Colderan Morn

Colderan Morn was once a tyrannical Mage-lord of Daggerdale and the great-grandfather of Randal Morn.

Description
Colderan was a rather corpulent man who dressed in rich clothing and his short, chubby fingers would often hold a staff.

Personality
Although infamous for his tyrannical rule, Colderan had a strong romantic streak, often showering bards with gold in exchange for tales of tragic love or hard-won romance. He was also a sucker for pretty women.

Possessions
The wealth of Colderan from plundering dwarves and taxing his populace is uncounted but he is noted for a few unique items of his own making. His ring of thorns granted him numerous powers over plants and can be recharged, though only Colderan knows how. He also penned a number of lorebooks on arcane plant lore which contain notes on how to create Nightshades and a treatise on sleep magic which oultines the construction of his ambitious net of dreams.

History
100 years before Randal Morn reclaimed Daggerdale from the Zhentarim, Colderan ruled the dale with an iron fist. During his reign the mage-lord drove out the Brightblade clan of Dwarves when they refused to sell one of their finest jewels to his wife, Belesaria. Colderan battled and eventually slew Elshar Kurl, the chief priest and Dorn the Grim, the clan leader in Eagle's Eyrie while the rest of their clan escaped to Tethyamar. This deed caused the Brightblade dwarves to refuse to give any aid to the decendants of the Morn family, including Randal Morn.

Some time later, Colderan's wife Belesaria lost her life to poison, which he blamed on the dwarves til his dying days. However the truth of the matter is that it was his drow allies who poisoned her, unbeknownst to him. Colderan was interred in his secret crypt beneath Dagger Falls by his apprentices, who stole most of his Spellbooks too.