![[ArkosXandrosPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Arkos Xandros _Human Necromancer | [[Cindersworn]] (former) | Hunting for a cure_ ## Summary A former [[Red Wizards|Red Wizard]] turned reluctant [[Soulmonger]] who once helped the [[Cindersworn]] defeat [[Red Wizards|Thay]]'s forces at [[Gauntlgrym]]. [[Fae Duskdancer]] told [[Sister Garaele]] he'd become a Soulmonger like [[Petra]], which left her troubled. He races [[Valindra Shadowmantle]] and [[Vorthain Crimsonthorn]] to find a cure, and his search points toward [[Old Skull Tor]]. %% ## Now Across the crossing at [[Old Skull Tor]] with the heroes. He disarmed the ward on the fissure (S92). He came for [[Acererak]]'s [[Tome of Unlife]], hoping it can unravel the [[Soulmonger]] curse, and he now knows [[Tashara]] carries it. He expects Acererak's wards to be difficult and dark, but he does not know the Rite or its price. He answered [[Garaele]]'s plan to reach [[Darius Duskdancer]] through [[Nathaly Kormallis]]. He cast *Telepathic Bond* on everyone but [[Gumdrop]] and [[Reese]], linked through [[Petra]]'s connection to Nathaly (S93). He does not know what Darius can do from inside her. He asked to teleport the [[Ring of Winter]] to [[Laeral Silverhand]] and was refused, allowed only to consult her (S90). ## Appearance Towering frame, skin like weathered parchment, necromantic sigils that glow beneath it when souls are near. His hands tremble when he isn't actively controlling them. ## Personality Intensely remorseful, academically brilliant, desperately controlled. He keeps detailed journals of every soul he's consumed, believing remembrance might lead to their release. His hoarse whisper splits into overlapping voices when he's agitated. ## Quote _"I remember every name. If I stop remembering, their suffering becomes meaningless."_ ## Connections **[[Petra]]** — shares his condition; the reason [[Sister Garaele]] is troubled. **[[Sister Garaele]]** — learned of his transformation and worries for him. **[[Tashara]]** — holds the [[Tome of Unlife]] he's hunting, unbeknownst to him. **[[Grimna Blackaxe]]** — [[Cindersworn]] ally who recognized a kindred quest for worth. **[[Szass Tam]]** — former master in [[Red Wizards|Thay]], whose [[Dread Ring]] work drove him to flee. ## Background **The Red Wizard:** He rose as [[Szass Tam]]'s protégé, overseeing [[Dread Ring]] construction until his first completed ring consumed thousands. He fled [[Red Wizards|Thay]] with critical research. **The Cindersworn:** He proved himself in the fellowship's campaign against the [[Red Wizards]] at [[Gauntlgrym]] and formed an unlikely bond with [[Grimna Blackaxe]]. **The Transformation:** After the fellowship dissolved following Grimna's sacrifice, he retreated into hermitage. [[Acererak]], seeking vengeance on [[Artus Cimber]] for rescuing [[Petra]], sent the [[Sewn Sisters]] to capture him. They transformed him over nightmarish months. ## Stats [[Archmage]] - Soulmonger Trait: when a humanoid dies within 30 ft., DC 15 Wis save or he consumes their soul. - Soul Sight: sees the souls of the recently dead within 60 ft. - Spell swaps: enchantment replaced with necromancy (speak with dead, vampiric touch, spirit shroud). ![[Archmage]] %%