Aphio Peridaph

A coryphae claiming service to an unnamed queen. Desired a dance partner beautiful or skilled enough to compliment him at his queen's ball badly enough to attempt to blackmail Heliadra through the theft of her shawl, but was thwarted by the Ensoulment Heroes. Escaped in the night.

Thus far
Animbra revealed herself to be the "queen" to which Aphio was referring when Illaria serendipitously mentioned him, and consequently invited the heroes to the mentioned ball.

At the ball, Aphio ruled the dance floor, only even nearly challenged by "Courtesan" (Nessa Lith) and Illaria. However, his performance in fencing, which he was easily baited into, was rather less impressive, and he was humiliated by the heroes when he ultimately lost his temper and attacked Ichabod with his dark-fey dance-sorcery. And then again, when Illaria bested him in a verbal duel and he stormed off in rage.

Illaria pursued Aphio to make amends, and managed to coax something like sincerity from the coryphae, or the closest thing he is capable of. In result of this heroic effort, Illaria's soul was brushed with a boon of first dance.

When scried months later, Aphio was practicing fencing and delighted to have a magical paparazzi.