Ludinus Da'leth

Martinet Ludinus Da'leth is an elven mage and the current leader of the Cerberus Assembly having been alive at the time of its founding. As an NPC, Ludinus Da'leth is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Ludinus Da'leth is an older Elven man with pale skin and long white hair. The Archmage wears deep blue robes.

Personality
A reserved, controlled, and calculating individual, De'leth maintained a generally stoic demeanor during the events of Campaign Two, though Jester Lavorre was able to pull genuine confusion from him during one of their exchanges.

Vess DeRogna believed his ultimate goal was to quietly maintain and grow his personal power above the reach of the Cerberus Assembly and King Dwendal himself.

Background
Da'leth is one of the mages who survived the destruction of Molaesmyr and fled to Bysaes Tyl, but saw the opportunity to achieve greatness within the empire and left his culture behind to continue his arcane pursuits.

Da'leth is the eldest member of the Cerberus Assembly and one of its founders. He now acts as the organization's leader, assuming the title of Archmage of Domestic Protections.

The party saw Ludinus Da'leth teleport into Felderwin and meet Vess DeRogna there.

In the Mighty Nein's new quest to find the second stolen beacon, the head of the Cerberus Assembly was one of many people they theorized would know more about its whereabouts. When Jester asked Dairon about the mysterious man they'd dubbed 'Blondie' that was involved with the fiendish portals, they recognized him as resembling Vence Nuthaleus, the Annex to Martinet Ludinus Da'leth. Dairon advised the Nein against a confrontation with Ludinus as he was "quite capable".

The Martinet was meeting with Lord Dezran Thain and Lord Athesius Uludan aboard the Cerberus Assembly ship Wind of Aeons when the Mighty Nein arrived in Nicodranas prior to the peace negotiations with the Kryn Dynasty. Frumpkin later eavesdropped on him having a secret conversation with Lord Thain, who was revealed to be Essek Thelyss. When confronted by the Mighty Nein, Essek confessed to stealing the Luxon beacons and handing them over to Ludinus and Trent Ikithon for research, with Vess DeRogna helming a period of this research.

Caleb and Beau encountered Da'leth aboard the Wind of Aeons during the voyage to the peace negotiations when they flew there to inspect the Luxon beacon. Da'leth seemed surprised that Vess DeRogna had been to their ship and that she had offered them work in the north once the negotiations were completed.

Vence Nuthaleus
Vence is Da'leth's annex (assistant) and currently the character most closely connected to him. However, the exact details of their relationship and how much they know about the plots of the other is currently unclear. Vence's involvement in many shady goings on leave many questions about whether Da'leth is pulling the strings or if Vence is operating alone.

Vess DeRogna
Despite a mutual interest in Aeor, Da'leth deeply disliked Vess DeRogna, and the two shared a mutual distrust. He put a notable amount of pressure on her and her work with Yeza Brenatto during the experiments with the stolen beacon, and they were witnessed arguing in Felderwin.

Their tension persisted regarding the research and excavation of Aeor. DeRogna strove to keep the details of her last expedition secret from him, and he was displeased when he learned of her planned trip.

3rd-Level

 * Sending

5th-Level

 * Telekinesis

7th-Level

 * Teleport

Unknown Level

 * Unknown, possibly Antimagic Field

Quotations
Ludinus: Your teacher's a disappointment to many others. He has his uses, but... Ah. People are complicated, are they not?
 * To Jester: It's entirely off-putting how disarmingly charming you are. I genuinely do not know how to react. Take that as a compliment.
 * Caleb: Well, I am a disappointment to my teacher, I am sure. As well as many of my peers.

Trivia

 * The term martinet both refers to a multi-tail whip used as a punitive device, and a person who is a strict disciplinarian.
 * Da'leth is of northern Elven descent, and much of that bloodline is from elves who once inhabited Molaesmyr.