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Portrait of Whispering Tyrant
Non-player characters

Looming antagonist

Whispering Tyrant

Also known as Tar-Baphon

The awakened lich whose rising threat is driving orcs, Knights of Lastwall, and Druma toward unlikely alliances.

Lichhe/him At large

The story so far

Biography

Long imprisoned, the Whispering Tyrant has broken free. His radiant fire destroyed a city, and goblins once helped Lord Ulthun II escape that destruction. Kestrel calls him a worse threat than the ancient enmity between the Knights and the orcs, while Dergram’s vision foresees Urgir overrun by the dead beneath the Tyrant’s banner unless the holds unite. He is the campaign’s overarching threat rather than a present-scene figure.

People and threads

Important Connections

  • The shared enemy binding Ardax, Kestrel, Druma, and Dergram’s prophecy.
  • His escape drew Gurnak’s parents back to the Lastwall front.