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the myriad easier to eventually force them to work for you. Should such
manipulation fail, however, kidnapping or assassination can
be a quick and traceless final alternative.

relationships
As newcomers to the criminal underside of Tal’Dorei,
the Myriad find their reach is still limited, though they
have managed to infiltrate Stilben and Kymal. No matter
how small, their presence has already created bad blood
between the Myriad and the Clasp. Though the Myriad
prefers to avoid conflict, the Clasp is not above spilling
blood to protect their territory.
figures of interest

luStran zeth
Human Textile Baron. Double agent whose interests have
shifted away from the Clasp, he has risen to oversee the
Tal’Dorei expansion of the Myriad. Lustran has taken a
home in Stilben and enjoys his position as central master-
mind of this sect of the Myriad.
Wildemount’s greatest organized crime ring is now
becoming known throughout Tal’Dorei, but came from the remnants
humble beginnings. The Myriad began in the Dwendalian
city of Yrrosa as a small shipping company specializing
in exotic goods and services. They exploited and sold cult of the whispered one
curiosities from the distant continents of Othanzia and
Ank’Harel. Over time, as legal trading became more dif-
ficult, the Myriad’s illegal occupations became their best
money makers. Through years of establishing underworld
contacts and tactical blackmail, the Myriad evolved into a
powerful, well-veiled criminal faction.
In recent years, the Myriad’s aspirations have begun to
spread beyond the coasts of Wildemount, and their activ-
ities are spilling over into eastern Tal’Dorei—much to the
Clasp’s consternation. The Myriad are known for displays
of opulence and social grace, and this misdirection enables
them to seduce and manipulate the lives and will of
whomever is deemed valuable to their plans.
The Myriad operates as a loose network of gang bosses
running their own localized sects without direct over-
sight from the mysterious heads of the society. Tithes and
information are expected to be delivered to the leadership
at a steady rate from each satellite of the organization, and
should the rate of return slow, quiet threats of enslavement
In a time long past, an powerful archmage known as the
or destruction soon follow.
Whispered One attempted to ascend to godhood by con-
ducting the Ritual of Seeding from high atop the citadel
goals
of Thar Ampala in the realm of Shadow. The Whispered
Keeping mainly to coastal cities and port towns within One surrounded himself with a cult of fanatical mages and
Tal’Dorei, the Myriad pursues the simple goals of financial empowered murderers to protect him during his ritual of
excess and maintaining a ledger of favors owed to them apotheosis. Yet the cult was shattered, and the Whispered
by powerful diplomats and officials. Publically dealing in One defeated, at the hands of Yos Varda and the Army
antiquities and exotic textiles, the Myriad runs an efficient of the Just. Defeated, ruined, and their Whispered One
black market of slaves, magical beasts, weapons, and illicit destroyed, the cult seemingly vanished from the world.
substances. Overt violence tends to draw unwanted atten- Even in apparent death, this dark mage left instructions
tion, and the Myriad avoid it when possible, preferring to with his most devoted, allowing for the possibility of his
discredit, blackmail, or frame those who cross them. After defeat—and the promise of rebirth. The remains of the
all, wielding the secrets of your competitor only makes it cult dubbed themselves the Remnants and began laying

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