Yenk

Yenk is a goristro from the Endless of Maze of the Abyss that had devoured the Spire of Conflux. As it is inherit to demons, Yenk was reborn in the Abyss after his defeat from the hands of Vox Machina. As an NPC, Yenk was played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Yenk is a large, hulking behemoth, extremely muscular and covered in fur. Bony protrusions and ridges juttes from his body like spikes, and hooked teeth and horns curle forward over his head. His eyes are red and his voice is deep and guttural. When summoned by Vox Machina, he wore brass jewelry emblazoned across the bone of his horns.

Personality
Yenk is violent and aggressive, easily convinced to fight Vorugal while under the influence of Dominate Monster and continuing the battle even after he shook off the effects of the spell. His focus was on the dragon, but Yenk still swung out at anything else that came near him.

Background
Yenk resides in the Endless Maze level of the Abyss. Approximately before 411 PD or prior to 536 PD, Yenk consumed the vestige known as the Spire of Conflux, along with its former wielder, Joran the Sea-Speaker, a respected leader of the Water Ashari.

Campaign 1: Vox Machina
Scanlan Shorthalt used a Gate spell scroll to summon Yenk to the ruins of Draconia to use as bait for Vorugal. Scanlan used a successful Dominate Monster spell to convince the fiend to challenge the dragon and Vox Machina hoped for one of them to kill the other. However, after several rounds of fighting, Yenk managed to shake off the spell and take a swing at Percy, causing Vox Machina to join in the battle.

As the fiend did a jumping kick at his head, Grog landed the final blow on Yenk grabbing him by the legs and slowly tearing him in two. After his defeat, Yenk was send back to the Abyss. Once the battle had ended, the Spire of Conflux was retrieved from the goristro's eviscerated stomach and given to Keyleth.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 1