Erland Loftefel

Official character art of Erland for Season 2, created by Leonardo Roberto

**Erland Lofterfel** or **Erland** for short is a 26 year old half-elven Monk and a member of the adventuring party. He is played by John Racioppo.

Before his adventuring days, he was a student at the Halls of Transmutation. He didn't get there lawfully though, blackmailing Master Rujeni Grahmari, who had plagiarized some works, for his spot as student. That fact also earned him the nicknames **Rat Fuck of Ki'iraw** and **Scholar's Bane** among Grahmari's associates. The Halls were also where he first came into contact with Myconid Extract, being a lacking student trying to catch up. Unfortunately for him, he turned out to be a Type C, so the Extract affected him more severely, slowly leading to his Myconid Sepsis. The reasons for him being kicked out of the Halls have not been confirmed, but it is assumed it has to do with Erland's problems with Myconid Extract. He ended up at Atonement's End, from where Jillian Kosivo hired him.

After joining the party, Erland helped bringing down a Harvesting Yard and took part in fighting Q'usñi at the Soul Shelter. Having been granted a new contract by Khlyff Ironcloud to protect Orba, he ventured with her and the rest of the gang into the Rapra Mountains, joined the fight against the Coldlight Walker and helped to break into the Shade Assembly. Being an ally of Graven, he was unfortunately pulled from this realm and imprisoned by Q'usñi, as the party prepared to face the chimera.

His current whereabouts are unknown, and the chances for his return appear to be slim, with Q'usñi's tether to this realm being severed by Orba.

## Intro

Before Chapter One, Erland Loftefel, a former student of the Halls of Transmutation, now trains
at Atonement’s End Monastery, a “last chance” rehabilitation site.

Jillian ends up choosing Erland to help scout the Myconid Harvesting Yard because of his sordid
history using Myconid Extract. But before that, he studied Alchemy under the esteemed Master,
Rugeni Grahmari.

Erland soon learns that his past abuse of Myconid Extract is very much affecting his present and
a druid named Blom helps him realize how he could harness its lingering effects.

When the group scouts the Harvesting Yard, they learn several things: Myconids are becoming
hard to find, the Camp’s trying to create Myconids out of people, Erland is the ideal candidate
for such an experiment, and it was all originally devised by Rugeni Grahmari.

The lingering effects of the Extract have shortened Erland’s life expectancy significantly. And the
one man that could help is Grahmari - now missing after his departure from the Harvesting Yard.
Tessa Pleasants - a merchant in Navika Pura - may have a solution.

Erland will only get the page of the Mirrored Inscription Spell if he helps erase her debts. But
before that can happen, he must accept a new contract in order to avoid returning to
Atonement’s End.

Can Erland reunite with his old Master Rugeni Grahmari? Will the alchemist want to help Erland
even if he is able? How long can Erland control the poisons and powers within him before he
ultimately succumbs?

## Description

### Appearance

Erland is a mid-twenties half-elven man. His shoulder-long black hair frames his pale skinned face. Usually wrapped in flowy blue and grey robes, Erland does not wear armor. He is armed with a quarterstaff and later wields a pair of nun-chucks.
Another interesting but seldomly seen feature is the large tattoo of a number seven on his back, marking him as a monk of Atonement's End.

### Personality

Erland's go-to technique is lying, and if he is not doing that, he is at least omitting some of the truth. He is a bit of an arrogant fellow and thinks he is smarter than most people around him. This and his training at the monastery lead to him being distrustful of others, including the party, and defaulting to deception to "outsmart" them. He also keeps his secrets because he fears people might use them against him.

## Character Information

### Personal quest

Erland's personal quest mainly revolves around his affliction with Myconid Sepsis. When able, he seeks out natural healers like Marvyn Bishop to find a cure for himself or druids like Blom Atula, who can help him to better understand his affliction and how he can potentially use it in the meantime. His larger goal was to find Master Rujeni Grahmari in the hopes that he might be able to cure him.
He also frequently hallucinated two bushes, Berry and Cyprus, talking about his deterioration, that progressed faster than he anticipated.

## Abilities and Special Powers

As a Monk following the Way of the Open Hand, Erland is quite apt at hitting people fast. That speed also extends to other venues, allowing him to move faster, fall softer and even deflect or catch munitions aimed at him. He is also able to manipulate an opponents body by hitting the right spots, throwing them back or on the ground or even rendering them stunned for a short time.
His unique Homebrew feature is the aforementioned Myconid Sepsis, allowing him to utilize the nature around and within him, similarly to some Druid spells would. As a trade-off his level of sepsis increases for each use.
Erland is unable to utilize magic himself, but using his Stunning Strike in a sphere of silence turned out to be a very decent tactic more than once.

### Myconid Sepsis

Myconid Sepsis is an affliction Erland suffers due to him being a Type C and dabbling with Myconid Extract in his student years. Although ultimately fatal if not addressed, the Sepsis offers him some powers he otherwise wouldn't have access to, utilizing the stronger connection he has to nature. Some known effects are *Bullbark*, a reaction to sprout bark from his skin to avoid being hit, and a teleportation via trees, similar to the spell *Tree Stride*. For each use of one of this abilities, his sepsis level increases and when it hits its daily maximum, Erland suffers from a somewhat randomly assigned condition, granting him a boon as well as a significant hindrance.

The documents containing the complete details on the Myconid Sepsis where ttn's first Homebrewery PDF released on their [1] and the monthly reward of July 2022.

## Notes

The provided ability scores include (+1) to Constitution from the use of a Betterment Bauble. .

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Land of Good Standing" (C1S1Ch21). *A Peak Beneath the Veil*. 27 October 2019. From 1:28:22 to 1:29:00.
2. ↑ "End of Campaign 1 Q&A Episode" (TTT3). *tabletoptalks*. 30 July 2023. From 46:11 to 47:59.
3. ↑ "Too Long Didn't Watch - Erland Loftefel" (AC10). *Additional Content*. 25 November 2022. Available (youtube).
4. ↑ "a very special Q&A episode" (TTT1). *tabletoptalks*. 19 June 2022. From 2:10:38 to 2:14:50.
5. ↑ "End of Campaign 1 Q&A Episode" (TTT3). *tabletoptalks*. 30 July 2023. From 48:20 to 48:45.
6. ↑ "An Abode Bestowed" (C1S2Ch28). *A Peak Beneath the Veil*. 5 February 2023. At 1:58:55.