Vardion

Vardion is the First Acolyte of the Cabal in Daemon's Crag. He appears in.

Description
Vardion was the grandchild of the mage Mordra, who had told him stories about her travels across the planes before her eventual relocation to Britannia and her subsequent death there. A traditionalist amongst the insular sorcerers, Vardion would prove terse and distrustful of the Avatar when first approached, but would become friendlier should the hero claim to be a world traveller.

Once Vardion felt he could see potential in the Avatar, he would ask an errand be performed on his behalf: discovering the truename of his rival, Bane, whom he claimed was involved in a plot to unseat Master Malchir. In exchange, Vardion promised to take the hero on as his apprentice, and would reveal his own truename (Morduin). Upon informing Vardion of Bane's truename of Sabriane, Vardion would use this knowledge to summon a daemon to slay her. Malchir would thereafter admonish Vardion for these impulsive actions, but would grudgingly allow him to train the Avatar as Bane's replacement in the cabal.

When the Avatar eventually slew Malchir in the course of a duel for possession of the Tongue of Flames, Vardion would offer congratulations upon returning to the enclave, and would bow in recognition of the hero's mastery.

Siding with Bane
Should the Avatar take the side of Bane in the dispute between her and Vardion, the two rival mages' roles would be reversed: Bane would slay Vardion and take the hero as her disciple.

This course of events, however, would enrage the acolyte Gorgrond, who would resent the Avatar's participation in Vardion's death and condemn Bane for leading the cabal into conflict with Tenebrae.

Trivia

 * Vardion's truename, Morduin, means "Dark Flame."
 * Vardion's fascination with his grandmother's stories led Bentic to include a brief history of Britannia in his Chronicle of Pagan, which he claims he inserted at the sorcerer's insistence.
 * Upon learning of the Avatar's homeland, Earth, Vardion will assume that it is a dark and desolate place, given his experience with Lithos' element on Pagan.
 * Making two mistakes while summoning Pyros will result in Vardion's death if he is present.