Galgaroth

"It's a good thing that old codger Galgaroth is made from sterner stuff than most. Criminy, I could never beat him in a duel, on a good day. If the Viceroy was still in his prime, Kass would need to have him outnumbered ten-to-one to have a fair chance."

- Seth

Galgaroth was a former Viceroy of the Darigan Citadel who was exiled when he opposed General Kass's takeover.

Description
Galgaroth was an elderly tyrannosaurus-like being with dark reddish-orange skin, glowing, ember-like orange eyes with slit black pupils, and small barbels beside his nose. He wore black and silver armor with a long indigo cape.

History
In 150,082 CMT, Viceroy Galgaroth and Viceroy Nephdel were summoned to a meeting with General Kass to discuss who would replace Lord Darigan as the ruler of the Darigan Citadel during Darigan's extended absence. When Kass personally nominated Advisor Alabreil for the position, Galgaroth was enraged because, even though Lord Darigan's absence meant that Greendel had an optimal chance to strike at the Citadel, Kass had seen fit to nominate Alabreil as a replacement, who Galgaroth deemed a "snotnosed brat who [couldn't] even make up his mind on what to have with his blasted tea". In another outburst, Galgaroth revealed that he was aware that Nephdel was conspiring with Kass to take over the Citadel, challenging them both to dispose of him so that he would not have to see what their combined idiocy would do to their nation. Kass accepted Galgaroth's challenge and alerted the guards, who burst into the room and cast him in chains. While Galgaroth was dragged out of the room, Kass gloated that Galgaroth would be the first in a "long line of traitors" who would be cast out before the people.

Nephdel was horrified by the ruthlessness with which Kass had disposed of Galgaroth, because Galgaroth had personally recommended that Kass be promoted to General during his rise to power. In response, Kass informed Nephdel that Galgaroth had not promoted Kass for Kass's own sake, but because he knew that Kass would be the best choice for the position, meaning that it was not a personal favor, so he should expect no favors in return.

While strapped in chains, Galgaroth was thrown off the edge of the Darigan Citadel by Kass's minions. The winds of Neopia carried him all the way to a forest in Brightvale, where he impacted the ground hard enough to leave a large crater, surviving only through a combination of his thick armor and his resilient nature. The weakened Galgaroth was found half-conscious in his crater by the Brightvalian Guard Brynneth, who recognized the Viceroy and came to his assistance by sawing through his chains with a serrated dagger. At Galgaroth's behest, Brynn took him into the city and requested an audience with King Hagan. In the meeting that followed, Galgaroth informed Hagan and his Advisors that Kass had taken control of the Darigan Citadel through the manipulations of Gardenia and the Zafara Double Agent, with the latter having collected all of the weaknesses of the Citadel's top leaders for Kass to use against them, in addition to Greendel's battle plans. When Galgaroth described the physical appearance of the Zafara Double Agent, Brynn realized that she had met her before in a library elsewhere in Brightvale.

Later, Brynn and Seth mentioned Galgaroth when recapping the situation on Neopia. Seth complimented Galgaroth for being made of "stronger stuff than most", adding that, if Galgaroth was in his prime, Kass would need to have him outnumbered ten-to-one to stand a fair chance against him. Brynn then stated that, because Galgaroth had seen Kass's plans to conquer Greendel, he would be working with Commander Orson to lead a counter-offensive.