Dwarf of some import in Greyhaven. Master carpenter; his work furnishes The Gilded Ledger and the Brotherhood itself. Monk — can cast Hand of Healing. Has standing with the city guard, the carpenters’ guild, and is plugged into Greyhaven’s underclass via almshouses and specific guard captains.
Joined the party in Session 30 when Ruasar split off to study at the Collegium of Ordered Aether.
Background
Very old — old enough to have known Cisco’s grandfather or great-grandfather. Originally from a mining town on the old continent. Settled in Greyhaven because it was a good use of his talent — helping the locals.
Tries to be a good man and is happy to help.
Cares profoundly about the Unaccounted because of socioeconomic inequality.
Has dealt with hags before, way in the past.
In the campaign
Session 30
- Approached the party in The Gilded Ledger. Noticed Elijah and Fernie as fish out of water.
- Built the tavern’s furniture (cue Elijah retroactively cringing about being worried he’d break it).
- Offered work — connected Elijah with the smithys for repairs and maintenance, hired Lorien at his shop, hosted the party for the night.
- Defused a city-guard altercation with The Beggar — directed the guards to take him to an almshouse and dropped a silver and the name of a specific guard captain. Coughed disapprovingly when the guards shoved the beggar.
- Brought the party to his place, the Greywood Carpenters Brotherhood.
Session 31
- Briefed the party on Greyhaven’s factions (Civic Assembly, River Compact, Grey Wardens, Gilded Watch) and social strata.
- Knelt solemnly through Lorien’s explanation of The Heart of Brackenford. Inspected the Heart and cast Hand of Healing — Lorien took 7 damage. Adrik immediately apologized.
- Inspected the bad lumber Thrain was fuming over, identified it as tampered grade-C softwood with a removed certification stamp.
- Dodged Deputy Surveyor Vaughn by claiming an errand and calling Thrain out as a distraction.
- Approached Vaerix Thalos and the dragonborn squad as cover for a fleeing Elijah. Played dumb; Thalos saw through and smelled Elijah on him.
- After Cisco cut in with a misdirection, recognized Cisco’s sharp tongue as something he could use.
- Took Cisco to Drogon’s docks, walked them past the Gilded Watch guards, found the real grade-A mountain oak, and surfaced the moving-boxes scheme. Let Drogon off the hook this one individual time.
- Reported back to Thrain, who broke a table and wrote Drogon Grudge in his black book.
- Pledged to help Elijah protect Fernie after the gold-dragon reveal — Adrik has friends.
Session 32
- Took on Thrain’s investigation contract.
- Tied his hair back with rope and pulled out a large carpentry axe as the heist kicked off.
- Brewed the ale at the Brotherhood guildhall.
- Bluffed past the Warehouse 17 back-door guards by pushing Lorien forward as his “apprentice” while he slipped to the docks.
- Slipped while climbing the rope to the warehouse window — monk stuff meant he was fine.
- Eyes-rolled the rest of the party as they climbed in behind him.
- Found the lockbox in Drogon’s office — felt and heard it vibrating.
Session 33
- Pushed the party to leave the chest behind and bring the ledger copy to authorities in the morning. Locked the office door, climbed back out the window, rejoined the party.
- In the morning, fetched Thrain and walked him through the fraud, magical interference, and the suggestion to call in experts. Steered the party toward investigating the courier and pointed Lorien at the Collegium for the arcane angle.
- Set off to trail the courier while Cisco and Elijah went for disguises and lodging.
Session 34
- Tailed Polder from Warehouse 17 across Greyhaven in stealth mode (over a Painbearer pamphlet, almost-cart-strike, etc.). Spotted Polder’s flat eyes / no spark of life state while carrying.
- Stopped at the middle of Saddler’s Row Bridge where Polder woke up — searched the spot. Fully unremarkable. No loose stones, nothing to lift or press.
- Got the courier’s name and a queer look from the barkeep at The Saddler’s Rest — Polder, allegedly reputable.