Sudomir is the mayor of Knyazov Dveri[1]. He is described as "tall, muscular man with a huge mustache"[2]. He is said to be secretive, but friendly when he wants, and to be a powerful mage specializing in wards. Among the inhabitants of the city, he is viewed as a man who will do anything for his city to prosper, even activities bordering on illegality[3]. But because the city has flourished under him, his people refuse to oust him for something that only might be.
Gurey Cwili asked Zorian to investigate a fellow merchant named Vazen because Gurey suspected unfair play due to Vazen company's sudden expansion. During the investigation Zorian discovered that Sudomir has used Vazen as an intermediate to do several of his shady errands, including murdering soul mages. Zorian briefly investigated Sudomir's home in the Sarokian Highlands, the Iasku Mansion, but was intercepted by iron beaks and winter wolves, and decided to back off[1].
Much later when Zorian was passing through the portal that allowed the invaders to come to Cyoria, he found himself in Sudomir's basement surrounded by undead[2][3][4]. It turned out that Sudomir is a powerful necromancer and he isn't a puppet of the invaders or the Esoteric Order of the Celestial Dragon (although he is a member of the latter), but rather he supported the invasion for 'political' reasons. Zorian discovered his well of souls, located in the middle of his house, serving as a huge mana battery. This well would pull in the souls of the people dying nearby, the area of effect extending to Cyoria by keeping a gate to Cyoria permanently active. In the following battle between Zorian and Sudomir, Sudomir lost his sanity and turned into a hybrid dragon troll monster of some kind, defeating Zorian's golem army and preventing Zorian from investigating further. Sudomir apparently becomes hysterical and/or outwardly cheerful whenever he gets desperate[3][4][5]. This is probably due to not having complete control over his transformation as a shifter: he would transform spontaneously unless suppressing the transformation. In stressful situations, "his control inevitably started to slip, warping his mind". Sudomir decided to become a shifter to become a better fighter. [6]
Zorian's mind reading later told him that Sudomir planned to help the invasion so that Quatach-Ichl would help him resurrect his wife as a lich (whose soul was stored in his mansion)[7] and become the saviour of Eldemar with his massive soul well and legalize necromancy.
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