![[PyranikusGoldcrestPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Pyranikus Goldcrest _Tiefling Assassin | [[Gilded Gallows]] | [[Neverwinter]]_ ## Summary Relentless tiefling assassin and former leader of the [[Red Daggers]] whose ambition led him to betray his lover [[Nira Mistwood]] to the [[Gilded Gallows]]. When [[Runara]]'s scrying revealed his treachery, [[Astra]] confronted him and [[Valtair]] beat him severely while the other [[Red Daggers]] recoiled in disgust. %% ## Now Imprisoned by the [[Harpers]] under a geas spell that prevents him from revealing [[Gilded Gallows]] operations. ## Appearance Crimson-skinned tiefling with a sharp goatee, long curved horns, and midnight-black attire with gold accents. Carries a concealed wrist blade. ## Personality Deadly precision and razor-sharp intellect wedded to ruthless ambition. Views violence as an instrument of advancement, but is secretly haunted by guilt over his betrayals — [[Nira Mistwood]] most of all. Twirls his goatee when thinking and speaks with calculated precision. ## Quote _"The world is a crucible, and only the strongest steel can endure. I intend to be the strongest."_ ## Connections **[[Nira Mistwood]]** — his lover, whom he betrayed to the [[Gilded Gallows]]. **[[Astra]]** — confronted him over the betrayal. **[[Valtair]]** — beat him severely after his treachery was revealed. ## Stats **Base:** Assassin, modified — tiefling racial traits. %%