Edwin Drood

Edwin Drood is a male Human wizard PC in the Sanlow campaign.

## Associations

### Relatives

Fecundus (father), Elena (mother), Vester (older brother), Elemena (older sister), Josleyn Brusker (older sister), Valor (older sister), Sir Dannyt (older brother), Thorimer (older brother), Farimer (older brother), Harold (older brother), Olenhar (older brother), Tamsyn (younger sister),

## Vital Statistics

### Eye Color

Green

Edwin is a Hero of Sanlow and founding member of the Phoenix Hounds.

## Background

Edwin is the second youngest child (and seventh son) of Lord Fecundus Drood and his wife Lady Elena and was born in a hamlet called Beryleton in the barony of Sellingsburg. Edwin’s family is rather large, and he has 9 siblings and touts a distant relation to Baroness Thelassia Sedri, the ruler of Sellingsburg.

Edwin’s childhood alternated between neglect form his parents and active abuse from some of his older siblings. When he was nine years old, Edwin came across an old woman in grey robes half drowned in the Azure River near his village. He rescued the woman, who identified herself as a wizard named Soldev, but she was injured and asked him not to reveal her presence to anyone, saying she was being hunted. Edwin agreed and helped her to an abandoned hunting shack on his family’s estate and smuggled Soldev food and medicine while she healed.

Though keeping her own history to herself, Soldev nonetheless regaled Edwin with tales of the world beyond Beryleton. Claiming to see something promising in the boy, Soldev remained in the cabin once healed, after improving it with a variety of powerful magics and taught Edwin about magic. After five years Soldev began to take increasingly long leaves of absence, eventually never returning at all. He continued to study at the magically enhanced cabin on his own, but by the time he was fourteen the magics apparently faded, though he found a note from Soldev telling him he had all he needed to continue his education, and urging him to leave Beryleton if he wished to unlock his full potential.

Edwin continued to use the cabin as his refuge from his family and a quiet place to continue to read and study magic. When he was seventeen, Edwin found a new note mysteriously in the cabin from Soldev, simply stating “You are Ready, it is time to leave the next. Travel to Sanlow.”

Gathering his belongings, Edwin bid his family farewell and set off to Sanlow. Arriving in Bear of 1159, though unsure of why Soldev had directed him to the tiny frontier hamlet.

## Abduction of Anneth Arcard

On the 1st of Bear, 1159, while he was in Sanlow, Edwin heard that Robert Arcard, one of the most successful farmers in Sanlow, had put out word that his daughter, Anneth, had been kidnapped by a traveling bard and that he was offering a generous reward for her return.

Figuring he should make himself useful while he waited for whatever Soldev had planned for him, Edwin inquired about the offer, along with the other men and women who would go on to become the Heroes of Sanlow, and eventually form the Phoenix Hounds. Robert said that a traveling bard, Balenor Forsend, had kidnapped his daughter. Robert’s wife, Marger, however, suggested that she may have left voluntarily with him, stating she had been smitten with him.

Regardless of the circumstances both of Anneth’s parents wanted her back and Edwin and the others agreed to find them. Inquiries around town revealed that Balenor had bragged of finding the location of a forgotten wizard’s tower past the nearby Unwelcoming Hills. After readying their provisions the group headed out to follow.

## Encounter at the Forgotten Tower

The Heroes of Sanlow were able to locate the Forgotten Tower, which had been taken over by troglodytes led by a troglodyte druid named Tasskar. They defeated the troglodytes, who were holding Balenor Forsend as a prisoner.

Balenor revealed that he and Anneth had found the tower, but were captured by the troglodytes. He said when they learned that Anneth was from Sanlow, that they took her somewhere else. A letter found on Tasskar seemed to indicate that there was a large group of troglodytes, lizardmen and bullywugs working together in the nearby Violent Forest.

## Rescue of Anneth Arcard

Edwin and the other Heroes of Sanlow, accompanied by Balenor Forsend, headed into the Violent Forest to rescue Anneth Arcard. After several days of travel they located an encampment of swamp monsters (troglodytes, bullywugs and lizardmen.) Xandrik and Balenor scouted the area and put the enemy number at well over a hundred, but they did locate the cage where Anneth was held along with a trapper named Herman who lived in the Violent Forest.

After a skirmish with some goblins that did not seem affiliated with the monster camp, during which Edwin dueled with a goblin shaman, The Heroes of Sanlow executed a plan to save Anneth and Herman. Unfortunately, Herman was caught in the attempt and they were forced to abandon the man to his mortal fate. In spite of Herman’s loss, Anneth was rescued though. The monsters of the camp were enraged, however, and gave chase to the heroes.

Edwin’s sent his familiar, Valor, to deliver a letter of warning to Sanlow, the group fled back there as soon as possible, a small army of monsters on their heels.

## Battle of Sanlow

*See Also: The Battle of Sanlow*

The Heroes of Sanlow arrived in Sanlow to find that, thanks to the warning they’d set ahead, the non combatants were being evacuated while the able bodied citizens were being given a crash course in basic combat by the handful of the village’s guardsmen.

Mayor Talim Alador, with the input of the Edwin and the others, decided that while the non-combatants would continue to evacuate to Myjdun, those who could fight would remain and defend the town.

Unfortunately the night before the enemy army was to arrive a trio of travelers, Hennod, Bullen and Alton, turned out to be spies and assassinated Mayor Alador and captain of the guard Menton Myrwood before fleeing the town.

With the leadership of the town assassinated, the Heroes of Sanlow stepped up and organized the townsfolk to defend the town. Edwin participated in the battle, using his magic to battle the monsters. The battle was a victory however nearly half of Sanlow’s defenders were slain.

## Skills and Abilities

Edwin is a capable, if young and fairly inexperienced, magic user. He routinely uses his magical abilities to assist his companions in battle. He is also quite learned, and is knowledgeable about a broad range of topics, both magical and mundane.