Lyrthindor

Lyrthindor is a secret Dark Justiciar in the Gauntlet of Shar. He has hidden himself from Yurgir by separating himself into the many rats that are scattered around the gauntlet. This has inadvertently prevented Yurgir from completing his contract and thus killing Lyrthindor is one solution to Break Yurgir's Contract. To get him to appear you have to attack the rats around the Gauntlet of Shar.

“

These hands...too big. Where are the others? Where's the rest of me?!

„

— Lyrthindor upon reappearing in front of the party

History

Lyrthindor was a member of Ketheric Thorm's Dark Justiciar army, during the Sharran occupation of Reithwin Town and its surroundings over a hundred years ago. Originally a husband and father, the plague took his family and Lyrthindor turned to Shar in his grief. He was one of many Sharrans who became a Justiciar through completion of the Gauntlet of Shar's trials, reaching the final test and sacrificing the Nightsong.

As Ketheric's war progressed, Morfred, a member of the Selûnite resistance, made a deal with Raphael to destroy Ketheric's Justiciar army. Yurgir was sent to the Gauntlet to fulfil Raphael's side of the bargain, his own Infernal Contract stating that he would only be released from service if he killed every single Justiciar. With no intention of actually freeing Yurgir, Raphael offered help to Lyrthindor escape from the slaughter. He gave Lyrthindor the book One Becomes Many, which detailed how to transform into a swarm of rats in order to hide from Yurgir.

With Yurgir unable to leave the Gauntlet, and Lyrthindor still in hiding, the two remained there for the next hundred years.

Speak with Dead

Party member: Who are you?

• Lyrthindor: Lyrthindor...

Party member: What happened to you?

• Lyrthindor: Devil. Fled. Hid. Rats...

Party member: How did you become a swarm of rats?

• Lyrthindor: Man appeared. Offered help. Raphael...
  • Party member: Raphael hired the orthon to kill you - why would he then help you?
    • Narrator: *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

Party member: What brought you to this place?

• Lyrthindor: Sought Shar. Sought oblivion.
  • Party member: Oblivion? Why would you want that?
    • Lyrthindor: Wife, daughter... plague. Nothing left.

Party member: How did you become a Dark Justiciar?

• Lyrthindor: Trials. Sacrifice. But she rose...

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Blight ()

8d8 (8~64) Necrotic

Deals 8d8Necrotic to a target. Plants take maximum damage from this spell, and have Disadvantage on the Saving throw against it.

CON Save

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

 Inflict Wounds ()

3d10 (3~30) Necrotic

Putrefy a creature with Necrotic energy filling your hands.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Beckoning Darkness ()

Curse a creature to be haunted by darkness. It takes 2d8Necrotic damage if it enters or starts its turn in a Lightly or Heavily Obscured area.

CHA Save

 Range: 4 m / 13 ft

 Shadow Step ()

Teleport from shadow to shadow. Afterwards, you have Advantage on your next melee Attack roll.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Sleep ()

Put creatures into a magical slumber. Select targets up to a combined 24 Hit Points.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Loot

• Justiciar's Scimitar
• Justiciar's Greatshield

Related quests

•  Kill Raphael's Old Enemy
  •  Break Yurgir's Contract

Related literature

• One Becomes Many

Gallery

• 

  Lyrthindor's model

Notes

• Casting Command (Drop) on Lyrthindor will drop an otherwise unobtainable variant of scimitar, which visually matches Justiciar's Scimitar with none of the special effects, but has a boosted die (1d8) even for a normal scimitar.

External links

• Lyrthindor on the Forgotten Realms Wiki