Overview
The Coil of Nocrum is the ruling body of Krog Nocrum, an uneasy but enduring alliance of representatives drawn from the city’s most powerful societal forces. The Coil is not a council of elected officials or inherited titles—but a pact of influence, honor, and legacy. Each member represents a distinct pillar of the city’s identity: its warriors, its merchants, its scholars, and its spiritual roots.
Together, they make up the serpentine balance that holds the city together—though that balance is growing strained.
Known Members
Skarrix Ironscale – The Fang
Faction: The City Guard, Martial Forces, Traditionalists
A battle-hardened dragonborn and descendant of a disgraced warrior lineage, Skarrix is revered for his leadership and feared for his hardline views. As the Martial Representative, he champions the city’s strength, discipline, and ancestral warrior code. He respects strength and the old ways—especially among scaled bloodlines—and trusts few.
Skarrix speaks softly in council, but wields his military influence like a spear: only when necessary, and always to strike true.
Nharzul Lorebone – The Eye
Faction: Historians, Scribes, Cultural Custodians
An undead lizardfolk preserved by ancient rites, Nharzul is the oldest member of the Coil—possibly the oldest living citizen of the city. He acts as the Historian Representative, maintaining the town’s massive subterranean archive and ensuring that Krog Nocrum’s heritage is never forgotten.
He often mediates between others on the council, favoring preservation over innovation, but seldom moves to block change unless it risks erasing tradition entirely.
Vethsala the Molt Tongue – The Voice
Faction: Witchdoctors, Spirit-Speakers, the Scaled Faithful
A yuan-ti witchdoctor from a long ancestral line, Vethsala represents the city’s spiritual core. As the Witchdoctor Representative, she leads ceremonies, preserves sacred practices, and quietly gathers power among the city’s serpentfolk and lizardfolk faithful.
Vethsala rarely speaks directly against other councilors, but her influence is pervasive. She believes Krog Nocrum is drifting too far from its scaled heritage—and is willing to use dark means, if necessary, to draw it back.
Zivrathi Dunechain – The Tongue
Faction: Merchants, Artisans, Trade Guilds
A drider businesswoman originally from Solania, Zivrathi bought her way into the city’s elite—but has remained through wit and real civic investment. As the Merchant Representative, she has revitalized the economy, funded public projects, and turned Krog Nocrum into a point of interest on noble travel routes.
Zivrathi currently holds the most sway on the council, not by force or fear, but by coin. Her charisma and expanding influence have led many to quietly call her the “real ruler of the city”—though this has also triggered whispers of resistance.
Reputation
Zivrathi’s influence—especially among the city’s newer citizens, foreign investors, and unaligned merchants—has tipped the balance of power in her favor. While she claims to act in the city's best interest, her rapid modernization and “gilded vision” for Krog Nocrum has drawn ire from traditionalists like Vethsala and Skarrix.
Nharzul sits in the middle, the last voice of calm deliberation, but even he has begun to feel the pull of a decision that may define the next age of the city.
There is now public talk of adding a fifth member to the Coil—a tiebreaker, a stabilizer, or perhaps a disruptor.
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