Alcain Innsmouth

Alcain Innsmouth is a Maelstromyr from The Old Crusaders and The Band of the Lion. Alcain was born of a cultist orgy in Midfort. He was raised under the doctrine of the Yellow Avatar. Alcain rejected his servitude of the cult and fled, though stumbling through the cursed yellow halls, a fell token, a monster disguised as a blindfold, wrapped itself around his face. Alcain would escape with his mother, Dina, to Dormort, where he eventually was pulled into the crusade. Alcain is credited as the person responsible for defeating Tiamat and for causing the cataclysm. Alcain once wielded illusion magic as tool, but after an extended time in the Far Realm, he dared not touch the weave, lest he taint it. Alcain was close with Yuki Derindel, Jorey Zealotous, Cailin Maccailini, and Samworthy Sandlewood. Alcain died of old age exhaustion in Forlonde.

## Appearances

### Appearance

* The Old Crusaders: Alcain appears as a tall young man with long blonde hair and blindfolded eyes. He often wore yellow robes, and after his blindfold was removed, his face and eyes were horrifically scarred.
* The Band of the Lion: Alcain appears as an older man with short white hair, wrinkled skin, and damaged tissue around his eyes.

## The Old Crusaders

### The Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Alcain came across the sunken carriage of Leosin Erlanthor and fellow travellers headed for the festival of fire: Yuki Derindel, Elia Derindel, Saldon Lohic, Jorey Zealotous, and Oroe Merlot. The group investigated his disappearance, shortly after entering the Greenest, Mator Binnings, and recruiting Bars, and followed a trail to an abandoned cultist camp. They returned to Greenest to find the cultists taking over unleashing a blue dragon's wrath upon the city. By morning the attack was over, the cultists defeated, and dragon repelled. All the information that could be squeezed from a cultist before their death was that they served the beast with ten eyes. In their possession was a mithril vault, containing numerous magic items including a magic paintbrush that Alcain took, and the deck of many things. After drawing from the deck, Saldon felt unwell, and bid his new allies accompany him home to Grazen. Alcain and Oroe led the way south until stopping at Old God Grove to pray, while there, they discovered a secret tomb, that of Abies Nobilis. After revelling the adventure through, they found the inner sanctum within, where Alcain unsuccessfully tried to befriend a gazer. Outside they were met by Ousten Fry who tried to rob them, Alcain used his illusion magics to keep him at bay, long enough for Oroe to brutally kill him. During the night after, Elia returned from a brief departure with the Lord Commander of Uild, Palma Nobilis. Alcain took to her instantly and began to learn from her as they travelled. Further along the road, they met Ho'ew. Their next stop was in Shallot, there Alcain constructed a crossbow that fired electrified metal bolts. A bodiless, mask and cape cut Alcain on the high street. The party chased after it, and found the mask in a back alley. Alcain put on the mask and heard it whisper to him: 'Alcain, the yellow tides are washing over you'. When Yuki pulled the mask from him, Alcains blindfold was torn off too, revealing a creature with a hundred teeth (that had been sunken into Alcain's face) on the underside of the blindfold. The mask then emitted an ungodly light that sent the consciences of Alcain and Jorey into a dark place (believed to be the far realm). The pair were roused and fled Shallot, fearing that they were being followed.