Lamont

Lamont was King Veor's arcane advisor and the doctor to the ill Queen of the Sun Kingdom, until their untimely deaths (orchestrated by him). He now leads the Sun Kingdom, King Regent in all but name in an attempt to force a war between it and the Iron Kingdom. He has attempted to kill the party on several occasions, including planting a sleeper agent amongst them, but has failed on every attempt so far. Little is known about his true plans, only that it could threaten the Five Kingdoms, and possibly the fabric of the planar world as a whole.

History
The earliest known trace of Lamont is when he appeared in the court of the Sun Kingdom to respond the sudden illness of King Veor's wife. It later became apparent that he had caused the illness in the first place, and at some point actually killed the queen, using his magic to keep her hanging between life and undeath to use as a puppet to worm his way into court. He used his position of power to advise the King in such a way to increase tensions between the Sun and Iron Kingdoms.

Two years after joining court, he brought his plan into action, hiring thugs to murder the King in public while also planting evidence that implicated the Iron Kingdom in the process. Unfortunately, the party was there to stop the assassins. It was at this point that Lamont decided to keep tabs on them, and sent Ivy ahead to join them and secretly send information back and forth to him.

Lamont eventually decided that the party's meddling had gone too far and attempted to kill them once and for all after sending them on a fool's errand in the Temple of the Nameless Isle and trapping them in a collapsing cave. However, he was foiled yet again when Vyers reached through the veil and pulled them into the Feywild.

Lamont finally confronted the party face to face and ordered Ivy to attack them. He also released his magical hold on the King and Queen, making it look like the party had murdered both of them. The party got away yet again, but without knowing anything about what he plans next.

Abilities
The true extent of Lamont's abilities is unknown, but he has shown himself to be a master manipulator and an incredibly powerful wizard. His calculating intellect is perhaps even more deadly than his necromantic spells, having effectively framed the party for regicide and kept a double agent amongst their ranks for many months, feeding him secrets about their weaknesses. At present, he is surely the party's greatest threat.