Fromdrow ranger Drizzt Do’Urdento the Harpers, heroes have been contemplated.

But the right villain forThe Forgotten Realmsisn’t quite as well-known to most fantasy fans.

TheDungeons & Dragonsmoviesoffered the world a snarling Jeremy Irons as the evil Mage Profion, opposing Empress Savina.

Neverwinter Key Art showing Drow creeping around a corner alongside a large catlike creature, a giant reptile is on the other side of the corridor.

The new show’s team will have already executed their Vecna idea, and very well at that.

WhileTheLegend of Vox Machinaseason 3 teased the Whispered One,Stranger ThingsandThe Forgotten Realmsshare some crew.

This makes it even more likely thatThe Forgotten Realmswon’t repeatStranger Things’villain.

Dungeons & Dragons Party with 5 members, the three in front hold melee weapons, one in back holds a bow and arrow, and one in back is casting a spell above their head.

Wizards of the Coast also released a popularTomb of Annihilationboard game.

This strand of familiarity could increase engagement, interest, and viewership.

Although, the show is bound to invent a lot of original characters and arcs.

Chris Pine as Edgin in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Dungeon and Dragons imagery

Acererak would fit this bill, occupying a big season 1 plotline.

This could preclude some spy-thriller-style arcs or episodes.

Acererak appeared to rescue Vecna from certain defeat when he was attacked by Pelor, the Oerthian god.

Vecna’s monstrous face clouded in red in Stranger Things

TheDungeons & Dragonsfranchise is a fantasy adventure series based on the iconic tabletop role-playing game.

The skeletal arch-lich Acererak in D&D art from the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide.

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Lich Acererak on a throne of skulls in Vecna Eve of Ruin.

The Beholder from 2025 Monster Manual and Acererak from 2014 Dungeon Master’s Guide

Custom image by Christian Hoffer based on 2014’s Dungeon Master’s Guide

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