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Jorbaren the Wight Lord

Shortly before the Orcish Destruction, an offshoot of the Gold Order of magic known as the Brotherhood of Alsahra created five enhanced wights known as Wight Lords to spread an undead plague among their enemies in The Great War. Unfortunately for them, creation of these beings finished only shortly before the massive evocation spell that heralded the Orcish Destruction, wiping out untold millions of beings and most of the nascent Wight Lords. The only known exception to this slaughter was the Wight Lord named Jorbaren.

During his life, Jorbaren was an orcish necromancer native to the city of Fejraka in the old nation of Dobrekan. He rose through the ranks of the Gold Order through his many adventures in the Underdark of western Negaria, plying his trade and earning a reputation as an efficient creator of undead minions that were added to the armies of various Demon Lords below the surface. Though he was often accused of shirking loyalties to Valok and his fellow countrymen, Jorbaren was known to be a staunch supporter of the Gold Order and worked tirelessly to expand its influence deeper into the Underdark where it was not as prevalent at the time. Though he was born and came of age during The Great War, Jorbaren believed its cause was poorly conceived and that Dobrekan should have minded its own business during The Fairy War instead of committing actions against one side or the other in that conflict which led to the larger war at hand.

When the Gold Order disclosed its plans to its members about the massive evocation spell under research to wipe out the enemies of the orcs, Jorbaren became concerned. From what little he understood of that school of magic, he believed the plan was once again poorly conceived and could backfire. Along with a number of his fellow magic users in the organization, Jorbaren voiced his concern and was rebuffed. This tension led to the creation of the Brotherhood of Alsahra of which Jorbaren was a founding member and mentor to the lower ranks.