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Gombdalla of Pyarados - Balanor - 07-15-2009
Source: Dreams of the Red Wizards (AD&D), circa 1357 DR
Note from The Thayan: Since this sourcebook is 2nd edition (AD&D), stats are not in 3rd edition format
Yuirwood (for the moment)
20th level Red Wizard of the School of Enchantments and Charms
NE, Malar
Human Female
Gombdalla could have been Zulkir of the School of Enchantments and Charms, but she much prefers to be working in the field. In many ways she is sorry she let Lauzoril have the position, as she considers Lauzoril a coward and a ditherer who doesn’t know when to act.
Gombdalla’s main interest is in animals and monsters. She prefers nonhumans to humans in any dealing. She does not ignore humans or refuse to work with them - she even relies on humans for her defense-but she is fascinated by the "wild" demi-human people such as satyrs and trolls and centaurs (she considers dwarves, elves, halflings, and orcs to be merely strange looking humans). In Pyarados she has the largest collection of obscure monsters known in the Realms. Many of these creatures are now in the Yuirwood with Gombdalla.
Gombdalla is determined to make her current scheme work, as part of her scheme to take over the School of Enchantment from Lauzoril.
Besides the satyrs and centaurs and trolls, Gombdalla has her own entourage of about ten attendants (of which four are effective in a fight) and Sparleye’s adventuring band with her. The general power of these attendants can be adjusted to best match that of any adventurers running into them.
Gombdalla has several Conjuration spells, such as most forms of summon monster, in her spell book along with her Enchantment spells. Her attendants include a journeyman (8th level) of the School of Abjuration and an apprentice (4th level) of the School of Divination who also has some Alteration spells.
Gombdalla’s principal plan is to organize the satyrs and centaurs (in the Yuirwood) as a fifth column inside Aglarond for the next Thayvian invasion.
Sparleye and the Men of the Purple Arrow are, in fact, Thayvian agents. They disappeared into the woods at the order of Gombdalla, who wanted some human backup if the nonhumans she is dealing with proved intractable. Now the band is helping train the satyrs and centaurs in mass tactics and getting them used to the armor that was sent from Thay in the summer. The trolls, owlbears, and other monsters are some of Gombdalla’s pets that she is expending to keep snoopers out of the area while she trains the satyrs and centaurs.