Xerophon

Xerophon was a doppelganger magically imprisoned in the Netherese city of Ythryn.

Description
In its guise as a human, Xerophon looked like a sickly, thin, middle-aged man with a streak of silver running through its long, black hair. It had one green eye and one blue eye.

Personality
The doppelganger valued self-preservation above all else, and had no qualms about resorting to deceit, murder&mdash;or even friendly cooperation&mdash;to achieve this. Xerophon constantly attempted to read the thoughts of the creatures around it to try and glean beneficial information.

Abilities
Like other doppelgangers, Xerophon could assume the appearance of other humanoids, and could read the surface thoughts of those around it.

History
Not long before Ythryn crashed into the Reghed Glacier in the, Xerophon infiltrated the flying city. It murdered and stole the identity of a Netherese sage and tried to gain access to the Spire of Iriolarthas, but was caught and imprisoned. Even worse, Xerophon's jailer was a wizard with a keen interest in magical experimentation. The doppelganger was an interesting test subject for the jailer, who wanted to study Xerophon's shapeshifting ability and distill it, somehow, into a potion.

When not being experimented on, Xerophon was strapped to an operating table and magically sequestered away&mdash;invisible and in suspended animation. This was the state Xerophon was in when Ythryn fell, which meant the doppelganger was still alive as of, over 1500 years after he first entered the Netherese enclave.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
 * Video Games
 * Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms