Drastix Aschtand



 is a named NPC villain encountered in Misery's Peak. He is a mindflayer controlling the dragon Aussircaex by means of a special artifact known as a Quori Mindsunder. When the Mindsunder is destroyed in the climax of the instance, Drastix meets his demise when Aussircaex reasserts her will and turns him into an illithid popsicle with her ice breath.