Ira Wendagoth


 * This page is about the character in Campaign Three. For the member of the Somnovem in Campaign Two, see Ira (Somnovem).

Ira, the Nightmare King, is a humanoid creature who currently operates in a secret basement of the Moon Tower in the Mirror Towers of the Core Spire of Jrusar. As an NPC, Ira is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Ira's skin is a mix of pale gray and jaundiced yellow, and he is between seven and eight feet tall and very thin. He has neither nose nor eyebrows and his lipless, jagged mouth resembles that of a jack-o-lantern in a smile that travels to his ears. His ears rise much higher than any known elf's and point backward. The entirety of both his eyes are solid green.

Personality
Ira is cruelly arrogant. He is scathingly critical of Vali Dertrana's "dullard mind", and casual about using both "riffraff from the Steps" and Mahaan children for his experimentation. He hummed happily while he worked in an attempt to harness Gurge Kisgregg's lycanthropic abilities so that they could be distributed more widely.

When Chetney Pock O'Pea searched Vali Dertrana's office in the Moon Tower, he found a hidden stairway leading to a cellar. From the top of the stairs, Chetney overheard Vali urging Ira to complete his plot quickly. Ira responded that Vali "failed to grasp the beautiful pattern [he] had already constructed across the city", and asked him to bring him some "riffraff from The Steps", and a Mahaan child "just to spice things up".

Upon returning to the office in the Moon Tower, Chetney snuck to the bottom of the hidden stairway to discover Ira working on a blue gem by means of electrical bolts and a large mechanical construct. Chetney recognized a figure in a holding cell nearby to be Gurge Kisgregg, and telepathically signaled Imogen to tell the party to quietly join him in hiding at the base of the stairs. However, as they approached, Ira faced them with a sinister greeting.

Quotations

 * Ira: (to Gurge) Oh, do not worry, friend. You've a gift, a gift that you hoard so selfishly. I want to see it shared with the people. After all, why not share your gifts with the world?