History Characters / CriticalRoleNPCsDwendalianEmpire

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: In light of Zeenoth's corruption, Dairon and Beau using Zeenoth as a practice dummy and Yasha's near murder of him while under Obann's control could be seen as this.]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: He's... not the most likeable person, which makes it hard to feel bad for all the abuse he suffers. [[spoiler: Up to and including his death.]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is often interchangeably spelled as "Eodwulf" or "Eadwulf." It was introduced spelled with an "o," but Liam later found his earliest email to Matt about the character spelled it with an "a."

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: At first thought to be spelled "Luke" before Sam clarified the actual spelling during an episode of Talks Machina.

* CanadaEh: For some reason, Pumat Sol has a deep, pleasing Canadian accent, accentuating his kind, relaxed nature. In fact, ''all'' he's missing is the ubiquitous, "Eh?"

* ProperlyParanoid: It is frequently mentioned that he does not entirely trust the Cerberus Assembly and has agents spying on their operations to see what they are hiding. This particularly paranoia is correct, [[spoiler:as three members of the Assembly are directly responsible for causing the war by stealing the Beacons]].

A halfling alchemist, Luc's father, a friend of Nott's, [[spoiler:and was her husband back when she was Veth]].

* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:Was separated from Luc when he was kidnapped and taken to Xhorhas. They're reunited in Episode 71 when the Mighty Nein take him to Nicodranas where Luc had been sent for safety.]]

[[spoiler: Veth and]] Yeza's son.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Zigzagged. He claims to want peace for his people, but he makes no bones about punishing the Nein if they fail to bring the Bright Queen to the negotiating table (on top of the other problems with his authoritarian rule). However, despite being ''very'' angry with [[spoiler:Arcanist Allura Vysoren]], he ultimately does nothing when she reveals that she has spoken with the Bright Queen.

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-->'''Race:''' Elf

Archmage of Domestic Protections, Ludinus Da'leth is the eldest member of the Cerberus Assembly and one of its leaders, being a founding member of the organization.

* AmbiguouslyEvil:
** He was part of the members of the Cerberus Assembly who were studying the beacons stolen from Xhorhas, which he later claims that Trent Ikithon only recently uncovered the location of and that they were prepared to return it in exchange for peace. It's unclear if he was lying to King Dwendal about this or if the king is aware of the project, but either way he is at least lying to the Mighty Nein. However, Yussa Errenis also describes him as the one who keeps the peace and balance between the Assembly and the King. [[spoiler:It becomes much less ambiguous when we discover that he, Vess [=DeRogna=], Trent Ikithon and Essek banded together, starting the war as cover for experimenting on the beacons so that they can become masters of Dunamancy.]]
** By Campaign 3 [[spoiler: he leads the Ruby Vanguard, a group that seeks to unseal Predathos, hoping it will devour the gods. According to his followers, this is to [[WellIntentionedExtremist free humanity from the gods' grasp]], but knowing the Assembly, and his actions in Campaign 2's backstory, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist he might have other goals in mind.]]]]
* TheArchmage: Potentially the most powerful one on the Assembly. Every other mage who has spoken of him does so in awe and at least some fear of his power.
* BatmanGambit: An absolutely insane one that bordered on impossible. [[spoiler:During the Apogee Solstice, Keyleth arrives to stop him from unleashing Predathos, but he and Otohan subdue her. Vax'ildan intervenes just as Otohan goes in for the kill, only for it to turn out that Ludinus' plans hinged on Vax loving Keyleth enough to save her, thereby delivering the sliver of divinity Ludinus needed to activate the Key]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Seems to be the dominant antagonist of Campaign 3 spearheading the work in releasing Predathos from Ruidus, with Otohan Thull and Liliana Temult serving as his CoDragons.]]
* CantArgueWithElves: Subverted. He has this general attitude, particularly towards those who disagree with his NayTheist agenda, but people of other races and even most of his fellow elves would beg to differ.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While he notes that Trent Ikithon has his uses, Ludinus makes no secret of his distaste for his creepy colleague. [[spoiler:When Yasha states that if the Assembly ever decides to get rid of Trent the Mighty Nein would be happy to help kill him, Ludinus does not dismiss the idea outright but does note that he can think of better ways to deal with him other than death. Also, while he dislikes the whole thing with the Volstruckers, he knew about them at every stage and allowed it to happen]].
* FantasticRacism: Whilst he remains outwardly unreadable, ''Explorer's Guide to Wildemount'' confirmed he has a deep hatred for the Kryn Dynasty and spares no effort gathering information on their weaknesses and secrets which gives greater context to his motivations for [[spoiler:starting a war so he could master Dunamancy.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of the first half of the campaign, since [[spoiler:he triggered the war between the Dynasty and the Empire in the first place.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: The elven king of Uthodurn, who was Ludinus's peer in ancient times, reveals a bit of his background. [[spoiler:Notably, he was always a pompous, self-centered {{Jerkass}} who only cared about his research, provoking fights with prominent clerics and cared little if anything for helping the community with his powers.]]
* KarmaHoudini: Suffers no comeuppance for [[spoiler:starting the war, getting thousands of people on both sides killed, to study Dunamancy.]] It's especially notable given the various fates of his co-cospirators with [[spoiler:one being guilt ridden and trying to become TheAtoner as an ally of the Mighty Nein, one is killed by Lucien, and another ends up imprisoned by the Cobalt Soul.]] In comparison, Ludinus is still leader of the Cerberus Assembly, free of conscience, and capable of committing similar acts in the future. [[spoiler: Though Caleb did subtly imply after Trent was imprisoned, that he'd be keeping an eye on Ludinus...]]
* NayTheist: [[spoiler:His ultimate reasoning for releasing Predathos from Ruidis; he does not deny the divinity of the Prime Deities and the Betrayers, he simply sees them as poor stewards of Exandria whose squabbles and philosophical quarrels have caused too much harm to the world to allow them to hold sway over mankind any longer. Given that he is revealed to have ''personally'' lived through the Calamity, he has more than enough ''caussus belli'' to wage his war against the divine, since they brought the civilization he grew up in to ruin.]]
* NotSoStoic: In his interactions with the Mighty Nein he is typically unflappable, but every time Jester speaks he is disarmed and notably confused. He eventually admits to her that he finds her disarmingly charming in a good way.
* OhCrap: The reveal that his Annex Vence Nuthaleus is one of the cultists of the Angel of Irons, Ludinus is stunned and notably embarrassed that he had a spy so close to him capable of learning the Empire and Assembly's many secrets.
* TheQuisling: When the Empire annexed Bysaes Tyl with the threat of violence, Ludinus saw it as an opportunity to achieve political and magical power within the Empire and abandoned his culture and people. [[spoiler:He was also like this in ancient times, caring very little for his fellow elves or their heritage.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: While elves are quite long-lived in this setting, Ludinis takes the cake [[spoiler:with the revelation in Episode 51 of Campaign 3 that he has been working on his plan to release Predathos from Ruidis for ''1000 years'', meaning he was alive and already a powerful practitioner of the arcane arts during the Age of Arcanum and personally lived through the Calamity.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The most reasonable member of the Cerberus Assembly that the Mighty Nein has met. He sits down with them in a room that is completely private to hear their side of the story, tries to come to a mutual understanding about how to end the war between the Empire and the Dynasty, and also hinders the investigation into the attack on Zadash's Cobalt Soul branch so Yasha can remain free. [[spoiler:As it turns out, he has his own very vested interests in ensuring a smooth ending the war to ensure his complicity in it beginning is not uncovered.]]
* UnequalRites: He appears to hold disdain for divine spellcasters, as well as users of arcane magic who "didn't earn it" such as warlocks.
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!!Lady Vess [=DeRogna=]
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-->'''Race:''' Half-Elf
-->'''Class:''' Wizard

Archmage of Antiquity and member of the Cerberus Assembly. She is said to be highly interested in some project in the northern regions of Wildemount.
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* TheQuisling: When the Empire annexed Bysaes Tyl with the threat of violence, Ludinus saw it as an opportunity to achieve political and magical power within the Empire and abandoned his culture and people.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Seems to be the dominant antagonist of Canpaign 3, with Otohan Thull and Liliana Temult as his CoDragons]]
* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler: Alongside Otohan Thull and Liliana Temult in Campaign 3, with Ludinus in particular spearheading the work in releasing Predathos from Ruidus.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Seems to be the dominant antagonist of Canpaign 3, with Otohan Thull and Liliana Temult as his Co-Dragons]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Seens to be the dominant antagonist of Canpaign 3, with Otohan Thull and Liliana Temult as his Co-Dragons]]

* NoPronunciationGuide: Her name is pronounced differently depending on who is talking about her. Caleb/Liam say AH-strid (making that the likely ‘canon’ pronunciation), but everyone else uses the more Americanized AS-trid.

* NoPronunciationGuide: PlayedForLaughs. No one seems to be able to pronounce his name right in and out of universe, so he starts to respond to [[SureLetsGoWithThat "anything close to it"]].

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler: Alongside Otohan Thull and maybe The Nightmare King in Campaign 3, with Ludinus in particular seeming to be spearheading the work in releasing Predathos from Ruidus.]]