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Verdigrim

Summary

Verdigrim is Lortesh’s son, the prisoner referenced in the Tarnished note, and a dragon-family ruler tied to the Goliath/Dunnen conflict around Ashkelon and Tradesmalls. The Tarnished are his copper-goliath or dragonborn offspring, and his dark-stone throne room lies beneath Tradesmalls, which he calls Verdigrimtown and claims as his people’s land. Peridita pressured him to kill the party in exchange for leaving his people alone, but after learning she was alive he wanted to meet her, potentially opening a path toward diplomacy.

Known Details

  • Earlier dragon-family intelligence named Verdigrim among Peridita / Lortesh-related dragon figures.
  • Verdigrim is Lortesh’s son.
  • Day 46 clarification identifies Verdigrim as the prisoner referenced by the Tarnished note.
  • The Tarnished are Verdigrim’s copper-goliath / dragonborn offspring.
  • On day-46, one of the Tarnished said he had to obey Verdigrim and would be in trouble otherwise; the Tarnished hideout was fifteen miles below Tradesmalls.
  • On day-50, the party weighed diplomacy with Verdigrim after Dunnen people, goliaths, and merfolk debated whether to attack, sneak, negotiate, or leave.
  • Verdigrim’s envoys included Grimescale and Gravltooth.
  • His people said their lands had been theirs for one thousand years but were no longer theirs, and that Ashkielion / Askelon, now clarified as Ashkelon, belonged to the goliaths.
  • Verdigrim occupied or claimed “Verdigrimtown”, now clarified as his name for Tradesmalls, and wanted what was already his.
  • Verdigrim’s tunnels and dark-stone, copper-accented throne room are underneath Tradesmalls.
  • Verdigrim said he had earlier invited the party because Peridita told him to kill them and promised to leave his people alone.
  • The party told Verdigrim his mother was still alive, and he wanted to meet her.

Open Questions

  • Can meeting his mother change the Ashkelon / Tradesmalls conflict?
  • What exact land or payment does Verdigrim require?
  • Are the five white raiding forces leverage, danger, or a separate enemy pressure?