Felix

Felix grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Phandalin. When the ruffian band the Redbrands took over the town he stood against them and was imprisoned until their defeat by the adventuring company The Rebrands. Upon his release Felix, went to work for The Rebrands as their Major Domo. Recently he left this position to become the Town Master of Phandalin.

Felix is married to Marise and has one daughter, Lila.

***A Day In The Life (or How Many Holes Does It Take to Fill the Albert Hall)***

*“The teeth of the Emerald Dragon were as sharp as swords, its eyes red and round as the harvest moon. Advancing towards the heroes it arched its back like a cat about to pounce on a field mouse. With a fierce roar the beast stopped and flicked it’s tail striking the three foremost adventurers. The force flung the surly Ranger, the sly Tiefling Rouge and the dark Elf Wizard across the cave, leaving their limp bodies in a pile on the stone floor.”*

*“The Cleric of Lithander dashed to her comrades preparing her healing spells as she moved. From the shadows across the cavern stepped a tall warrior, clad in shining plate, a gleaming broad sword held at his side. “Foul creature!” he yelled, “That was a mistake for now you face the might of Felyx the Mighty.” Running forward he raised his blade above his head.”...*

*...“Wait, no.” the little girl looked up at the man sitting on the edge of her bed. “No, no, no, Asher should hit the Dragon with her mace ‘cause she’s my favourite hero.”*

*A smile shone across the man’s face. “Well, Little One, this is my story, and besides isn’t Felix the Mighty your favourite hero?” he said patting her head.*

*She giggled, pulling her blanket up to her chin. “No, Silly. You’re Felyx and you’re not a hero you are my Papa.”*

*With that a pretty maiden poked her head in the door and scolded ,“Felix Fallston, stop telling our daughter scary stories about dragons and battles or she won’t sleep a wink. Besides, we should all be abed, you have a busy day tomorrow.”*

*The next morning Felix was out of bed before the rooster crowed. Starting the fire in the kitchen so breakfast could be made he began his day. After breaking his fast he slipped out the door, but not before kissing and hugging his daughter, Lila and wife, Marise.*

*From his modest cottage the walk to Phandallin would take about fifteen minutes and allowed him to collect his thoughts and organize his day. It was a glorious spring day. He could smell the Apple Blossoms from the orchards at Alderleaf Farm’s, their scent travelling in the light breeze. Dew dripped from the lush grass onto his boots as stepped. The sun shone red as it crested above the town.*

*Felix was content and happy. The town of Phandallin was thriving and growing, it had become more vibrant than ever he had seen in his 28 years and his contributions were a large part of that. He had a wife and daughter he loved and who loved him. His employment allowed him to provide a good life and safe home for them. He was busy but life was good.*

*As he strode through town Felix organized his day in his head. First things first, he had to feed the sentry. There should be a goat and a few chickens in the kitchen that would satisfy that creature’s hunger. Gundren had advised him there was a shipment of items his employers had recovered arriving at the manor by mid morning. He would need to inventory that, store any gold and items and make sure they were in good shape.*

*Distracted by his thoughts, he entered the town paying little heed to his surroundings. As he cut through an alley on the edge of town Felyx did not realize someone was watching him. That is until he ran face to face into them, or rather face to chest. A tall man himself, Felyx was more than a head shorter than this stranger and looked straight into a blue jerkin.*

*Stepping back and looking up Felix saw a huge half-orc, woman looming over him. Not only was she extremely tall, she was wide. Her bulk eclipsed Felyx’s lithe form. She spoke with a guttural rasp, a growl running through her voice. “Hello Missterrr Fallston. You are Felix Fallston, are you not?” Surprised and stunned with fear he simply nodded as a vicelike hand grasped his arm and pushed him through a nearby door.*

*Finding himself in a small storeroom, he was thrust into an ornate, gilded wooden chair which looked out of place in these simple surroundings. Felix could not tell if is was magic or simply fear that kept him from moving, but he felt incapable of getting up. Above him the Half-Orc bent down to his seated level, her body blocking the widow light. He could feel her sour, hot breath on his face as she looked him in the eye.*

*“Tell me about your employerrs. They seem to have their business all overr town and you seem to be at the hearrt of it , handling their day to day operations.” Transfixed, Felix just stared saying nothing. The Half-Orc raised her voice, “Speak up, boy! My bosses want information, now tell me about yourr bosses and what you do for them up at that manor.”*

*“I...I work for The Rebrand Adventure Company...there are five of them...well actually four now. Plus the dwarf and the fish-man...I don’t really work for them though. They just seem to hang around, like a lot of people at the manor.”*

*“I know you are their major-domo; now tell me about the main four and what you do for each of them.” she growled.*

*“There’s the wizard, Sherloki. He is some kind of Elf, but he’s not from around here...he talks strange, kind of old-timey. He’s nice enough when he needs something but spends most of his time in his chambers studying his books and working on his dark magic. Other than keeping him in ink and parchment most of my work for him is finding and making that tea he likes. Some days he has to have it and then other days he can’t stand it”*

*“Then there is the Ranger, Seeker is his name. It is also the name of his Order but I don’t think they are around anymore because he rarely talks about them, in fact he rarely says much. He disappears for days at a time, hunting and traipsing through the woods. He can be rude and ornery but he truly cares about this town for some reason. He treats me fairly but works me hard.”*

*“The strangest requests come from Purpose. He has all kinds of crazy schemes and ideas and I always end up dealing with them. I mean, seriously a pit fighting organization in Phandellin, who woulda seen that coming, but you know the PPFOOP (Purpose’s Pit Fighting Organization Of Phandallin) is really taking off, but that is an other thing on my plate.”*

*“Now I have heard all kind of whispers about Tieflings being dark evil creatures, but my parents didn’t raise me with those kind of biases. I think Purpose is a good guy, he could take himself and things a bit more seriously though, he probably needs to settle down and get a wife.*

*“The last of them is Asher, the Priestess of the Coming Dawn. She is definitely the nicest of the bunch, she treats every one around her like they are special, and I suppose to Lithander’s eyes they are. My daughter, Lila is sweet on her. Says she wants to grow up to be just like her.”*

*“Asher asks me to do some things but then usually helps me do it. I would guess that girl was taught the value of a hard days work growing up. The only thing about her is all that armour she wears, it takes me forever to polish and she just keeps dinging it up.”*

*The Half-Orc grunted, “That is all fine and well but tell me what you do and about your day to day duties.”*

*Steeling himself, Felix forced his body up from the chair and spouted, “Enough! I am not answering any more questions until you tell me why you captured me and forced me here, putting me in this magic chair for this interrogation. My business and the Rebrands business is ours and ours alone.” he ran towards the door hoping to escape, then stopped.*

*The Half-Orc was roaring with laughter. In fact she was holding her stomach and tears were coming from her eyes, she was laughing so hard. As she struggled to regain her composure, she spoke in broken sentences between laughs. “Ha Ha...forced you here..Ha Ha...Captured you...Ha Ha...Interrogation....Magic Chair...Bah Ha Ha...my heavens, this is a simple misunderstanding.”*

*“Let’s start again.” She wiped her eyes beginning to regain her composure. “I have been told I can be a bit aggressive in my communications when I am uncomfortable, it’s something I am working on improving. I didn’t mean to scare you, but sometimes my size intimidates people, I am really just a softy. I just wanted to have a conversation, I am sorry you felt forced.”*

*“Hold on.” she yelled through the door. “Hey, Sherr-li can we get Mr Fallston a cup of water, right away.” Seconds later a gnome entered the room carrying a mug and passed it to Felix, who sipped the liquid, stunned, trying to figure what was going on.*

*“As I said, lets start again. My name is Eethil, and I am in charge of Human Resources for the The Windfall Corporation for the Mid-eastern territory. You haven't been captured and this isn’t an interrogation, it’s a job interview. We have heard you are a talented man, the way you run things for the Rebrands. Those skills could serve the Windfall Corporation well. I want to offer you a position in our organization as we grow our presence in Phandelin. Oh, and the only thing magical about that chair is that it doesn’t break when I sit in it.”*

*With that Felyx sat back down and had a nice conversation. He and Eethil spoke for an other hour. Once she got comfortable she really was quite pleasant. He explained that he was happy where he was but thanked her for the kind consideration.*

*As he said farewell and started for the door Eethil winked and asked one more question.*

*“Tell me about this Tiefling, Purpose. Do you really think he is looking for a wife? If so tell him Big Eethil says, Hey. He’ll know what it means.”*