Olli Cadwyll

Olli is (or was) a half elf from Zenaida who was romantically involved with Ogden. He worked as a ranch hand until being conscripted into the Sobrian army in 485, and his location has been unknown since.

## Description

Olli had a lean and wiry build from years of manual labor. His features had an elven delicacy to them, but this was hidden under a general air of scruffiness. He had wild brown hair and the patchy semblance of a beard. Before being conscripted, he usually wore a cowboy hat and simple farm clothes, with the addition of a shoddily-crafted red and blue scarf made for him by Ogden.

## Biography

### Early life

Olli was born in Fuil, Zenaida. His parents were both half elves, and he had a modest, well-to-do upbringing for the first few years of his life. However, he was orphaned at a young age and subsequently entrusted to an old family friend, Shienhu Pazak. From then on, she cared for Olli and took him on as an apprentice of sorts.

### Ålhem

Around 476, Shienhu's work as a botanist took the two of them north to the small town of Ålhem. There, Shienhu took on another young apprentice, a half orc who would become known as Ogden. Olli and Ogden quickly became close friends. For several years, the three of them lived in a small cottage owned by Kip, a local sheep farmer.

After Shienhu's death in 482, Olli and Ogden stayed around Ålhem for the most part. Olli worked odd jobs around town, often as a ranch hand or laborer for Kip, and through his employment they were able to stay in the cottage. During this time, Olli became nigh inseparable from Ogden, and their already close friendship blossomed into a relationship.

### Conscription and Army

On the 26th of Ring, less than a month after war in Zenaida broke out again, Olli was conscripted into the Sobrian Army. Ogden tried to stop the soldiers singlehandedly, but was overpowered in the ensuing scuffle. Upon being told that Ogden was killed, Olli had no choice but to go with the soldiers, enraged but defeated. He vowed, if nothing else, to at least cause some problems for the Empire while he had the chance.

Once in the army, Olli sought to subtly gather support against their cause. He did make friends, but those he met didn't stick around long (one brief acquaintance, Karolyi Jesterka, was captured and killed just a few days after meeting). As for Olli himself, his eventual fate is currently unknown.

## Personality and Relationships

Olli was known for being good-natured, an eager worker, and having a joke for almost any situation. He could rarely be seen without a smile on his face. Unlike Ogden, he was not afraid to speak up unashamedly, and he would often do the talking for the pair. In fact, it was sometimes hard to get him to stop talking, but his stories were entertaining enough that most people didn't mind.

### Ogden

Ogden was undoubtedly the person closest to Olli, as his companion and closest friend since childhood. As a pair they balanced each other out, with Olli encouraging Ogden, and Ogden tempering Olli's energy in return. Any time they were not working, they could usually be found together. Their separation at the hands of the Sobrian Empire hit Olli hard, and was a large motivator for him moving forward.

### Shienhu

Though not quite considering Shienhu a mother figure in the same way Ogden did, Olli loved her as one. He never took for granted her generosity and kindness in raising him.

### Kip

Kip was a sheep farmer in Ålhem, and owner of the cottage that Olli, Ogden, and Shienhu lived in. At first he simply owed Shienhu a favor, but once Olli began working for him later on, the two formed a neighborly rapport. Kip and his wife were fair and, though not quite charitable, would often lend Olli a horse or a hot meal in times of need.

## Trivia

By coincidence, Ogden was in possession of Olli's signature scarf when they were separated. He has carried it with him since.