The Fall of House Vrinn
Goēs was born into House Vrinn, a minor noble family in the treacherous Underdark city of Velkynvelve. The drow of House Vrinn were known for their mastery of shadow magic and their cunning in the deadly game of drow politics. However, their power was always precarious, and their downfall came swiftly when a rival house, House Zauvir, orchestrated a brutal coup. Goēs watched as his mother, Matron Vrinn, was executed in a public ritual of humiliation, and his house was obliterated.

Fleeing the Underdark with nothing but his wits and his innate magical talent, Goēs emerged onto the surface world, a place of blinding light and unfamiliar customs. He was met with suspicion and hostility, for the drow were feared and hated by surface dwellers. Goēs wandered aimlessly, a stranger in a strange land, until he found himself in the war-torn region of Krov's Eye. Krov's Eye: A Land of Ruin and Opportunity
Krov's Eye, named after the Magnelandish god of battle, spring, and passion, was a region scarred by the War of Three Dooms. Once a thriving agricultural hub and a retreat for the wealthy, it had been reduced to a desolate wasteland. The fortress of Pozarna was being rebuilt, and adventurers from across the Bazagonian Empire were flocking to the region, hoping to reclaim its lost glory.

Goēs, however, saw something else in Krov's Eye: a land ripe for destruction. The people here were desperate, clinging to false hope and the empty promises of their gods. To Goēs, they were weak, and their weakness disgusted him. It was here, amidst the ruins of Krov's Eye, that he first heard the whispers of Ordo Mortkap.

The Call of Ordo Mortkap
Ordo Mortkap was a secretive organization that preached the coming of an apocalypse, a cleansing fire that would purge the world of its corruption. They worshipped Gospodar, a mysterious entity who claimed to be the harbinger of this new world. Those who served Ordo Mortkap would be spared the flames and elevated to rulers of the ashes.

Goēs, disillusioned and embittered by his experiences, was drawn to the order's nihilistic philosophy. He sought out its members and was initiated into their ranks. In a dark ritual, he pledged his soul to Gospodar, gaining immense power in exchange for his loyalty. As a symbol of his devotion, he donned an iron mask, forever concealing his identity and severing his ties to his past. He also summoned Krix, a quasit familiar, to serve as his eyes and ears in the mortal world.