Who They Are
Erasmus is a ghost who exists in the Ethereal Plane. He has been watching over Stella Wachter’s trapped soul and protecting her from the dark entities that haunt the Ethereal realm.
What the Party Knows
From Victor Vallakovich in Session 13, the party learned:
Protecting Stella
- Erasmus exists as a ghost in the Ethereal Plane
- He has been protecting Stella Wachter’s soul from a “gallows speaker”—a dark shadow entity that feeds on souls
- Erasmus observed the teleportation accident that trapped Stella’s soul and has been watching over her ever since
- He appears to have some connection or concern for Victor, enough to try to contact him for help
- Through Erasmus’s protection, Stella has survived for two months in the Ethereal Plane when she should have faded in hours or days
Communication with Victor
- Victor has learned to communicate with Erasmus through magical means
- Erasmus relays information about Stella’s condition and the dangers she faces in the Ethereal Plane
- He has been observing events in both the material world and the Ethereal Plane, including:
- The night hag Morgantha haunting the Refugee Camp
- The state of Stella’s trapped soul
- The shadow entities threatening her
Appearance
Based on Victor’s descriptions of their communications, Erasmus appears as a ghostly figure visible only from the Ethereal Plane.
Significance
Erasmus represents a mysterious ally who has:
- Reached out to Victor for help despite the difficulty of crossing planar boundaries
- Protected Stella from destruction at great personal effort
- Provided crucial intelligence about the Ethereal Plane and how to rescue Stella
- Demonstrated knowledge of both arcane matters and local events
His motivations for protecting Stella and contacting Victor remain unclear to the party.
Appearance in Sessions
- Session 13 — Erasmus visited you at the Blue Water Inn and asked you to “Help Victor”
- Session 13 — Victor explained how Erasmus has been communicating with him about Stella’s condition
- Session 14 - Dinner and a Show (Neyavr 4, Evening) - Manifested through the spirit mirror at Wachterhaus, bringing Stella Wachter’s conscious spirit with him. Facilitated the emotional reunion between Stella and her mother, allowing them to communicate across the planar boundary. Through this meeting, Lady Wachter finally learned the truth about her daughter’s condition and Victor’s role in both causing and attempting to fix it. Erasmus’s protection of Stella was acknowledged, and he enabled this crucial moment of connection between mother and daughter.