Surero

Surero was an alchemist present in Innarlith on the Lake of Steam in the mid–14 century DR.

Description
He had blond hair.

Abilities
He had expertise in creating smokepowder.

He was also able to make potions and ointments for healing.

Activities
He worked as an alchemist in Innarlith.

Relationships
Ivar Devorast was his employer and friend after Ivar contacted him to help him with the creation of smokepowder to assist in a project to construct a canal from the Lake of Steam to the Nagaflow.

Marek Rymüt was his hated enemy. He resented him as a foreigner with great power in Innarlith and (rightly) believed him to secretly be a Red Wizard. Surero was afraid of him, although Marek wasn't bothered by him and even excused his attempts to try to kill him.

History
Surero used to be an alchemist in Innarlith before losing out in competition, owing to the magical items trade being put out of business by the clandestine Red Wizard Marek Rymüt.

In 1364 DR, Surero made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Marek by exploding a bomb in the streets of Innarlith while Marek and the polymorphed black dragon Insithryllax were walking in the street. The bomb failed to kill them and Insithryllax came close to polymorphing into his dragon form, thus revealing himself to the people of Innarlith. However, the city watch promptly arrested Surero and took him into custody. Marek asked that he not be executed and excused his attempted assassination by explaining it as a result of "hard times".

Surero was kept in a solitary cell for 125 days before he was released by the Ransar upon the request of Marek Rymüt. Surero then fled the city and headed westwards to the city of Saelmur on the Lake of Steam, with plans of possibly starting business again in Athkatla.

In 1366 DR, Ivar Devorast went to Saelmur to find him there and asked him to return with him to the wilderness north of Innarlith, where he was building a canal. Devorast wanted Surero to help him produce smokepowder for excavation of the canal trench. Surero was persuaded and agreed to return with Devorast, although with some reluctance out of fear of Marek Rymüt.

He went back to the canal site with Devorast and got Devorast to secure a supply of saltpeter for him from Berrywilde, the estate of Senator Inthelph. At one point, an assassin attempted unsuccessfully to kill Devorast at the site by exploding Surero's smokepowder.

A Banelar naga was sent by the Zhentarim to murder Devorast. The attempt was thwarted but Devorast was poisoned and badly injured. Surero used potions and ointments he made to help Devorast recover.

Eventually Ransar Salatis dismissed Devorast from managing the canal construction and Surero departed as well. He went back to the city of Innarlith and took a position as brewmaster at the Green Phoenix tavern in the third quarter under the alias Orerus (simply "Surero" spelled backwards).

Devorast eventually returned to the canal site and secretly worked as a labourer there. Surero accompanied him.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Whisper of Waves • Lies of Light