Death's Ride BBEG's motivations
by Ray AllenRay Allen wrote:
I've started a low level campaign in the Barony of Twolakes Vale which I hope can link into CM2, Death's Ride for the finale, but after re-reading the module I found myself wondering about the BBEGs motivations. Why did Ulslime make a "pact" with a "being from the Sphere of Death?" Why is Wazor helping him? Korbundar’s motivation seems to be simple greed as there's places in the text where treasures are moved to his lair. He is a dragon after all.Has anyone else thought about this?
After some thought, I decided to go with a cleric of Arik, an exiled necromancer, and a BIG greedy blue dragon. Thanks everyone for the help!
Ulslime: Ulslime is an insane cleric who seeks to bring his patron, Arik, back to the material world. Arik sent Ulslime the Deathstone (one of his eyes) to assist him, with which Ulslime then recruited Korbundar with promises to treasure and power. He opened the portal to the Sphere of Death with the intention of finding his patron's prison and releasing him. Unfortunately, the scroll could not open the prison. This suits Ulslime just fine as the chaos caused by the undead pleases his master.
Wazor: Wazor is an exiled necromancer who sees the Ulslime’s undead as a route back to power in Alphatia. He made the mistake of animating a revival’s wife and was forced to flee. Eventually he encountered Ulslime and agreed to aid him in his maddness. He helped Ulslime recover the Deathstone and was present during the recruitment of Korbundar.
Korbundar: Korbundar’s motivation is is simple greed and power. He is a dragon after all. He has been promised help from Wazor to expand his lair to cover the entire island and gaining as much of the barony’s wealth as possible to add to his hoard. In return, Korbundar is to guard the Deathstone.