Viceroy Columbidae Dawn Henry Woodrow of New Zenith II

## Biography

A member of House Aviary. Played by Ian Sturn. Woodrow is actually from Zephyr Court, but states his birthplace as New Zenith as a whole to be more representative of it. He hails from the Second Estate, although often speaks with the weight of a First Estate Avion when it comes to his duties as an ambassador to House Aviary.

## Character Sheet

### Basic Information

* Level: 15
* Race: Dove Wylderkin
* Primary School: Earth
* Class: Spellsword
* Body Points: 25

### Purchased Skills

* Earth: 444/444/321
* One Handed Edged
* Educated
* First Aid
* Weapon Proficiency [2]
* Healing Arts
* Smithing [1]
* Parry [1]
* Profession: Inheritence [3]
* Intercept [2]
* Break Command [1]
* Resist Spell [1]
* Empowered Strike [1]

## In-Between Game Actions

### May IBGA

#### Sent:

Woodrow Requests a moment of King Jonas Dawnkeeper IV's time (or at least his court) for a formal introduction of House Aviary, the first outreach marking a new era of cooperation and collaboration between Bastion and New Zenith.Woodrow wishes to lay the foundation of which to build an accord between the 2 nations so they can grow and prosper together. He presents a rare Violet Carson potted in Bastion soil, representing the bond hoped to be made. Any aid or help needed, House Aviary will step up. Many beaks make a quick nest.

#### Response:

You arrive in Bastion and ask to speak with the **King**. Unfortunately, the king is unavailable and his advisors suggest you speak to the merchant house. So you seek to meet with a representative of **House Asum-Asnam**. You believe that setting up a good relationship with the Merchant house is the first step in the right direction. You reach the main hall of the house and speak to the female human that is behind the counter. You greet her and explain you wish to speak with the lord of the house on some matters. The woman tells you to wait right there as she walks into the back room. She returns shortly with male human and points towards you.

The human walks up to you and introduces himself as **Altoro** and he is a consultant for the Lord. You greet him politely and shake his hand. He asks what business you have and you explain your intentions. He looks at you and smiles. He says that is wonderful! He states that they are always willing to start an accord with a neighboring town, especially ones that have such rare goods. He asks you to take a walk with him to the warehouse to talk business.

You walk out the back door and into a warehouse full of crates and barrels. He states that these are just the tip of the stock of wares. He explains that they try to gather and preserve what they can for the excursion that is about to happen. He states that he can have access to these once they start to have a better relationship and trust. He takes the violet and places it in a small garden bed next to other flowers you have never seen before. He explains you may come back at any time and if you have more goods and the rarer the better, he can exchange them for some of their goods. You nod and shake his hand and head off to get ready for the upcoming market day

### June IBGA

#### Sent:

Woodrow attempts once again to gain an audience with any member of the King's court, so a formal introduction of House Aviary can be made, as representatives of New Zenith. Woodrow brings this time a wreath of holly boughs and olive branches, with apologies that the previous, more lavish gift was stripped of its importance and instead monetized. Once again the services of House Aviary are offered for any endeavors that are needed.  While at court, Woodrow keeps an eye on the flow of politics, who is let in immediately, who is left waiting, procedure and protocol, etc.

#### Response:

Somewhat to your surprise, after a bit of persistence on your part your efforts actually bear fruit and you are invited to a personal, if short, audience with **King Jonas Dawnkeeper**. He thanks you very much for your gift and presents you with a small token of Bastion’s friendship in return. He also thanks you for your offer of assistance and says that Bastion would be most grateful if house Aviary were to continue to offer their expertise to the various initiatives being lead by **High Arcanist Illkari**, **Grand Marshal Gloom**, and **Baron Heartwood**. The king is very polite and also clearly very tired; you imagine preparing for an expedition with the fate of the kingdom at stake to be quite taxing in more ways than one. The meeting ends with the King inviting you to avail yourself of the castle’s amenities and get to know the various functionaries for as long as you like, and you do just that.

During you time at court you observe several things.

* The High Arcanist, Grand Marshal, and Baron Heartwood don’t appear often, but when they do they are given immediate priority over any other visitors.
* The court, and the King’s meeting chambers in particular, are a who’s who of Bastion nobility while you are there, significantly more so than you would expect. You are quite sure that you see the heads of all of the Major Houses of Bastion coming and going at some point during your time at court.
* Everyone as court is on edge. While Bastion’s leadership puts on a brave face for their people and allies, it is clear that facing the possible destruction off all they know and care about is taking a tole and heated arguments are commonplace.

**July IBGA**

Sent:

Spending more time at the Bastion courts, proudly displaying the King's gift, Woodrow networks and hobnobs with the assorted dignitaries. Woodrow wishes to bend the ear to any that'll listen. House Aviary has concerns that the adventurer community intended to be involved in representing Bastion to new potential lands in the fall has no noble representation for.... actual Bastion. House Aviary recognizes the efforts the Dryad Thorn Foxfire is making and feels the King should consider giving her the title of official Emissary to Bastion. Nothing could present a more unified front than an emissary of New Zenith and one of Bastion walking hand in hand into the unknown. Woodrow waxes poetic about the achievements he and Thorn could accomplish together and the Good that could be brought to the world with guiding hands to help steer the immense, terrifying power of adventurers to where it is needed most.

Response:

You enter Bastion on what seems to be a busier day of the week. More people out and about which is perfect for you. You quickly jump up on the nearest barrel and begin to tell tales of the achievements you have accomplished already since this year has begun and what more you may do. In every tale you mention a Dryad named Thorn. After a while people begin to whisper and start gathering more and more around you as you speak. Soon you have a crowd of people listening and cheering for you and Thorn. You boldly and loudly reiterate to the people about how they need a representative for their great City and who better than the Dryad who has helped out so much together and that has the support of an Ally kingdom in the sky. A lot of people are seeing your gift and are almost drooling over seeing such a gift that they could only dream of seeing in person.

Most people seem to agree with you and cheer you on. After a few hours, you notice what seems to be a finer dressed man walking to the front of the crowd. He gets your attention and tells you that he is a representative for **House Uritz**. The Lord would like to give his full support in this endeavor and nomination for Emissary. He states that the Lord will bring this up at the next round table meeting and will make sure that it goes to vote. You thank him politely and continue to finish off the tales as people are still waiting. The man does tell you that if you come back to Bastion before the great ritual, **House Uritz** would like to have a word with you about some matters. You nod your head in recognition of what he said and head off back to New Zenith ready to tell everyone that your tales may have worked.

**November IBGA**

Sent:

Woodrow goes with Lorelei to meet with the Giantslayer Ogres. As instructed, waits at the edge of the Elf woods to be escorted through. Woodrow hopes to open channels of negotiation that trade could possibly happen between the Ogres and the fledgling town. The goal would be food from their newly Bountiful Harvest enhanced farmlands. Among the different skills or goods, Woodrow mentions Kolrabi's Eggshell preservative potions as well. This would be a start of talks, to build a platform for negotiations, to be completed with the Bastion Ambassador. Woodrow also wants to ensure that it is conveyed that the adventurers and expeditionary force are not here to invade or upset any balance or social order.

Response:

You get some horses as you know this won't be a short trip. You guys ride northwest until you get to the desert and then head west for about 4 days. You guys run into some random wandering monsters but are able to avoid or defeat them without any issues. You finally make it to a river with a bridge that has a pretty luxurious forest on the other side. This must be the Elf forest mentioned. You start to cross the bridge, when an arrow from the forest comes out at your feet. You look up and notice an elf in the tree line with a bow. He asks “what business does outsiders have in the royal hunting forest.” You politely explain that you are traveling through to meet with the High Ogres as you were invited there. The Elf jumps out of the tree and approaches the bridge where you stand. He says no one is allowed in the royal forest unless invited.

He approaches Lorelei and says “and you of all people should know this”. You look confused at first and then pick up on the fact that he is referring to the fact she is an Elf. You explain to him that you are not from here and are from the town to the southeast. He chuckles and says “and now why would an Elf be so far away from home where we have it  so good.” You tell him that you are an adventurer and that it kinda just happened. At this point you hear a clearing of a throat and look past the Elf to see a High Ogre standing on the bridge. The Elf turns and sighs. He says he didn’t know you were waiting for Axel.

Axel waves you over to approach him as the Elf takes Lorelei into the forest and they sit and talk. Axel greets you and states that he doesn’t quite remember you. You introduce yourself and he looks somewhat pleased to hear of an adventurer to have some good tastes. You kindle chuckle at that and then he continues on to ask you what business may be had. You explain what your intentions are and what you can offer. He looks intrigued a little and then says this is what the shamans are willing to work with. In light of this new information of the preserving egg, we may definitely be in some talk of trade. The Shamans sent me with a gift of good relations. I will go back and speak with the Shamans and come back to your town and seek you out and we can set up a mutual trade and agreement as well as a platform for negotiations. You accept these terms and the gift and say you hope to see him at the market and start a beautiful new partnership. He shakes your hand and thanks you again. You look over to Lorelei and gesture to move out as the day is getting dark and you want to start to head out before nightfall and get ready for the upcoming market.