The Dire Wolves

Patrin Bloodscale

Pippins Ploopy-Doopy

The Dire Wolves is an team of heroes known for their involvement in the collapse of the Grey Gallows. The team is primarily comprised of Pippins Ploopy-Doopy, Flint Fireforge, Erevan Lackraven, and Patrin Bloodscale. Their story has been compiled through witness reports, and has spread across Garn as myth and legend.

## **Members**

### ***Erevan Lackraven***

Erevan Lackraven is a half-elf rogue from the city of Rootreach. He is a known associate of the Lotus Order, supposedly trained by the Julipis. He disappeared after the collapse of the Grey Gallows, while some believe he still operates within the Lotus Order.

### ***Flint Fireforge***

Flint Fireforge is a dwarf paladin from Karkari, a fishing village along the western coasts of the Blue Mist Lake. Witnesses note his devotion to Sokis, and several have reported witnessing miracles that he supposedly enacted with her assistance. He disappeared after the collapse of the Grey Gallows.

### ***Patrin Bloodscale***

Patrin Bloodscale is a Dragonborn sorcerer from the Bloodscale Burrows. He currently resides in Babbles, raising a child that was born to him by the mayor's wife, much to the disdain of the local halflings.

### ***Pippins Ploopy-Doopy***

Pippins Ploopy-Doopy is a Tiefling wizard, raised by halflings in Babbles. Witnesses report his deep familiarity with the poetry of Gandor.

## **History**

### ***Origin, 7E-994***

The four rogues that would continue on to become the Dire Wolves were originally arrested in Whiteroot for an assortment of unrelated crimes. On the way to the Grey Gallows in Hendrik, they were freed by a group of wolves known as the Redfang Renegades. They were enlisted into their cause, and were sent to meet a rebel contact in North Firsirin. It is reported that the four mercenaries were forced to kill a Dire Wolf in order to prove themselves to the Renegades, and it was from this act that their group name was adopted.

### ***Ketel's Crossing, 7E-994***

The Dire Wolves first came to public renown for their liberation of Ketel's Crossing, while on their way to North Firsirin. While passing through the small farming community, they became involved in the conflict against the local bandits, led by Sartrin Cinderback. The Dire Wolves tracked him down to the nearby Ketel's Castle, defeating Sartrin and recovering the village's resources that had been collected through unfair taxation. The village rewarded them for their efforts, and word began to spread of the heroes known as the Dire Wolves.

### ***North Firsirin, 7E-995***

They continued north into the Redfang Mountains, arriving in North Firsirin with instructions to investigate that year's King's Assembly. There, amidst the Festival of Flames, they happened to be in Tri-Tower Plaza during the mysterious Quasit attack. Little is known about the details of this attack, but rumors persist that it led the Dire Wolves to an encounter with the infamous Shadowclaw Cult.

Over the coming week, word began to spread that the Dire Wolves had infiltrated the King's Assembly and discovered Etten Tillnia's plan to release the Ninth Passion. As word got out, the city became increasingly hostile in their search for the fabled Dire Wolves. They were never heard of in Firsirin again.

### ***Babbles, 7E-995***

The Dire Wolves were next seen in the Whitewing settlement of Babbles, where they were met with a lukewarm welcome by the local government. They earned some favor after rescuing a lost group of school children from a tribe of Gnolls, but after an inter-group conflict over the possession of a mysterious yellow slime, they were forcibly removed from the city.

Much of what is known of the Dire Wolves' earliest adventures is derived from the stories of Patrin Bloodscale, who now resides in Babbles with his half-dragonborn/half-halfling children. His children all came from different mothers, and the town holds him in strong disdain due to his frequent affairs with the local women. If the town were able to outmatch his magic and strength, they would banish him in a heartbeat.

### ***Hendrik and the Grey Gallows, 7E-995***

The Dire Wolves traveled from Babbles to Hendrik. Their time here is largely undocumented, but witnesses report interactions between the Dire Wolves and the Twin Prophets of Zharweige. The Dire Wolves played a role in the collapse of the Grey Gallows, but this event is shrouded in mystery and the scale of their influence is not certain. The Dire Wolves have not been seen or heard from since the collapse, although there have been many unconfirmed sightings of the individual members.