Bryad I (Pumpkin King)

The first King of Awbor and the man who united all of the tribes into a single kingdom under his rule. He later rose as a horrifying undead after a ritual to extend his life went wrong. He is tied to the history of Awbor and always resurfaces whenever significant events take place. As the king he was a brave a dangerous warrior, who put his kingdom and House Bryad above all else. 
Bryad feared death above anything else, and sought many ways to extend his life so that he may continue to guide Awbor. One such morally dubious act of necromancy resulted in an explosion that killed both Bryad, his wife Narissa and most of their royal guard. In the days of morning that followed, his son was crowded Bryad II and sought to continue his father's legacy of protecting Awbor. 
However, Bryad did not actually die. Instead the foul necromantic energy and unusual alchemical components he had mixed caused his body to reform as - part undead part plant - The Pumpkin King. The royal guard, Ser Kerduvan also rose from the same explosion, but as a skeleton filled with positive energy.
Now as the Pumpkin King, he holds still holds those values, but now cannot die; he simply rises from a pumpkin patch the following full moon. He has manipulated the events of Awbor from the shadows; few know or even suspect that the legendary of the Pumpkin King is actually the first king of Awbor. 
Bryad chose to reveal himself and his connections to The Twelve (through Patch), to the Bismarck Frontier Force and was instrumental in helping them stop Father Llymic and Duristanan The Wyrmbreaker.
Many years later, the lich Lord Malakai bound The Pumpkin King into his service and used him to attack Caldor, during the Second Siege of Caldor. He was killed by Tardigrade IV, but rose again the following moon - no longer bound to Lord Malakai. 
The Pumpkin King offered his services to the Hindenburg Ground Crew in helping to fight the forces of Kyuss. Though they refused his offer, as they did not trust his motives; he still took part in the Battle of Awbor. 
Since the fall of Kyuss, little has been heard from the Pumpkin King.
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