Mordai Vell
Mordai Vell is a human noble and the leader of Vell Voyaging Ventures in Neverwinter in the late years of the 15th century DR.
Mordai was the fruit of an affair between a noble of a human family and a devil. When all his humans relatives died in the Ruining of 1451 DR, Vell inherited all of their fortune. Around 1479 DR, Vell began to change the agenda of the Ashmadai of Neverwinter to take control over the city instead of following the tenets of Asmodeus or to follow the Ashmadai's agreement with the Thayans. Vell readily encouraged his followers to mark shellacked buildings and corpses with the symbol of Asmodeus. This was to intimidate others into joining the ranks of the Ashmadai. The symbol was effective as it managed to scare the townsfolk into co-operating with the demands of the Ashmadai.[4]
Personality
He is charming and manipulative and has a hand in many of the goings-on in [Neverwinter. He is often described as "arrogance incarnated" because of his behavior.Activities
Vell keeps strange company. Recently the drow envoy has been seen riding thru the city each night at midnight headed to Vellgard. Famous for throwing lavish parties, but never behind his own walls. Vell uses his vast fortune to fund regular soirees across the city where he wines and dines the noble houses, entertains honored guests from around the world, and rubs elbows with those who run the city and its various organizations. Rumors have always circulated about his involvement in unsavory business, but nothing has been proven.Possessions
Vell was the owner of Vellgard Manor, a noble villa in the Blacklake District of [NeverwinterMordai was the fruit of an affair between a noble of a human family and a devil. When all his humans relatives died in the Ruining of 1451 DR, Vell inherited all of their fortune. Around 1479 DR, Vell began to change the agenda of the Ashmadai of Neverwinter to take control over the city instead of following the tenets of Asmodeus or to follow the Ashmadai's agreement with the Thayans. Vell readily encouraged his followers to mark shellacked buildings and corpses with the symbol of Asmodeus. This was to intimidate others into joining the ranks of the Ashmadai. The symbol was effective as it managed to scare the townsfolk into co-operating with the demands of the Ashmadai.[4]
Under Vell's orders, the Ashmadai also began to turn New Neverwinter's people to their cause — controlling most of the mercenaries guarding the Wall and wooing a handful of Dagult Neverember's close retainers. The Ashmadai's effort to seduce Neverember's allies went all the way to the top, with Mordai Vell personally pursuing General Sabine. Ultimately, Vell hoped to induct Neverember himself to the cult.[4]
In 1479 DR, Vell convinced an Ashmadai cultist, Elden Vargas, to send his insane wife, Karis, to Helm's Hold for treatment. However, Vell then called in favors with the Prophet Rohini to prevent Vargas from seeing his wife.[5] Turning on Vell, Vargas began to go by the alias of the "Tormentor" and began to mind control citizens and brand them with the symbol of Asmodeus, so as to implicate Vell's Ashmadai. Vell was able to turn this situation to his favor by aiding a group of adventurers to deal with Vargas.[6]
Around 1484 DR, Vell discovered the Waterclock Guild's Crypts, and in there the means to release and control the primordial Maegera the Inferno, who was sealed in Gauntlgrym. Vell wanted to use Maegera's energy to create a powerful magical scepter that would give him the authority to dissolve the Ashmadai's agreement with Thay and would also give him the authority to command all Ashmadai cells in Faerûn. Discovering Vell's intentions, Lord Neverember sent a group of adventurers to deal with Vell once and for all. The adventurers arrived in time to stop the ritual and killed Vell and his minions, ending the primordial threat to Neverwinter and dealing a crippling blow to Ashmadai activity in the region.[7]
Sauve, always with an ulterior motive.
Character Location
Current Location
Neverwinter
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