Lucius was my favorite character so far. He was born a peasant in Waterdeep and managed to claw his way to the top with cunning and diplomatic ruthlessness. After studying for a few years with the Order of Magisters in Waterdeep, he moved to Luskan and became an agent of the Arcane Brotherhood and helped in their efforts to conquer the northern part of the Sword Coast.
On a mission to investigate the murder of the Brotherhood's station chief in Waterdeep, he was captured by a drow wizard and sold into slavery.
Here's Lucius denying all charges shortly before his death. After a lengthy interrogation concerning rumors of his involvement in <spoiler> and possible connections to all sorts of illegal, unmentionable, and altogether unethical acts, he departs from the Tower and finds himself somewhere else entirely.
After a few unhappy moments, the Fugue Plane starts to smell strangely of brimstone and hellfire. Lucius' spirit is whisked away to the realm of his master and patron, <spoiler>.
He is given the opportunity to pick which form his soul will take when he the joins the infernal rank and file in the Blood Wars. After spending years studying magic, he certainly doesn't want to let his skills go to waste, so he asks the obvious!
Becoming an erinyes would be much too emasculating, and he's never liked dogs (so becoming a hellhound is off the table as well). The only option left is to become an imp, which isn't that bad. He might even become someone's familiar someday!
Here's Lucius calling out in pain as his new impish form rips free from his human body. It's probably very painful, and the end of poor Agent Foxmantle.
Special thanks to:
Khael - Even though Lucius and Caleb didn't actually meet in person much, the times when we had meetings together was great. Winston Martin - I've never had more fun selling secrets and plotting against various groups. Thanks for getting me involved. DangerousDan - Too bad Worn never got to go on his homicidal frenzy. Never sell the Stew Shop! HyperVision/RWG - Scrambling to defend ourselves against you guys was a lot of fun. Keep up the good work. KeeperOfApes - The debates on animating the dead and watching Anciano kill Sharrans were fun. Johannes - Manth was a pretty badass wizard to serve as an apprentice. Too bad he <vanished under unknown circumstances> so soon.
There are lots more - Pewter, Mort, Prideux, Orpheus, BadCompany, DeputyCool, efu_blastdragon, Howland, BoneScreech, Meldread, Cel, Jarpie, Jasede, and more. I know I'm leaving some people out - sorry!
If you have any pictures of Lucius, please post them!