# [[Lurem]] ![[Lurem.svg]] **Lurem** was an ancient gnome ghost who served [[Belcorra]] as a mage for centuries before being mercifully killed by the party in [[084_20250309 Lurem's Last Words]]. ## Background & Service to Belcorra Lurem was a **mage who served Belcorra** for an extremely long time, gaining intimate knowledge of her organization and operations. He was trapped in [[The Gauntlight]] for **a thousand years** after Belcorra's death, unable to escape Level 5 along with the other survivors of her organization. ## Physical Description & Condition - **Old gnome** - bald, easygoing demeanor initially - **Incorporeal ghost** - his belongings and form were incorporeal - **Split personality** - had developed a dangerous dual nature from centuries of isolation - **Going insane** - the millennium of entrapment had severely damaged his mental state ## Role in The Gauntlight ### Arena Overseer Lurem was **used to watching the fights happen** in what was originally a **gladiatorial arena** on Level 5. This suggests he had an administrative or observational role in Belcorra's arena operations. ### Intelligence Repository As one of Belcorra's long-serving mages, Lurem possessed crucial intelligence about: - **[[Volluk Azrinae]]** - knew him personally as Belcorra's apprentice - **[[Jafaki]]** - understood his role as the "professional fleshwarp fleshwrite" and Belcorra's top servant - **[[Siora Fallowglade]]** - knew she was Belcorra's "top elven assassin" and had maps of the level - **The organization structure** - understood the hierarchy and operations ## Encounter with the Party ([[084_20250309 Lurem's Last Words]]) ### Initial Meeting When the party encountered Lurem, he appeared as an **old man, easygoing** in demeanor. However, his thousand years of isolation had taken a severe toll on his sanity. ### Request for Death Lurem **requested that the party kill him** because: - He had been trapped for **a thousand years** and was **going insane** - He would **become evil and cast spells** due to his deteriorating mental state - He wanted to be freed from his incorporeal existence and move on ### Critical Intelligence Provided Before his merciful death, Lurem revealed vital information: #### About Siora Fallowglade - **[[Siora Fallowglade]]** is [[Belcorra]]'s **assassin** located in the **southeast corner** - **Siora killed Lurem** thinking he had the key to escape Level 5 after Belcorra died - **He didn't have the key** - none of them could escape this level - Siora is an **avid mapmaker** and **has a map of the level** - She is described as **STRONG** and **stinky** #### About Belcorra's Organization - **[[Jafaki]]** is a **Flesh Warp that makes Flesh Warps** - **[[Volluk Azrinae]]** and **[[Jafaki]]** were **important members of Belcorra's organization** - **Volluk** maintained the level and was responsible for all constructs - **Volluk wanted to make the building suck souls** using soul gems - **Belcorra wanted something grander** than just soul harvesting - **Jafaki was making an army** - specifically making golems #### About the Arena - **Level 5 was originally an arena** for gladiatorial combat - The level had various themed rooms related to arena functions ### Warning to Ash Crucially, Lurem **warned [[Ash]] that he too might go insane** from existing as a spirit in this place, creating urgency around Ash's need to stay properly tethered to [[Zuhri]] and find his missing student [[Jade Quarion]]. ## Impact on the Campaign ([[085_20250511 Jade Quarion was here]]) Lurem's warning about spiritual degradation became a major concern for Ash, who worried about **two critical issues**: 1. His missing student [[Jade Quarion]] 2. **Lurem's warning that Ash might lose his sanity** if not properly tethered to [[Zuhri]] This warning added urgency to the party's mission and helped explain why spirits and ghosts in The Gauntlight eventually become hostile and insane. ## Death and Legacy The party **mercifully killed Lurem** at his own request, allowing him to finally move on after a millennium of torment. His death was an act of mercy, freeing him from the madness that had been consuming him. **Lurem thanked the party for freeing him from this plane** and allowing him to move on, showing that beneath his deteriorating sanity, he retained enough of his original personality to be grateful for release. ## Combat Abilities As a corrupted ghost mage, Lurem had: - **Incorporeal nature** - immune to non-magical attacks - **Spellcasting abilities** - could cast spells, particularly when becoming evil - **Split personality** - could become dangerous and hostile - Vulnerabilities to **holy water, vitality attacks, ghost charges, force damage, and ghost touch weapons** %% # Excalidraw Data ## Text Elements ## Drawing ```json { "type": "excalidraw", "version": 2, "source": "https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/releases/tag/2.1.4", "elements": [ { "id": "7qSogdPD", "type": "text", "x": 290.3999239206314, "y": -308.87487030029297, "width": 3.8599853515625, "height": 24, "angle": 0, "strokeColor": "#1e1e1e", "backgroundColor": "transparent", "fillStyle": "solid", "strokeWidth": 2, "strokeStyle": "solid", "roughness": 1, "opacity": 100, "groupIds": [], "frameId": null, "roundness": null, "seed": 1894374050, "version": 2, "versionNonce": 2094291134, "isDeleted": true, "boundElements": null, "updated": 1713723608868, "link": null, "locked": false, "text": "", "rawText": "", "fontSize": 20, "fontFamily": 4, "textAlign": "left", "verticalAlign": "top", "containerId": null, "originalText": "", "lineHeight": 1.2 } ], "appState": { "theme": "dark", "viewBackgroundColor": "#ffffff", "currentItemStrokeColor": "#1e1e1e", "currentItemBackgroundColor": "transparent", "currentItemFillStyle": "solid", "currentItemStrokeWidth": 2, "currentItemStrokeStyle": "solid", "currentItemRoughness": 1, "currentItemOpacity": 100, "currentItemFontFamily": 4, "currentItemFontSize": 20, "currentItemTextAlign": "left", "currentItemStartArrowhead": null, "currentItemEndArrowhead": "arrow", "scrollX": 583.2388916015625, "scrollY": 573.6323852539062, "zoom": { "value": 1 }, "currentItemRoundness": "round", "gridSize": null, "gridColor": { "Bold": "#C9C9C9FF", "Regular": "#EDEDEDFF" }, "currentStrokeOptions": null, "previousGridSize": null, "frameRendering": { "enabled": true, "clip": true, "name": true, "outline": true } }, "files": {} } ``` %%