![[ValthraxLeerstromPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Valthrax Leerstrom _Human War Mage | [[Dragon's Bane]] | [[High Forest]]_ ## Summary A former Cormyrian War Wizard whose addiction to orchestrating battlefield carnage caught the [[Sewn Sisters]]' attention. They transformed him into a [[Soulmonger]], allowing him to feed on the death he creates. He engineered [[Malakar Darkblade]]'s rise to leadership of [[Dragon's Bane]], corrupting the once-noble dragon hunters into ruthless mercenaries. He serves [[Evendor Starbane]] while secretly advancing [[Acererak]]'s agenda, and recruited [[Kaela Voortham]] as his most promising student. %% ## Now Runs the [[Myth Adofhaer]] operation as a soul-harvest for [[Acererak]] while posing as [[Evendor Starbane]]'s military advisor. Dispatched [[Shiverfang]] to seize the [[Karse Mythallar]] he needs to force the city out of stasis. ## Appearance Wears an immaculate [[Dragon's Bane]] uniform with purple and gold accents from his War Wizard days, his salt-and-pepper beard perfectly groomed. His pupils are completely black and seem to absorb light. ## Personality Coldly pragmatic and addicted to orchestrating carnage, viewing casualties as personal achievements. Speaks with crisp military precision, habitually referencing battlefield doctrine and strategic principles. ## Quote _"The weak mistake brutality for cruelty. I simply recognize that death is the most honest form of communication between armies."_ ## Connections **[[Malakar Darkblade]]** — engineered his rise to lead [[Dragon's Bane]]. **[[Evendor Starbane]]** — serves him. **[[Acererak]]** — secretly advances his agenda. **[[Kaela Voortham]]** — his most promising student. **[[Sewn Sisters]]** — transformed him into a [[Soulmonger]]. ## Background **The War Wizard:** Rose through Cormyr's War Wizards on tactical brilliance, but his methods grew ruthless as he developed an addiction to large-scale carnage. Political disgrace forced him into freelance work, where he sold his services to conflicting sides of the same conflicts. **The Soulmonger:** The [[Sewn Sisters]] recognized his addiction as an asset and transformed him into a [[Soulmonger]]. [[Evendor Starbane]] recruited him for his tactical value and moral flexibility. **The Corruption:** His corruption of [[Dragon's Bane]] has been his greatest success — transforming noble dragon hunters into instruments of mass death while providing endless souls to harvest. ## Stats **Base:** Archmage (MM p.342), modified. - +3 Initiative. - Can summon spectral warriors using trapped souls. - Regains spell slots when harvesting souls from battlefield deaths. %%