Gweda Tenell

Gweda Tenell is a male human NPC in the Sanlow campaign.

Gweda Tenell is a farmer in the town of Redwyne. Along with the rest of the family she fell under the control of the naga Explicitica Defilus and helped her gain control of others in Redwyne. Freed when the Joined of Vesper slew the naga, she and her family were trapped in Redwyne in the subsequent invasion by troglodytes. She was among the last surviving members in the town before it was liberated by the Phoenix Hounds, who urged them to relocate to Lyzol.

## Background

Gweda is a widowed mother of Ewen, Joseph, and Alberhant. Though left alone with the farm when her husband died the boys help her to run it.

## Controlled by the Naga

In 1158 the Naga Explicitica Defilus took up residence in a dungeon a few days south of Redwyne in the Brokenback Swamps and began mentally controlling the people of the town, slowly getting those she controlled to kidnap townspeople and bring them to her so that she could take mental control of them or. If the townsfolk were able to resist her magic, the naga would kill them.

The Tenells were among the first of the townsfolk captured and controlled. Under the naga’s control they actively worked with her cultists and troglodytes to kidnap townsfolk under the cover of night and take them to her lair to have them likewise controlled.

On the 6th of Lion, 1159 the Joined of Vesper came through Redwyne before continuing on to the Naga's lair and slew her, freeing those mentally enslaved from her control. After the Naga’s control was gone, the family was wracked with guilt at their actions.

## The Fall of Redwyne

Shortly after the Joined of Vesper left Redwyne an army of Troglodytes from the Stone Dragon Tribe stormed the town. The mayor ordered an evacuation and fought a delaying maneuver with armed volunteers to give enough time to do so, but as their home was towards the east of the town the family was not able to evacuate in time. As a result they became trapped in the town and were enslaved by the troglodytes.

The troglodytes held the town, forcing the Tenells and the other townsfolk caught in the town as slave labor. The monsters killed Alberhant for not moving fast enough when given an order. The rest of the family focused on just trying to survive and Ewen and Joseph especially focused on the safety of Gweda.

## The Liberation of Redwyne

Late in 1159 several members of The Phoenix Hounds (Inithabel, Xandrik, Tookany Schuylkill and Cassandra) arrived in Redwyne. Soon joined by two other warriors, Ulik Torin and Haranavei Fallonlimb, they began a secret liberation campaign, striking at the Troglodytes and slaying them throughout the town.

The commander of the Troglodytes, Grazznek, soon rounded up all the remaining townsfolk, including Porten, in the Golden Grain Inn. The Troglodyte demanded that the townsfolk tell them where the attackers were. However none of them had had any contact or even seen the Phoenix Hounds or had any idea who they were or what they were doing. This did not matter to Grazznek, however, who vowed he would kill all of the townspeople one by until he got the answers he wanted or they were all dead.

Fortunately before Grazznek could keep his word, the Phoenix Hounds attacked the inn, slaying troglodytes left and right. Ewen and Joseph focused on getting Gweda out of the building and withdrawing to a safe distance.

The Phoenix Hounds were able to slay almost all of the troglodytes but eventually only Grazznek was left standing and the Phoenix Hounds had him surrounded. Unfortunately, one by one, Grazznek defeated the heroes and Porten, the surviving local smith who had joined them in the battle.

From their hidden vantage they saw Grazznek take four of the fallen heroes and leave, leaving behind Porten and the bodies of Inithabel and Xandrik. They took Porten back to their home and Gweda nursed him back to health.

## In the Remains of Redwyne

Porten and the Tenell’s took up residence in the Tenell house and armed themselves with the weapons of the fallen Phoenix Hounds, vowing to fight any troglodyte or scavengers who returned.

Fortunately the next visitors to the town were the rest of the Phoenix Hounds, coming to search for their companions. Despite a short skirmish due to a misunderstanding they were able to converse.

The Tennells explained that Grazznek had taken their friends and left town and that they’d buried the fallen and had possession of their animal companions. They offered to return all of the possessions and the bodies of Xandrik and Inithabel.

The Phoenix Hounds urged Porten and the Tenells to go to Lyzol, as it was no longer safe in Redwyne.