Clewin

Elf Male Thief/Magic User 4/4 N

STR:7 DEX:14 CON:9 INT:16 WIS:12 CHA:10

HP: 15

Languages: German, Greek, Latin, French, Hebrew, Arabic

PP:20% O/L:25% F/RT:25% MS:40%

HiS:40% DN:40% CW:60% RL:40%

Clewin had already had a rather long distinguished career as a scholar when the Wurtemburg’s put the touch on him to become on of their retainers. The offer he couldn’t refuse was access not only to the library of texts collected by the noble family over the past 500 years, but also instruction in the magical arts, alluded to in the many tomes he studied but never actually available to him. In return, he was trained in espionage and counter-espionage, eventually becoming assigned to a prepubescent Erhart as his languages and history tutor. He grew dedicated to his charge above and beyond his obligations to the barony, observing wistfully as the young half-elf grew up to be a level-headed leader with real intelligence and integrity.

He was honored to be the family’s representative accompanying Erhart into what was thought to be a brief exile, and when his ward decided to head off to Rheims, Clewin was glad to be along to keep him out of trouble.

Coming to Chrysopolis and joining with a guild was somewhat alarming, however. He didn’t know Eorl, but had known Eorl’s father during the time he had worked directly for the Baron. Clewin had pitied him. The elf, after running up quite a political tab to the Baron had suddenly vanished, and it caused no small amount of uproar in the court. Eorl himself was known as something of an ‘umlich’ and so it was doubtful that the Baron would press him into service following the father’s desertion, but still, one had to wonder what the Baron would do. Clewin suspected, though did not know for certain, that Eorl’s father was killed by the Baron’s henchmen. It worried him a great deal that working too closely with Eorl constituted some kind of conflict of interest with the Wurtemburg’s and while Erhart would be fine (after, perhaps, some harsh words for leaving the Black Forest without permission), Clewin himself was anxious to avoid the chop. As a result, he is looking for a good way to distance himself and his charge from Eorl as much and as quickly as possible and, hopefully, return to Germany.

On the other hand, there is an awful lot to be said for regular access to the library at Constantinople; and while Erhart’s text is clearly somehow important, what if the boy is right and the fate of the world hinges on the words written therein..?