Cedric Goodfellow

Cedric's token portrait

**Cedric Harold Vermilion Poppy Goodfellow, 6th Viscount Marchamp** is a human paladin of Helion and initiate of the Holy Order of the Dawn. He is the youngest son of Lord Carrigan and Lady Rosalind Goodfellow, Marquis and Marquess of Marrony.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Cedric Goodfellow is a handsome human male with a boyish face, blue eyes and a mane of rich blonde hair. The beginnings of a golden moustache are forming above his dashing smile. He is rarely seen without his expensive suit of gilded armour, complete with a close helm adorned with white feathers and a tabard displaying the colours of his coat of arms. He wields a longsword with an amber-studded hilt.

### **Personality**

Cedric is characterised by his flamboyant, debonair nature that teeters on the arrogant. He is prone to winking at others, a habit that sometimes makes them uncomfortable.

As the son of a well-respected Armathainian marquis, Cedric is under a serious pressure to succeed. Since his elder brother disappeared and his other brother turned to the faith, Cedric has been the sole heir to his father's estate and the province of Marrony, and as such feels the weight of his family's expectations.

Beneath this, however, lies a genuine, personal urge. Ever since his wet nurse told him the stories of Geraint the Gallant and Saladin Silvershield as a babe, Cedric has been motivated by a singular urge to prove himself and his valour as a Knight Radiant of Armathain. He is willing to undertake any task, however gruelling, if it furthers his pursuit of the glory and honour of those legendary heroes he strives to emulate. It is this ideal that underlines his courage in the face of danger, and since the beginning of his adventures he has displayed a willingness to put his life on the line in the interests of others. For example, when he heard a girl's screams coming from the Fenmarrow Forest, he dived straight into the shrubbery to rescue her, despite the presence of vicious goblins in the trees.

## **Biography**

### **Pre-Campaign**

Cedric Goodfellow is the third son of Lord Carrigan Goodfellow and Lady Rosalind Goodfellow of High Hill, Marquis and Marquess of the province of Marrony in Armathain. Cedric’s parents were distant, and he lived in awe and sometimes fear of his formidable father, instead relying on the household for affection and tutelage. Growing up around riches and luxury, Cedric had a sheltered upbringing, and became fascinated by tales of knightly heroism that his wet-nurse told him.

Cedric grew up with two older brothers (Mortdecai and Rycroft) and a younger sister, Cassandra; Cedric got on the best with the latter, as his elder brothers saw Cedric’s obsession with fantasy stories and damsels in distress as childish folly, and thus treated him with indifference or disdain.

Eventually, Cedric ended up in the Holy City of Kallantium. The city was a hail of sights, colours and sounds: magnificence beyond any even Cedric had seen. He went straight to the Solar Citadel and enlisted as an initiate of the Order. His tasks began humble - maintaining the Citadel altars, running errands for the monks, cleaning the knight's bedpans - but Cedric worked hard for this new chance at glory. Finally, he was able to don his armour again, and worked his way up in the Order's esteem until he became an official annex of the Order. He was granted a small property in the city, as well as his own squire, Septimus Krane, a half-elven butler named Godfrey Gilhorn, and a gnomish minstrel named Mushroom who, despite being employed to cook for Cedric, began composing an epic ballad chronicling his exploits, something that Cedric both enjoyed and encouraged.

Finally, the day came when Cardinal Rassian himself gave Cedric a mission: to go in search of Father Anselm, a priest of Helion in need of assistance. Elated that his talents were finally being recognised, Cedric set off at once, heading for the dismal, far-off nation of Alagost with his retainers in tow.

### **Correnwald**

Cedric and his retainers travelled to the town of Stonecross in Alagost and hired a party of bodyguards - Arashi Fulgar, Dilern Lousseaghymn, John and Malaxus - to escort him to his destination: Correnwald, a backwater town in the Fenmarrow Forest. The group headed into the swamp, but their driver, Arvin, was killed during a goblin ambush. Cedric and his party defeated their attackers and made plans to continue on foot; however, a woman's scream from the woods prompted Cedric to rush into the trees to rescue her. The party cleared the cave, saved the goblins' prisoners, and discovered an incriminating letter from a Correnwald official, Luther Maldrud, in the chief's hoard.

Heading on to Correnwald, Cedric and his hired hands explored the town, slaying an attacking swamp ogre and unearthing the shady deals between the Lord's Lodge and the Needlefang goblins. Though unhappy with the prospect of being bought off by Lord Selwyn Larassan, Cedric obliged in the hope of returning to his primary goal - helping Father Anselm - with haste.

The party met with Anselm, who bonded with Cedric over their mutual faith, and the Kallantine wine they shared. He requested that they venture into the swamp in search of his missing curate, Symon Vicario, who vanished after investigating something supernatural in the Hellmire. Cedric took up the quest with zeal, and was disturbed when Vicario's reanimated corpse, bloated and waterlogged, attacked them in the town's sunken mausoleum.

## **Character Information**

### **Abilities**

#### **Paladin Abilities**

* Divine Sense
* Lay on Hands (10HP)
* Fighting Style - Defence (+1 to AC)
* Divine Smite

#### **Paladin Spells**

As a 2nd-level paladin, Cedric has access to 1st-level paladin spells with two 1st-level spell slots. He can prepare up to 3 of these spells per day.

##### **1st level**

* *Bless*
* *Command*
* *Cure Wounds* (P)
* *Detect Evil and Good*
* *Detect Magic*
* *Detect Poison and Disease*
* *Divine Favor*
* *Heroism* (P)
* *Protection from Evil and Good*
* *Purify Food and Drink*
* *Shield of Faith* (P)
* *Thunderous Smite*
* *Wrathful Smite*

### **Quests**

* Cedric's main goal is to earn a knighthood, something that he has wanted since birth. He wishes to return home as someone to be proud of.
* Cedric was issued a Writ of Commission by Cardinal Rassian to travel to the town of Correnwald and assist Father Anselm with an undisclosed mission.
	+ After meeting with Anselm, he was tasked with venturing into the Hellmire in search of his missing curate, Symon Vicario.

### **Notable Items**

#### **Current Items**

* **Longsword:** a beautifully crafted sword with an amber in its pommel.
* **Symbol of Helion:** Cedric bears a sun-shaped talisman as a symbol of his devotion to Helion and the Holy Order of the Dawn. It functions as a spellcasting focus for his paladin spells.
* **Writ of Commission:** a scroll from Cardinal Rassian ordering Cedric's mission to Correnwald.