Fearsome Foes in "Second Darkness" Quiz

Answer: Razorhorn

Fought in the campaign's third chapter, Razorhorn may not be the strongest dragon in Golarion (heck, he barely appears on the Material Plane), but he can prove to be a formidable adversary when encountered late in 'The Armageddon Echo', standing between the party and Novelniss Azrinae.

As a green dragon his powers lean towards acid damage, but he also boasts a full attack involving a horn, two claws, two wings, and a tail; stacked up, these can do devastating amounts of damage. The horn is obviously the lead-in, hence his name, and it can be a critical strike on more than just a 20 roll.

Answer: Tiryin Vonnarc

Drow noble families are based on matriarchy and positions of power are generally occupied by the superior gender, female, so Tiryin Vonnarc, House Vonnarc's second son, isn't too high up the ladder. Nonetheless, his battle prowess as a triple-class drow fighter/rogue/duelist will come into play at the end of the campaign's fourth chapter, "Endless Night", when he'll be deployed to fight the heroes during their escape from Zirnakaynin. No matter which way you cut his appearance, it's a power move-- either the upper nobility of House Vonnarc succeed in defeating you to prevent Alicavniss Vonnarc from being seen as a sympathizer, or they get rid of Tiryin, who never mattered too much in the hierarchy anyway.

Answer: The Feasting Damnation

Lashing out with massive tentacles from a realm beyond, the Feasting Damnation stretches through the void in the Crystal Plaza in the Land of Black Blood, acting as a Focus Glyph guardian at the Crystal Plaza. There's no way to communicate with this...thing. If you seek to destroy the Glyph of Renewal you'll need to wear down the beast while also avoiding being pulled into another plane.

In addition to innate fast healing, the Feasting Damnation has a debilitating constriction ability that allows it to harvest its foes' Constitution.

Answer: Allevrah Azrinae

The root cause of the apocalyptic plot of the Adventure Path, Allevrah Azrinae is a fallen elf, having transformed into a drow when she became evil enough. Her last stand will be at the near-end of "Descent Into Midnight" when adventurers will find her guarding the Master Glyph in the Land of Black Blood.

Although, as a cleric, she has a number of magic assets in her arsenal, she wields the Lash of Abraxas, a magical whip infused with the soul of the previous Azrinae house matron. An intelligent, evil weapon, it can poison, trip, disarm, and communicate via speech or telepathy.

Answer: Depora Azrinae

Depora is the driving force behind many of the events that plague the thieves town of Riddleport in the first (and second) chapter of the campaign as it's her influence that allows the shadow in the sky to manifest in the first place. Found beneath the Gold Goblin in caves that stretch out to the city's unique Cyphergate, This member of the Azrinae drow house will, no matter what, be able to follow through on her plans; the heroes will be too late to stop her from doing that.

She can either be defeated early on or she can make a grand escape, reappearing further down the line.

Answer: Saul Vancaskerkin

Saul is a bit of a weasel. Coming across some bold investments from somewhere shady (even by Riddleport's standards), Saul reopens the Gold Goblin casino and, likely, takes on the heroes of the campaign as staff members while he orchestrates some shenanigans behind the scenes, even going so far as to hire thieves to protect it for him when the heroes inevitably do find out his true motives. If they're lucky, they can use his arm, a manufactured key, to open the door beneath the Gold Goblin's basement fighting pits and discover the truth within.

Answer: Hialin

When the party arrives at Thorn's End in the end of the fifth chapter of the campaign ("A Memory of Darkness"), they'll meet the four remaining members of the Winter Council, one of the highest overseeing bodies in the elven world. Hialin, however, is likely too far gone even at this point, and almost any moment of provocation will tip his scale to the evil side.

When this happens, he'll transform into a drow in front of the Winter Council (and the heroes) and make an attempt to unleash the demons outside of Thorn's End on the inhabitants of the castle.

He can be defeated, however, and the Maleficus Spike can be used to stop the siege.

Answer: Nolveniss Azrinae

The final boss of the campaign's third chapter (titled 'The Armageddon Echo'), Nolveniss Azrinae was commissioned to study shadowy magics in an effort to bring about a second Earthfall. Working alongside Depora Azrinae and Shindiira Misraria (previous chapter bosses), he partially succeeds, aiding in using the Cyphergate to pull a star from the sky over Riddleport.

He's fought atop the Observatory in the Armageddon Echo on a demi-plane formed to look like Celwynvian, a former elven capital, but ten thousand years ago on the eve of the cataclysm.

In his possession is the Shadow Key, which allows the elves to go on the offensive if reclaimed.

Answer: Quilindra

Quilindra appears early on during the fifth chapter of the Adventure Path, "A Memory of Darkness", when the party is sent to the Paradise Chamber. Initially appearing as a too-smart-for-her-own-good half-elf prisoner, she proves to be a rather useful ally for a short time since her textbook knowledge of the Aiudara Gate system is an easy method of tracking the path to Thorn's End.

She is, however, just one in a long list of liars peppered throughout the campaign. She's actually a succubus in disguise, and if she makes it all the way through Tanglebriar to the Winter Council's doorstep, she'll join her demon brethren in attempting to storm the gates.

Answer: Shindiira Misraria

Working alongside Depora Azrinae, Shindiira Misraria is somewhat like a sister though she comes from a lesser drow house affiliated with the Azrinaes of Zirnakaynin. It's Shindiira whose work on Devil's Elbow causes the bulk of the problems that arise in the campaign's second chapter, 'Children of the Void', as she is found hard at work in the island's sea caves charming visitors and studying up to not only fuel, but cause the meteor strike that occurs at the end of 'Shadow in the Sky'. If Depora survives the campaign's first chapter and escapes, she ends up with Shindiira for a follow-up battle.