Garrick Zenwhyl

Garrick Zenwhyl is a half-elf warlock and bard that travels as a member of the Anterrel Expedition. He is a famous performer and charlatan, best known for his successful robbery of the Zylem Vaults in Whiteroot. Garrick impersonates Lord Aston Anterrel at the behest of Servant of Many.

## Biography

### **Background (8R-292)**

Krillin Bineros was born in Rootreach, to the noble House Bineros, and his parents frequently took him to the performances staged in Hollowhall. He became enamored with the art of performance, and began to study the craft. He became an excellent actor, but became interested in using this skills to commit increasingly elaborate crimes. He left the Bineros name behind, and became Garrick Zenwhyl.

### **Imarona Ildran (8R-312)**

Garrick fell in love with a woman named Imarona Ildran while visiting Whiteroot. He believed her to be a fellow traveler and charlatan, and was unaware that she was actually a Watcher of the Ring. The two began traveling together, and she joined him in his criminal activities. Together, they plotted to break into the Zylem Vaults of Whiteroot, but when the day came to commit the deed Garrick attempted to talk her out of it and convince her to continue traveling with him. That night, she stole his coin and fled.

### **The Black Hand (8R-316)**

Garrick began to search for Imarona, but he was unsuccessful in locating her. He returned to Whiteroot and broke into the Zylem Vaults himself, hoping to attract her attention. He was successful in his endeavors, but all he found within was a Book of Shadows dedicated to a mysterious entity called the Black Hand. Upon touching this book, his soul became connected to the Black Hand, and he gained the dark powers of this new patron, which made him capable of even more dastardly crimes. He was identified as he fled from the Vaults, and he has been on the run ever since.

### **The Councilwoman (8R-317)**

Garrick Zenwhyl continued to search for Imarona while committing increasingly daring crimes. When he heard one of Imarona's fake names mentioned in a Dil Trithia bar, he kidnapped the woman who had uttered it. She turned out to be a member of the Tankotan Council named Lymesia Avyr, and he was quickly apprehended for his crime. He was sentenced to death by hanging off of the Gallowbough, but he was visited in prison by Servant of Many, who had watched his performance in the pub the night before. SOM offered Garrick his freedom in return for his service, and Garrick accepted. He began to impersonate Lord Anterrel, and helped SOM to further the goals of House Anterrel.

### **The Anterrel Expedition (8R-322)**

Garrick Zenwhyl began traveling with the Anterrel Expedition at the request of SOM, so that he could continue to impersonate Lord Anterrel. He was free to participate in the Expedition under any name or guise he chose, as long as he kept out of the public eye. In the few circumstances when he was caught, SOM would free him using the authority of House Anterrel. While exploring, he hopes to discover the truth of his Black Hand.

## Personality

Garrick Zenwhyl appears as a confident and brash charlatan, and sees himself as uncatchable. In the few instances where he was successfully captured, he was able to escape, further bolstering his ego. Deep down, he is deeply insecure of who he is, which is why he constantly hides under false names and faces.