Poackel

**Poackel** is an NPC on *Another Bad Side Quest*. He is a Leonin, described as a large lion humanoid man, with white and grey fur, who wears crimson robes and a mask of his order on his side. Though Poackel has not been met by the main party, he has been mentioned to Yashani several times when she has asked about *The Book of Sanguis* and it's past. He has been described by others as a nice and caring man.

**Ep. 7 - Quarry Hold**

Poackel was first mentioned by Chuluu when the Shadow Monk handed over *The* *Book of Sanguis* and helped Yashani unlock the first of several sections chained in the book. Poackel was revealed to be the holder of the book previously, having come to the monastry to learn Shadow Ki and left the book with Chuluu before leaving *The Underdark*.

**Ep. 9 - Deliberations**

Poackel was mentioned when Yashani returned to the Shadow Monastry to ask Chuluu more questions about the monk who had the book before her. Chuluu explained Poackel had a theory that Sanguis was not only the God of people, but the God of all connection. He also told Yashani that Poackel had trained across the continents with different masters to unlock the sections of the book and that when he came to Chuluu, all the sections had been opened, but he closed them all before leaving it with Chuluu.

**Ep. 12 - Forewarned & Forgotten**

Poackel was mentioned by Chuluu after the party made their way out of *The Underdark*, with the help of and Masq. Chuluu told Yashani to find a man named Oskit in *Vupjinas* as it was apparently where Poackel had come from before making his way to the Underdark.

**Ep. 27 - Nij'a**

Poackel was mentioned when Ob revealed that they knew one other Sanguine monk before Yashani, revealed as Poackel, who was on his way to *Vulpjinas* carrying *The Book of Sanguis*. Ob went on to say that few monks of Sanguis ever left their monasteries, but when they did, did great things, though Yashani assumed he was going to say they wound up dead. Ob told Yashani that Poackel was still alive and lived in *Gilesha* and suggested she should visit him when she was done with the book.

**The Ballad of Bo & Gal (Part 1)**

Poackel was mentioned Mabel when she described to Boreal and Galatea, who were visiting her inn, of the last traveller before them, and noted they were a large leonin, dressed in crimson. She noted he also was from Gilesha, that he was nice and caring man and couldn't help, but feel youthful around him.

**The Ballad of Bo & Gal (Part 2)**

Poackel was seen when Bo and Gal were brought to a cave in the PTC tundra by a few weasels while they travelled between *Cessunaler* and *Nij'a*. He welcomed them out of the cold, spoke about a variety of things including that he recently returned to Palamoa from *Gilesha* to try and find two items, being a white mask and a very old book. Poackel also revealed he was about 160 years old, that he believed he was basically undying and was in part due to what he learned while reading the book, but when he learned all he could and realized he didn't need it on him to keep his abilities, left the book with a friend in *The Underdark* named Chuluu.

Poackel saw as Galatea was forcefully awoken from her *Dream Tethers* in the evening and noted that Galatea's friend was travelling with one of his own and that those who travelled with a monk of Sanguis had their mentality protected by the power of their lifeforce. Poackel used his own ability to sense the monk and revealed they were about a half day's travel from where they are now. He revealed that if the Skorian Empire knew the monks still existed, they would likely be killed as the Empire didn't want the power they had to exist anymore. He added that he had not known another had left since he did, and gave Galatea a white mask, that was partially carved, to show the monk so they could know she could be trusted.

Poackel led them to the area where he smelled one of the objects the next morning, and after Galatea cast *Locate Object* to lead them to the precise location of the mask used an ability to turn his fists to stone and dug down into the ground where Galatea pointed, which caused him to eventually fall into what appeared to be a tunnel a few hundred feet above where he would find the mask. Poackel propelled himself up and out of the 60 foot hole to say his good-byes, told them when he was ready to search for the book he would find them afterward to find the other monk, thanked them for their help as he likely would have not found it without them, then went back into the hole to find the mask.

**Ep.32 Dream Walker (The Ballad of Bo & Gal - Part 3)**

Poackel was mentioned by Bo and Gal when they met Yashani and the group, in which they spoke of their meeting with him, his race and gifted the mask given to them by him, which was revealed as the *Mask of Extended Life*.

**Ep. 39 - Strands of Fate**

Poackel was referenced briefly by the Skein Witch when she asked Yashani if she got the book from him.

**Ep. 52 - Behind the Waterfall**

Poackel was mentioned by Master Chon of Yashani's monastery, after hearing he was the last to hold *The Book of Sanguis*, that he left 170 years ago and at the time was the acting master there, just as Chon had started her training there.

**Ep. 53 - So. What Now?**

Poackel was mentioned briefly when Yashani spoke with Viqz and Valeu, who both noted his taking the book and leaving was all they knew. Valeu did note while he didn't know his reasoning he believed he did what he had to do that the time.