTL fervor and devotion seem to be the mana equivalent although I think these are reserved for Gods and crown bearers. The Lamb ability to gather fervor is tied to a Crown ability, the use of curses. Fervor specifically because it's actually generated by the person's emotions toward their enemy.

Fervor = internal source

Devotion = external source

In game the Bishops use Ferver to power their transformations. 

During TOWW's fight, the crucified followers generate fervor which is quite strange. But as fervor is generated by someone upon inflicting damage on an other, it can be assumed the fervor here is caused by *TOWW's* emotions toward the lamb and their followers. As the lamb isn't the one 'attacking' the followers. It seems like it's being literally *squeezed* out of them.

But devotion and fervor aren't the only magical power source of power in COTL. Most of our rituals are primarily powered by bones. Specifically the "desecrated bones of fallen enemies". It can be assumed that this resource is specific to *our* cult as Sozo's ritual uses mushrooms. Also the symbols on the crown trophy statues implies that each crown has a specific resource for powering it's rituals

This doesn't mean these resources were created their respective crown bearer. Only that it's the preferred ritual power source. These are some of the more obvious magic power sources in COTL.

Back to the Bishops' ritual/spell that they used to trap TOWW.

With what I've explained about ritual power sources, I concluded that the bishops were using their BONES as a power source to keep TOWW imprisoned. With their souls being the "focus". Like the concentration spells in BG3. Once the two were seperated, the concentration being broken, the binding spell comes undone.

The spell is seemingly undone upon their deaths. At first I thought it was their souls that was used as the power source. But with the addition of the DLC, we learn that their souls were technically 'alive' in purgatory causing trouble. Not "gone" just somewhere else.

I said somewhere before that maybe their grief at Narinder's "betrayal" was the reason their wounds didn't heal. But maybe it was because their bodies physically *couldn't* recover due to it being used as a battery to keep TOWW trapped...

No energy left for healing...

Nor respite due to TOWW NEEDING to stay imprisoned...

Image the fear and terror one would feel. Having to constantly be concentrating on a spell to keep your super pissed and very large brother with the ability to control death and souls in time out. Knowing that any broken focus could allow him to escape.

And dying was NOT an option because then they'd be at the absolute mercy of said very angry brother. Who's also analogous to our world's satan/devil…

I wonder if stopping TOWW was worth an eternity of existing in sheer terror…

[ask-fantasy-sanders-sides]

So people’s magic can change colour depending on if their intention is different? - 🌫️

(Roman shakes his head,)

Roman: Not really. Children's magic changes sometimes, but it's rare for a grown spellcastors's personality and intentions to change that drastically, I guess? Though, magic is rare enough on its own...

[awfenticwimes]

working on Pep-Squeak’s Rogue’s Gallery. from left to right we have

- Pep-Squeak (not a villain just here for reference)

- The Pie Piper

- Cheesemongrel

- Nanny Rouge

- Spellcastor and The Appalling Light

fitting their mousey adversary, they’re basically all C-to-D list losers at best.

[stuffformygame123]

Mummified Hand

 wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement by a spellcastor)

The red hand is dangling by a necklace and while partially rotten, it neither smells nor seems to be aging any further than it already has.

Whenever you cast a spell of 1st level or higher with your action, you can then use a bonus action to cast an additional 1st Level spell or cantrip.

[justkeepwalkingnothinghere]

The Spellcastor AU!

I’m happy to announce that outlining for my Castor Windchime AU of the Owl House is now underway!

The story is will be largely the same as in canon, but with the major addition of my TOH OC, Castor Windchime! A witch who was once in the illusions track with a love of storytelling and was childhood best friends with Eda, Lilith, and Raine! He and Eda live together at the Owl House and run the human collectibles stand, and all is fairly simple in their lives. That is, until a curious human with a dream to become a witch shows up through their portal.

I’m so so so so excited to start writing and sharing this with all of you! To see everyone’s adventures unfold with Castor in the mix is going to be so much fun, and very rewarding!

Stay tuned!

[metalchic73]

Rohan Bowen

A Goblin Spellcastor for #Sims4

you can find him in the Gallery under Metalchic73

and complete credit to the creators for all of the awesome cc that was used on this sim, you make the game so much more amazing

much love

[uhoh-fatalerror]

lowkey amaris spellcastor

[lisag45]

I don't play with supernatural sims (other than Ghosts) very often, but my Current Legacy just happens to have Magic in the veins and if my Gen 10 Heir still has it I want them to really embrace the Spellcaster lifestyle so I'm trying to be more friendly to the paranormal types in the game. I've deleted Vlad/the Vamps, the Spellcasters/the 3 Sages, and the Aliens in the past and then the game just gives me new ones that I have to ID so I figured for my new Save File I'd just give the Maxis Sims a makeover so they fit my aesthetics better. I was just in CAS working with L. Faba one of the Spellcastor Sages- I have never liked how she looked so she was the first of the Witches I needed to "fix". I Googled her because I wasn't sure which magic she taught and found out her name is a take on Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, so in addition to ditching the AWFUL base game hair they gave her I made her green in her makeover. I don't know if I'm going to keep the hair or the green skin, but my younger son thought I should.

[khaleesie95]

• The Luciferian spellcastors have been manipulating the American psyche. They have secretly downloaded a cache of programming deep in the recesses of people's subconscious mind. And now the world's psyche is filled with an irrational hatred for the true Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. A hatred for His Laws, His Son and, His chosen people. But the Most High Ruakh is being poured out in this last days, so we know we have the victory. So we know it's just a matter of time before the Kingdom of heaven is manifest on earth as it is in the Shamain.

We must pray that we be granted Spiritual discernment and Holy Spirit inspired vigilance so we will be able to see things as they truly are , and not just as they appear to be.

[ask-fantasy-sanders-sides]

Man I hope Brondhar and his friends win the war they’re in, we whispers will wish them the best of luck. And if they ever need any help at all to call in us and we whispers shall be there for them (or they can call the others which also works to)

(Brondhar laughs,)

Brondhar: The best thing you lot can do for this war is to keep Virgil out of it! Things got a lot easier once he stopped batting for his home country, I'll tell you that.

Brondhar: He was a decent contact for our spy network, but we knew we would never get him to betray his family for us. Tazén died trying. And then, somehow, he found his way out of the underdark anyway!

Brondhar: They lost one of their most terrifying generals, and many of their greatest spies and spellcastors — his delightful sisters and brothers — have been scrambling over it ever since. Some have even gone missing looking for 'im.

(On the word "delightful," the dwarf's voice drips with sarcasm.)