Description
This duergar's appearance is somewhat odd. Unlike many duergar you've seen,
he is not filthy. His soot-black hair falls in well-tended strands from the
top of a cleanly-washed scalp, weaving its way down his armaments like
a darkened mithril, shining when the light catches it just right.
Dark eyes peer out from beneath his well-coiffed eyebrows - clearly
defined and nicely trimmed. His beard is similarly well-groomed, with
none of the trademark filth and grime you have seen on many other
of his dark-dwarf race.
When he grins evilly at something - whether a memory or wicked thought,
you've no idea - his teeth are noticeably white, save for one canine
tooth which has been replaced by a golden fang. It glints with a
feeling almost like a wink when it catches the light.
His musculature is almost dwarven - stocky for a duergar, though not
as squat nor quite as thick as one of his surface cousins. The
muscles speak one thing plainly - this duergar knows battle.
Role
One lusty bastard
Added Sun Apr 19 20:48:55 2020 at level 19:
Doilen has one driving focus - sex. His schemes for power, the various
adventures he embarks on, the gold he collects - all of it is driven by
his lustful desire.
He does not seek to rape his way across Thera, however. Doilen would
much rather have a willing partner. As an evil duergar bastard, of
course, he's done his fair share of raping (and maiming and pillaging,
truth be told) but it is not what he prefers.
As to the "why" of his insatiable desire, one can only speculate. Doilen
tells a different tale of his upbringing to each person who asks, it seems,
so attempting to discern a particular point of his childhood that spawned
such lasciviousness would be fruitless.
One thing that is clear, however, is the duergar seems to have higher standards
than one might think, considering the frequency of his proclivities. He's
not above prostitutes or slaves, but much prefers women of higher standing.
To that end, he keeps himself well-groomed, with fragrances and frequent
bathing. Most unusual for a duergar.
The truth of the matter
Added Sun Apr 26 21:36:57 2020 at level 36:
In truth, Doilen makes up the stories of his background for a simple reason. He does
remember his upbringing. He woke in the Academy with strange gaps in his memory.
How he got there, why he has no memories? He cannot begin to guess. How to walk
blindfolded from the Large Crossroads to the healer in Tir-Talath? Clear as
a bell. It is almost as if things were specifically removed from his memory, as
opposed to any sort of "conk on the noggin" that afflicted him.
He does not even know if he was lustful his entire life or not. Only that he
desires the company of a woman nearly constantly. He speaks of having many
satisfied females left in his amorous wake, but there again, he has no memory
of sexual conquests prior to wakening in the Academy.
Was this lustful nature placed upon him at the same time as his memories were taken?
If so, by whom? And to what end?
Eventually, Doilen decided that if it smells like magic, feels like magic, and tastes
like magic...there might just be magic involved. After speaking (subtly, by his standards)
with many academicians in the various mage guilds, he got nowhere.
And so he has decided to seek out the information on his own. To that end, he has
joined the Scions of Eternal Night. If anyone houses secrets of magical ways to
remove one's memories and/or drive a man to insatiable impulse, it would be them.
In seeking to join them, Doilen had invented a long and convoluted tale for his own
past, involving being a merchant guard who was in love with the merchant's wife and
all of the assorted drama that might unfold with that. To his slight disappointment,
the Chancellor didn't even ask (or seem to care) about Doilen at all.
"Read this book. Fetch me a wand. Fall on your sword. Welcome." How frightfully
pedestrian.
A third-party perspective
Added Mon May 4 21:59:58 2020 at level 41:
"You've been observing the duergar?"
"I have. It seems to be working. He is bedding willing females at the expected rate."
"Good. And the effect on the women?"
"Exactly as desired. They fall sick, but not until long after their time with
the duergar. He has not made the connection. He continues to spread it."
"But they live on, yes?"
"Most do. So far. They become frail. Weak. Often they are cast out or left to
fend for themselves. From there, death is sometimes unavoidable."
"Pregnancies?"
"Two so far. One died before coming to term. The other...we shall see."
"Excellent. Everything is going according to plan."
The plan in danger
Added Mon May 25 23:17:52 2020 at level 51:
"We have a complication."
"The duergar? Speak."
"He visited the shrine of Morius. And spoke with the Lustful."
"Eaimie? Hmm. He cannot be allowed to mate with her. She will sense our work immediately."
"Obviously. As I said, a complication."
"What do you suggest?"
"We have a plan in motion already. They've not mated yet. She's...coy. And he's not smart.
We're doing everything we can to keep him too busy to return to the Shrine, so things will
not go further. We've stepped up raids - you recall, he joined the Scions of Eternal Night."
"Mmm. Yes."
"We've also managed to keep the other Scions from having any sort of presence."
"I imagine that keeps him on the run a fair amount, yes."
"Yes, we're fine for now. But we need a contingency. We can't keep him on the run
forever, or he'll be worthless for the plan."
"Agreed. I will give it some thought."
PK Wins
Apr 19, 2020|Lv 20|The Dragon Sea|Relyn vs 1: [20] Doilen (100%, cut)
Apr 24, 2020|Lv 35|Northern Foothills|Nethreyn vs 1: [35] Doilen (100%, thrust)
Apr 25, 2020|Lv 35|Mausoleum|Liffydor vs 1: [35] Doilen (100%, claw)
May 1, 2020 |Lv 41|The Eastern Road|Vlaff vs 2: [42] Zodslag (41%), [41] Doilen (58%, infernal power)
May 6, 2020 |Lv 41|The Dwarf Forest|Vlaff vs 2: [41] Doilen (35%, parting blow), [51] Vantiglia (64%)
May 13, 2020|Lv 44|Dhumlar-Ko|Maere vs 3: [51] Ahdiedja (65%, thrust), [44] Doilen (0%), [51] Laurandt (34%)
May 15, 2020|Lv 47|Outside Hamsah Mu'tazz|Targung vs 3: [47] Doilen (34%), [51] Sephmylla (21%, swarm of insects), [47] Quanhest (44%)
May 18, 2020|Lv 51|Galadon|Vantiglia vs 1: [51] Doilen (100%, flurry)
May 20, 2020|Lv 51|Balator|Bugglin vs 2: [51] Pininip (13%), [51] Doilen (86%, parting blow)
May 22, 2020|Lv 51|South Sutherspring Road|Ftholthfr vs 1: [51] Doilen (100%, flurry)
May 25, 2020|Lv 51|Galadon|Bukwe vs 1: [51] Doilen (100%, slice)
May 25, 2020|Lv 51|Galadon|Zhonivarsas vs 2: [51] Pininip (63%), [51] Doilen (36%, drowning)
Jun 5, 2020 |Lv 51|Galadon|Jensen vs 2: [51] Doilen (53%, claw), [51] Pininip (46%)
Jun 9, 2020 |Lv 51|Hamsah Mu'tazz|Ydane vs 1: [51] Doilen (100%, parting blow)
Jun 28, 2020|Lv 51|BattleRager Village|Dershym vs 2: [51] Pininip (4%), [51] Doilen (95%, flurry)
Jul 8, 2020 |Lv 51|Hamsah Mu'tazz|Ethlerrereva vs 1: [51] Doilen (100%, slice)
Jul 10, 2020|Lv 51|Fortress of Light|Zipwherp vs 1: [51] Doilen (100%, claw)
PK Deaths
Apr 20, 2020|Lv 25|Mount Calandaryl|vs 1: [33] Rasban (100%, drowning)
Apr 23, 2020|Lv 33|Hamsah Mu'tazz|vs 1: [36] Rilmanfir (100%, mountain storm kick)
Apr 24, 2020|Lv 35|Seantryn Modan|Doilen committed suicide
Apr 28, 2020|Lv 40|Shepherd's Row|vs 1: [40] Iacyn (100%, punch)
Apr 30, 2020|Lv 41|The Eastern Road|vs 1: [40] Iacyn (100%, parting blow)
May 7, 2020 |Lv 41|Voralian City|vs 1: [41] Ovvult (100%, punch)
May 16, 2020|Lv 49|Coral Palace|Doilen drowned
May 17, 2020|Lv 50|Fortress of Light|vs 2: [51] Huuomd (88%, sunray), [51] Ahdiedja (11%)
May 21, 2020|Lv 51|V'Dramir's Cove|vs 1: [51] Arjandrou (100%, mental assault)
May 21, 2020|Lv 51|Silverwood|vs 1: [51] Targung (100%, earth-rending tremors)
May 22, 2020|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|vs 2: [51] Tikkan (87%, punch), [51] Thiga (12%)
May 22, 2020|Lv 51|BattleRager Village|vs 2: [51] Tikkan (96%, punch), [51] Saffaeh (3%)
May 24, 2020|Lv 51|Voralian City|vs 1: [51] Ajanfindel (100%, searing light)
May 24, 2020|Lv 51|Seantryn Modan|vs 2: [51] Targung (28%), [51] Bukwe (71%, beating)
Jun 15, 2020|Lv 51|The Eastern Road|vs 1: [51] Relfina (100%, shard of ice)