Umbrasyl

Umbrasyl, the Hope Devourer, is an ancient black dragon and a member of the Chroma Conclave. As an NPC in Critical Role campaign and character in The Legend of Vox Machina, Umbrasyl is portrayed by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Umbrasyl is an ancient dragon with black scales.

Personality
Umbrasyl had been hunted enough from lair to lair that he began to cling to an environment where he can rule without worry of being bothered or assaulted by people who wants to be rid of this black dragon scourge.

Alliance with the Chroma Conclave
Continiusly hunted and in search of a safe and permanent lair, Umbrasyl joined the Chroma Conclave in their plot to conquer the Republic of Tal'Dorei. First, they attacked Emon closer to the end of 810 PD. While Vox Machina was retreating from the green dragon, Raishan, Umbrasyl swooped down, following the party across the rooftops of the Cloudtop District.

Within a few hours, Umbrasyl, with the help of his dragon allies, attacked Westruun, destroying many buildings, including the Cobalt Reserve. The dragons then left, continuing to the east to Wildemount, across the Lucidian Ocean and the Menagerie Coast. A few days after destroying Westruun, the dragons reached the Dreemoth Ravine within the Ashkeeper Peaks and caused the destruction of Draconia.

Brief reign
Umbrasyl returned to Westruun and demanded fealty from both the city and the Herd of Storms, who had taken advantage of the city's losses and invaded. After battling the black dragon and losing a number of the herd, Kevdak proposed a truce and an alliance: that they would act as Umbrasyl's enforcers within the city. The black dragon then made its lair in a cave high in Gatshadow Mountain, which overlooked the city from across the Bramblewood Forest.

Almost two weeks after the dragons conquered Emon, Vox Machina battled the Herd of Storms and defeated its leaders in the face of Kevdak and the Greenbeard. The rest of the herd, other than the Rivermaw Tribe, was convinced to join the party for their ambush of Umbarsyl. Vox Machina took control of Fassbender, and then set a trap for Umbrasyl at the location just outside the city where the tribute to Umbrasyl was present. Percy, with the help of some Westruunian citizens, tinkered a spring trap, hidden beneath a small amount of treasure. Keyleth used Move Earth to create a trench in which the goliaths would hide in wait.

On 8 Horisal, 811 PD, Umbrasyl arrived and was caught in Percy's trap. The goliaths sprung from the trench and threw hooked chains over the dragon to keep it earthbound, but the dragon broke free and breathed acid onto the goliaths, killing most of them. He began his retreat toward the lair in Gatshadow. As a backup plan, both Scanlan and Vax'ildan, who previously drank a Potion of Diminution, walked through a Dimension Door directly into Umbrasyl's body. Grog threw the Bloodaxe into Umbrasyl's body, attached by the Chain of Returning. Scanlan and Vax cut themselves free mid-flight and escaped on Grog, who Scanlan Polymorphed into a giant eagle. They and the rest of Vox Machina then pursued Umbrasyl.

Substantially healed, Umbrasyl faced Vox Machina in his territory. Although his lair was full of acid pits and humming insects, the party and Shale managed to kill on Umbrasyl, with Grog's Bloodaxe dealing the final blow.

Notable items

 * Alchemy Jug
 * Oil of Etherealness (later used by Vex in a frustrating attempt to collect the Sword of Kas beneath Thar Amphala)
 * Potion of Climbing (used by Percy to navigate the Shademurk Bog to the Echo Tree where Saundor resided)
 * Tome of Leadership and Influence (read by Scanlan and then given to Keyleth to use in 100 years)
 * Ornamental armor made of gold and platinum

Abilities

 * Legendary resistances
 * Acid breath
 * Claw
 * Wing Attack
 * Tail Attack
 * Bite (with acid damage)

Spells
Lair abilities
 * Greater Invisibility
 * Cloud of Swarming Insects
 * Acid pool surge
 * Darkness

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 1
 * (unnamed)
 * (unnamed)
 * Miscellaneous content
 * Exandria Unlimited
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Miscellaneous content
 * Exandria Unlimited
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Miscellaneous content
 * Exandria Unlimited
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Miscellaneous content
 * Exandria Unlimited
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Miscellaneous content
 * Exandria Unlimited
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Miscellaneous content
 * Exandria Unlimited
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * Exandria Unlimited
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * The Legend of Vox Machina
 * The Legend of Vox Machina

Quotations

 * "Bravery means nothing. Survival and victory mean everything!"
 * "Foolish Bard. Get back into my stomach!"

Trivia
The umbra is the darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked.