Zaran

Zaran was a hobgoblin mercenary who was active in both West Faerun and Northwest Faerun in the later half of the 18th century DR.

Overview
Zaran was spawned somewhere in West Faerun.

Following the eruption of mount hotenow and the general chaos in Northwest Faerun, Zaran joined the cragmaw tribe to plunder the region.

As member of the cragmaw tribe, Zaran helped Nezznar the Black Spider in his activities to find the Phandelver Mine by capturing Gundren Rockseeker. Following the Groep van Droep's assault on Cragmaw Castle in 1769 DR, Zaran was the lone survivor of his troupe, and he fled southward.

Zaran found a new group of Hobgoblins with whom he allied. This party worked as mercenaries, who eventually found employ under Frederiek Petasum. The mercenaries were tasked with terrorising Yatar and its nearby hills, capturing any wanderers and delivering them to Petasum CAstle to be processed as slaves.

While on patrol, Zaran and his comrades stumbled upon the Groep van Droep, now Dappere Dobbelaars, and as per their orders attacked them. The adventurers proved more than a match, and defeated the hobgoblins, except for Zaran, who they instead took prisoner. Neither side recognised the other. The adventurers enchanted Zaran's mind, after which he was quite cooperative in sharing all that he knew about Petasum.

Not wanting to leave loose ends in their search, the Dappere Dobbelaars debated Zaran's fate, eventually settling on taking the Hobgoblin's life.

Zaran died by the hand of Hagrid de mens de mens on 10 Boptober 1770 DR, late in the afternoon. He was laid to rest on the side of the path that spanned the Yataran Hills. His last words were "Hail Acheron", befitting for a Hobgoblin warrior.