# [[Belcorra]] **Belcorra** is an evil sorceress who controlled [[The Gauntlight]] and commanded a network of powerful servants to carry out her dark plans. She was installing [[The Fulcrum Lenses]] - four magical lenses designed to focus some unknown power - when [[The Roseguard]] attacked and disrupted her work. ## Ultimate Objective Belcorra's overarching goal was something "grander" than simple soul harvesting. While her servants worked on individual components, she was orchestrating a larger plan involving: - **The Fulcrum Lenses**: Four magical lenses meant to focus an unknown power - **Soul harvesting operations** on a massive scale - **Army creation** through both undead soldiers and flesh warp golems - **Complete control over The Gauntlight** as a supernatural fortress ## Associates and Their Objectives ### **[[Volluk Azrinae]]** - Chief Apprentice & Soul Harvester - **Role**: Belcorra's apprentice and most important lieutenant - **Race**: Drow lensmaker and artificer - **Primary Objectives**: - Make The Gauntlight "suck souls" through soul gem mechanisms - Harvest souls for undead soldiers (preferred dwarves as "easy to turn into soldiers") - Maintain all constructs and magical mechanisms in The Gauntlight - Create soulbound devices, mechanical contraptions, and magical lenses - **Status**: Deceased (killed by the party in session 043) - **Notable**: Was "enamoured with Belcorra" and described as mean, though "she was even worse" ### **[[Jafaki]]** - Flesh Warp Creator & Army Builder - **Role**: Belcorra's top servant alongside Volluk - **Race**: [[Sugathi]] (worm-like creature) - **Primary Objectives**: - Create flesh warps to build a golem army - Repurpose bodies after Volluk harvested their souls - Control and manage Level 5 operations - **Status**: Unknown (still active) - **Notable**: Imprisoned [[Chafkem]] and forced his transformation, usurped control of Level 5 ### **[[Siora Fallowglade]]** - Chief Assassin & Enforcer - **Role**: Top elven assassin and Red Mantis Assassin - **Race**: Elf (now incorporeal shadow) - **Primary Objectives**: - Eliminate threats to Belcorra's operations - Maintain maps and intelligence of The Gauntlight levels - Serve as Belcorra's personal enforcer - **Status**: Controlled by Belcorra's ghost (seeks freedom from possession) - **Notable**: Now pleads "Kill me fast or flee... If only there was a way to stop her control, I could be free" ### **[[Lurem]]** - Mage & Arena Overseer - **Role**: Gnome mage who served Belcorra for centuries - **Race**: Gnome (became ghost) - **Primary Objectives**: - Oversee gladiatorial arena operations on Level 5 - Provide magical support for Belcorra's experiments - Maintain knowledge of The Gauntlight's operations - **Status**: Deceased (killed by the party at his own request after going insane) - **Notable**: Trapped for 1,000 years, went insane from isolation ### **[[Korlock]]** - Contracted Guardian - **Role**: Fiend bound by contract to serve as jailer - **Race**: [[Barbazu]] (devil/fiend) - **Primary Objectives**: - Prevent passage through his designated area "until she returned" - Serve as powerful guardian and enforcer - Maintain contractual obligations to Belcorra - **Status**: Bound by contract (made deal with party to find his contract for freedom) - **Notable**: Extremely powerful fiend locked in The Gauntlight's Contractual Prison ### **[[Chafkem]]** - Former Level Administrator - **Role**: Administrator of Level 5 (before Jafaki's takeover) - **Race**: Unknown (transformed into paper-wrapped mummy) - **Primary Objectives**: - Originally managed Level 5 operations - Now seeks revenge against Jafaki for his imprisonment and transformation - **Status**: Recently freed by the party, potential ally - **Notable**: Imprisoned for centuries by Jafaki, forced into his current paper-wrapped state ## Organizational Structure Belcorra's organization operated as a hierarchy with specialized divisions: - **Leadership**: Belcorra as supreme commander - **Top Lieutenants**: Volluk (soul operations) and Jafaki (flesh warp army) - **Enforcement**: Siora (assassination and security) - **Support**: Lurem (magical expertise), Chafkem (administration), Korlock (security) - **Infrastructure**: Various constructs, soulbound mechanisms, and magical defenses ## Current Status Following Belcorra's apparent death, her organization has largely collapsed, but her influence persists: - She can still possess and control Siora from beyond death - Her constructs and magical mechanisms remain active throughout The Gauntlight - Several of her servants are still bound by contracts or curses - The Fulcrum Lenses project remains incomplete but potentially dangerous ## Session 093 - Ghostly Possession Powers - **Rising as a ghost**: [[Vayle]]'s research reveals Belcorra is rising as a ghost with possession abilities - **Long-distance possession**: Can control [[Siora Fallowglade]] from a distance, suggesting either enhanced ghostly power or Siora's particular susceptibility - **Forced combat**: Forces Siora to fight the party, declaring "I'm going to kill you now. Not because I want to, but because SHE does" - **Enhanced power**: The long-distance possession indicates Belcorra is either more powerful than normal ghosts or Siora is more susceptible to her control - **Caster abilities**: Retains her sorcerer abilities even in ghost form ## Session 097 - Mulvenboom Combat During [[097_20251004 Mulvenboom]], a [[Mulventok]] bodyguard shouted "[[Belcorra]]" as its final words before exploding. This suggests that: - Belcorra's influence still extends to her servants even after death - The Mulventok may have been under some form of control or curse from Belcorra - Her name is still invoked by her creatures, indicating ongoing loyalty or magical binding ## Session 077 - The Clone's Revelation - **MAJOR REVELATION**: A clone of [[Zarmavdian]] revealed that Belcorra was installing [[The Fulcrum Lenses]] as the last part of [[The Gauntlight]] - The four lenses were supposed to focus something, but [[The Roseguard]] did not know what they were meant to focus - The Roseguard attacked while Belcorra was in the process of installing these lenses - This confirms that The Fulcrum Lenses were a critical component of Belcorra's ultimate plan