Ozey Lancaster

Ozey Lancaster was a halfling, one of the original members of Dench and Friends, and was one of the last members of the Balhorguard. Prior to joining Dench and Friends, Ozey was exiled from Aleleaf Meadow after being framed for murder. He became a highway thief and learned deadly skills that would make him a crucial member of Dench and Friends. Ozey assisted in killing the leaders of the Cult of Three, and helped to aid in the destruction of Mythrix during the Return of Mythrix. Ozey and Dench Denkins were close friends, and created the Dench and Friends Mercenary Group following the Second Coming of Mythrix.

## Early Life

Ozey was born in the year 6,142 DC and was raised in Aleleaf Meadow. He lived a relatively simple life, and attended the Goldneleaf Academy, a small school in Aleleaf Meadow which taught a variety of scholarly subjects.

While attending the Academy, Ozey befriended a girl named Rita Roralic. She gained Ozey's trust despite her odd and destructive behavior, which culminated in the murder of a professor, which she framed Ozey for. He was forced to flee from Aleleaf Meadow on the threat of execution.

After running from the law, Ozey found himself on hard times, and fell in with a local thieving ring near Erendel. It was there he became adept at picking locks and ambushing targets. Though when his gang become more violent and murdered a merchant who would not give up his goods, Ozey began to have doubts about his new life.

## Lion's Paw

Things changed for Ozey when he discovered an invitation to join the Lion's Paw guild in the pack of a traveler he and his gang had ambushed and subdued. He pocketed the paper, feeling it was a new calling for him, and silently slipped away from the gang. He had kept contact with Jasmine Underhill, and the two reunited to travel to Wheatriver and begin a new life.

Once in Wheatriver, Ozey met Dench Denchkins and Cairne Dawnstrider. After their encounter with a cave troll that they killed twice, Ozey would meet KuKul Kahn and Glessile Sildur. The six of them would form Dench and Friends, and began working for the Lion's Paw.

Shortly after working with the Lion's Paw as a part of Dench and Friends, Wheatriver was attacked by the Cult of Three and was destroyed. Ozey managed to make it out with the members of Dench and Friends, though Cairne and Jasmine left the group after the events. Ozey was saddened by his friend's departure, but he pressed on with Dench and Friends to stop the Cult of Three and save Midland.

At Tower Edanis Ozey joined the Balhorguard when Elderon, the golden dragon, gave Dench and Friends Black Rings and inducted them in to the ancient order. Ozey defended the tower alongside his friends against Paetris of the Cult of Three, aiding in killing him and his minions. From there, Ozey helped save Joulias Valentine by piloting an ancient Elden machine and fought off a Queen Sandworm.

Ozey traveled with Dench and Friends to Erendel, where they met with Cairne who hired them to accompany him on an expedition to explore an ancient tomb. Dench and Friends helped clear the tomb, which resulted in the death of KuKul Kahn. The group carried on to Gildran and beyond to reach Tower Aurumis, defeating Auriel and the ork Malik Grok, a hired hand for the Collector who was sent to recover the bounty placed on Dench and Friends.

Once the group reached the city of Vale, Ozey was reunited with Jasmine for a brief time, before she was apparently killed and eaten by the Vale Creature during the Vale Crisis. Unfortunately, it was not until after the group had escaped Vale had they realized Jasmine's demise. She did leave with them her journal, which detailed her research on the Cult of Three and helped the group confirm General Ferenor's involvement. When the group reached Tower Aurumis, it was confirmed that Ferenor was in fact Beiryll, and the group headed back to confront him and end the Cult of Three.

When Ozey and his friends reached Gildran they were captured and escorted to the keep, where they were confronted by General Ferenor and his men. Ozey killed Ferenor's Royal Mage with two well placed crossbow bolts through both eyes, and the fighting commenced. Ferenor was eventually forced in to his dragon form, and desperately tried to cover it up with a storm, and reverted back to his human form in order to fight Dench and Friends with Gavin Aldair, his son and apprentice. Ozey and Dench managed to kill Gavin, and Glessile transformed in to a dragon in order to fight and kill Ferenor, now Beiryll.

Once the conflict was over, Dench and Friends used their rings to transform in to dragons and fight Mythrix as he approached with an army of undead. Ozey transformed in to a black dragon, and the group delivered the final blow to Mythrix and destroyed its physical form, along with its hold on the world.

## Dench and Friends

After the Return of Mythrix, Ozey and his friends were rewarded by the Emperor of Arania, and were made knights. Along with Dench and Ekeko, Ozey decided he would continue Dench and Friends as a mercenary guild, and continued to help Dench and Ekeko run the guild and defend Midland.