Uwiphyx

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Uwiphyx is an elven female operating in Northwest Faerun. As member of the groep van droep, she is partially responsible for the liberation of the Phandelver mine and slaying the dragon Venomfang, who terrorized the ruins of Thundertree.

Early life
Uwiphyx was born in 1669 DR.

Somewhere in her early young adult life, Uwiphyx became an associate of the Temple of Oghma in Neverwinter. She learned the teachings of Oghma and dedicated her life to the god of knowledge. Here she became a wizard acolyte specialised in the magic school of evocation.

During the course of her long young adult life, Uwiphyx travelled to many places in Northwest Faerun, and became a known face for many of the other acolytes in towns and cities.

Somewhere in her young adult life, Uwiphyx met the dwarf businessman Gundren Rockseeker and his brothers.

Uwiphyx personally experienced the temporary downfall of Northwestern Faerun's civilization following the eruption of the vulcano Mount Hotenow in 1739DR and the subsequent Second Orc Invasion of the region.

Sometime before the summer of 1769 DR, Uwiphyx began to receive visions from Oghma to restore a desecrated altar in what would turn out to be Cragmaw Castle. Seeing this as a sign from her god, Uwiphyx prepared herself to take up the adventuring life.

Following her visions
Main Article: Groep van Droep

When Gundren Rockseeker approached Uwiphyx with a job offer in the early summer of 1769 DR, Uwiphyx took this as the sign to start her adventuring life. As of recent, she was now officially an adult elf, and it was time for her to once again see the wider world.

Travelling with four companions that would eventually grow out to be the Groep van Droep, Uwiphyx made her way to the small town of Phandalin, where she met Sister Garaele, an elven priestess of Tymora. Operating from Phandalin, Uwiphyx and the other members of the Groep van Droep cleared out the Roodbaarden ruffians that terrorized the town; defeated the goblin raiders in the Bonzu Hills, and would eventually take on a retrieval mission from Halia Thornton.

Demons and Death
During this retrieval mission, her party companion Hagrid managed to topple an infamously immovable obelisk, which caused it to shatter. The obelisk contained an ancient evil ash demon that awoke and began attacking the adventurers. During the hectic battle that followed, both partymembers Bonzu and Grimduhr lost their lives to the ashdemon. Here, Uwiphyx dabbled in accidental necromancy for the first time by calling upon her gods to ressurect the party members. The gods relented, and gifted Grimduhr false life for the remainder of the battle. After the ashdemon was defeated, Grimduhr elected to return to the heavens to search for Bonzu.

This encounter with the ashdemon shook Uwiphyx to her core, and she never fully recovered from the traumatic experience.

Contact with Oghma
After returning to Phandalin and adding two new adventurers to their party, the Groep van Droep continued to take on various foes in the central lands of Northwest Faerun. This eventually led to the siege of Cragmaw Castle, where Uwiphyx discovered the origin of her visions that led her to the adventuring path. After securing the castle, Uwiphyx restored the long-forgotten altar to Oghma in the castle.

After this, she returned to Neverwinter with the Groep van Droep to pick up supplies to take on the Black Spider in the Phandelver Mine.

In the Phandelver Mine, Uwiphyx began to receive various visions from Oghma in short succession, revealing the history of the mine to her. She also began to instruct her fellow adventurer Hagrid in the teachings of Oghma.

Following the defeat of the Black Spider, Uwiphyx returned to Neverwinter to tend to the temple of Oghma. Here she reordened the temple's library and sold many of the redundant books.

New beginnings
In the following summer, in 1770 DR, Uwiphyx rejoined the Groep van Droep to take on Venomfang in Thundertree. By now, Uwiphyx had developed herself to be a powerful evocation wizard. The feat of slaying the dragon was achieved, and Uwiphyx was lauded for her contributions to the security of the regions surrounding Neverwinter by interim Lord Bardus Vellios.

Following this ceremony and the harvest festival in Neverwinter, Uwiphyx and the members of the Groep van Droep were once again hired by Gundren Rockseeker to retrieve stolen mining equipment for him.

This investigation led to the battle of the tower to the sun, in the Sword Hills. Here Uwiphyx unleashed her arcane powers on the dwarven bandits.

Having arrested their leader Brutmuri Staalkop, Uwiphyx and the party returned to Phandalin were she was met again by now-mayor Halia Thornton.

After discovering that her friend Sister Garaele had gone missing, Uwiphyx and Hagrid led the adventuring party on a search to find her. This investigation eventually led her and the party to the human city of Triboar. In Triboar, Uwiphyx made sure that the adventurers got a good price for the tasks they took on for the various entrepreneurs in the city.

Personality
Uwiphyx is a calm and collected elven female that remains clearheaded even in chaotic situations. Uwiphyx prides herself on her dedication to the teachings of Oghma and her contributions to the betterment of Northwest Faerun's civilizations.

Likes, hobbies, and interests
Uwiphyx is interested in the collecting and chronicling of knowledge, as per the teachings of Oghma. She also frequently meditates for stretches of time, which she enjoys. She has an interest in arcane and folk history. She also enjoys stargazing and discussing religious topics with peers. Uwiphyx also has an eye for financial opportunity, regularly haggling to get a better deal for herself or her companions.

Dislikes
Uwiphyx has a grave disdain for injustice. She also dislikes the needless loss of innocent life.

Goals
Uwiphyx's general goal at the moment is serving Oghma and spreading good in the world. A current goal is rescuing a friend: Sister Garaele, who is missing.

Notable relationships
While Uwiphyx usually shows a slightly reserved attitude, she has developed several notable relationships during her adventures. Note that not all of these relationships are equally positive.


 * Hagrid, a fellow member of the Groep van Droep. Together they form the core of the original adventuring party, and they have a deeper understanding of each other than with other party members.
 * Halia Thornton, definitively not a positive relationship. Uwiphyx usually has visible disdain for the Phandalese human businesswoman.
 * Sister Garaele, the Tymora priestess of Phandalin. After hearing of her missing, Uwiphyx and Hagrid immideatly led the Groep van Droep to find the fellow elven priestess.

Alternate Universes
Uwiphyx could also be found in other parallel universes.

In one of these universes, Uwiphyx and Hagrid boarded a ship to the distant city of Arai in the region of Calomere. Here they went on a quest to fight off powerful bandits. This quest failed however, and both Uwiphyx and Hagrid were captured by said bandits as their two companions were killed or fled the scene. They were eventually rescued by other adventurers.

Later Uwiphyx and Hagrid teamed up with the adventurers Oogway and Ali Gator to find a legendary treasure in the mountains near Vasmyr. This search for treasure resulted in a fierce cart race and a battle near the entrance of the treasure cave. Eventually Hagrid's party won the battle and emerged victorious with the treasure.