Eire the Holdfast

**Eire the Holdfast** is a reclusive warlock living in Hogan, Skenesos and a member of the Cult of Scor.

## Biography

Very little is known of Eire's early life, though he likely grew up in the Cult of Scor, as he is unwaveringly loyal to their cause. Despite this, his origins are shrouded in mystery and his eladrin physiology makes it impossible to estimate his age. He speaks in a manner that suggests he is at least over a few hundred years old.

Eire encountered the young Étienne when he arrived in Hogan and approached the man while he was tending to his garden. Surprised by the youth's brashness, he questioned him on his intentions rather than providing him the directions he sought and after a conversation, decided to offer him tutelage. Étienne quickly became intrigued when Eire began laying out the merits of what his training could offer him and displaying some of his magic. Étienne soon asked to be his student and Eire directed the boy to an inn in Hogan, so that training his might begin the next day.

After accepting Eire's terms, Étienne was branded with the Mark of Scor and gained several shadow-related powers. Over the next few months, Eire trained his young apprentince in the art of shadow magic, transforming him form a simple thief to a force to be reckoned with. Once Étienne completed his training and eventually left Hogan, Eire resumed his reclusive lifestyle and had little contact with his former student.

## Personality

Eire is incredibly reclusive and rarely leaves his cottage to venture into Hogan. He does not converse with anyone in the town and is only regularly seen during the daytime when purchasing his favourite woodwart tea from the local tea shop.

While under his tutelage, Étienne was never able to get him to talk about his past and drew several conclusions of his own about Eire's life, none of which he was able to prove. Eire was a very strict teacher and showed his student no mercy during their grueling training sessions, especially during his branding with the Mark of Scor. This did, however, make Étienne a proficient umbrakinetic in the space of a few short months. Eire was staunch in his belief to "never turn back" and taught his student to take responsibility for his decisions and see them through.

Though he spoke little of it, Eire claimed to be a follower of Scor and warned Étienne that branding him would deliver him power but also indebt him to the deity. It is unclear to what extent Eire's association with the Cult of Scor goes, including his knowledge of its true purpose or his intentions with spreading the Mark of Scor.

## Abilities

His reclusive lifestyle has made Eire incredibly self-sufficient. He grows his own produce and maintains his cottage by himself, allowing him to live the life of solace he has chosen.

He is also a warlock of some apparent renown, as suggested by his title, capable of many feats of magic that he employed while training Étienne. It is unclear whether he himself possesses the Mark of Scor, as he did not display all of the feats gifted by it while training Étienne.

## Equipment

Eire's cottage is equipped with many magical artefacts, including potions, runes, spell scrolls and talismans, though he never allowed Étienne to use or examine them, as his training was strictly focussed on harnessing personal power.