Valkadesh

Valkadesh Wis-lem, Valkadesh the Scholar, is a wizened Gargoyle living in the Realm of the Gargoyles in Ultima VI.

Description
The father of Beh Lem, if the Avatar had not yet mastered the Gargoyle Language, he advised the hero in broken speech to speak with Captain Johne in Hythloth.

After learning Gargish, Valkadesh was pleased to greet the False Prophet, insisting on addressing the hero by their proper name. The Gargoyle told the Avatar that he believed the Book of Prophecies was wrong, and that the destruction of the Gargoyle race could yet be diverted without the death of the Avatar. Valkadesh continued that in the Gargoyle language sacrifice could mean of oneself, others, or objects of great value, and that by returning the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom to the Ethereal Void the Gargoyle race could be saved. Valkadesh directed the hero to first submit to Lord Draxinusom, so that they might travel freely through the Gargoyle Realm. After doing this, the Avatar should proceed to Naxatilor to find out how to return the Codex.