![[XanatharPathfinder.png]] # The Xanathar _Beholder Crime Lord | [[Xanathar Guild]] | [[Skullport]]_ ## Summary The powerful beholder who ruled the [[Xanathar Guild]], one of [[Waterdeep]]'s most dangerous criminal organizations. The party first encountered his influence during the search for [[Floon Blagmaar]], who'd been mistaken for [[Renaer Neverember]] and taken to a Guild hideout. The Xanathar met his end during a massive assault led by [[Mirt]] and [[Jarlaxle Baenre]], but he died wearing a [[Ring of Mind Shielding]] that trapped his soul. [[Avareene]], grandmother of [[Xyrbwynn]] and [[Kurogash]], later transformed him into a Death Tyrant and seized control of [[Skullport]]. In undead form, he attacked the [[Yawning Portal]], promising to make [[Waterdeep]] "great again" and targeting [[Remi Haventree]]. The party defeated this version too. His final appearance came during the assault on [[Avareene]] in the [[Tower of Seven Woes]], where [[Kurogash]] mounted the undead Xanathar before [[Reg]] permanently transformed the "idiot beholder" into a fish—ending his long reign of terror once and for all.