Arguile

Home plane: Iwi
Birthplace: Nakoroa, Skoaque

Arguile grew up as an “indentured servant” with his mother, Dorna, in the upper echelons of the Beacon of the North. Their life was not as terrible as it could have been, but it was certainly not close to ideal. Life in Nakoroa had a way of lulling the pair into a false sense of security. For a long while, the man in charge of their “contracts”, Hestrid, treated the pair as family. Doting on them in small ways when business and the like were going his way. Arguile had no recollection of his father, nor did Dorna. To the both of them, it was as if he had never existed. They didn’t need him, though, as long as they had each other.

However, their reality was shattered when Dorna was sold to another noble house, separating them. The scene was excruciating, with Arguile fighting and dodging his way to try and get to his mother, only to watch her be taken away in an Iron Horse with a sigil of a thirteen-pointed star emblazoned on the sides. Arguile escaped from his servitude soon after and set out on his own, traveling across Skoaque, one of the two big islands, and eventually reaching the Mechfall Enclave, a small cluster of islands within Iwi. The journey was dangerous, and he was nearly caught several times before he made it to a port to sneak aboard a ship.

Life in the Enclave was tough, but Arguile managed to survive by using his wit and resourcefulness. However, he never forgot his ultimate goal: to find his mother, Dorna. He knew he couldn’t do that as a child, and that he needed to gain certain skills to find her again. Arguile carried with him the only lead he had: the symbol of the noble house that had bought his mother as a servant. Drawn from memory on a scrap of parchment, it was a reminder of the life he had left behind and the hope that he could one day reunite with his mother. Years went by, and Arguile caught the attention of the Masterful Gains, a well-known thieves’ guild that operated in the region. Impressed by his skills and potential, they offered him a chance to join their ranks. Seeing this as an opportunity to gain power and wealth, Arguile accepted their offer.

Despite his involvement with the guild, he never stopped searching for any information that could lead him to Dorna. This is when I got involved. Arguile was quiet and calculating in the early days of the party’s exploits, eventually finding kinship with Shanks over shared trauma, skills, and a connection to a certain greater being. He was introduced to Elrin early on by Attros, when the Kenku was still with the party and still involved with the being. At first, his gifts were welcome and helped in tough situations. But then things got stranger.

Throughout Arguile’s time with the party, several things were revealed about his past and his connection to Elrin. He was very ill as a child, and his father had made a deal with the being to save his life. His father’s heart beat inside Arguile’s chest. It was also revealed that Elrin was not what he seemed to be. The being, who had always appeared as an Archfey, was in fact an Archdemon called Arioch. Arioch would soon tell Arguile that his mother was safe and sound in Nakoroa, but that bad things were on their way. Only to find out that the worst of the bad things was Arioch himself.

• Masterful Gains Guild

Guardian’s Rapier

Arguile wields a sentient blade known as the Guardian’s Rapier, inhabited by the soul of Ÿbo. Through their bond, the weapon grants Arguile the power to become living mist, allowing him to cast Misty Step a number of times equal to his Dexterity modifier. Whether slipping through danger or striking from impossible angles, Arguile and Ÿbo move as one, silent, swift, and unstoppable.