The Deepest One
Trick’s former boss, and supposed victim, but he has apparently survived. Leader of The Deepest Shadows, seeking expansion into eastern Ytesh.
A mysterious figure invoked by Trick during interrogation. Its true nature and role in the larger plot are unclear.
#alex 4/17/25:
From Riga's mind whammy of Dench
- Father Dench does say he received direct orders from the Deepest One, in the The Necklace
- The Deepest One: You see a cat's skull, notches matching the ones on their symbol, surrounded by shadow. Unmoving.
- ((Arcana)) The skull at first looked like some kind of prop, set up to scare the ones coming here. But then the memory image continues, and its jaw hinges, talking. A bead of oil-like darkness moves inside the skull, and you see fur connecting it to what might be a body. This thing, the deepest one, is alive; to be more accurate, likely in a state of undeath, fully conscious and capable of making decisions and judgement. This thing is powerful. Dangerous. There's not that many options as to what this could be.
#alex 4/23/25
The brand of magic that struck Trick from Dench's Book does match the oily darkness of the Deepest One.
#alex 5/24/25
From a convo with Liviina Akra
As suspected, the Deepest One is a Lich. Both Riga Tabris and Liviina Akra suspect that he is the kind to syphon over time from multiple people, and the ritual aspects of The Deepest Shadows kills and ear notches may well be how he establishes the soul link.
The belief that "10 kills = Soullless" might be a mix of warning and cover up.
It is quite possible that the Deepest One might be slowly feeding off Trick's lifespan, rather than her memories and self. However, Chat with Midràn suggested that the connection was not exactly stable. Perhaps, in killing him during the ritual, Trick caused some malfunctioning.
After Trick's conversation with Nahlon of Gales Past at the Temple of Kelemvor in Nayora, it's possible that her brother Dune's soul has been trapped, somehow, but the Deepest One.
#todo : Examine other Enshrouded's souls to see if they, too, are stretched thin like Trick's.