Escrula

Escrula was a Lizardfolk cultist of Scrix who was abducted by her fellow cultists in 1453, prompting her husband, Grub, to search for her.

History
From a young age, Escrula was taught the doctrine of Scrix the Scornful Eye, a Demon Lord who symbolized madness, forbidden knowledge, and magical power. Like many faithful cultists of Scrix, Escrula was given the ability to cast spells by her patron. Escrula, who learned of the Orb in a vision sent by Scrix, became fascinated by it and spent most of her days as a cultist tracking down obscure pieces of lore about it by any means necessary.

Very conscientious for a Lizardfolk, Escrula was haunted by the many dark acts she committed in the name of the demon lord and fell into a state of melancholy until she met another Lizardfolk named Grub in a chance encounter. The two soon fell in love and, when Grub proposed marriage, Escrula eagerly accepted, leaving behind her dark past to start a family with her new husband. Her loyalty to Scrix faded, Escrula lost much of her magical power.

Grub and Escrula, along with their many children, lived a simple life in the marsh near the town of Predator Bay, until, in 1453, Escrula was abducted by cultists of Scrix, who sought to put to use her knowledge of the orb, which was essential to Scrix's master plan. This provoked Grub to launch a massive search for her. Refusing to offer her aid Cult of Scrix, Escrula was held prisoner at the castle of Torlor Dathrak, where she was forced to artificially re-create the orb. Shortly after the death of Blackthorne, Grub, Xendon, James, and Ann arrived at the castle. While the latter two distracted the castle guards, Xendon and Grub found Escrula, trapped in a tower by a Prismatic Wall. Mustering his energy, Xendon managed to dispel the wall, but doing so left him drained. As the three fled the tower, they fell under attack by a group of Deathlocks, one of which managed to gravely injure Escrula with a Fireball spell. Just as they were about to make their escape, Torlor Dathrak appeared and attacked, taking advantage of the Time Stop spell to recapture Escrula. During his battle with the wizard, Grub signaled for the platoon of dwarven soldiers he had brought with him to attack. While the troops (aided by Ann and James) rushed the castle's front gate, Grub was knocked unconscious after being pelted with Magic Missiles and dumped in a drainage ditch by Torvald Simpworth, although he was saved by Xendon. Once he had dealt with the intruders, Dathrak magically restored Escrula's health and teleported the two of them to Azemorn.

When Grub and his companions confronted Dathrak in his castle, Dathrak recognized Grub and, sensing that he was a threat to the cult's goals, planned to use Escrula as leverage against him.