Felix, 8th level half-orc fighter, 75 hp, played by Alex
Rathbane, 5th level dwarven fighter/cleric of Clangeddin, 45 hp, played by Katherine
Donald Collins, 8th level human mage, 43 hp, NPC
Gates, 6th level dwarven cleric of Moradin, 39 hp, played by Aaron
Hendel, 7th level dwarven thief, 38 hp, played by Joel
Nakumanu, 5th level orc fighter, 32 hp, henchman of Felix
History
The detailed origins of this reunion go significantly back into the pages of the Restenford Defenders, an adventuring party founded upon and dragged through the trials of Lendore Isle.
One of the three fighters this party featured was a strong and charismatic half-orc of unknown parentage named Felix, from “Mork and Gork know where.” Felix joined the party within a few months of its founding in 2172 and rapidly rose in power and skill. In 2177, during the Defenders’ expedition to the “Orcipelago,” Felix acquired a former prisoner blue-skinned orc as a henchman, the falchion-wielding Nakumanu.
In 2179, an adamantium shortsword was created, among the most powerful weapons in Telvar. This intelligent sword, a lawful diplomatic weapon we dubbed Peacemaker, adopted Felix and became part of his persona. The sword enjoys fishing and collects shields.
In 2182, the Defenders unknowingly entered a holy testing ground for the ancient dwarven kingdom on Lendore, thinking it to be a local ruin called “The Sentry.” Inside Felix passed a test of a riddle and a battle, unexpectedly becoming the first king of the dwarves of Lendore Isle in several thousand years, and receiving two important items—a hammer, and a crown.
Unfortunately, Felix and the Defenders knew little of the history and the significance of Felix’s new position. As Felix left for the mainland to train, dwarven emissaries from the White Mountain dwarves and the Shabrundian dwarves followed him, hoping to barter for the crown and hammer. There was a third faction representing the hidden dwarves of Lendore Isle, who now worship an evil god known as the Burrower (actual name Beranar, I think). They disguised themselves as the White Mountain dwarf emissary to discover that Felix was in Teft, and bargained with him, offering money. When Felix hesitated, the dwarves struck.
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