# [[Dread]] Dread is a male hobgoblin who is part of [[Calamity's Ruin]]. He seems to be some sort of fighter, with a huge mining pick that looks like a warhammer. Dread seems to be their leader, and the one who came up with all the cool codenames. He seems to be of a *lawful* persuasion. ## Recent Activities After [[Calamity's Ruin]] killed [[Graulgust]] and his loyal bodyguards, Dread has taken over as the new leader of the remaining morlocks in The Gauntlight. He has established diplomatic agreements with both Calamity's Ruin and [[The Fogfen Mitflits]], instructing the morlocks not to fight either group. The party learned that they would need to negotiate with Dread to gain access to the morlock workshops, as he now controls access to these areas. ## Recent Developments Dread has some sort of aura and claims that the undead presence is gone. He revealed to the party that [[Karsh]] and [[Gear]] turned on them and betrayed them. According to Dread, Karsh got bitten by a ghoul while with the party, and the ghoul poison got worse and worse. [[Gloam]] couldn't cure it, and neither could the clerics they paid. A few weeks ago, while in the [[Gauntlight]], Karsh died fighting a devil named [[Korlock]]. Despite this, they won the battle. With the ghoul poison running through his veins, Karsh rose again at midnight, becoming the very thing he hates. He still remembers his skills and his values, although he's occasionally overcome by his hunger.