Farenne
| Farenne of Pholtus | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Occupation: | Noble |
| Home: | Shining White |
| Alignment: | Lawful good |
| Gender: | Female |
| Species: | Human |
| Ethnicity: | Oeridian/Suloise |
| Class: | Paladin 10 (1e) |
| Dates | |
| Birthdate: | 555 CY |
Farenne of Pholtus is a noble of the Kingdom of Nyrond.
Description
[edit | edit source]Appearance
[edit | edit source]Farenne is unmistakably of Oeridian-Suloise ancestry, being fair skinned with light auburn hair and blue eyes. She is 5' 6" tall. She is 30 in spring 585 CY.[1]
Personality
[edit | edit source]Farenne is tolerant, wise, kind, often smiling, and hospitable—enjoying visits by any other paladin or good bard. She is tolerant of all but intelligent and scheming evil, and stelly-willed when her mind is made up. She believes the people in her lands are much better off than others, and as a result seeks to increase her power and influence. She hears much of what happens on Relmor Bay, and is willing to share this with those she trusts to act in the service of lawful good.[2]
Religion
[edit | edit source]She is a follower of Pholtus in his Lawful Good aspect, and believes the followers of Pholtus in the Theocracy of the Pale (being a zealous variant in his Lawful Neutral aspect) to be heretics. She argues fiercely against any alliance with the Pale.[1]
She is unusual for a follower of Pholtus, believing a true follower of Pholtus should lead and inspire by the life they live. She lives humbly and in spartan quarters. She loathes the Valorous League of Blindness as heretics, and has previously driven them from her lands.[3]
Abilities
[edit | edit source]Str 17, Dex 17, Con 16, Wis 16, Cha 18.[1]
Home
[edit | edit source]In spring 585 CY, Farenne is the noble ruler of Shining White and the surrounding lands.[3]
Possessions
[edit | edit source]She possesses a folding boat the size of a small caravel, which she uses to set out at night to frustrate smugglers and slavers operating on Fairwind Bay. She also owns a bowl of commanding water elementals which her friend, the half-elven mage Schuster, uses to deal with pirates and slavers such that they avoid Fairwind Bay entirely.[3]
She wears enchanted plate mail into battle.[4]
Relationships
[edit | edit source]Enemies
[edit | edit source]Farenne opposes the pirates, smugglers, and slavers operating on Relmor Bay.[3]
Allies and minions
[edit | edit source]Farenne leads a garrison of 80 strongly loyal castle militia at Shining White. She is also aided by her friends residing there, a half-elven bard, a ranger from Wragby (who knows the local coastline better than anyone), and the half-elven mage Schuster.[3]
The aquatic elves of Fairwind Bay supply Farenne with information about what they observe at sea, and also what is scried by their priestess of Deep Sashelas who is said to know everything going on below the waves of Relmor Bay.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]She was presumably appointed to the rule of Shining White and surrounding lands including at least 25 miles of coastline by King Archbold III. However, after the Greyhawk Wars she is bitter toward the king, who she felt understands nothing of the problems of ordinary people or the evils undermining Nyrond from within. She refuses to pay tithes and taxes to Archbold, and works at building alliances with other lawful good nobles and rulers in Nyrond. Previously, she drives off followers of the Valorous League of Blindness from her lands.[3]
There is a reorganization of provincial administration under King Lynwerd I which commences Needfest 1, 591 CY. It is not detailed whether Farenne and Shining White fall within the control of the Duchy of Korenflass or the Viscounty of the Eventide.[5]
In Living Greyhawk
[edit | edit source] | This section contains content from the Living Greyhawk organized-play campaign. |
To learn more about Farenne in the Living Greyhawk campaign (2000-2008), see also: LG:Farenne.
External links
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- Farenne (in Shining White)— Nyrond Living Greyhawk Triad web site, at Archive.org (Wayback Machine).
References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b c WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.91.
- ↑ WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.73&91.
- ↑ a b c d e f g WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.73.
- ↑ WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.93.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.75.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Sargent, Carl. The Marklands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farenne | Non-player character | [Pa10], | Dragon magazine #191 | 66, 67 |
| Farenne | Non-player character | [Pa10], | WGR4 The Marklands | 73, 91 |