Waervaerendor

the Rapacious Raider Waervaerendor

Waervaerendor was a black dragon and the twin brother of Voaraghammanthar based out of the Mere of Dead Men.
Waervaerendor was less well known than his brother, as both operated under the name "Voaraghammanthar" to surprise adventurers or threats that believed they were fighting only one dragon.

History

Waervaerendor was born among a nest of black dragon hatchlings in 1028. Upon hatching Waervaerendor and his fellow hatchmate Voaraghammanthar, shared an empathetic connection that allowed them to work toegether to kill their newborn siblings. The two twin dragons were inseperable, eventually settling in the Mere of Dead Men. As the two grew up, they decided to act as if they were a single dragon, Voaraghammanthar, to catch adventurers, dragon slayers, and would be threats unaware. The two also made a habit of enslaving or forcing the cooperation of lizardfolk and kobold tribes in the swamp to act as guardians and servants for their lairs.
In 1373, Waervaerendor, posing as Voaraghammanthar, joined a cabal of dragons in raiding the Arcane Brotherhood's Host Tower in Luskan, stealing a variety of magical items.
In the early 15th century, Waervaerendor began suffering from bouts of maddness, causing the dragon to lash out violently, becoming a threat to both himself and his brother. Despite, Voaraghammanthar's best efforts, the fits of maddness only grew worse and worse, increasing in duration and length each time.
Fearful that he may have to kill his brother, Voaraghammanthar found a third option. To the north of the mere, the dwarven Clan Velgrund had recently uncovered a powerful and ancient dwarven artifact, a soul trap of immense power that the dwarves called the God Trap with the ability to expel the souls of those trapped inside. Desiring it for himself and his brother, Voaraghammanthar created a temporary lair near the dwarven stronghold, Nettlemurk Hall, in late 1435, phsyically transforming the landscape to become more swamplike with his presence.
In Hammer of 1436, the defenses of the stronghold had grown weak enough that Voaraghammanthar made his move, breaking into the stronghold, stealing the God Trap, and killing numerous dwarves along the way, including Riswyn Thunderbane, the artificer who rediscovered the God Trap. Though Voaraghammanthar returned the Mere of Dead Men following his theft, the weaknesses left in the stronghold by his presence were noticed by a splinter faction of orcs from the Kingdom of Many-Arrows, who conquered Nettlemurk Hall six months later, driving Clan Velgund into exile.
In 1444, Voaraghammanthar's investment in the God Trap paid off, when he was forced to kill his rampaging brother during his most violent fit of maddness so far. However, using the dwarven artifact, Voaraghammanthar was able to keep his brother's soul on the Material Plane, and he continued to spend the next fifty years looking in vain for a cure to his brother's condition.
In Nightal of 1496, three of the Heroes of Saltmarsh, Mogran Oredelver, Micah Pierce, and Lyra, alongside their ally Immortal Valentine, traveled to Voaraghammanthar's lair to steal the God Trap. Mogran Oredelver, one of the Velgrund Clan exiles and the apprentice of Riswyn Thunderbane, believed that the God Trap could help the Heroes in their quest to end the Banesmark Crisis.
On the 16th of Nightal, 1496, the four adventurers released the soul of Waervaerendor, freed shamans of the Scaly Death Tribe, and slew Voaraghammanthar, trapping his soul inside of the God Trap. Voaraghammanthar's soul was then offered to Micah's Patron as a tribute.

Species

Black Dragon

Life

1028 CR 1443 CR 415 years old

Circumstances of Death

Killed by his brother and had his soul captured by the God Trap in order for Voaraghammanthar to discover a cure for his maddness

Place of Death

Mere of Dead Men

Sex

Male