Boldrum Blackstone - Living World of Verum

<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-G26W6267FY"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-G26W6267FY'); </script> **[Hub](Hub.md) / [Parties](Parties.md) / [Court of Curses](Court%20of%20Curses.md)** >[!infobox|n-th wtiny] >###### [[Boldrum_Stone_2.webp|Boldrum Blackstone]] >###### | [Level 4-5](Boldrum%20Blackstone.webp) | [Thane's Guard](Boldrum%20Blackstone%202.webp) | [Forgemaster](Boldrum_Blackstone_Forgemaster.webp) | [Forgesworn](BoldrumLvl6.AvoidantAi24_22.webp) | [Hat of Shame](Boldrum_Stone.webp) | ># Played By [[Ghaz]] >![[Boldrum_Stone_2.webp|cover hm-sm p+tc]] > ###### Art by [Avoidant AI](Avoidant%20AI.md) > #### Basic Info >| | | >|:-:|:-:| >|Race|[Deep Dwarf](Deep%20Dwarf.md)| >|Class|[Corvanis Gladiator](Corvanis%20Gladiator.md) [Corvanis Fighter](Corvanis%20Fighter.md)| >|Prestige Class|[Forgesworn](Forgesworn.md)| >|Level|8th| >|Alignment|Neutral Good| >|From|[Demon's Deep](The%20Demon%20Wastes.md)| >|Age|121| >|Height|5'2"| >|Weight|152 lbs| >|Pronouns|He/Him| >|Deity|None| >|Birthday Season|Winter| >#### Location >| | | >|:-:|---| >|Place|| >|Location|| >#### Connections >| | | >|:-:|:-:| >|Thorum Blackstone|Father| >|Krissi Blackstone|Mother| >|Yohrum and Corum Blackstone|Younger Brothers| >|Sweetrum Blackstone|Younger Sister| >[!recite|no-i alt-co]+ **B****OLDRUM** **B****LACKSTONE** >>[!recite|right no-i embed clean no-t txt-c wsmall] >>![[Boldrum Stone.gif|loc center|300]] >> ###### | [Level 1-5](Boldrum%20Blackstone.gif) | [Christmas](Boldrum%20Xmas.gif) | >>Art by [Waymaker](Waymaker.md) >> >>>[!recite|embed no-i no-t hc txt-c]+ >>>**I****NVENTORY** >>>>[!infobox|sban t-w embed no-t n-th] >>>>#### Weapons >>>>| | | >>>>|:-:|:--| >>>>|1|[T5 Brother](Warhammer%20(C).md) ([T5 Tempered](Tempered.md), [Volt Fluxed](Volt%20Fluxed.md))| >>>>|1|[T5 The Black Tooth](Longsword%20(C).md) ([T2 Thunder Fluxed](Thunder%20Fluxed.md), [T2 Serrated](Serrated.md), [T1 Anointed](Anointed.md))| >>>>#### Armor & Clothes >>>>|  |  | >>>>|:-:|:--| >>>>|1|[T4 Splint](Splint%20(C).md) ([Anointed](Anointed.md), [Padded](Padded.md), [Fire Fluxed](Fire%20Fluxed.md))| >>>>|1|[Practitioner Prototype GG - 001](Practitioner%20Prototype%20GG%20-%20001.md) ([Volt Fluxed](Volt%20Fluxed.md))| >>>>#### Bag >>>>|  |  | >>>>|:-:|:--| >>>>|3|[Corvanis Smithing Kit](Corvanis%20Smithing%20Kit.md)| >>>>|3|[Corvanis Healers Kit](Corvanis%20Healers%20Kit.md)| >>>>|1|[Warhorn](Warhorn.md)| > >## _Medium Humanoid, Neutral Good_ >[Boldrum](Corvanis/Parties/Completed%20Campaigns/Lords%20of%20Light/Boldrum%20Blackstone.md) has continued his journey in [Lords of Light](Lords%20of%20Light.md). >**ARMOR CLASS:** 18 >**HIT POINTS:** 78 >**SPEED:** 30 >## **BASE EXPOSURE:** 0 > >|  |  | >|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:| >|**STR**|**DEX**|**CON**|**INT**|**WIS**|**CHA**| >|19 (+4 )|10 ( - )|14 ( +2 )|10 ( − )|12 ( +1 )|8 ( -1 )| > >>[!infobox|left n-th] >>###### SKILL PROFICIENCY >>| | | | >>|:-:|---|:-:| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Acrobatics (C)](Acrobatics%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Animal Handling (C)](Animal%20Handling%20(C).md)|+1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Arcana (C)](Arcana%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox" checked>|[Athletics (C)](Athletics%20(C).md)|+7| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Deception (C)](Deception%20(C).md)|-1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[History (C)](History%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Insight (C)](Insight%20(C).md)|+1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Intimidation (C)](Intimidation%20(C).md)|-1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Investigation (C)](Investigation%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox" checked>|[Martial (C)](Corvanis/Character%20Creation/Skills/Martial%20(C).md)|+11| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Medicine (C)](Medicine%20(C).md)|+1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Nature (C)](Nature%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Perception (C)](Perception%20(C).md)|+1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Performance (C)](Performance%20(C).md)|-1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Persuasion (C)](Persuasion%20(C).md)|-1| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Religion (C)](Religion%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Sleight of Hand (C)](Sleight%20of%20Hand%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Stealth (C)](Stealth%20(C).md)|0| >>|<input type="checkbox">|[Survival (C)](Survival%20(C).md)|+1| > >>[!infobox|left no-t n-th] >>###### SAVING THROWS >>| | | | >>|:-:|---|:-:| >>|<input type="checkbox" checked> <input type="checkbox" checked>|Strength|+10| >>|<input type="checkbox">|Dexterity|+0| >>|<input type="checkbox" checked> <input type="checkbox" checked>|Constitution|+8| >>|<input type="checkbox">|Intelligence|+0| >>|<input type="checkbox" checked> <input type="checkbox" checked>|Wisdom|+7| >>|<input type="checkbox">|Charisma|-1| > >>[!info|clean left no-t no-i ws-med] >> >>## **P****ROFICIENCY** >> >>**LANGUAGE:** Common, Dwarvish >>**WEAPON:** Simple, Martial, [Exotic Weapon Training](Exotic%20Weapon%20Training.md): [Skywatch Crossbow (C)](Skywatch%20Crossbow%20(C).md) >>**ARMOR:** [Light (C)](Light%20(C).md), [Medium (C)](Medium%20(C).md), [Heavy (C)](Heavy%20(C).md), [Shield](Shield.md) >>**OTHER:** [Corvanis Smithing Kit](Corvanis%20Smithing%20Kit.md), [Corvanis Stonecutters Kit](Corvanis%20Stonecutters%20Kit.md), [Corvanis Healers Kit](Corvanis%20Healers%20Kit.md), [Warhorn](Warhorn.md) >>**PROFICIENCY BONUS:** +3 >>**SENSES:** Darkvision 120ft > >>[!column|left clean no-i nmg ws-med sban] ## **C****LASS ****F****EATURES ** >>> [!info|no-t clean no-i nmg] >>> - [Action Surge](Action%20Surge.md) >>> - [Fighting Spirit (C)](Fighting%20Spirit%20(C).md) >>> - [Gladiator:](Corvanis%20Gladiator.md) [Glorious Spirit](Glorious%20Spirit.md), [Corvanis Weapon Master](Corvanis%20Weapon%20Master.md) >>> - [Focused Warfare](Focused%20Warfare.md) - [Longsword (C)](Longsword%20(C).md) ([Mordhau (C)](Mordhau%20(C).md)) >>> - [Combat Commitment](Combat%20Commitment.md) ([Solitary Sword](Solitary%20Sword.md)) >>> - [Glory](Corvanis/Character%20Creation/Classes/Fighter/Features/Glory.md) >> >>> [!info|no-t clean no-i nmg] >>> - [Way of the Warrior](Way%20of%20the%20Warrior.md) >>> - [Battle Forge](Battle%20Forge.md) >>> - [Hammer and Anvil](Hammer%20and%20Anvil.md) ([Warhammer (C)](Warhammer%20(C).md) and [Heavy Shield (C)](Heavy%20Shield%20(C).md) ([Volt Fluxed](Volt%20Fluxed.md))) >>> - [Subrole: Professional](Professional.md) ([Tried and True](Tried%20and%20True.md), [Quick Access](Quick%20Access.md)) >>> - [Tried and True](Tried%20and%20True.md) ([Corvanis Smithing Kit](Corvanis%20Smithing%20Kit.md)) >>> - [Combat Engineer](Combat%20Engineer.md) >>> - [Oil and Flux](Oil%20and%20Flux.md) > >>[!info|clean left no-t no-i] >> ## **R****ACIAL ****F****EATURES** >> - [Deep](Deep%20Dwarf.md) [Dwarf](Corvanian%20Dwarf.md) ([Ancestral Training](Ancestral%20Training.md), [Skilled Hands](Skilled%20Hands.md)) >> - [Forge-Child](Forge-Child.md) ([Forge Armaments](Forge%20Armaments.md)) > >>[!info|clean left no-t no-i] >> ## **F****EATS** >> - [Ability Score Improvement](Ability%20Score%20Improvement.md) (+2 STR) >> - [Martial Feat](Martial%20Feats.md) ([Shield Adept:](Shield%20Adept.md) +1 STR, [Heavy Shield (C)](Heavy%20Shield%20(C).md)) >> - [Mundane Feat](Mundane%20Feats.md) ([Fighter Feat](Class%20Feats.md) - [Combat Medic (C)](Combat%20Medic%20(C).md)) > >>[!info|clean left no-t no-i] >> ## **R****OLE ****F****EATURES** >> - [Improved Item Interaction](Improved%20Item%20Interaction.md) >> - [Equipment Expertise](Equipment%20Expertise.md) ([Splint (C)](Splint%20(C).md)) >> - [Equipment Expertise](Equipment%20Expertise.md) ([Heavy Shield (C)](Heavy%20Shield%20(C).md)) >> - [Heavy Armor Training](Heavy%20Armor%20Training.md) >> - [Exotic Weapon Training](Exotic%20Weapon%20Training.md) >> - [Fighting Style](Fighting%20Style.md) ([Two-Weapon Fighting](Two-Weapon%20Fighting.md)) >> - [Weapon Specialization](Weapon%20Specialization.md) ([Longsword (C)](Longsword%20(C).md)) >> - [Battle Hardened (C)](Battle%20Hardened%20(C).md) >> - [Extra Attack](Extra%20Attack.md) >> - [Artificial Potency](Artificial%20Potency.md) >> - [Equipment Expertise](Equipment%20Expertise.md) ([Corvanis Smithing Kit](Corvanis%20Smithing%20Kit.md)) > >> [!info|clean left no-t no-i] >> ## **O****THER** >> - [The Demon Wastes: Martial and Mundane](The%20Demon%20Wastes.md) >> - Kit Proficiency: [Warhorn](Warhorn.md) >> - [Longsword (C)](Longsword%20(C).md) ([Mordhau (C)](Mordhau%20(C).md)) >> - [Splint (C)](Splint%20(C).md) ([Layered Plates](Layered%20Plates.md)) >> - [Heavy Shield (C)](Heavy%20Shield%20(C).md) ([Guard Up](Guard%20Up.md), [Shield Bash](Shield%20Bash.md)) >> - [Corvanis Smithing Kit](Corvanis%20Smithing%20Kit.md) ([Tighten and Sharpen](Tighten%20and%20Sharpen.md), [Improved Tighten and Sharpen](Improved%20Tighten%20and%20Sharpen.md)) > >>[!info|clean left no-t no-i] >>## **A****TTACK ****S****TATISTICS** >> - [The Black Tooth](Longsword%20(C).md) - Hit: 17 (1d20+7), [Heft](Heft.md) (4), [Cut](Cut.md)(10), [Crush](Crush.md)(4), [Deadly](Corvanis/Items/Armory/Definitions/Weapon%20Properties/Deadly.md), [Hilt](Hilt.md). Damage: 11.5 (1d8+7) slashing damage + 10.5 (1d6+7) thunder damage >> - [Warhammer (C)](Warhammer%20(C).md) - Hit: 17 (1d20+7), [Heft](Heft.md) (3), [Crush](Crush.md), [Dueling](Corvanis/Items/Armory/Definitions/Weapon%20Properties/Dueling.md). Damage: 8.5 (1d8+4) bludgeoning damage + 10.5 (1d6+7) lightning damage. >> - [Shield Bash](Heavy%20Shield%20(C).md) - Hit: 17 (1d20+7), [Crush](Crush.md)(5). Damage: 9 (5 SR + 4) bludgeoning damage + 10.5 (1d6+7) lightning damage. >> >>## **D****EFENSIVE ****S****TATISTICS** >> - **ARMOR CLASS**: 19 (20 [Battle Forge](Battle%20Forge.md), 21 [Upkept (Armor)](Upkept.md) 23 [2x The Demon Wastes: Mundane](The%20Demon%20Wastes.md)) >> - **ARMOR RATING**: 15 (3 [Battle Hardened (C)](Battle%20Hardened%20(C).md) + 7 [Splint (C)](Splint%20(C).md) + 3 [Heavy Shield (C)](Heavy%20Shield%20(C).md) + 2 [Solitary Sword](Solitary%20Sword.md)) >[!info|clean center no-i no-t wmed] ># Character Facts > - Gained the name of "Stone" from Kapheira after he was exiled from Demon's Deep. > - Distrusts elves and humans > - Is the eldest son of Thorum and Krissi Blackstone, the proprietors of Blackstone Brews in [Demon's Deep](Demon's%20Deep.md). > - Has two younger brothers (Yohrum and Corum) and a younger sister (Sweetrum). > - Doesn't know how to swim > - "I can fix them" mindset ># Backstory >>“It was 20 years ago,” _he said dryly like reading a report he had written many years ago._ “It was my first assignment as squad leader in the Shadow Soldiers. The task was a routine inspection of a service shaft the Miner's League recently setup. My team went to investigate the structural damage to the support beams in Sector Opal and Onyx. Engineer Hegrit speculated the Miner's League must have damaged them as they were moving equipment through. This was not the case. Demons had found their way into the new service shaft using a hidden alcove." _His face grows pale and his voice strained._ "They came from behind trapping us in shaft where they had sabotaged the support beams. Their wicked plan to demolish the damaged support beams and cave-in the shaft on top of us." >> >>_Boldrum squeezes his eyes shut and takes a deep breath. He reopens his eyes with a mixture of remorse and smoldering hatred. His face fixed in a grimace._ "Ranger Grenhilda was the first to fall taken by the demon's foul ambush. Then Shield-brothers Kustur and Ulgron broke formation and leapt in to save her. I told them to fall back and hold the line until Engineer Hegrit could stabilize the support beams. It wasn't a moment later they were laying on the ground beside poor Grenhilda. I can still hear their screams. We held the line for the longest minute in my life. The damage to the support beam was extensive and Engineer Hegrit had a difficult time repairing them despite his expertise.” _Boldrum's eyes well up with tears._ “Shield-brother Gimoud took a claw to the throat and fell. I tried to stop the bleeding but the wound was too deep. He bled out in my arms. It was his first and last assignment. >> >>In a squad of eight there was only four in the end. Myself, Engineer Hegrid, Shield-sister Werta, and Shield-brother Dabras. I couldn't save Grenhilda from the ambush. I couldn't save Kustur and Ulgron from their foolish bravery. I couldn't save Gimoud as he bled out in my arms. That is but one of many tales where I saw my kin fall to the machinations of demons. I hate them with a grudge so heavy I fear I may be crushed by it." >> >>"What would _you_ have done if you were in my place? Would you have broken ranks and left Engineer Hegrit behind only for demons to fly over us and take him down? Would you have taken the blow in Gimoud’s place leaving the rest of your team without a leader?” > >[!info|no-i clean]- ### Boldrum Blackstone’s Letter to the Honorable Jorokah Steelhilt, the Thane of Seals > >>Hail to thee, Honorable Jorokah Steelhilt. I, Boldrum Blackstone, have troubling news I have learned during my time among the human warband in service to Lord Hykyo Tai. To begin, we struck an accord to construct a fortress at the crossroads between Hykyo and Demon’s Deep. It was agreed Ser Elrond of the Lonely Inn would occupy it as his new adventurer’s guild. Our intention was for it to serve as neutral ground outside of any political influence and if needed, would be a deterrent to the growing ambition of the upstart Brass Baron. The Brass Baron seeks to claim the Broken Oaks as a kingdom of his own. However, there was a complication. We needed to evacuate Ser Elrond from the Lonely Inn where he was held captive within his own home by the Church of Mytheria awaiting his trial for sheltering apostates. So, the Valehearts and I set out to the Lonely Inn to rescue Ser Elrond. >> >>Nary a couple days into our trek, we came across a most peculiar sight. A star fell from the sky and crashed into the fields at the outskirts of Hykyo. Vale Dragonheart, a vassal of Lord Tai and leader of the Valeheart warband, ordered for us to detour from our original destination of the Lonely Inn to investigate the strange fallen star. There we found an eerie blue mist enshrouding the site of the fallen star. We pressed on into the mist. There we discovered a creature alien to our world. It was covered in a strange sinewy metal and had elongated blades extended from its arms and back. It attacked us without hesitation and was as great a threat as any demon I had ever faced in my service to Demon’s Deep. We were fortunate nobody lost their lives in defeating the alien creature. We investigated the site of the fallen star and found a strange egg-like construct and another fallen alien, likely perishing upon impact. Master Tu’q, an ash orc demon hunter of the Demon Wastes in service to Lady Vale, determined the blue mist to be divination magic. It is concerning to think our battle with the alien creature was being observed by an unknown threat. We pressed on after recovering the artifacts left behind by the strange sky egg. >> >>We arrived at the Lonely Inn after two weeks and found it occupied by a contingent of Mytherian warriors. Ser Elrond was treated as a dog, beaten, broken, and enslaved by his Mytherian captors. Vale proposed assassinating Ser Elrond if we were unable to rescue him. This was the first time I rebuked her. We waited until the majority of the Mytherian forces marshaled forth, heading northeast toward the Twisting Pines. It was then we noticed an ominous green light atop the Blacktop Mountains to the east of the Lonely Inn. We then mobilized to rescue Ser Elrond. We succeeded in rescuing Ser Elrond from the Lonely Inn after a brief and bloody engagement with the Mytherian occupiers. What we did not expect was the arrival of the Maiden of the Church of Mytheria at the Lonely Inn not a moment after we left with Ser Elrond in tow. >> >>We safely returned and parted ways with Ser Elrond at the crossroads between Demon’s Deep and Hykyo where the new fortress is being constructed. A courier of the Brass Baron was waiting at the crossroads bearing a message the Brass Baron desired a meeting with Lord Tai or his vassal to negotiate terms of his impending invasion of the Broken Oaks which he so audaciously calls his “kingdom”. Vale agreed to meet with the Brass Baron on Lord Tai’s behalf. The Valeheart warband then returned to Hykyo where we waited for Vale to return from her diplomatic talks with the Brass Baron. It was at this meeting the Brass Baron and Hykyo signed their military alliance. I believe this tenuous alliance is expected to last up to 10 years. It is my understanding the Brass Baron and Lord Tai will turn on each other once the military alliance has run its course. The greed and ambition in their eyes is apparent for all to see. They are like two wolves circling each other over a fresh kill. Both willing to fight tooth and nail over the spoils. Both cunning and deceptively examining the other for any sign of weakness; seeking any advantage to capitalize and pounce upon. I do not trust either of them, your Honor. >> >>Then, the Valehearts received orders from Lord Tai to hold and occupy the passes throughout the northern Blacktop Mountains as part of their military alliance with the Brass Baron. Vale raised the banner of Hykyo and hired an army of sellswords, former soldiers, and peasants. She placed them under the command of the kinslayer Jakkom who was serving as her regent. Together, we marched for over a month until we arrived at the passes. Along the way we did battle against a terrible mob of aberrations from the Broken Brothers led by a foul creature we called the Broken Lieutenant. It was most concerning to learn the Broken Brother’s accursed denizens were sending scouting expeditions beyond their borders. An ominous prelude for the future. >> >>As we traversed the Blacktops we found and slew cultists in service to a demon called “Harkenor of the Black Winds”. The cultists worship and revere a dark god of demons and oaths from across the sea called Babylon, the Dark Prince. It was then I rebuked Vale a second time for her proposal of consorting with this so called Dark Prince. The mere suggestion of allying with an entity that employees demons raises my choler. >> >>It was at this point we found the source of the green light blooming on the Blacktops. It was a massive demonic ritual guarded by cultists and demons alike. Leading the foul ritual was a large bird-like demon which we determined to be Harkenor of the Black Winds. The ritual grew in strength with each passing moment. Thus, we did battle with the demons and their mortal thralls. The battle was close. Far too close for comfort. It was then I rebuked Vale a third time. For in the heat of battle, when victory was at blade’s edge, she risked the lives of herself and her men in a foolish gambit that almost cost them their lives. In the end, we successfully stopped the ritual before it could fulfill its fell purpose. >> >>We marched south to regroup with the banner led by the kinslayer Jakkom upon securing the northern pass. There we found they had lost almost half their forces, but succeeded in secured the mines occupied by the traitor orcs and unknown mercenaries. The traitor orcs had a cache of alchemical supplies capable of crafting dozens of alchemist fire concoctions. They found an old dwarven foreman’s ledger in the mines. Hidden within the ledger were references to a lost settlement and a vault of our people. The Valehearts requested a representative of Demon’s Deep to verify the claims within the ledger were accurate. >> >>Not long afterward, Ser Emberdain in service to the Thane of War arrived at the encampment. I told Ser Emberdain of what we had found in the ledger and we inspected the mines together. It was then he confirmed our suspicions to be true. The mines were likely part of our people’s old railway network beneath the Blacktops. Ser Emberdain believes the mines may lead to Moahzkadon, the City of White Falls, or to Baladheen, the Hall of Heroes. Ser Emberdain purchased the mines from the Valehearts on behalf of the Thane of War. >> >>I was approached by Ser Emberdain in private as we awaited the contingent of miners and guards from Demon’s Deep. He asked me of my opinion of humans. I told him plainly I believe them to be untrustworthy, greedy, and will turn their blades on each other the moment it benefits them. Rather than waiting for the military alliance to come to term, Ser Emberdain requested I ensure a conflict between Hykyo and the Brass Baron comes to pass at an opportune time. He said the dwarves of Demon’s Deep will call upon me when the time is right. I agreed to his terms on behalf of our people. >> >>If I may ask for your wisdom, Thane Steelhilt, what is your opinion of Ser Emberdain’s proposal? Do you believe having me instigate a war between Hykyo and the Brass Baron to be the correct course of action? This will surely plunge the realm into chaos if there is war between Hykyo and the Brass Baron. Both factions seek to curry favor with Demon’s Deep and will drag us into their bloody conflict. >> >>Trade will be disrupted as brigands in service to the Brass Baron and Lord Tai will seize upon our caravans in the name of their war effort. Innocent blood will be spilled on both sides in the tumultous chaos of war. >> >>There is one last thing I must inform you of. We discovered the site of a Weeping Blade assassination uncovered by an elderly halfling man and former retainer of the Duke of Isola named Paps. It was at this site we recovered a runic symbol covered in dwarf blood belonging to Clan Shadestone. Mister Paps speculated the site must have been over a year old. He believes the dwarf was likely kidnapped and taken captive. He believes the captive will be executed once they are no longer needed. I heard a rumor from Ser Emberdain that a dwarf claiming to be from Clan Shadestone has found Moahzkadon. I beseech you to investigate this rumor and verify if the dwarf behind this rumor is truly of Clan Shadestone or a fraud. >> >>Please inform my family and kin I am safe and I have them in my thoughts. >> >>Please forward any response to the Valeheart Estate. I believe it is called Fireforge Stronghold? I am uncertain because the name is in glien. >> >>Your loyal and humble servant, Boldrum Blackstone > >[!info|no-i clean]- ### Boldrum Blackstone’s Second Letter to the Honorable Jorokah Steelhilt, the Thane of Seals > >>Hail to thee, Honorable Jorokah Steelhilt. I, Boldrum Blackstone, yet again bear ill tidings. Ser Elrond, formerly the master of the Lonely Inn, now the proprietor of the newly constructed Crossroads Fortress, heard rumor the upstart Brass Baron is searching for something in the Twisted Pines, that he is fortifying the border between the Broken Oaks and the Twisted Pines but does not yet claim the Broken Oaks as his own territory. The Baron has sent scouts into the mountains of the Twisted Pines and has a retinue of troops sent northward to construct a forward outpost. Apparently he requisitioned a party of adventurers in search of something far to the north he believes will change the course of the war in Mournhowl. Something that will allow the Baron to become King of Mournhowl should the rumors be true. >> >>I must ask you to beseech the Honorable Broklyn Felfarrow, the Thane of Trade, on a recent agreement he signed with the Baron. I have learned from Ser Elrond that the Baron has paid the Thane of Trade to pave a road between Demon’s Deep and the Baron’s Estate to facilitate trade between our people. However, Ser Elrond and I believe the Baron plans on using the new roads to mobilize his war effort against Demon’s Deep and the Razor Cliffs should he claim the throne of Mournhowl. I believe the Brass Baron will turn his attention to the Razor Cliffs and Demon’s Deep once he has claimed Mournhowl and the Broken Oaks as his new dominion. His avarice will plunge the land into war. The cursed oaks will be watered in blood and give rise to even worse abominations than the ones the Valehearts and I have seen within the Broken Brothers, the so called “Court of Curses”. >> >>The Brass Baron’s ambitions must be stymied. I beseech you, my Thane, the Thanes must be warned of the impending threat at our doorstep. The Baron will marshal his war machines along the very roads we are paving for him! The upstart Baron will bleed Demon’s Deep dry, be it through treasure or the blood of heroes, should he fulfill his ambitions. >> >>PS. Ser Elrond’s friend, Gerath Silentbluff of the Silentbluff clan has gone missing. He was last seen in Sapphira in the employ of Lord Everfrost. Ser Elrond suggests finding out what happened to Gerath Silentbluff and where he has gone missing could be the key we need to secure aid from the Council of Sapphires and Sapphira against the Brass Baron. Ser Elrond would greatly appreciate any information on the whereabouts of the missing Silentbluff. Perhaps, your Honor could speak with the Thane of Whispers on this? >> >>Your loyal and humble servant, Boldrum Blackstone