Ragvort

Ragvort was a goblin shaman and second-in-command of the Needlefang Tribe, under Chief Spittlebrick. He was killed when the party stormed the Needlefang Cave, slaughtering the tribe.

Appearance
Ragvort was a lanky goblin who dressed in a feathery headdress fashioned of a stag's head. He carried a gnarled quarterstaff with a bunch of dead rats tied to it by their tails. He kept a pouch of live rats on his belt - the ones on his staff were the corpses of those he sacrificed to fuel his blood magic. Like the rest of the Needlefang tribe, he filed his teeth into needle-like points.

Personality
Shrewd and unsmiling, Ragvort was a far smarter adversary than his superior, Spittlebrick, and this higher intelligence led the party to target him first. Unlike the chief, who sat complacent upon a pile of loot, Ragvort was always plotting and always wary, glimpsing the party as they attempted to sneak up on him. He spoke primarily Goblin in a deep, guttural growl.

Session 2: The Cave and the Crocodile (C1x2)
The party came across Ragvort holding court with Chief Spittlebrick in the latter's cavern within the Needlefang Cave, watching a trio of goblin triplets dancing for their amusement. While the Chief wheezed with laughter, Ragvort was keeping a wary eye out, and clocked the party's approach, dragging Malaxus from the shadows with a thorn whip. He then warned the chief of their ill intent and advised him to kill them. The party sought to take out the spellcaster as quickly as possible - Ragvort hid behind one of the triplets, who was in turn pulverised by Arashi's fire bolt, but was then impaled by one of Cedric's javelins. The furious shaman paralysed Cedric with a hold person spell, but was then killed by a successful fire bolt, leaving a defeated Spittlebrick to plead frantically for his life. John looted the shaman, taking his hunting dagger and coin purse.

Abilities

 * Blood Magic: the shaman could sacrifice a live rat to cast one of the following spells.
 * Bestow Cure
 * Cure Wounds
 * Healing Word

Druid Spells
Ragvort had access to the following druid spells:

Cantrips

 * Light
 * Mage Hand
 * Thorn Whip

1st level

 * Entangle
 * Inflict Wounds

2nd level

 * Hold Person
 * Spike Growth

3rd level

 * Conjure Animals
 * Spirit Guardians