Vorzhis Gormened

Vorzhis Gormened is the Barizheise ambassador to the Untheileneise Court and husband of Nadaro Gormened.

Appearance
Vorzhis “was a young man, goblin-stocky, with a dueling scar on one broad cheekbone.” He had dark skin.

Personality
Vorzhis was kind to Maia, but also excellent at working towards political ends. Nadaro noted that he was "ever serpentine." Vorzhis seemed to have initiative and audacity, which Maru Sevraseched, the Great Avar of Barizhan, favored.

Life
Vorzhis had a pony has a child.

Vorzhis was the ambassador of Barizhan to the Untheileneise Court at the end of the reign of Varenechibel IV. He was seemingly involved in negotiating a trade agreement between Varenechibel IV's government and Barizhan.

After Maia's arrival at the Court, Vorzhis sent a letter with a nesecho in the shape of a suncat to Maia, offering his condolences and the promise that Barizhan would not hold Maia's government to the trade agreement previously being brokered between Barizhan and Varenechibel IV's government.

Vorzhis attended Maia's coronation.

At the wake for Varenechibel IV, Nemolis Drazhar, Nazhira Drazhar, and Ciris Drazhar, Vorzhis and Nadaro approached Maia's throne and greeted him.

When Maru sent a message that he was coming to the Untheileneise Court to celebrate Winternight, Maru went to Maia to alert him, and invited Maia, Lord Chancellor Uleris Chavar, and the Witness for Foreigners to a dinner party, "so that [they] may all come to a better understanding." Maru sent along Hezhethora guards with the messenger, and Vorzhis was seemingly happy they were there.

Vorzhis seemingly invited every local goblin in Cetho to the dinner. Maia thanked Vorzhis for the nesecho, and asked for the significance. Vorzhis explained that Maia was facing a difficult task as emperor, and Vorzhis wished to offer his sympathy/benevolence, and to communicate that he was not Maia's enemy, particularly since Maia was surrounded by enemies. When Maia looked towards Uleris, Vorzhis said, "Exactly".

Afterward, Maia had formal audiences with all the ambassadors, including Vorzhis.

When Maru arrived at the Court, and disembarked from his carriage, Vorzhis stepped forward to greet him, and Maru double handclapped him on the shoulders. Vorzhis then greeted Maia on Maru's behalf. Maia, Maru, and "all the most respectable goblins in Cetho and all the elvish courtiers who were willing to attend" later had luncheon at Vorzhis' dav. At the luncheon, Maia asked Vorzhis to introduce him to anyone, and Vorzhis brought Maia to Nadaro, who was conversing with Nadeian Vizhenka, Maia's aunt.

During the Winternight Ball, Maia sat with Vorzhis. Vorzhis asked about Maia's earlier trip with Maru to the horsemarket, and then asked about Maia's horse, Velvet, and talked about his own childhood pony.

Teia
Teia and Vorzhis seemed to close in the way that Barizheise nobility are with their servants.

Quotations

 * [Maia]: “We trust our grandfather has not decided to declare war.” “Almost, that would be easier,” Gormened said, and he did not entirely sound as if he were joking in return.”