Torrun Rudd

Torrun Rudd was a dwarven cleric of Aita and leader of the Good Folks Reclamation Project.

## Description

Born in the southern jaw of the Ironfangs, Torrun Rudd learned the hardships of life quickly, with the natural dangers of the mountain passes and the living dangers of beast and person alike ever present. Nonetheless, he found solace in the teachings of the Dawn Matron, placing value on comfort above all, and the safety and sanctity that embracing it could provide. Torrun was gently-spoken, never raising a voice in anger, or a hand in violence, and considered himself first and foremost a zeal and faithful follower of the commandments of Aita.

## History

After serving with the Matron House for a time, Torrun Rudd moved to found what would become the Good Folks Reclamation Project. Originally based in the city of Viridell, it serves as a place to definitively ease the bodies and minds of those without hope of long-term solace and comfort, but found themselves stunted and limited by both provision of the ingredients and equipment needed to produce Dawn Matron's Embrace, and the authorities misunderstanding their claimed intentions.

To this effect, the group travelled into the Tviatini Jungle, founding a commune from which they could source what they required, and find peace away from the eyes of the Radiant Triumvirate. Making journeys up and down the River Tvia by means of rowboat, Torrun and his disciples would arrange for those wishing to put a life of suffering, despair and destitution behind them, as well as allowing them to send final letters to loved ones, or anyone else of their desiring. It was upon one such trips that Torrun was captured by the Glimmerguard, and subsequently charged with eighty-six counts of murder, his actions deemed a protracted massacre. Sentenced to an indefinite labour sentence, he served but a few months before being freed by his acolytes, amongst them the daughter of a Triumvir Lumaris Xaldir, Calista Xaldir. Subsequently, a bounty was placed upon Torrun's head, set to attract adventuring parties to aid the Triumvirate in recapturing the cleric and his wider circle.

One such group from Amber Run acted upon the call, with further promise of additional reward upon Calista's rescue. To this effect, the group travelled into the Tviatini Jungle, eventually locating Torrun, Calista and the rest of the Good Folks Reclamation Project near the ruins of the Ender Temple. Through theological discussion with Adrian and Rynros, Torrun defended his beliefs and actions, and was eventually persuaded to come along with the party on the condition that each other individual present is allowed to choose whether they want to return to Viridell too, or stay within the jungle to be provided the value of the bounty placed upon him. Delivered to Tyrus Lassink, he was arrested and scheduled for retrial promptly after.

### Death

A few days after the departure of the adventuring party, on the day of his trial, Calista was permitted by her father to visit him one last time, albeit it under careful supervision. During the exchange deemed otherwise mundane, Torrun gifted Calista his candle pendant of Aita, the only possession he was granted to keep by the party that captured him, the pair sharing in a quiet moment of contemplation that surely the next time they would be together would indeed be *"at the base of the Matron's mount, where the lakes are silver and the skies gold"*. Calista bid Torrun well, and thus departed, pendant in hand.

The following morning, Torrun was found unresponsive in his cell, Calista likewise so within her bedchamber, both seemingly by means of a self-inflicted poison. Upon investigation, it was found that the holy pendant was hollow, and able to hold two measures within the candle of a substance, suspected to be Moonlight Sorrow.