The Speaker (? AC – 424 AC) was a male Human who was a member of the Faceless Brethren, the followers of the long-dead archmage, Maladar an-Desh. Originally hailing from the Rainward Isles, he met The Master and the others who would join the Faceless Brethren on the island of Suluk. He would then discard his identity and became known as The Slayer. Like the other followers of Maladar, he bore numerous self-inflicted wounds, and had carved away large amounts of flesh from his face, showing the bone underneath. His face was little more than a leering skull, with blazing eyes, a black tongue and long teeth.
In 424 AC, the Speaker and the rest of the Brethren had setup their headquarters at the Temple of Akh-tazi in Neron. They plotted a means to recover the Hooded One to enable the return of Maladar. When the Brethren faced off against Barreth Forlo and his companions, The Speaker used a holding spell on Shedara to keep her immobilised. However the elf Eldako fired an arrow unerringly towards the sorcerer, which struck the Speaker in the eye, killing him instantly.
References[]
- Trail of the Black Wyrm, p.8, 377