Luctus

 is one of the Somnovem of the mutated Cognouza Ward of the city of Aeor. As an NPC, is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Luctus's appearance, age, race, or gender prior to the flight of Cognouza into the Astral Plane and its subsequent transformation are unknown.

Biography
Luctus was one of the nine leaders, the Somnovem, of the Aeorian neighborhood called Cognouza. Those leaders led the ward to escape the destruction of Aeor by the gods and transport themselves into the Astral Sea, where they encountered a psychic storm that racked every mind and spirit and shattered them until they became one with their own city. Thousands of people and the Somnovem that guided them were broken, and over time slowly reformed, powerful, the instinct of their dreams driving them, in a place where they could will their dreams to be, were their will not so fragmented.

Luctus has not been encountered by the party, but their named eye attack by Lucien (when he was transformed into the composite Neo-Somnovem) created a wilting necromantic energy similar to the Blight spell, that was resisted by a Constitution saving throw.

Relationships

 * The Somnovem

Trivia

 * The name "Luctus" may be derived from the Latin word luctus (grief, sorrow).