Korg Krakow

Korg Krakow was a bronze dragonborn paladin of Vikyn, a chieftain of the Shestendeliath dragonborn clan, and a member of the Heroes of Balkstead.

## Early Life

Born into the Shestendeliath clan on the Illithian Isle, Korg was the youngest son of the chieftain. As a child, his clan worshiped the Elder God Yfuleg and frequently took trips to raid communities on mainland Ezelun. On one such trip, his mother attempted to stop his father from murdering a helpless elf. His father, angered, ordered Korg's brother Lakar to kill her, which he did.

Korg hated his father and brother, but stayed with the clan anyway, believing that he would be unable to survive on his own. On one raiding voyage to the Buffer Bay, Korg discovered a book with the symbols of Vikyn on its cover. On the return to the mountains where their clan lived, he studied the book, learning of the Elder God Talus and his son Vikyn. For the first time in his life, Korg had found something worth living for. Unfortunately, his brother Lakar happened upon him in study of the book, and told their father.

Upon hearing of his son's actions, Korg's father gave his son two choices: be exiled from the clan, or challenge Lakar for the right to the chiefdom. Knowing his honor was at stake (and believing himself unable to survive without the clan), Korg chose the latter. Lakar made short work of Korg in the ensuing challenge, but as he was about to deliver the killing blow, Korg cried out to Vikyn for deliverance. The sky turned white and a flash of light blinded the dragonborn. Korg ran, escaping the clan to live on his own. Upon further study of his book, Korg swore an Oath of Vengeance to punish those who hurt innocents, and protect those who were unable to defend themselves.

## The Heroes of Balkstead

Korg joined up with the Heroes of Balkstead shortly before they entered the city proper. After the party took down a wererat gang operating inside the city, the joined with the Darkmane Society to help prevent drow houses from engineering an invasion of the surface.

## Return to the Illithian Isle

As the heroes attempted to build an alliance capable of repelling the coming drow invasion, the party was contacted by the king of Fell Dorei, whose nation was under attack by raiders. He offered the support of his armies in exchange for ending the raids against him.

When the party arrived in Fell Dorei, they were surprised to find out that the raiders were none other than Korg's old clan, now led by his brother Lakar, who had become a paladin of Tiamat. Lakar offered to stop the raids so long as the party remained with him in the clan's camp and aided them with some enemies of their own.

The party agreed, and formed a tenative alliance with the clan. They aided them in killing a group a goliath raiders led by a Stone Giant that had been extorting the clan for income, a cult of chaos that had split from the clan upon Lakar's ascension to the chiefdom, and finally the white dragon Cryvinrax, who had been terrorizing the clan. Their enemies dealth with, Lakar reneged on the deal and told the party that he had no reason to stop the raids anymore.

Korg challenged Lakar, and initially, things went poorly. However, as Lakar was about to land a killing blow, Korg once more appealed to Vikyn, and *Nakir's Verdict* glowed with a bright light, growing in power and blinding Lakar. Using his newly empowered maul, Korg was able to defeat Lakar and became the chieftain of the clan.

Upon assuming the role of chieftain, Korg migrated the Shestendeliath clan to the Spire, near Aclille.