Name: Evard the Black
World: Oerth aka "Greyhawk"
Spells: All Seeing Worm, Black Gate, Black Tentacles, Dreadful Mist, Ebon Bindings, Menacing Tentacles, and Wrenching Darkness.
Magical Items: None.
Evard was born to a household of minor nobles in the March of Bissel. From there he has traveled abroad making many contacts with various residents of Oerth and beyond. A was a skilled conjurer of some renown and spent many years on the Plane of Shadow. Upon his return, he soon become known as a reliable sage and information broker, and was even on friendly terms with Mordenkainen at one time. However, for some unknown reason they had a falling out. Evard maintains a vast network of spies and adventures, and has contacts amongst many notable sages, lore masters, and wizards.
No one knows his age, but despite his appearance he is indeed very old. Evard had discovered many secrets of the Plane of Shadows, and it is believed learned how to extend his life. He is considered one of the most knowledgeable authorities of the Shadow Plane known on Oerth. Nowadays he is known to operate in the Sheldomar Valley. He can easily be located in any city, as he maintains his networks and contacts.
Often the reports of his death are exaggerated. Once he was said to have died in the village of Duponde during a spellbattle with his rival Vontarin. It was even said that he was defeated with a group of Necromancers who attempted to conquer all of Bissel. However unknown to most he has several contingency spells and back-up plans to insure his survival. One of his biggest secrets was discovered as in the Manor of Vontarin, as he had separated himself from his own shadow. The Shadow Evard existed within the reflection of the Manor on the Shadow Plane.
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