![[BeregondPathfinder-v3.webp]] # Beregond _Human Cleric of [[Beshaba]] | [[Doombringers]] | [[Yartar]]_ ## Summary A former cleric of [[Tymora]] who traveled with the party before betraying them at [[Helm's Hold]] to become [[Beshaba]]'s Chosen. In [[Yartar]] he orchestrated the city's downfall through his cult, the [[Doombringers]], from the [[Halls of Calamity]] beneath the [[Fool's Fortune]] casino. The heroes confronted and killed him there. %% ## Now _Deceased — beheaded by Viro Magnus's fireball and Wade's Eldritch Blast, and severed from Beshaba by Garaele's gambling ritual._ ## Appearance A hollow-eyed figure in elegant black robes set with dark pearls, his skin turned to an alabaster pallor and his hair stark white, with yellow-rimmed eyes. He constantly flips a coin, and pauses mid-sentence to listen to whispers only he can hear. ## Personality Sardonic and vengeful, darkly amused by fate's cruelties. He is especially cruel to worshippers of [[Tymora]], and to [[Garaele]] above all. ## Quote _"Lady Luck is the cruelest deity of all — she offers just enough hope to make the inevitable fall utterly devastating. At least Lady Doom is honest about her intentions."_ ## Connections **[[Asha]]** — his dead twin sister, a malevolent spirit companion bound to his soul. **[[Garaele]]** — [[Tymora]]'s Chosen and his opposite in the divine contest. **[[Bronwyn]]** — his mother, whose prayer to [[Beshaba]] cursed the family. **[[Beshaba]]** — the goddess he chose to serve as her Chosen. **[[Selthara Mourne]]** — fellow ritualist in the [[Yartar]] misfortune workings. ## Background **The Cursed Family:** [[Beshaba]]'s influence marked his family from before his birth — his mother [[Bronwyn]] prayed to her to eliminate a romantic rival. When his infant twin [[Asha]] died after three breaths, [[Beshaba]] claimed her soul and made her "The Calamity," bound to Beregond. [[Asha]] later proved to have caused every "accident" that destroyed his family. Raised amid tragedy, he turned to [[Tymora]], hoping devotion could counteract what he thought was only bad luck. **The Betrayal:** During a Frost Giant siege at [[Helm's Hold]], [[Beshaba]] appeared and offered him a blade of darkness, commanding him to strike down [[Sister Garaele]]. He chose to serve her, transforming with bulging muscles, ashen skin, and glowing yellow eyes, struck [[Garaele]] down, and was teleported away. **The Fall of Yartar:** [[Asha]] revealed the divine contest between the two Chosen. When confronted, Reese admitted they had only been "colleagues at best," enraging him. Beregond killed [[Gumdrop]] with a precise Misfortune's Grasp, but [[Garaele]] revived her. [[Viro|Viro Magnus]]'s fireball and [[Wade]]'s Eldritch Blast beheaded him, and [[Garaele]] gambled her [[Harpers]] pin in the ritual that severed [[Beshaba]]'s connection. ## Stats **Base:** Cleric of [[Beshaba]], CR 18. - **AC:** 20 | **HP:** 285 | **Speed:** 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover) - **Legendary Resistance (3/day)** | **Magic Resistance** - **Aura of Calamity:** 30 ft. radius, DC 20 Wis or disadvantage on all d20 rolls. - **Sister's Bond:** at half HP, [[Asha]] manifests and fights alongside him. - **Misfortune's Grasp:** Ranged +13, 4d6+6 necrotic + 4d6 psychic, disadvantage on next roll. - **Invoke Disaster (Recharge 5-6):** 20 ft. radius, 10d6 damage, prone. - **Cascade of Ruin (1/day):** 60 ft. cone, DC 20 Cha, 12d6 psychic + stunned. - **Fortune's Reversal (3/day):** reaction to force a reroll with disadvantage. %%