![[VoaraghamantharPic.webp]] # Voaraghamanthar _Ancient Black Dragon | [[Mere of Dead Men]]_ ## Summary "The Black Death"—the ancient black dragon who rules the treacherous [[Mere of Dead Men]] with absolute authority. When the party first encountered him, he had just finished silencing a group of mercenaries permanently with his devastating acid breath. A cunning negotiator despite his fearsome reputation, he struck a bargain: the party would cleanse the Mere of [[Cult of the Dragon]] cultists in exchange for their lives. He directed them to [[Ebondeath's Mausoleum]] to retrieve the dead dracolich's treasure, including a coveted silver crown. When the party attempted to deceive him by helping the [[Wands]] family instead of immediately following his orders, he confronted them again, clearly annoyed. Through [[Bussy]]'s negotiation and [[Baldric]]'s impressive persuasion, they ultimately convinced him they harbored no deceptive intentions. He departed with his payment—though another large invisible creature watched nearby. Memorable moment: [[Carrota Alagondar|Carrot]] made the spectacularly ill-advised decision to bop the ancient dragon on the nose. %% ## Now Departed the party's company with his payment after their bargain to cleanse the Mere, though another large invisible creature (likely his twin [[Waervaerendor]]) watched nearby. He continues to rule the [[Mere of Dead Men]] and hunt for the second [[Twin Crowns of Myrmoran]]. ## Appearance Massive ancient black dragon with acid-scarred scales, his eyes glittering with cold intelligence and an aura of barely contained menace. He is businesslike and pragmatic, speaking with the authority of absolute power in precise, economical language, and shows particular interest when examining magical items. ## Personality Actually twin dragons posing as one—his brother [[Waervaerendor]] was likely nearby during encounters (the invisible creature). They share an unusually powerful empathic link and act as one soul in two bodies. Will retreat underwater to avoid other dragons and preserve the twin secret. Seeks the [[Twin Crowns of Myrmoran]] to enhance empathic bond with twin. Interested in different form of immortality than standard dracolich transformation. ## Quote _"The party would cleanse the Mere of cultists in exchange for their lives."_ ## Background One half of the legendary "Black Brothers" who rule the Mere through elaborate deception. He and Waervaerendor fled the Mhair Jungles after killing their siblings and discovered the Mere, drawn by isolation and legends of Chardansearavitriol's hoard. Working with the Cult of the Dragon, they've recovered one of the Twin Crowns of Myrmoran and seek the second. ## Stats **Ancient Black Dragon** (MM). %%