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GoLGARI NPCs JARAD Von SAvo

In its embrace of death and its claim over fetid, rotting The Golgari guild master is a Devkarin necromancer
environments, the Golgari Swarm appeals to those who and lich named Jarad Vod Savo. In life.Jarad was an
are comfortable in a world of fungus, rot, and monsters. archer and accomplished hunter, as well as the brother
Every member of the Golgari Swarm has a func- of the previous guild master, the ambitious Savra.Jarad
tion, working together like the parts of a single, larger mastered the ways of necromancy so he could rise as a
organism. At the same time, internal factions vie for lich after he sacrificed himself to save his son from the
authority. The most prominent faction is the Devkarin demon Rakdos.
elves, whose spiritual leader, Izoni, is no friend of the As head of the Golgari Swarm. Jarad commands elf
guild master, Jarad. The medusas are still struggling and medusa assassins. legions of kraul, brutish trolls,
to coalesce as a faction. The kraut are slowly gaining and masses of undercity-dwelling creatures. Thanks to
more influence in the guild under the leadership of the the necromantic power he wields- and with the support
death priest, Mazirek. These faction leaders can serve of his loyal guards and soldiers- he has survived a num-
as patrons for Golgari characters. They might send char- ber of assassination attempts from various upstarts.
acters on missions to interfere with a rival or to increase Undead Nature. Jarad doesn"t require air, food,
the power and influence of their own faction. They can drink, or sleep.
also serve as major adversaries for adventurers who op-
pose the Golgari Swarm. J ARAD'S TRAITS
Golgari NPCs include reclaimers, who scavenge and Ideal: "Death. There's wisdom to be gained in it,
recycle corpses and other detritus, and assassins, who whether it be your own or someone else's."
belong to a secret society called the Och ran. The Gol- Bond: "Ravnica, with all its structures and institutions,
gari NPCs table summarizes key roles within the guild. will eventually rot away, and it will be time for the Gol-
Statistics for these NPCs are found in the Monster Man- gari to bloom from the carcass."
ual unless the table states otherwise. Flaw: "I am beyond life and death and can't be harmed."

GoLcARI NPCs IZONI , DEVKARIN MATKA
The spiritual leader of the Devkarin elves holds the posi-
Role Appropriate Stat Block
tion of matka. lzoni, a Golgari shaman, has recently risen
Devkarin warrior Drow or drow elite warrior
to her position after the suspicious death of her predeces-
Ochran assassin Assassin sor, Zdenia. lzoni is known for her ability to control insects
Reclaimer Scout and spiders, and she is never encountered without the
Spiritual leader Golgari shaman* company of one or more swarms of insects crawling over
and around her. When she walks, she appears to glide over
*Appears in this chapter the ground.