King Murghol was the leader of the duergar faction that Vox Machina battled during their time in the Underdark.
Description
Appearance
King Murghol had a long, braided black beard that dragged on the floor. He wore plate armor made of jagged black metal and wielded a giant sword.[5]
Personality
Murghol was an incredibly fierce opponent, who showed his skill in warfare when fighting off several members of Vox Machina. He had a strong air of superiority, expecting his men to follow his every order for all the loyalty he had shown them, which started a battle of wills between him and Tiberius during the latter's deception. He was also more intelligent than many other duergar, seeing that Tiberius was only attempting to trick his men into lowering their guard.
Biography
Background
At some point prior to Vox Machina's attack on the Emberhold, K'Varn the beholder made an alliance with the duergar.[6] It is unclear if Murghol was king prior to this alliance, or rose to power as a result of it.
He also tortured Lady Kima[7] while she was imprisoned within Emberhold.[8]
"The Throne Room" (1x07)
During the assault on the throne room, Tiberius attempted to trick the duergar within into thinking he was one of their gods. Murghol and his wife, Queen Ulara, were the only duergar to see through the deception. During the ensuing fight, he battled against several members of Vox Machina at once in the episode.
Murghol was killed towards the end of the battle by Scanlan, who decapitated him with the Singing Dawnblade, causing his head to hit the floor and roll into a pool of lava.[9]
Murghol was able to buy enough time for his wife to escape with a then-dominated Grog, which later resulted in Vox Machina speeding up their journey deep into the Underdark in order to rescue their teammate.[10]
Character information
Notable items
Abilities
Most abilities Murghol was seen using were natural duergar abilities, as well as various enchantments on his armor and weaponry.
Duergar abilities
- Enlarge[12]
- Darkvision
- Magic Resistance
Appearances and mentions
- Campaign One
- "The Trick about Falling" (1x05), mentioned only (first mentioned)
- "Breaching the Emberhold" (1x06), mentioned only
- "The Throne Room" (1x07) (first appearance)
- "Glass and Bone" (1x08), mentioned only
- "Yug'Voril Uncovered" (1x09), mentioned only
References
- ↑ See "Glass and Bone" (1x08) from 50:45 through 51:30.
- ↑ See "The Throne Room" (1x07) from 3:37:35 through 3:38:23.
- ↑ "All of the Emberhold knows that the King and Queen had a young daughter". See Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 62.
- ↑ See "The Throne Room" (1x07) at 3:29:53.
- ↑ See "The Throne Room" (1x07) at 2:39:33.
- ↑ See "The Trick about Falling" (1x05) at 0:27:59.
- ↑ See "Glass and Bone" (1x08) at 51:09.
- ↑ See "Breaching the Emberhold" (1x06) at 0:38:51.
- ↑ See "The Throne Room" (1x07) from 3:37:35 through 3:38:23.
- ↑ See "The Throne Room" (1x07) at 3:40:02.
- ↑ See "The Throne Room" (1x07) at 2:51:22.
- ↑ See "The Throne Room" (1x07) at 3:16:12.
Art:
- ↑ Fan art of King Murghol, by Linda Lithén (source). Used with permission.
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