Lazarus Oldman

**Lazarus Séamus Oldman** is an Aasimar Soulknife Rogue living on the continent of Wildemount.

## Family

Lazarus is the son of human parents Siobhan and Shiloh Oldman, the grandson of Victoria and Séamus Hannigan and Zarinah and Lochlann Oldman, and the greatgrandson of Sean Hannigan.

## Background

Born on Civilization's Dawn of 801 PD in the city of Trostenwald in the Dwendalian Empire, Lazarus's birth was celebrated as a sign of prosperity from the gods. While his father was all too happy to embrace the improvement to the family's social status, his mother regularly reminded him that his worth was determined not by his ancestry but by his actions. Lazarus grew uncomfortable being celebrated for something he had no choice in, and decided to join the Righteous Brand at the age of 18 in order to prove himself both individually and as a subject of the Empire. Initially inadequate, he gradually trained himself into a competent soldier and served across the Empire, working his way through the ranks before eventually being assigned to the Kingsguard at the age of 23.

There he fell under the mentorship of Commander Aodhin Karsus, whose daughter, he learned after some time, had been born a Tiefling and was suffering insomnia as a result of being harassed by other children; Lazarus taught Karsus a particular phrase in the Celestial language intended to have a calming effect. About eight months later, the Righteous Brand received word from one of their Changeling spies that a previously unknown tunnel had been discovered under the Brokenveil Bluffs east of Bladegarden. Karsus led a platoon of two-dozen fighters that included Lazarus into the tunnels, where they encountered a squadron of Kryn mercenaries; dangerously outnumbered, the platoon managed to defeat the Kryn, suffering heavy casualties while a few mercenaries escaped. Only nine Dwendalians survived the battle.

After securing the Brokenveil Tunnel, the remainder of the platoon spent the evening at a tavern celebrating their survival, growing progressively more inebriated until they began drunkenly betting on who could catch an arrow in flight; none did, but Lazarus wound up being pierced through the palm by an arrow and won the bet by default. Less than three months later, Karsus and his wife were killed by a zealot who believed their daughter was herself a demon; their daughter went missing, and after the zealot was found dismembered, Lazarus requested leave to find Aodhin's daughter. His request was denied, as the king claimed that the resources could not be spared to search for "her kind"; when he threatened to do so anyway, the king threatened to strip Lazarus of his rank and imprison for insubordination as an example. Against his conscience, he relented.

Lazarus served in the King's Guard for another seven years before being assigned to lead the personal guard of Prince Eidys Dwendal, and served in that capacity for another four years before accompanying the prince and the queen to the wedding of a dignitary on the Menagerie Coast, where a Myriad assassin attempted to murder Eidys. The attempt was thwarted when Lazarus was stabbed by the dagger meant for the prince, and Eidys retaliated by killing the assassin; Lazarus fell into a coma due to the psionic properties of the weapon and remained unconscious for several days as court clerics worked to heal the damage.

He eventually recovered, though he suffered night terrors and bouts of insomnia, and within the year, he was offered early retirement for his service. He accepted at the age of 36 and returned to Trostenwald, where he consulted with his mother's childhood friend Willough Thorne, a noted alchemist, in his search for some kind of relief from his sleeplessness, and she eventually concocted an elixir of alert repose that granted him the benefits of a full night's rest without the need to sleep, thereby averting the potentially debilitating effects of his nightmares.

He then occupied most of his time by providing investigative and protective services to the people of Trostenwald, or working at the Bar Barian with his father. Shortly before Midsummer in 838 PD, he witnessed his father returning from the tavern wounded, though not severely, and learned that a brawl had broken out, causing his father to fly into an infuriated rage and single-handedly beat every fighter foolish enough to test him, leaving the tavern in shambles. His father collected a set of tools and returned to the tavern, after which Lazarus learned from his mother that his father had once been a Paladin of the Stormlord, but that he had broken his oath after losing a close friend. Lazarus then headed to the tavern, wordlessly working through the night beside his father to help him repair the damage.

Two years after leaving the King's Guard, he was contacted by a Changeling spy of the Righteous Brand and former compatriot who informed him that mercenaries from the Kryn Dynasty were headed to Rexxentrum after receiving word of genasi in the city. Having dealt with Kryn scouts before, Lazarus traveled north to the capital to confront the threat.

## Description

* Birthdate: 22 Quen'pillar 817 PD (38 years old)
* Height: 5'6"
* Hair: auburn
* Eyes: copper
* Alignment: neutral good
* Deity: Erathis, the Lawbearer
* Scars:
	+ Three parallel slashes on his left bicep from a rampaging gryphon
	+ Thin, jagged lines of discoloration on right torso from *Shocking Grasp*
	+ Puncture wound through front and back of right hand from an arrow

### Radiant Soul

* "Turned Upside Down"
* "The Mammoth of a Man"
* "A Night at the Empyrean"
* "Elephant in the Room" (flashback)
* "Last Part of Your Test"
* "Get No Trouble From Us"
* "Over Troubled Waters"

## Belongings

* **A copy of *The Daring Trials and Tribulations of Sir Taryon Darrington***
* **A copy of *In the Belly of Dragons***
* **Null & Void**, Kingsguard poignards (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
* **Cease & Desist**, Righteous Brand rapiers (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
* **Talionis**, light crossbow (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
* **(7) Potions of Watchful Rest** (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
	+ (1) used in "Ask for The Masque"
	+ (1) used between "A Night at the Empyrean" and "First Part of Your Test"
	+ (1) given to Pumat Sol in "The Opportunity to Try"
	+ (1) used in "The Opportunity to Try"
* **Scimitar**, acquired from Bandit #2 (in "Ask for The Masque")
* **(5) silver**, acquired from Bandit Captain (in "Troubleshooting")
* **Bandit Captain's Note**, acquired from Bandit Captain (in "Troubleshooting")
* *Displacer Beast Fang*, acquired at the Western Winery (in "The Druid and the Egg"), given to Shiloh Oldman (in "If No One Remembered")
* **(100) gold**, acquired from The Masque for returning the stolen chest (in "The Druid and the Egg")
* **Druidcrafted brooch**, received as a gift from Trouble (in "Being in the Spotlight")
* **Cloak of Greyness**, purchased by Kahlan Karsus from Marvelous Mike's Magnificent Menagerie (in "Being in the Spotlight")
* *(2) Potions of Healing*, acquired from Oliver Schreiber (in "Turned Upside Down"), given to Sado Thuliaga (in "Elephant in the Room")
* *Manticore Tail Spike*, acquired along the Glory Run Road (in "How I Met Your Mother"), given to Shiloh Oldman (in "If No One Remembered")
* *Goblin Dagger*, acquired after a goblin ambush (in "The Way of the World"), given to Shiloh Oldman (in "If No One Remembered")
* *Spiderdrake Skull*, acquired in the Wertvoll Woods (in "My Name is Trouble"), given to Shiloh Oldman (in "If No One Remembered")
* **Kahlan's Cloak of Elvenkind** *(attuned)*, purchased by Kahlan Karsus from The Vulnerable Vagrant (in "First Part of Your Test")
* *(1) Potion of Healing*, brewed by Kahlan and Trouble (in "Elephant in the Room", used in "The Battle of the Eyes")
* **(2,855) gold**, paid by Idolmaster Julienne Droogba (in "With a Little Bit of Light")
* **Ring of Feather Falling** *(attuned)*, acquired from Pumat Sol at The Vulnerable Vagrant (in "With a Little Bit of Light")
* **Rampart**, a heater shield acquired from Sparkhammer Smithing (in "With a Little Bit of Light")
* **Kiss of the Changebringer** *(attuned)*, received from Siobhan Oldman in Trostenwald (in "Straight to the Point")
* **Britney**, a pair of spears collected after the Gnoll Encampment Battle (in "As Good As They Got")

## Kill count

* Bandit #1 (in "Ask for The Masque")
* Bandit #2 (in "Ask for The Masque")
* Bandit #8 (in "Troubleshooting")
* Enforcer (in "Troubleshooting")
* Bandit #9 (in "Troubleshooting")
* Guard #2 (in "Troubleshooting")
* Arcanist (in "Troubleshooting")
* Goblin #4 (in "The Company of Others")
* Spider #1 (in "Between There and Here")
* Spiderdrake #2 (in "My Name is Trouble")
* Kobold #3 (in "Elephant in the Room")
* Kobold #5 (in "Elephant in the Room")
* Kobold #18 (in "Last Part of Your Test")
* Kobold #21 (in "Last Part of Your Test")
* Gnoll #11 (in "As Good As They Got")
* Crab #3 (in "Beneath the Surface")

### Experience Points

* Western Winery Mission: 415 (in "Ask for The Masque" – "The Druid and the Egg")
	+ Pearlbow Owlbear Skirmish: 115 (in "Ask for The Masque")
	+ Pearlbow Bandit Skirmish: 100 (in "Ask for The Masque")
	+ Western Winery Battle: 85 (in "Troubleshooting")
	+ Displacer Beast Skirmish: 115 (in "The Druid and the Egg")
* Academy Fountain Brawl: 3,335 (in "Turned Upside Down")
* Goldcrest Brawl: 0 (in "Looking for Trouble")
* Glory Run Altercation: 750 (in "Looking for Trouble")
* Manticore Passage Skirmish: 280 (in "How I Met Your Mother")
* Silber Plains Skirmish: 50 (in "The Company of Others")
* Liondrake Nest Encounter: 415 (in "Between There and Here")
* Spider Drake Battle: 1,475 (in "Between There and Here" & "My Name is Trouble")
* Labenda Swamp Mission: 1,575 (in "Elephant in the Room" – "Last Part of Your Test")
	+ Kobold Guard Battle: 575 (in "Elephant in the Room" & "Moonbeam to Dragon")
	+ Battle of Ätzend Moor: 545 (in "Moonbeam to Dragon")
	+ Shadow Cavern Battle: 455 (in "Last Part of Your Test")
* Bromkiln Farm Skirmish: 0 (in "With a Little Bit of Light")
* Gnoll Encampment Battle: 455 (in "As Good As They Got")
* Bag of Holding Skirmish: 0 (in "Help Her Find the Way")
* Fevergulf Lake Mission: 5,975 (in "Beneath the Surface" – "The Skies Belong to Us")
	+ Battle of the Ustaloch: 1,265 (in "Beneath the Surface")
	+ Gehen Basin Battle: 1,740 (in "Over Troubled Waters")
	+ Battle of the Eyes: 2,890 (in "Reverence of the Tree")
	+ Tengara Glade Skirmish: 80 (in "The Skies Belong to Us")

## Level Progression

* Level 1: Rogue 1 – Sneak Attack (prior to "Ask for The Masque"), 1d6
* Level 2: Rogue 2 – Cunning Action (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
* Level 3: Soulknife 3 – Psychic Blades, Psychic Whispers (after "The Druid and the Egg"), 2d6
* Level 4: Soulknife 4 – Fey Touched: *Misty Step*, *Hex* (after "How I Met Your Mother")
* Level 5: Soulknife 5 – Uncanny Dodge (after "My Name is Trouble"), 3d6
* Level 6: Soulknife 5 / Barbarian 1 – Unarmored Defense, Rage (after "Last Part of Your Test")
* Level 7: Soulknife 6 / Barbarian 1 – Expertise: Sleight-of-Hand, Acrobatics (after "The Opportunity to Try")
* Level 8: Soulknife 7 / Barbarian 1 – Evasion (in "From Beyond the Void"), 4d6
* Level 9: Soulknife 7 / Barbarian 1 / Fighter 1 – Archery Fighting Style, Second Wind (after "The Battle of the Eyes")

## Allusions

* The character is named after the Biblical figure of Lazarus of Bethany and British actor Gary Oldman.

## Appearances

* "The Tyranny of Evil Men" (level 2)
* *Mountain of Mystery*