#dyffros

We are going in completely blind with this one, we only have the faintest of faint ideas for what we want to do with him but he is essentially meant to be paired with Abdirak and he is from Pharo's canon meaning his story is happening parallel to and separate from Pharo's at first but then both stories converge at later stages. The hows and whys are still a mystery to us so I ask you to bear with me while we figure this shit out.

Dyffros is a priest (ceremonial) from Nescan and he is the closest one of Tarantino's (very) few associates. The way we imagined it Tarantino sent Dyffros after Pharo into Faerûn after yeeting Pharo there just to keep tabs on his little victim for funsies, y'know? Dyffros' job was to follow Pharo around from a safe distance and report any interesting things back to Tarantino through a device that allowed for communication between worlds, given to Dyffros by the serial killer.

Dyffros' relationship with Tarantino is very strained, we imagine Dyffros doesn't actually LIKE serving Tarantino and he's been more or less forced into compliance by hostile means like maybe blackmail or some sort of threat. Tarantino KNOWS that Dyffros would much rather NOT work for him but Tarantino has the upper hand and he enjoys reminding Dyffros of it every chance he gets. Sending Dyffros to Faerûn IS a risk though because Tarantino can't monitor Dyffros' actions as closely as usually did so Dyffros COULD potentially betray him and such, but Tarantino took all of that into account and came up with a backup plan in case Dyffros strays too far. Maybe he has Dyffros' family held hostage, maybe he's willing to expose Dyffros' criminal profile to the public to ruin his reputation and have him excommunicated from the church, maybe he sent Dyffros to Faerûn with some sort of explosive collar on him or with poison in his system that only Tarantino has the antidote for, you get the picture. Tarantino ALWAYS wins and Dyffros is completely powerless against him, that's the message the killer wants to send. And Dyffros performs his mission dutifully without allowing any room for distractions UNTIL he meets Abdirak.

When and where exactly Dyffros met Abdirak is a bit of a question mark for us because we know Pharo meets Abdirak at the goblin camp and all but since Dyffros is never too far behind we're wondering if Dyffros met Abdirak before or after Pharo. Personally I think that while Pharo was busy running around the general area of the camp Dyffros managed to infiltrate it first in order to see what Pharo was going to be up against, maybe Tarantino even ordered him to do it. So he goes in all sneaky and then.... Abdirak. Priest of Loviatar that strikes Dyffros as a bit.... out of place in the goblin camp. So he approaches Abdirak and they start talking. Dyffros is entirely decked out in Nescan combat priest gear mind you (I know I said he's ceremonial but we like to think that he used to be in one of the combat units and then retired) so he looks all futuristic and shit so Abdirak is naturally curious and honestly they just kinda click, both being men of faith and stuff. We still didn't figure out how Nescan religions work so, again, bear with my vagueness a little. So anyway the two priests are all over each other, maybe Dyffros shows Abdirak how a taser works if he has one or one of his more lethal weapons or something, tells Abdirak that he'll "be around" and to not tell anyone of his presence in the camp. That he'll "find him later" maybe. Perhaps he even warns Abdirak of the fact that the whole camp might turn hostile soon, I don't know. Either way Dyffros has to leave for now but he is very Distracted™ at this point.

I don't know what happens next honestly. I just read that you can find Abdirak after killing the goblin leaders being a bit lost as to how to escape so I can envision Dyffros helping him out there, maybe taking him back to his camp. Whether Dyffros tells Abdirak of his mission or he chooses to keep it a secret – I don't know. I think Dyffros himself might not be too sure about what exactly he should do about Abdirak because he shouldn't have picked him up in the first place but he did so now he's confused. He reports to Tarantino as usual, maybe tries to play it off as "just talking to an employer" when Abdirak asks, but Abdirak's presence begins eating at him from the inside because not only does he simply like Abdirak, he starts seeing a potential ally in him who might be able to help him weasel out of Tarantino's grasp. Truth be told Dyffros even starts thinking about Pharo as a potential ally but he doesn't admit it to himself yet.

Maybe Abdirak proposes they part ways because he has to get back to his temple or something or maybe he starts pressing Dyffros for answers when their little adventure starts becoming more and more dangerous and Abdirak Didn't Sign Up For That. Either way though Dyffros eventually spills the truth before Abdirak and straight up just begs him for help, telling him about Tarantino and their ties to Pharo and such. Maybe Abdirak is the one who encourages Dyffros to stop skulking around in the shadows and actually contact Pharo and his group directly to ask for help against Tarantino. Maybe THAT'S when their stories converge. Somewhere around the shadow-cursed lands perhaps?

Pharo and gang deciding to help Dyffros if Dyffros helps them too, first in dealing with the Elder Brain, then in getting close enough to Tarantino to take him down. Dyffros agrees and of course Abdirak gets roped into it as well. There's still plenty of adventures to be had before Pharo even has the time to go after Tarantino so I'm thinking Dyffros and Abdirak do have the time to bond properly and get to know each other better and hey, Lazarus exists and is a priest too so I can see Dyffros feeling less alone in all of this.