Terleich Stonetower

## Terleich Stonetower (he/him)

### Relatives

Cairie Varo (Half-Cousin), Briar Gilrei (Aunt), Rurik Gilrei (Father), Priscilla Redgums (Mother), Kellan Gilrei (half-brother), Lyra Gilrei (half-sister), Francessca Gilrei(Half-sister), Favian Gilrei (half-brother), Alivorn Jalie (Half-brother)

## Physical description

### Bio

24, 6'3ft, Half Moon elf and a little of something else, Terleich Stonetower is the illegitimate to the King of the Moon Kingdom and also his oldest child that's alive. He holds the title 'Duke of Krekenshire'. He is one of the main NPC's for the game and the PC's first meet him as a potential villain, interrogating him after arresting him for kidnapping the youngest of the Gilrei family.

**Zodiac Main Three:** Sagittarius Sun, Capricorn moon, Virgo Rising **Favourite Colour:** Beige **MBTI:** INTJ **Allies:** Cairie, Calina, Elajor, Meili, Khatar, Alivorn **Alignment:** Lawful Neutral

### Appearance

He's not much of an active person but is still somewhat strong so his build is slender and firm. Terleich has long maroon hair that goes down to his ribs, pale skin and yellow eyes.

### Personality

At first he is very distrusting and silent, unable to communicate properly and mysterious. However he looks more cold and evil than he really is. He can be quite curious which leads him into being naïve. For someone who's academically smart, he can't really read the room and doesn't pick up on sarcasm quickly. He is the opposite of Khatar where he isn't well travelled and has yet to experience new things. Once people get close to him, he holds them dear in his life and is incredibly loyal and delicate with them. As time goes on, he starts to open up and is growing to be trusting and a reliable ally who means well.

### Backstory

For most of his life, the identity of his mother remained unknown but his father was King Rurik was always quite a busy person, especially since he had focused more on his younger half brother Kellan. He remembers nothing of his only older sibling Mayna, her death taking place not even days since he was born. One night, when he was around 4 years old, he was taken from his slumber into the middle of the West Woods. He cannot remember much but being on an makeshift altar with markings surrounding him made of a pink salt-like substance, (He later realises that he was one of many victims sacrificed to the Blood Ritual and only 1 of 2 survivors). Ever since that day, he felt different, like his body wasn't his own and he could feel something inside of him. Sometimes he'd zone out for a couple seconds or even multiple hours where he'd end up in a place he wasn't in before. The people in the castle including his familiy started to recognise this strange behaviour but it wasn't until he was 6 years old and play fighting with Kellan, which a blood thirsting rage came over him and started attacking Kellan unfairly. Biting, scratching, and straight up brute force, and at every stop, Kellan is fighting as hard as he can just to stay conscious, screaming for help. Terleich finally gets his hands around Kellan’s neck, and his knuckles are white with strain. When the adults come and guards restrain him, they finally decide to isolate him in the East Wing in the tower. After being boarded into his prison like room, a voice enters his mind. It's weirdly eerie but comforting and he becomes accustomed to the voice, it's not there all the time but comes into his mind at unexpected times. He grows up, confused and scared of his abilities and decides to drown himself in studies, learning languages, countries and their politics. The voice which he realised, started to posses his body but he would never be able to recall anything that happened.

The campaign kicks off in Terleich getting possessed again and paying bandits to kidnap Favian in the middle of the night and taking him to the same place 20 years ago to the West Woods, where the Blood Ritual would take place on Favian. Cairie and Calina came and saved Favian before the end of the ritual and his death. They identify that it was Terleich but instead of arresting him right away, they put the castle on house arrest and interviewed everyone. However, Kellan arrested Terleich as he attempted to leave the castle, putting him in a cell to await his trail.

The PC's first interaction with him was when he was changed up in the dugeon down below the castle. King Rurik told Calina and Cairie to take on the interrogating. Being aggressive at first and even flicking a pen at him for 9 HP, Calina realised that Terleich may not be the big bad villain everyone thought and sympathises with him. Her act of kindness paid off as Terleich opened up about his night terrors and the voice in his head which asked him to do the kidnapping, remaining defenceless as the court may not believe him but asking Calina to promise him to take care of his other half sibling in the castle Alivorn. Calina made him promise to sort out whatever's going on with him and they left, promising to defend him and find the truth. They soon enough managed to prove his innocence and Rurik let's him go from his trail. With many of his memories missing and unsure where to start to search, the PC's help him by casting a spell to go into his mind. They recover some memories including what happened at his Blood Ritual, attacking Kellan and some others but not all. Terleich thanks them and then becomes a part of the crew.

When the true villain of the story is revealed to be a hag disguised as the healer of the castle, who also is Terleich's mother. The party take her on in battle including Terleich, Meili, Kellan and Khatar but have to flee. The whole of the Moon Kingdom falls down and the party start their journey to reach their neighbouring ally's to take back the Kingdom.