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Aurinax (ˈɔːrɑːnɑːks/ OR-ah-nax)

Aurinax (a.k.a. Barok Clanghammer)

Aurinax often disguised himself as an elderly dwarf called Barok Clanghammer. In that form, he used the dragonstaff as a walking stick.
He has the power to entirely bypass Ahghairon's dragonward and freely enter into and out of the City of Splendors.
At some point, Aurinax was hired by Dagult Neverember to guard the gold stored in the Vault of Dragons, in exchange for the dragonstaff of Ahghairon and payment in gems.
Although he understood that the gold he guarded had been obtained unfairly, he had let his greed cloud his judgement and agreed to guard the treasure. He was under orders not to let anyone except for Neverember himself or one of his vassals to remove the treasure.
Valna persuaded Aurinax the treasure should be returned. Aurinax allowed the treasure to be returned in exchange for several of his gems and the dragonstaff.