Cariel Mansharn
| Cariel Mansharn | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Occupation: | Former Directing Oligarch |
| Home: | City of Greyhawk |
| Alignment: | Lawful evil |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Class: | Wiz4/Ftr6 (in 591 CY) |
| Family | |
| Siblings: | Erthin Mansharn |
| Dates | |
| Death: | 598 CY |
Cariel Mansharn is a former high-ranking member of the Union of Merchants and Traders, and a former Directing Oligarch from the City of Greyhawk.
Personality
[edit | edit source]Cariel Masharn is "selfish but bright;" and an "excellent troubleshooter on short-term projects but has a short, nasty temper."[1] He is "renowned for his volatile temper."[2]
Abilities
[edit | edit source]Mansharn is given class levels variously in different editions and sources. The main key is that he is both a primary combatant and a spellcaster, specifically an arcanist. In second edition, he is a Fighter 6/Wizard 4. In third edition, he is described as a Duskblade 8—which is a class specific to that edition, but is "a quintessential hybrid character, simultaneously a potent spellcaster and an efective melee combatant."[3]
Possessions
[edit | edit source]Mansharn owns a cloak of displacement, girdle of protection +3, and a ring of the ram.[4]
Activities
[edit | edit source]"Among Carie! Mansharn's first projects upon achieving Director positions within Greyhawk City's ruling Oligarchy and the Merchants' and Traders' Union was the launching of a long considered (but ever dismissed) trading company—the Pale Falcon Market Company."[5]
"Cariel Mansham negotiated a contract with (then Crowned Prince) Lynwerd of Nyrond to establish a semi-independent farming estate on abandoned lands north of Midmeadow. The majority of workers and staff are made up of Nyrondese, some of them returning refugees encouraged by Nyrond's slow recovery. The Hepsclen estate also acts as a waystop and storehouse for trade expeditions across the eastern Flanaess."[6]
Relationships
[edit | edit source]Cariel's half-brother Ertthin Mansharn (NG male human Ftr2), is the innkeeper of the Whitehorse Inn in the Thieves' Quarter of Old City.[7] They are on close terms, and Cariel often stays at the inn.
History
[edit | edit source]When Ren o’ the Star (male half-elf Ftr7/Mag7), the former Guildmaster of the Union of Merchants and Traders, was murdered over gambling debts in 583 CY,[8] he was replaced as Director by Mansharn.[8][9]
Cartel Mansham was brought into the Oligarchy after the death of another Director from the union, Ren o' the Star, during the Greyhawk Wars. He is known to be unpleasant if crossed, but very able as a troubleshooter.[9]
In Living Greyhawk
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During the Centennial Celebrations in summer of 598 CY, Cariel Mansharn is assassinated near the River Gate, with his death described as having "exploded in the street."[2] The City Watch does not immediately classify it as a murder.[2] However, Turin Deathstalker is later accused, and it is confirmed that Deathstalker murdered him, and "caused the death" of four other Directors.[10]
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.64.
- ↑ a b c Greyhawk Grumbler #3, Goodmonth 598 (2008), p.1.
- ↑ Player's Handbook II (2006), p.19.
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.118.
- ↑ "Falcon's Bazaar". Dragon #A3 (Annual 1998), p.104.
- ↑ "A Return to Falcon's Bazaar". Dragon #271 (May 2000), p.77.
- ↑ The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.117.
- ↑ a b From the Ashes (1992), p.8, Campaign Book.
- ↑ a b The Adventure Begins (1998), p.118.
- ↑ Foundations (2008) (RPGA) , p.2.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cariel Mansharn | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #271 | 77 | |
| Cariel Mansharn | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 104 | |
| Cariel Mansharn | Non-player character | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 8 | |
| Cariel Mansharn | Non-player character | The Adventure Begins | 64, 117, 118 | |
| Cariel Mansharn | Non-player character | The Adventure Begins | 117 | |
| Mansharn, Cariel | Non-player character | Reference | SEE Cariel Mansharn |