Lazarus Oldman/Unmodified

**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 817 PD in the city of Trostenwald in the Dwendalian Empire, Lazarus's birth was celebrated as a sign of prosperity from the gods. When he was just a few months old, he was taken to the Feywild and entrusted to the care of Clan Leafspring, a family of Changelings living in the Seelie Court; he spent the next decade-and-a-half on the Plane of Faerie, growing up as the adoptive brother of Pearce Leafspring. Shortly after his sixteenth birthday, he crossed back into the Material Plane with Pearce, and they discovered that only a few weeks had passed since Lazarus's birth.

Reunited with his parents, he was taken to a powerful spellcaster who performed the *Modify Memory* incantation on him, replacing his recollection of his time in the Feywild with memories of having grown up in Trostenwald with his parents. Though 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 joined the Righteous Brand in 819 PD 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 in 824 PD.

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 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 in 837 PD 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 a 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 (22 years old + 16 years in the Feywild)
* 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 left hand from an arrow

## Belongings

* **Null & Void**, Kingsguard poignard (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
* **Cease & Desist**, Righteous Brand rapier (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"
* **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 "Unforeseen Consequences")
* **Druidcrafted brooch**, received as a gift from Trouble (in "Being in the Spotlight")
* **Cloak of Greyness**, purchased by Kahlan Karsus from (in "Being in the Spotlight")
* **Shituation Amulet**, acquired from Pearce (in "Being in the Spotlight")
* **Manticore Tail Spike**, acquired along the Glory Run Road (in "How I Met Your Mother")

## 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")

### Experience Points

* 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: 3,330 (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")

### Level Progression

* Level 1: Rogue 1 – Sneak Attack (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
* Level 2: Rogue 2 – Cunning Action (prior to "Ask for The Masque")
* Level 3: Soulknife Rogue 3 – Psychic Blades, Psychic Whispers (after "Unforeseen Consequences")
* Level 4: Soulknife Rogue 4 – Fighting Initiate: Archery (after "How I Met Your Mother")

## 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*