Odiara Burnthorne

**Odiara Burnthorne** is a half-orc paladin played by Brian.

## Character Sketch

Though of mixed parentage, Odiara appears more human than orc. He stands 6 foot 4 inches tall, is in his mid thirties and has black, long wavy hair. When he stands on a hill it blows heroically in the wind. He is about 352 lbs in weight though this is mostly muscle.

He is an alcoholic, has an obsessive body modification desire that saw him attach mutilated dragon wings to his back, and also indulged in a physical relationship with Tygon.

## Biography

### Early Life

Odiara was born to an Orschan father and human mother. His father disowned him because of his human half, and he grew up with a hero complex. He always offers to help anyone in need and has sworn the Oath of the Watchers, pledging to defend his charges until death. In his youth he spent time as a criminal, due to his traumatic upbringing.

### Joining the Iron Stoves

He joined the Iron Stoves in 4E:29, as they were looking for a team member to join them in the Challenge of Champions. After this, he joined them when they acted as couriers for X'Celsiah Mia. During this journey a blizzard forced them to take shelter at Jacob's Well, where they encountered a red slaad. After a harrowing fight they were able to reach their ultimate destination and after dealing with the corrupt tax minister in the city, they delivered the funds as requested.

On their return to L'Trel, the Iron Stoves assisted a swamp-dwelling hermit named Katan, who was plagued by campestris and a giant crocodile nemesis. They discovered the source of the swamps ills, a naive bog monster who was breeding giant mosquitoes, and convinced the creature to eliminate the mosquitoes and return the swamp to normal. With Katan's problems solved, the Iron Stoves returned to L'Trel, eager to get their reward from X'Celsiah Mia. She received the gladly, and announced she had another task for them, to deliver a message to her compatriot, Soranna Anitah in Drelin's Ferry.

### The Defense of Drelin's Ferry

Drelin's Ferry was suffering from Orschan raids, and Soranna tasked the Iron Stoves with a mission to find the source of them. They headed north from the town, gaining the assistance of the hunter Jorr Natherson to guide them through the Witchwood. They reached the supposedly haunted Vraath Keep only to discover it occupied by an advance scout of the Red Hand led by Wyrmlord Koth. After a harrowing battle they defeated him, and discovered that a huge army controlled by the Red Hand was mustering at Cinder Hill, and due to march south over Skull Gorge in the next few days.

They arrived at the bridge, finding it heavily defended, with hobgoblins, hell hounds and a green dragon standing watch. Chimalli transformed into a giant badger, and burrowed underneath the bridge, weakening it significantly until a large section of it broke off and fell into the river. They engaged some of the now stranded forces and retreated, their goal of delaying the army achieved. They headed south back to Vraath Keep and then on to Drelin's Ferry, staying ahead of the horde until they were forced to engage at the town, hoping to buy enough time for the remaining civilians to evacuate.

### Mission to the Ruins of Rhest

With Drelin's Ferry successfully evacuated, the Iron Stoves went behind enemy line, investigating rumours of road blocks in the north of the Vale. Here they met the Tiri Kitor elves who told them of a Red Hand leader named Saarvith who had set up a lair in the sunken ruins of Rhest. They travelled to the ruins, fought their way through the forces of the Red Hand, facing Saarvith and his black dragon ally Regirax. In the ensuing battle they barely emerged victorious, with Venfi dead, thanks to the dragon's acid breath.

Tygon, bereft at the loss of his ward, gathered up the warforged's remains and silently departed, leaving the battered and bruised Iron Stoves with only four remaining members.

### New Allies

Recuperating at Vraath Keep, the Iron Stoves were joined by two new members, both already enemies of the Red Hand - the bounty hunter Franky Scallion and the mysterious bard Alluin Trisfiel. With their assistance, the party was able to locate the Ghostlord's lair in the Thornwaste. After some initial battles however Odiara, still upset about Tygon's departure, left during the night, hoping to deal with his grief.