Gothyl

Gothyl was an ancient wizard who resurfaced in Daggerdale in 1369 DR.

History
Gothyl lived in Daggerdale in Spiderhaunt Wood long ago with a court of apprentices. A time she tried to become a lich but failed and instead she become an arch-shadow and was somehow bounded with the Sword of the Dales created by the wizard Shraevyn becoming trapped in his tomb. In 1369 DR, Gothyl managed to free herself but greatly weaken. In order to regain her full power herself she captured Randal Morn, rightful heir of the Sword, just injured by some Zhent. After she posing as the spirit of the Sword called Hedistrin tricked an adventurers party, recruited for free Randal Morn, and helped them to fight the Zhentarim. In truth her plot was to attire the party in her tower and using the spell magic jar permitted to her apprentices to inhabit the adventurers' bodies. However her plot eventually failed and Randal Morn was instead captured by the Zhent. So she continued to help the adventurers. At last during the final fight to free the dale Gothyl attacked and consumed the chief Zhent wizard Ilthond achieving the status of demi-shade and disappeared.

Appearances

 * Randal Morn trilogy