Arkul Wrax

*Character art by Kelsey Dutton [1]*

## Street Urchin

Growing in the refugee city of Fexulvannas (Place of Unrest) in the nation of Rondat, Arkul was often alone. His father, **Wrax Gormash**, died defending his pregnant mother, **Wrax Owyn** from bandits, and Owyn died of an illness when he was very young. Fexulvannas was a tent/makeshift city where many Dragonborn gathered, but the poverty was widespread and without parents he was forced to live by any means necessary.

An urchin on the streets, Arkul learned quickly how to steal and fend for himself. He earned some enemies but also some allies who also lived off stealing from others. After living that life for several years, Arkul decided he needed to leave the city and find a better life elsewhere.

## Love and Other Horrible Things

In his travels, Arkul met "The Woman". She was a fairly wealthy Human woman, but she seemed to take a liking to this Dragonborn from the streets. Her real name was **Elvina Hightower**, and Elvina became close with Arkul. He originally introduced himself as Wrax Arkul, which is how Dragonborn use their name, so she always just called him Wrax. He corrected her a few times, but loved her too much and just went with it, eventually adopting Wrax as his first name to others as well.

Their love ended tragically when she became ill. When clerics couldn't seem to heal her, Wrax literally sold his soul to a demon named **Korbeth**. Everything seemed to work, as Elvina seemed to get better. Wrax kept his deal a secret, but he was ultimately glad he did it. Then, a tragic carriage accident, which was witnessed by Wrax, killed her anyway. Not being able to prove it, Wrax blamed **Korbeth** for her death.

## Warlock on a Mission

Requiring vengeance, Wrax began to see a way out of his deal with **Korbeth**. One of the positive side effects of his deal was his Warlock abilities. Using those abilities, he set out on the road to research and find a powerful enough artifact to kill **Korbeth**, get vengeance, and free himself. He began asking around about divine powers and items, seeking out experts on the subject. All the while, periodically, **Korbeth** would force him to do menial tasks for him, reminding him he has his soul and could hurt him pretty bad if he doesn't obey.

After much searching, Wrax eventually made his was to the city of **Valya**. He had heard of a sage named Aratha Stormbrand in the city who not only dealt in rare items, but seemed to know a lot about them. He entered the city and made his way into her shop...

## During the Campaign

### The Invasion of the Veryd Forest

Wrax is a delivered a map from another follower of **Korbeth** and is told he will be told when he must follow it to the destination.

After the events in the Veryd Forest, Wrax is directed to follow the map and found a breastplate hidden in the forest.

After completing his original task for Randal Buckman, he receives a letter from Aratha Stormbrand with directions to a location of a powerful artifact that will help him on his quest for vengeance.

He is then visited at the inn he is staying at by the same follower who takes the breastplate to return somewhere for **Korbeth**.(x)

### The Battle of the Eastern Gate

Wrax is given the **Order of Rondat** for his part in saving the city of Leshon.(x)

### On the Hunt

Wrax and Aust are both told to retrieve the Gauntlets of Control from Kurn the Red. This leads to a direct confrontation and they are both knocked out by the rest of the party. When they awake, they are interrogated and told that the rest of the party destroyed the gauntlets.

After fighting some bandits in the plains of Felneroth, they recover and domesticate two Pteranodons.(x)

### Tomb of Relics

Wrax finds a scroll that gives him the exact location of the Sword of Unholy Purging, which has been missing from the Tomb for centuries.

After arriving in Nenda, Wrax and Aust finally confess to each other that they are working for patrons against their will and they agree from now on to tell each other when they receive orders.(x)

### Pride of Olum

Avar Pelegrin visits both Wrax and Aust, telling them about the **Armor of the First** and that the Gauntlets of Control were never destroyed, but hidden.

Wrax is told about the boots on Brutus Mardale during their final confrontation in Valya. He takes them without the rest of the party noticing.

Later, Wrax gets a vision from Arkais where he starts meeting with him in a illusory library where they have tea and discuss things.(x)

### Monastery of Light

Wrax receives another vision of Arkais where he tells him that chaos is about to spread where the sword is currently located and Wrax must hurry. When they arrive to the monastery in Kitwe Wrax is escorted to meet Master Kor, who gives Wrax the Sword of Unholy Purging.(x)

### Wills and Detriments

Wrax manages to hide his face when Talis Hightower appears at the same reading of the will.(x)

### Into the Desert

Talis Hightower sets a trap for Wrax, but he manages to escape with his life.(x)