Backstory

Born to a respectable family in Calimport, Tarphon Seraphim's life was shattered by tragedy. After a violent, magical outburst revealed his latent powers, his family urged him to suppress them. This secrecy proved fatal when, at sixteen, he returned home to find his family being murdered by unknown assailants. In the ensuing chaos, Tarphon's power erupted uncontrollably, incinerating everyone in the room—family and foe alike. The townsfolk, steeped in prejudice against Tieflings, accused him of mass murder, forcing him to flee. For three years, he was a pariah, blamed for every misfortune in every town he tried to call home. He eventually found a tentative community with a group of fellow Tiefling refugees led by an elder named Derris at the Nader Apple Orchard . Hopeful for the first time in years, he joined a party of adventurers, the Knights of Ubba, to help secure the area.

However, during a mission near Durmchapel, the party was ambushed by shadowy creatures. In his desperation, facing certain death, Tarphon reached out with his mind and made a pact with a powerful, unknowable entity from beyond the stars. His "death" was a rebirth. He allowed the Knights to believe he sacrificed himself to save them, while he slipped away, now a Warlock armed with terrifying new powers.

He is the secret architect of the current conflict, having orchestrated the delivery of a fake body to his kinsmen to ensure their rage is directed at the Knights, all while he consolidates his own power in the shadows, determined to never be a victim again.