Yorrin Fenris

Yorrin Fenris

### Aliases

Ser Yorrin Fenris (Bright Dawn), little pup, little wolf, the Ghost of Ozryn, scarface, Marcus

### Affiliation

Troublechasers (member), Order of the Bright Dawn (enemies, former member)

### Level/CR

7

**Yorrin Fenris** is a half-elven paladin of vengeance and former knight in service to the Order of the Bright Dawn. Orphaned and raised at the Temple of St. Azra, Yorrin was raised as a human, his elven ears cut to hide his true lineage. When he was old enough, he and a dozen other boys were selected to become squires to the Dawn. Yorrin was squired to Ser Grigoir Vangrief where he endured physically and mentally punishing training at his hands. He developed a strained relationship with his best friend, Declan Ivo, over the years.

Yorrin and Declan served as squires during the Adaran-Nodonian Border War and, after it's conclusion, were knighted three years later after their part in the rescue of Prince William Aesanvolt. Yorrin's first assignment as a knight was at the Sack of Ozryn where he became disillusioned with the Order he had pledged his life to. After refusing an order to kill unarmed civilians, he was given a trial by combat against his former comrade-in-arms, Declan, who cut him down on Rowan's command. Carted back to a nearby Anselheim and revived by a local physician, Yorrin swore revenge on the knights who had betrayed him. He joined up with a group of fellow travelers and formed a band dedicated to bringing the Bright Dawn to justice - the Troublechasers.

## Appearance

Yorrin has semi-long, snowy-white hair and icy blue eyes, with scars along his face and body. With a pale complexion, Yorrin is well-built from years of training. In social situations, he wears a dark tunic with a silver wolf brooch clasped at the neck. In battle, he wears the Bladebreaker Armor - a suit of dark platemail with small runes etched into the armguards and legguards designed to destroy weapons that come into contact with it.

## Personality

Steadfast, impulsive, and hotheaded, Yorrin is a loyal warrior whose trauma from betrayal at the hands of his comrades-in-arms has led to him suffering a slow approach to trust. After Ozryn, Yorrin has devoted himself to exacting bloody vengeance on the Bright Dawn. Yorrin is unyielding in his beliefs - protecting the weak and, otherwise, avenging them when they suffer at the hands of the cruel and the craven. Impatient for results, Yorrin will rush headlong into danger if it means seeing his objectives and the welfare of his loved ones being met.

### Ideals

* **Justice** - Yorrin's personal quest for vengeance against the Bright Dawn comes from a place of betrayal and personal animosity, though he does have a sense of justice when dealing with those he feels are cruel, cowardly, or dishonest. He relished intimidating the corrupt Lord Alistair Marlow into making frequent deposits of money into a safe account under the threat of the Bright Dawn and, when refused to buy back Jayce's arcane focus, he resolved to purchase the Enchanting Emporium from Xarius. While his sense of justice may be skewed to more personal reasons rather than any overt sense of goodwill, Yorrin generally cannot abide tyrants and cowards and is not afraid to use violence to exact retribution on behalf of those he feels deserve it.

* **Family** - Before Ozryn, the Bright Dawn served as an abusive family of Yorrin - beating strict codes of conduct into him and instilling in him a hatred of those deemed to be unclean or heretical. These feelings were burned away with Ozryn, after one of the most important people in Yorrin's life cut him down on his surrogate mother's orders. Betrayed, alone, and left with nothing but his hatred of the Dawn, Yorrin has been slow to trust others and allow such an event to repeat itself. Time with the Troublechasers has allowed him to heal significantly and open up once more. While he cares about his comrades, it is Jayce who is now his family - his *naur* (Elv. "fire.") that he is resolved to do anything for, even at the cost of his life.

* **Honor** - While warped from his time with the Dawn and subsequent betrayal, Yorrin has deep beliefs in what is right and wrong and these beliefs shape how he acts around different people. To honorable warriors, he shows a modicum of respect and admiration. To cowards and liars, he shows nothing but disgust. Regardless, to whomever he finds on the opposite side of the battlefield, he shows no mercy and expects none, the lessons from the Dawn shining through.

### Bonds

* **Jayce Xerxes** - Initially, Yorrin and Jayce were particularly hostile towards one another. Jayce regarded Yorrin as a potential enemy, a former Bright Dawn knight who needed to watched closely. This doubled when Ilfbert was granted to Jayce and Yorrin was initially hostile toward the imp. To Yorrin, Jayce was an annoyance - a misguided girl whose only trait he could identify with was her hatred of the Dawn. The two traded barbs and threats early on in their adventure but, over time, they managed to open up to one another and, during their first stay at the Cozy Cod Inn in Lindow, they shared their first kiss and became entangled in an elven mate bond that linked their souls together. Now Jayce stands as the principle person in Yorrin's life, his one and only love. For Jayce, Yorrin would venture through all nine hells and back. Any who disagree with or, especially, threaten Jayce are immediately marked by Yorrin as enemies.

* **Lilineth Seirein** - Yorrin and Lilineth have held a strained relationship for much of their adventuring together. While he seems to respect her skill at arms, Yorrin is often at odds with the equally abrasive and oftentimes condescending half-elf. Things came to a head when Lili's criticism of Jayce angered Yorrin enough to threaten her. Things have cooled since then, with Yorrin even aiding her in her vengeance against the Gob Mob and warning her beforehand about the dangers of becoming a person like him.

* **Reina Torrel** -

* **Malai Hofiba** - Yorrin seems to be on good terms with Malai, bringing him with him on a few of his escapades and being infuriated when he was rendered comatose following the incident with the Deck of Most Things, demolishing his room in the Satin Siren with his axe. Upon being rescued from the clutches of Ming the Mad, Yorrin was relieved to have Malai back and unchanged. He has only ever disagreed with Malai once in the course of their adventures thus far in regards to the children Yorrin had inducted into the group as squires, with Malai fearing for their safety on their travels and Yorrin dismissing his concerns.

* **Detrost Stormscale** -

* **Declan Ivo** -

* **Tadric Rowan** -

* **Grigoir Vangrief** -

* **Brennan Kadran** -

* **Teagan Garth** -

### Flaws

* **Impulsiveness** - Yorrin's eagerness to achieve his goals, especially in the name of vengeance, have led him to approach situations without thinking beforehand and this has been met with frustration from the rest of the group. While he has had moments of cunning and pre-planning, such as his idea to intimidate Lord Marlow as a Bright Dawn knight or purchasing a magic items shop, Yorrin prefers to act before planning and let his axe settle the difference. Yorrin preferred to kill the Red Raiders with a valiant charge into the cave rather than assessing their numbers, trusting that their skill as a group would see them through. When Malai determined that the Stormguard had captured an innocent man and claiming he was the Reaper, Yorrin's immediate thought was to free him by being flung as a projectile at the cage by Detrost.

* **Paranoia** - Yorrin was raised in the Church of Avos, and the Order of the Bright Dawn. Having been brainwashed with their teachings, he struggles with issues of classism and racism often. Magic users, non-humans, and anyone that was not from the Order was not to be trusted. They were also to be judged of lower class. Since parting with the Order Yorrin has struggled often with his ingrained views of other races, including current members of The Troublechasers. From seeing Malai mostly as a novelty amongst the group until his disappearance with the Deck of Most Things, derogatory insults to most if not all the party members at one time, to the general rude comments made about the lineage of people that have passed thru their adventures. Yorrin has been quickly chastised by the party for his behavior. This, along his relationship with Jayce has led him to broaden his horizons.

* **Bloodthirst** -

* **Dependence on Jayce** -

## Quotes by Yorrin Fenris

* *"So how about a murder-date?"* -Yorrin to Jayce