Altan Edenwalk

Art By: @SaintCinder

**Altan** is a warlock and former smuggler in Icewind Dale, traveling with Kaelyn, Zira and Milo as part of Acquisitions Inc's Ten-Towns branch.

## Description

### Appearance

**Human-** As a human Altan had dark green eyes, weathered tan skin, dark brown hair and a matching goatee. He wore a constant smile with one Gold tooth.

He wore very fine and colorful silk shirts with long flowing arms and fine leather pants that always matched. He wore many colorful gem encrusted rings, golden necklaces and medallions, and a jewel encrusted golden hilt dagger that was always by his side.

**Dragonborn-** As a dragonborn Altan has light blue eyes, white scales, and black claws. He is large and well built. He wears a light blue cloak with white furs to help with the cold of Iceind Dale, though he doesn't seem to mind the cold that much. He carry on him a mysterious green gem that often holds a soft glow, a simple necklace with unique engravings on them, a blue gem encrusted ring that also faintly glows, and lastly a spellbook simple in design, green with gold trimmings.

### Personality

Altan used to be focused, persistent, and yet also charming and witty. He was often seen as the life of the party being one that can make anything get anywhere. He was respected and connected and showed that in his personality and confidence. But he also had a darker seedier side and wasn't afraid to do what must be needed to get the job done. With that he had hints and sparks of anger and rage.

After waking up as a Dragonborn dealing with the aftermath of so much. Altan become closed off and cold. He became angry and distant and trapped in who he now had to be. He is aggressive and doesn't hold anyone close. But the more he walks this new path, the more he is changing. Question is, will it be enough when the time comes?

## Biography

### Early Life

**Altan Edenwalk** was born in *Waterdeep* in a small apartment in Dock Ward. He was the oldest of three siblings, his sisters- Scarlett and Kara, and one brother Keiron. Other than names, Altan did not know much of his family. Perhaps he would have, if not for the trip they had taken together at sea.

Altan was only seven years old then, and the oldest memory he has was of the storm that their ship had nearly succumb to, the storm that had taken away his mother in the night. His second oldest memory was of his father grieving when they docked in *Luskan*. His third oldest memory came shortly after, when Altan found himself alone in the streets of *Luskan*, abandoned by a single parent who had too many children to take care of and yet couldn't take care of himself.

The rest of Altan’s life was about as bleak as one would expect, being an orphan in the City of Sails. He was raised in an institution, if you could call it that. A rundown home on rat street, with an old sailor to look after him named **Grizzle**. The old bastard took care of seven other kids like Altan, and being the child that he was, Altan thought he did it out of the goodness of his old heart. Altan’s naivete was short lived, the day that Grizzle sold him into service to a pirate, **Captain Briskar Luddow.** That lasted about two years before Altan finally had enough and fled one day while they were docked.

### Mid Life: The Dangers of Deals

After escaping Altan went from odd jobs to shady gigs, until he found himself in with the likes of the ***Zhentarim*** working for a half elf named **Thellis Bridgewater**. At least the work she gave Altan paid well, and didn’t require him to get his hands too dirty. Mostly smuggling jobs, and arranging deliveries and shipments on various trading ships whenever they reached the right port.

Through that job, Altan had been to every major port or river city in the *Sword Coast, Neverwinter, Mirabar, Baldur’s Gate*, even to *Chult* on one occasion. He was a charismatic person and found it easy to meet and get to know people, and never had an issue completing a job. Altan was always careful and never got caught, despite the contraband or sometimes even people he was smuggling.

This is why Altan was particularly stunned, when he was finally caught in the scummiest, questionable port of all, his “home” of *Luskan*. Where half the ships in the harbor were pirate vessels. Altan suspected that the Magistrate targeted him because someone forgot to include him on the take. He even trumped up the charges to conspiracy against the city…just Altan’s luck, to meet a grim end in Prisoners’ Carnival (the court of public executions and torture entertainment in *Luskan*) because someone else messed up.

While awaiting his grim fate in the caves along the coast that Luskan used as jail cells, Altan was surprised to receive a visitor, even more so when it was revealed to be a Drow by the name of **Beniago**. He explained that he could free Altan, but in exchange, Altan would have to return the favor by redirecting some “merchandise” from its intended customer, to Beniago.

Without much choice, and without much loyalty for a customer he never met, Altan agreed.

He did have some regret that he would be disappointing Thellis, as she always treated him as ***Zhentarim*** “family” but he thought she’d understand, if their places were reverse, she’d do the same.

Altan was released and the *Luskan* Magistrate quickly dropped the charges against him. Thellis was angry about the merch they had confiscated, but decided to sort it out with her contacts in the city government instead. She quickly gave Altan a new job, to retrieve a shipment from Port Last and deliver it to a gentlemen back in *Luskan*.

The job was simple, easy really, and that worried Altan. But as he had agreed, he delivered the goods instead to Beniago, who by now he suspected was a ship captain. That’s safer, thought Altan, who had feared he was doing business with a Drow of Menzoberranzan. Could have been worse.

Oh but it was worse, so much worse, as Altan soon found out when he met the original customer. He was all prepared with a story of the Neverwinter guards, even decorated himself with make up to appear bruised and beaten. None of that mattered however, when Altan realized the customer was a Sorcerer from the ***Arcane Brotherhood***. A tiefling no less, named **Averice**.

She scolded Altan, and nearly burned his face off with arcane fire. He quickly pivoted his lie, explaining that the merch she was after had been taken by Luskan officials.

Off she went, likely to set the Magistrate on fire himself, thought Altan. And off Altan went with his lie in tact... for now, to get as far away from the Arcane Brotherhood as possible. He knew of an airship that he had seen while coming into port, and bolted for it. Wherever it was going, was far from here and that’s all he needed.

To his surprise, they didn’t ask many questions when he approached them. He tried to spin them a tale of his exploits as a merchant, and they waved him off. “Just sign here, and welcome to ***Acquisitions Incorporated***.”

### Background: Smuggler

Altan worked for years to build up a massive network working for various organizations as well as many freelance jobs. He became one of the most notorious connects having been to almost every dock in the Sword Coast. From drugs, weaponry, and even people Altan could ship anything. He also worked with information, from Corrupt Political figures making back alley deals, to local Guards being paid off, and everything in between, Altan used this information to his advantage and thus built a small empire.

## Equipment and Gear

### Green Shard Fragment

In episode 1 Altan "killed" a wizard of the Arcane Brotherhood and during which stole a mysterious Green Shard gem. In Episode 23 Altan used the SummerStar to change weather and while standing in the sunlight realized it fueled the green shard gem and also the mysterious power flowing through him. The gem also appears to recharge when in direct sunlight

Through the Green Shard Gem Altan can Cast the following Spells: *Dominate Monster, Fireball, Sunbeam, Charm Monster, Galder’s Tower*

### Netheril Shield Guardian Amulet

In Episode 3 Maru Gave Altan a mysterious amulet he found in the wild. When attuned the amulet kept drawing Altan to a specific location. Upon arriving at that location ( a Goblin encampment) in Episode 5 it was then realized that the amulet controls a Shield Guardian which Altan used to help save himself and his fellow adventures from the goblins.

### SummerStar

A Netheril artifact used to control the weather in a large radius when activated. It uses a black/obsidian core as a source to power it.

### Ring of the Drunkard

Maru gave this ring to Altan in episode 19 as a parting gift to say goodbye upon his marriage to the lonely wood.

The ring smells of old, ale-stained wood. While wearing it, Altan can regain **4d4 + 4** hit points when he drinks a pint of beer, ale, mead, or wine. Once the ring has restored hit points, it can’t do so again until the next dawn.

### Abilities

* Altan was bestowed gifts and abilities by his Patron Remliel. He has been given access to some of his Patron's powers in which he can now cast various spells, see in darkness both magical or not, and He often times can aid his fellow adventurers healing them with his divine light.