Birdlime
Birdlime regards himself as a professional henchmen and an able aide-de-camp for whatever villain will have him. No task is too lowly or grisly for Birdlime; he is equally gleeful when emptying his master’s chamber pot and digging graves as he is assisting with the creation of a monstrous construct or in the completion of a nightmarish ritual.
The whole of Birdlime’s life is shaped by his adoration of evil as a cosmic principle. Corruption and self-interest are his keenest delights. However, he understands himself well enough to realize that he is not a brilliant villain in his own right. He is slow of wits, but just bright enough to know that he will never be an evil genius. Thus, he contents himself by helping those he regards as living exemplars of evil—advancing their ends and facilitating their iniquitous schemes.
Birdlime’s Traits
Ideal. “Evil warms the cockles of my heart.”
Bond. “Furthering my master’s schemes gives me a sense of purpose in life.”
Flaw. “Perhaps I grovel just a little too obsequiously.”
Adventures with Birdlime
Birdlime is an aarakocra who resembles a bipedal vulture. He usually dresses in the austere attire of a butler or other high-ranking household servant. Consider the following plots when featuring Birdlime in an adventure:
• Birdlime has abducted a noble from a carriage at gunpoint. The noble is to be forcibly married to Birdlime’s nefarious master so that they might get their hands on the noble’s inherited wealth.
• Birdlime invites a group of heroes to an isolated villa, where they are to be massacred by the maniac he serves. His master plans to trick the party into a dungeon filled with bizarre traps and monsters.
