Anselm

**Anselm** is a human priest of Helion who ministers at the Sun Chapel in Correnwald. A missionary of the Church of Helion, he is also the current benefactor of the party.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Anselm is a youthful-looking man with long, well-groomed hair and a beard. He has the olive skin typical of a Kallantine native, which stands out against the simple, chalk-white priestly robe he wears.

### **Personality**

Anselm is a charismatic devotee of Helion, and his purpose in Correnwald is characterised by an unfaltering desire to convert the townsfolk to worship of the Dawnfather. While he remains tidy, he lives a modest, almost ascetic lifestyle - partially out of necessity thanks to his surroundings, and partially out of a desire to escape the gilded trappings of the Solar Citadel.

Amiable and compassionate, Anselm has the interests of his community at heart and fears for the townsfolk if the corruption in the swamp spreads unchecked. However, despite his charm and kindness, he is not without his subtle prejudices. He extolls a nostalgic fondness (bordering on superiority) for Kallantium in Cedric's presence, and appears to view Correnwald with faint disdain. He appears to judge the townsfolk's worship of Borrak - and especially the myriad, nameless spirits of the swamp - as primitive, viewing their conversion to the Dawnfather as both a gift and a mercy, liberating them from the reverence of heathen idols.

## **Biography**

### **Pre-Campaign**

Anselm once served as a devoted priest of Helion in the holy city of Kallantium, a close protégé of Cardinal Rassian himself. A few years prior to the campaign, he set off for the backwater town of Correnwald with his curate Symon Vicario, where he sought to convert the townsfolk from their worship of storms and the swamp to that of Helion instead.

At some point, Anselm sent Symon to investigate the growing corruption in the swamp, and Symon did not return. Concerned for his safety, Anselm petitioned for assistance from the Church with haste. In response, Cardinal Rassian enlisted Cedric Goodfellow, a young and plucky knight-in-training, to respond to Anselm's call for help.

### Session 4: Correnwald

Anselm met the party in the wake of their dealings with Lord Selwyn Larassan. They found him knelt at the altar, but once he had finished his prayer he greeted the party with easy pleasantries. Though befuddled by the mercenaries' mismatched appearances, he was delighted by Cedric's evident zeal for the faith, and shared with the group a pitcher of Kallantine wine.

> "*Fish are turning up dead. Burned. The Ramman has been poisoned with something dire. The townsfolk have enough rationed for a few more weeks, but unless this corruption is swiftly resolved, they will die.*" (Anselm explains the troubling happenings in the swamp)
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However, his demeanour turned serious when talking of his quest. He revealed that a corruption is spreading in the heart of the swamp, and requested that the party venture into the Hellmire in search of the missing Symon Vicario. Cedric and his group agreed at once, and left for the swamp with haste.

## **Quotes**

* *"Allow us to share a libation - fine Kallantine wine, not the fetid bilge they drink in these parts. They are a hardy folk, the Correnwalders, but not the most civilised."* (offering the party wine upon their first meeting)
* *"No child of the sun deserves to die in the dark"* (citing a proverb of the Church of Helion in reference to Symon Vicario's disappearance.)