Alorgoth

Alorgoth, also known by the alias of Collus Darathon, was a servant of Shar and the founder of the Dark Moon monastic order that arose within the Sharran faith during the mid–14 century DR.

"My followers are strong, and steadfast in their faith. The Order of the Dark Moon has no place for those that would turn to heresy."

- Alorgoth, in 1369 DR.

Description
He was a tall and slender man with a pointed chin.

Personality
Alorgoth was a ruthless and sadistic man, wholly dedicated to Shar and her dogma. He had no compassion for recruits of his order that did not pass their trials, and even found pleasure in personally carrying out their executions.

Abilities
He was very skilled at altering his appearance and voice while acting under one of his aliases.

When pressed in battle, he was not above summoning demons to his aid.

Possessions
Among Alorgoth's possessions were a Cloak of the Dark Moon, a Headband of the Devout, and his pair of Night Walkers. Interestingly enough for a servant of Shar, he kept a journal outlying some secrets pertaining operations carried out by the Dark Moon monks.

Activities
"I have many names, many faces, many secrets. Consider yourself lucky, Rasaad. You have wrested a truth from me."

- Alorgoth, to Rasaad yn Bashir.

Alorgoth spent much of his time traveling across east Faerûn to the Lands of Intrigue, spreading Shar's control while cavorting with corrupt rulers and unscrupulous nobles. He manipulated their deepest secrets and most cherished memories as his weapons, and destroyed damning information as needed to shield Shar's will from scrutiny. He spread fear amongst the populace with every secret expertly disseminated, increasing Shar's influence over their collective psyche.

He often employed different aliases, such as of Collus Darathon the founder of the Twofold Trust. Using these assumed personas Alorgoth has sparked many conflicts, outright wars, and pit many close friends and loved ones against one another.

After founding the Order of the Dark Moon, Alorgoth directed them to eradicate followers of Selûne, specifically monks of the Order of the Sun Soul.

Relationships
While Alorgoth and his monks operated independently of the Sharran church, he commanded great authority among the faithful. He was said by some to be Shar's most favored and trusted servant in the Realms.

He had an ally in Yxtrazzal, a shadow dragon that was in possession of the Wheel of Obliteration.

History
Alorgoth received a holy directive from Shar to found the Order of the Dark Moon, with three distinct criteria: all recruits would be young adults, with no previous affiliation with the Sharran clergy, and most importantly, each had to demonstrate distinct sorcerous abilities.

He traveled from eastern Faerûn to Amn, and established the first monastery of his order in the city of Purskul in the. He then toured the cities of the realm, passing through Keczulla, Crimmor, and even the capital of Athkatla in search of potential recruits for Shar's new order. It was there in the City of Coin that Alorgoth discovered Gamaz, a young Sun Soul monk that would convert to the worship of Shar and lead the Dark Moon monastery in the Cloud Peaks.

After finding about a dozen individuals that could fulfill Shar's will, Alorgoth returned to Purskul with his new pupils, to carry begin their years-long course of training.

While still in Amn, Alorgoth exploited the emergent Dark Moon heresy to form a new cult of the "Twofold Truth" that attracted worshippers of Selûne away from her church. Using the alias of Collus Darathon, he gathered the Selûnites—along with novice Sharrans that veered away from her sole worship—at the Temple of the Twofold Goddess to be slaughtered outright by his more experienced Dark Moon monks. Fortunately for the novice monks of both faiths, the attack was thwarted by the Sun Soul monk Rasaad yn Bashir, his ally Abdel Adrian, and their traveling companions.

Later that year, Alorgoth then ventured to Mount Deepstone with a cell of Sharrans that had enslaved the dwarves of Clan Deepstone. The Sharrans forced the Deepstone dwarves to dig down to a cluster of shadow crystals, which they could then use to open a portal to the Shadowfell by utilizing the Wheel of Obliteration.

Some time around the, Alorgoth turned operations of the temple over to clergy of Shar, and he and the first strike out at Shar's enemies across the Realms. They influence spread all the way from their home in Amn, north to Baldur's Gate, all the way to to Cormyr in the Eastern Heartlands.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
 * Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
 * Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition