K'Varn

K'varn is first mentioned to the party by a Duergar that they had taken prisoner, and is revealed to be the one responsible for the modifications to the monsters in the Greyspine mines. As the party advances through the Underdark, they discover that K'varn is a massive Beholder, that it has aquired one of the Horns of Orcus, and that it has captured the Elderbrain of Clarota's home colony, thus enslaving the entire city. Vox Machina prepares to fight K'varn over the courses of episodes 8-11 and episode 13. In order to defeat the beholder, the party drops a Fomorian giant to open the roof of K'varn's stronghold, and eventually kills it with a combination of repetitive damage, quick healing, and lucky saving throws. Even so, Grog is rendered unconcious, and escaped death only with Pike's quick help. Tiberius is noticibly absent from this fight, as he is terrified of the beholder's power. After K'varn falls to Vex's Hail of Thorns, the party rejoices, until they notice that the dark horn on K'varn's forehead is reviving him. This prods Tiberius into action, and after a failed attempt and some aditional damage, he succeeds in ripping the horn from K'varn's forehead. This ends K'varn's life, and all of its magic, though the horn still holds power.