![[TaernHornbladePathfinder.webp]] # Taern Hornblade _Human High Mage Emeritus | [[Harpers]] | [[Silverymoon]]_ ## Summary High Mage Emeritus of [[Silverymoon]] whom the party rescued from [[Iuz the Evil]]'s impersonation and torture during the [[Oblivion War]]. [[Iuz the Evil|Iuz]], son of [[Graz'zt]], had worn his face while torturing both him and [[Methrammar Aerasuame]]. The party unmasked the demon at a [[Lords' Alliance]] meeting — Iuz aged [[Xyrbwynn]] by ten years before teleporting away. Taern now serves as a paranoid spymaster, obsessed with preventing another infiltration. %% ## Now Serving as [[Silverymoon]]'s spymaster, running extensive magical surveillance and identity-verification systems and suspecting shapeshifters and demons everywhere. ## Appearance Artificially preserved through magic but bearing psychological scars, with alert gray eyes that constantly scan for deception; still carries [[Hornblade]]. ## Personality Paranoid, methodical, and fiercely protective of [[Silverymoon]]. The [[Iuz the Evil|Iuz]] ordeal turned him from a consensus-building diplomat into a spymaster who verifies every identity, often with divination magic. ## Quote _"After Iuz, I verify everything twice. Trust, but enchant to confirm."_ ## Connections **[[Iuz the Evil]]** — impersonated and tortured him; son of [[Graz'zt]]. **[[Methrammar Aerasuame]]** — tortured alongside him by [[Iuz the Evil|Iuz]]. **[[Xyrbwynn]]** — aged ten years by [[Iuz the Evil|Iuz]] at the unmasking. ## Background **The Impersonation:** During the [[Oblivion War]], [[Iuz the Evil|Iuz]] wore Taern's face while torturing both him and [[Methrammar Aerasuame]]. The party unmasked the demon at a [[Lords' Alliance]] meeting, and Iuz aged [[Xyrbwynn]] ten years before teleporting away. ## Stats **Base:** High-level Diviner / Evoker, modified. - Enhanced longevity and detection items. %%