Markus Aldhard

Markus Aldhard was an assassin from Noslith and a member of the Esoteric Order of the Gargoyle, a cell of assassins devoted to Pazuzu. Trained by Vaielnor Elenviel and Dame-Commander Tyffayne of the White Rose, Markus was among the assassins used for the purpose of assassinating priests to see Anselm rise to power over the clergy of the Church of Sol. Additionally, the assassins were involved in a false flag operation, wearing Infernal Pact medallions to fool those who might catch them in their duty. Markus Aldhard assassinated Father Tihomir in the Wosswood yet was mortally wounded by one of his guards, Pierrick Blackhair, and then slain in the Lost Crypt of Lusalor by Nagzem the Killer. The assassin's body was stripped of his possessions, including his Infernal Pact medallion, which was given as tribute to Nagzem's overlord, the Goblin King Sorzek, who kept the trinket in his royal vaults in the Dwarven Crucible. The Heroes of Blackbridge found the assassin's corpse slumped within the crypt when they were sent to investigate Father Tihomir's disappearance; ultimately, the assassin's successful mission but unfortunate death and the subsequent investigation of both lead to the targeting of the Infernal Pact by the Heroes of Blackbridge, the Fifth Crusade, and the Dawn's Herald.