Reynold Blackstone

**Reynold Blackstone** is a dwarven scientist and divination wizard who once worked for the S.O.U.L. Foundation. He lived happily with his wife Amber and his son Isaac on a farm in Silverland until Isaac was injured in a fatal accident. When the local cleric was too drunk to heal his son, Reynold begged his boss Prandalt for help. In his desperation, Reynold agreed to have Isaac's soul transferred to the body of a construct and used for research. A magical contract kept Reynold from telling his wife about the ordeal, and he spent many years quietly caring for the Soulforged construct his son's soul now inhabited.

After the S.O.U.L. Foundation's laboratory was destroyed and Reynold was injured, he believed Isaac had also been lost in the explosion. It was only years later — after Isaac learned a bit about his past — that he reached out to Reynold and revealed that he was alive. His constructed body was deteriorating, however, and it was only thanks to the Victims of Circumstance, a man named Karsa, and Reynold that he was able to be repaired and restored.

## Biography

Reynold was born in the country of Tesska. He eventually moved to the City of Onyx and attended Omnisscientia College, where he later got a job. It was at Omni that he met his now-wife Amber, and the two eventually moved to the town of Arbington in Silverland to avoid the problematic politics of Tesska.

One day, Reynold was approached by an old and ambitious elf named Prandalt and offered a job at the S.O.U.L. Foundation. The promise of groundbreaking research into the mysteries of death and immortality appealed to Reynold, and he excitedly accepted the offer. He spent many years with the Foundation and used schematics uncovered from the ancient dwarven kingdoms to construct the first Soulforged.

Things were peaceful for several years, but one day his young son Isaac was injured by a farm animal and left in critical condition. Reynold brought his son to the local cleric, but the cleric was intoxicated and unable to heal. Without anywhere else to turn, Reynold brought Isaac to Prandalt and begged him to save his son.

Prandalt's solution was to transfer Isaac's soul to the body of a Soulforged. Reynold, in desperation, agreed and went through with the procedure. Isaac's soul was successfully transferred, but his memories were erased and he had no knowledge of his relationship to Reynold. Reynold was placed under a magical contract that kept him from telling his wife about what had happened, forcing him to live with his secret for many years while Isaac was kept under observation.

Then, overnight, the S.O.U.L. Foundation's laboratory was destroyed in a large explosion. Many staff members died and Reynold was gravely injured. He survived, but refused to see a cleric for his injuries and was left with a permanent limp in his right leg. Isaac's body was never recovered and Reynold believed his son was gone for good.

It was only after Isaac learned about the S.O.U.L. Foundation that he eventually reached out to Reynold and revealed that he was alive. His constructed body was suddenly glitching and breaking down, and Isaac had uncovered pieces of his past to try and repair himself. Reynold instructed Isaac to return to the town of Arbington, but Isaac was unable to make it before his body completely shut down. It was thanks to the efforts of the Victims of Circumstance and a man calling himself Mully that Isaac's body was eventually brought to Arbington. They managed to retrieve another phylactery from the ruins of the S.O.U.L. Foundation and protected Isaac, Reynold, and Amber from Prandalt's hired assassins.

Isaac's memories were restored after his phylactery was replaced, and he was properly reunited with Reynold and Amber. They then moved to the city of Penmark to avoid Prandalt's wrath and live under the protection of Annovius' headmaster Erolkovith. They live there now along with F-R, one of the surviving Soulforged constructs from the Foundation.

## Description

### Appearance

Reynold is an older dwarven man with snow white hair and a thick white beard. He and his wife are both well into their second centuries, and although neither are elderly they both have visible signs of age. Reynold has many wrinkles and wears glasses, as well as relies on a cane to walk due to a past injury. His hands are calloused and weathered from years as a scientist and engineer at the S.O.U.L. Foundation, and his beard is kept short (at least by dwarven standards) to avoid interfering with his work.

### Personality

Reynold is incredibly intelligent and inventive. He enjoys researching, experimenting, and learning about anything and everything, especially related to magic. His intellectual pursuits have led to some morally questionable outcomes, but his intentions have always been to simply explore and understand the limits of arcana. He no longer has any desire to be affiliated with the S.O.U.L. Foundation and disagrees with Prandalt's twisted view of immortality.