Benn Griff

Benn Griff is a male human rogue in the Emeron campaign.

Benn Griff is a rogue hailing from the estate of Abman in the barony of Federan. He had a great hatred of lizard folk and when he had a chance he traveled to the Brokenback Swamps to hunt for riches and perhaps kill some lizardfolk. While there he and his party fell afoul of a Naga who had begun mentally controlling people and setting them up as a cult to worship her.

Benn's party was slain and he was captured and mentally enslaved to the Naga. He was assigned to help guard her subterranean lair under the swamp and later named one of her lieutenants in commanding subsequent followers that fell under her sway.

## Freed

On the 6th of Lion, 1159, the Joined of Vesper traveled to the lair to confront and slay the Naga that Benn unwillingly served. They managed to free the control on another of the Naga's slaves, a Molandar named Tumaini, and get him to lead them straight to the Naga's lair, bypassing most defenses and cultists, including Benn.

The Joined of Vesper slew the Naga, freeing Benn and the rest of the cult from her mental control. He and his companions gathered the goods and left the lair, meeting up with the Joined of Vesper outside of it. Most of the former cultists chose to travel to the nearby village of Redwyne with the Joined to regroup and determine their next steps.

## The War of Alliance

On the 18th of Lion, 1159, a massive army of bullywugs and lizardfolk invaded from the Brokenback Swamps, rapidly overrunning Redwyne. Benn was still in the town and did his best to help fend off the monsters long enough for the town to be evacuated. He survived the battle, traveling to the nearby fortified town of Camur. Once in Camur he was pressed into service as a conscript and served in the Battle of Camur, after which he was recruited into Alexander's Vengeance by Sir Reyny Indsott. Benn subsequently fought in the Second Battle of Camur, surviving the enemy onslaught, and fled north with the other survivors after Camur's fall.

### The Battle of the Bridge

Benn and the other surviving members of Alexander's Vengeance traveled northwest where they joined up with the forces of Lord Rivel Donne. Recon from Lord Rivel's scouts reported that a large force of enemies had gathered near the main bridge across the Azure River, and that a large force of Emeronian troops had gathered on the far side to counter them. Rivel's own force was far too small to counter the enemy directly so he focused his efforts on avoiding them in direct combat, scouting and doing his best to get messages to his allies across the river. Benn proved useful in this regard, as his stealth skills allowed him to personally gather information on the enemy several times.

On the 9th of Wolverine the Joined of Vesper teleported into Lord Rivel's camp, and made contact directly with Benn's companion Tumaini. They revealed that Sir Godgis Abare, the commander of the Emeronian forces, would attack the enemy in three days, and that they carried orders for Lord Rivel to attack the enemy from the rear, targeting a small unit of ghasts that Vossk was said to be commanding so that the Joined of Vesper could slay him. Alexander's Vengeance volunteered to join them in the attack, eager for a second shot at Vossk.

## Death

During the Battle of the Bridge, Alexander's Vengeance was tasked with engaging one of Vossk's bodyguards, the lizardman sorcerer Vimzu. However, they did not get the chance. Vossk used his immense powers to strike the area with two localized earthquakes that caused great crevasses to open up and swallow Sir Reyny and Cirilli Finla, and Benn and the other conscripted soldiers were soon rushed by Ghasts. Benn fought his best, but was paralyzed and slain by the creatures as he attempted to save one of the doomed soldiers.