notaRedWizardherself.Shefoundtheheartandconvertedit
intoabasetousewhileherminionssearchfortheSoulmonger.
HerordersfromSzassTamaretoseizecontrolofthe
Soulmonger,ifpossible,ordestroyitotherwise.Valindra
createdateleportationcircleinsidetheheartthatsheusesto
travelinstantlytoandfromThay(whereherphylacteryis
safelystored),todeliverreportstoSzassTamandpickupnew
instructions.
CharacterswhoexploretheHeartofUbtaoarecertainto
meetValindra.She’sconsideredthepossibilitythat
adventurersmightcrossherpath,andshewon’tnecessarily
behostiletowardthem.Hermissionistoseizethe
Soulmongerbyanymeans;ifadventurerscanhelpherachieve
that,she’llusethem.
Valindraisanelvenlich,withthesechanges:
Valindraisneutralevil.
ShespeaksAbyssal,Common,Draconic,Dwarvish,Elvish,
andInfernal.
Whenpreparingherspells,Valindracanswapoutany
spellonherlistofpreparedspellsforanotherwizard
spellofthesamelevel.
Asabonusaction,Valindracanmaskhershriveledflesh
andappeartobealivingelf.Thismagicalillusionlasts
untilsheendsitasabonusactionoruntilsheusesher
FrighteningGazelegendaryaction.Theeffectalsoendsif
Valindradropsto 30 hitpointsorfewer,orifdispel
magiciscastonher.
Shecan’ttakelairactionsintheHeartofUbtao.
Withherabilitytoappearasalivingelf,Valindracaneasily
concealherlichdomandherassociationtoThay.Shepresents
herselfasascholarlywizardwhowantsto“imprison”the
Soulmonger;thatway,itsuniquemagiccanbestudiedwhile
it’ssafelyquarantinedfromtheworld.Shearguesthat
destroyingitshouldbealastresort.
ValindrabelievesthattheSoulmongerishidden
somewhereintheruinsofOmu.Shesharesthisinformation
withthecharactersevenifshesuspectsthey’llbetrayher