Zemli Dubovoye

**Zemli Dubovoye** is a retired adventurer of Illuskan descent.

He was a cleric of Tymora before he settled down into a quiet family life, only occasionally dusting off his gear after becoming a father, and retiring after becoming a grandfather.

## History

Zemli was born on the Sword Coast in 1403 DR.

When his wife fell pregnant with Olga, their only child, Zemli sought to leave the Sword Coast for a quieter life and a fresh start further south in the Cosarchian Kingdom. They settled in the farming village of Sedossa where Olga, and subsequently Olga's children, were all born and raised.

Around 1430 DR the city of Londinium and the surrounding lands became plagued by a devil, Duathator, who brought fire and brimstone, and a dark cult arose around him. Together they spread fear and death across the province. Eventually Duathator was defeated by Archpriest Nikon of Londinium with the help of Zemli, at the time a young adventurer. In order to prevent Duathator's evil returning to the world Archpriest Nikon sealed his bones away beneath a temple and placed divine wards on it to stop Duathator's cult from reaching them.

In early 1487 DR Mocic Ashplantt was imprisoned and soon after his family left Cosarchia altogether to avoid persecution. On their travels to find a more suitable home, they passed within the realm of Calimshan and Zemli happened across a board with a notice offering payment to deliver a message to Thollos. The Guild Arcane were anxious to speak to Wrelen Kindrock a Gnome Wizard who has donned the title "The Allfather" and has set up a magical academy in the aforementioned city. 5gp to deliver a letter seemed simple enough, but given the recent invasion of Rosarian forces as part of the War of Green Fields, Zemli decided it might be wise to stop in Sedossa as the recipient could well have been displaced there with other refugees.

Zemli had to come back anyway to get the last of the family's belongings, tie off loose ends, and leave clues with a trusted friend to be given to Mocic if he ever gets out so he can find them, so he took the job for the Guild Arcane.

As Wrelen weighed up the offer he was distracted by a local of Sedossa, "Crazy Old Greg", who confused him for a mage called Marwin and invited him to follow him to their master's lair. Wrelen paid Zemli along with Rong and George to accompany him to investigate the potential lair of magical items.

Shortly after this excursion Sedossa was raided by a group of goblins calling themselves the "Brotherhood of Free Goblins" and Zemli was part of the party that repelled their attack and tracked down their local camp, but not before Sedossa suffered casualties. These casualties weighed heavily on Zemli and he spent a month afterwards trying to support the families of those that had fallen, and preaching the virtue of faith in Tymora. He spent the rest of this time bonding and carousing with George, managing to get himself barred from the Elfsong Tavern for making comments to the landlord Bruce Rockvale about his wife leaving him for Wrelen.

Zemli, Wrelen, George, and Herleva were recruited by Rong to help to recover possessions for Katoo Gosnyoka and locate Saphara Mystan in Thollos. During the quest the party drew the ire of Lyrei Ravanelis and were advised to flee the Border Kingdoms for their own safety. Zemli resolved to head West to set out back to his family for a final time.