Lance Goldmanwitzenstein

A servant and champion of Orcus, Lance's true master is his own sense of self indulgence.

## Basic Information

### Aliases

Lolg Gnore, The Deranged Dwarf, Grog Guzzler

## Key Dates

### Died

372 BTG (First Death) 227 BTG (Second Death) 198 BTG (Third Death) 44 BTG (Fourth Death, currently alive)

## Family

### Parent(s)

Gus Goldmanwitzenstein (Father), Edna Goldmanwitzenstein (Mother)

### Child(ren)

Unknown number

Lance Goldmanwitzenstein is a dwarven champion of Orcus, Íshnubar of Undeath Demon Lord of Edwardius. A former member of the heroic group known as The Destro Obstantia, Lance was secretly working against them to recover relics of Orcus for himself and his God. When he was discovered, he was attacked by the group and driven away. Now, he wanders Veiltouria furthering Orcus' interests and sowing chaos wherever he can.

## History

### Childhood

Lance Goldmanwitzenstein was born to an affluent and well known dwarven family, who had long been established as the premier bankers within Heldiabolas. Loved greatly by his parents, Lance was raised in a caring and nurturing environment.

As he aged, however, something dark grew within him. Slowly Lance came to love spreading misfortune to others, drawing a great pain in the suffering he could cause. He also became enchanted by narcotics and alcoholic substances, anything mind altering. He began drinking at age ten, young for even a dwarf, and slowly developed fouler habits from there.

For a long time Lance’s family couldn't, or wouldn’t, see what he had become. His violent parties, fits of drunken destruction and often outrageous carnal endeavors were washed away as simply being a growing young boy. It wasn’t until Lance sold the family Ice Wolf for charge powder that they began to see him for what he truly was. Even then, the family tried to keep his activities quiet more than stop them.

This all came to a head when Lance stole the family treasury and used it to gamble against a champion of Obstinath, the great pale dragon of The Crown Mountains and most powerful crime lord in all of Veiltouria. Instead of paying the debt, Lance killed the champion and fled with the money, leaving his parents to deal with the consequences.

### Life as a criminal

Fleeing the city, Lance had never felt more alive than when he had killed the champion. He went on a murderous rampage throughout the small mountain villages, slaughtering all who stood in his path. When he was eventually captured and killed by a group of vengeful warriors, Lance could only laugh, his last words asking only for the chance to live an even more chaotic life.

Before Lance could truly die, the God of Undeath Orcus channeled his vast power into Lance, resurrecting him as a divine champion. Lance, not one for servitude, simply went about slaughtering the group who attacked him, his newfound power proving overwhelming.

So began a contentious but fruitful relationship with Orcus. Orcus, fascinated by the dwarf, would converse with Lance, sending him on quests that furthered Orcus’ own interests. Sometimes Lance would see them through, other times failing as he would be distracted. This bothered Orcus little, for Lance was sowing chaos in his name all the same.

### The Destro Obstantia

Orcus would eventually direct lance to join a group of warriors: twin brothers Garth Abromivich and Gore Abromovich, as well as their adopted half elven uncle Thalkor Regarth. Traveling with them, Lance was directed to steal any relic of Orcus’ that the group would encounter. As they journeyed, trying to stop a rival champion of Orcus named Fitty Gheesee, Lance came to like the group. Despite this growing affection, he had every intention of betraying them and would repeatedly steal from them.

After slaying an ancient green dragon and claiming its castle as their new Fort Destro, Lance finally moved to steal all their recovered relics. When he was caught by Gore, Lance fled, taking most of the relics with him and traveling to Thanatos the home realm of Orcus. From there, Lance became one of Orcus’ greatest warriors, being sent to spread chaos and destruction to all his rival Demon Lords.