![[MarekPic.webp]] # Marek _Human Cult Treasurer | [[Cult of the Dragon]]_ ## Summary Youngest son of the wealthy [[Neverwinter]] merchant [[House Goldmere|Goldmere]], dealers in rare antiquities. Recruited into the [[Cult of the Dragon]] five years ago by his lover Veridiana Blackthorn. His loose talk got him captured by the heroes, who now hold him prisoner in a demiplane. %% ## Now Held prisoner in the party's demiplane. [[Shilrua]]'s horrors have shattered his belief in the "ordered prosperity" the cult promised, and he is starting to doubt everything Veridiana told him. ## Appearance Well-groomed despite captivity, with soft hands that have never known labor and expensive clothes now gone travel-worn. Fidgets with a signet ring bearing his family crest. ## Personality Naive and romantic, increasingly desperate to believe his sacrifices meant something. Speaks with an educated accent but trails off mid-sentence. He still loves Veridiana despite her cold manipulation of him. ## Quote _"Veridiana always said the dragons would bring order to the chaos... but look at this place. Look what we've become."_ ## Connections **Veridiana Blackthorn** — his lover, who recruited him into the cult as a calculated seduction. **Cordelia Goldmere** — his sister, beginning to ask pointed questions. ## Background **The Recruit:** Once headed for a comfortable life, he was drawn in by Veridiana rather than by belief. **The Insider:** As cult treasurer and logistics coordinator he knows of [[Vulkazar]]'s resurrection, the hunt for [[Astral Anchor]]s, and plans to corrupt the [[Dracorage Mythal]]. He holds access codes to [[House Goldmere|Goldmere]] vaults and maintains the cult's financial networks. His family remains unaware of his involvement. ## Key Info - Knows of [[Vulkazar]]'s resurrection, the [[Astral Anchor]] hunt, and the plan to corrupt the [[Dracorage Mythal]]. - Holds access codes to the [[House Goldmere|Goldmere]] vaults and the cult's financial networks. ## Stats **Base:** Cultist (MM p.345). %%