Monster Vard, as a Controller [P1]

[Obryn]

So I'm very unimpressed with what should be a final, climactic battle between Vard and the PCs. I'm so unimpressed that I've basically completely redone Vard himself.

I think I might have overdone it a bit, and he might be better as a Solo, but I wanted to get some input ahead of time.

I loved the concept of him drawing spirits from the Cauldron and surrounding himself with them. He's constantly ringed by a tempest of ghost trolls, which can manifest themselves in a few different ways. What's more, he has a fairly broad Aura to add a sense of urgency to everything.

Any thoughts? I see already I've made a few errors, but I want to know if you think this is too much for what's essentially the adventure's end boss.

-O