Local Personalities of Grindletown

Here you can see at a glance a number of the local townspeople ranging from shop keepers to the mayor himself. A small history of significant events in their lives and other interesting information can also be seen here. Some people such as the Mayor seem to have more information listed about them then some of the other people. This is due to each person's importance or position within the town. People are listed her in alphabetical order by surname or first name if that is all they are known by.

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Alphatonia

Alphatonia is Grindletown's Weapons Master and Captain of the Guard at the local Barracks. He uses his fighting skills to train the town watch and to privately tutor those who can afford his fees. He was once a gladiator who was trained to do battle for the pleasure of his owners and those who watched him fight. After winning his freedom, Alphatonia set out in search of himself. He didn't really know who he was or what he wanted to do with his new found freedom. He found that by helping those less skilled in battle or those less fortunate then himself made he feel good about himself. Helping others gave him a sense of purpose and he set out to help as many people as he could.

Eventually he joined up with a band of adventurers who had similar ideals to himself. This band was made up of some of the very people responsible for the creation of this very town. Some of his new found friends were Grindle the Town's Mayor, Thundra High Priest of Mystra, Azreal High Priest of Helm and Zara the owner of the town's only tavern. He travelled with this band for awhile righting wrongs and stopping evil fiends in their tracks. Grindletown is very lucky to have a warrior of his caliber training the young and up coming warriors.

Thorlack Axegrinder

Thorlack Axegrinder is the local weaponsmith and armorer. Very little is known about this enigmatic Dwarf. When people question him about his past he gruffly maneuvers them on to a different topic. He believes that the only true weapons to use are the battle axe and the crossbow. He also considers anyone who wears armor under platemail protection to be idiots who deserve to die in battle.

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Barton

Barton runs the local messenger service. She is a pretty young woman who runs her business with an iron fist and has a business sense well beyond her years. She is well versed in the arts of battle and this helps her guarantee that her messages will be delivered safely and on time.

Belliss Kenar

Belliss Kenar, is a charismatic young man who negotitaes all of the Grindletown Seafood Company's business dealings. He is said to have a number of very important and respected business contacts. Though some people say that he has a darker side to him when he negotiates in private.

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Lord Clancy Cotterell

One of 2 nobles living in Grindletown, Lord Cotterell owns the only grain and barley farm in town. He is rumoured to be a retired mercenary who used his fortune to start up a successful farm and trading company called 'Cotterell Industries'. He is married to Clarissa Cotterel and he has 3 children, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Layla, his daughter is an apprentice mage and her studies are said to be going quite well. His 2 sons Clancy Junior and Eric are following in their father's footsteps. They are members of the city garrison and are being tutored by Alphatonia the town's Weapons Master and Captain of the Guard.

Bendarn Craddack

Bendarn's Grocery Goods Emporium is owned and run my Bendarn Craddack a local farmer turned Merchant. He was constantly disappointed by the frequency of 'disasters' that seem to wipe out the majority of the foodstuff industry here in Grindletown. When his apple crop was distroyed by locusts the year before last he decided he no longer wanted to live at the mercy of nature. Thus he sold his farm and used the proceeds to set himself up as a fruit and vegetable Merchant. He is an honest man and has an excellent association with all of the local growers.

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Trinity Darrakan

Trinity and his wife run the local millhouse and bakery. He is a fantastic cook and his waist band is witness to this fact. He always seems to be eating and is quite large for his size. He is very friendly and jovial sort.

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Flacton Emerossen

Flacton is the guardian of the portals. He determines those who are permitted to utilise the travelling portals located deep in the caves of Grindletown. He is a Bard of some repute, but no longer has the 'travelling bug' and has decided to settle down here in Grindletown.

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Galnore Gefion

Owns Gefion's Brewery. He is a rather pleasant person to talk too. Especially late in the day after he has downed a few brews. For a Dwarf he is not as gruff as some, however he does have a very bad temper. Especially when someone mouths off about his ale!

Gareth

Gareth is a master in fencing weapons and trains apprentices at the local Barracks. He is a lady's man, a show off and a rude ignorant young man. His skill with the rapier or the sabre though, are unmatched. However his training methods are considered mean and quite often very demeaning.

Grelic

Part owner of the Sangrel Ore Merchant Company. Grelic and his brother are retired miners and bring with them an eye for distinguishing between worthless rock and priceless gem stones. It has been said that when Grelic was a lot younger he could walk over a mountain and know distinctively that there was valuable located ore there.

Grindle

Grindle is currently the mayor of the town of Grindletown. Mayor Grindle is a 3' tall Gnome illusionist thief. He is a very jovial chap with a sharp wit and a lust for practical jokes. He has pale green eyes and is known to be very proud of his long regal nose. His hair is shoulder length and is a white nearly gray in colour. He is often seen carrying a tattered canvas backpack over his left shoulder. A short bow is usually hung over his right shoulder or held in his right hand. He is usually armed with a short sword which is attached to his left hip. When wandering the streets of Grindletown he is often seen wearing bright blue trousers with a red long sleeved shirt, which is most often covered by a light gray cloak.

Prior to his more respected position as Mayor of this fine town, Grindle came from a fairly shaded past. He was banished from his own village when he was just a small boy and left to fend for himself. Apparently a number of disasters ranging from loss of crops, death of miners and a plague were all blamed on young Grindle because he had unusual green colored eyes. In Gnomish society an eye color that differs from the normal blue is seen as either a good or bad omen. Due to the number of unlucky incidents that occurred, the council of elders from his village elected to have him banished from his home town in an effort to rid themselves of further misfortune.

He somehow found his way to the town of Tilverton where he met up with two totally different scrupled people. He met a halfling by the name of Reggald who took Grindle under his wing and taught him the ways of the street and its back alleys. Reggald believed that it was his given right to live off the wealth of the land by the easiest means possible. Thus Grindle apprenticed to Reggald in the old ways of thievery. Similarly he made friends with a illusionist priest of Leira who taught him the arcane art of illusion. Grindle reveled in his new knowledge of the arcane arts and marveled at his dexterous thieving skills. He spent many a year learning as much as he could from both of his esteemed teachers.

Eventually though, he had learnt all that they could teach him. Yearning to expand his thieving skills and increase his magical knowledge, Grindle set out in search of adventure. Finally he hooked up with a group of people and they formed an adventuring party. The party consisted of a gladiator called Alphatonia, a priest of Helm named Azreal and a Bard called Zara.

You may recognize some of these names as those of his old adventuring party that have retired here in Grindletown. Azreal is the current high priest of the Church to Helm and Zara owns the local Tavern. This group adventured together for many years. Of note they destroyed the Mage Lord Colderan and the evil Priestess of Cyric, Eragyn The Dark as they vied for control of the small hamlet of Daggerfalls. In the process they obliterated a nest of creatures called 'Night Shades', which the party called 'Chocks'. They also rid the realms of many other evil doers throughout their time together as an adventuring band. As a reward for banishing an evil Lich from the Realms they were each given a large reward from a mighty and powerful mage. As part of his reward Grindle was made Mayor of a new town, a magical place soon to be known as Grindletown. A town believed to hold the power to change people's lives.

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Haladare

Haladare is the local blacksmith. He is a very strong young man, though he is not that bright. His best friend Kaidjerr runs the business side of the store and Haladare does the actual physical work associated with blacksmithing. Haladare looks up to his friend and will do whatever Kaidjerr tells him to do.

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Kaidjerr

Kaidjerr is part owner of the local Blacksmith store. He is a shrewed businessman, but some people have suggested that he is a dishonest man. This may be due to his skill in making a bargin more then actual dishonest dealings.

Kaylarn

The local librarian and historian is known as Kaylarn. She is an elven woman who has a love of books and history. She is a follower of Oghma who is a wealth of past and present information. She resides in the local library and is all to eager to talk to people about topics of history.

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Margarn

Margarn is a master of the long sword and of the 2 handed sword. His skills are well known throughout the Moonsea. He was once a very successful bounty hunter. Today he spends the majority of his time training hopeful apprentices in the Barracks District. His training methods are quite tough and a large number of his apprentices never finish their training. Those that do survive his strenuous training methods graduate with incredible skill in the long sword or long bow. His skills are well sought after.

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Naidare

Naidare is a master archer. She is also a skilled woodswoman and a trained Ranger. Her ability to be one with her surroundings has allowed her to be an efficent hunter and tracker. She is an excellent teacher in archery and woodland survival. However it is sometimes difficult to locate her as she is constantly moving from woodland to woodland honing her skills to perfection.

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Sacross

Sacross is a master in the arts of the quarterstaff. She is well known for her overhanded training techniques especially when dealing with apprentice mages.

Sansimion

Part owner of the Sangrel Ore Merchant Company. Like his brother Grelic, Sansimion was an excellent miner and can distinctively determine the true value of a piece of what looks like plain old rock. He follows his brother's lead in all business transactions. They are very close.

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Tazeron

Tazeron is the local Art Gallery owner. He purchases and sells art work from artists located throughout the Realms. He also buys and sells paintings, taperstries and sculptures. He is a quiet hermit like man who prefers his own company to others.

Julian Travett

Julian owns Travett's Silver & Gems Merchant Company. He purchases uncut gemstones, silverware and jewellery and exports them to cities such as Hillsfar, Melvaunt and Mulmaster. Very little is known about this man, except that his work with jewellery is beyond measure.

Trinity

Trinity runs the local bakery. His apple pies are renowned throughout the realms and have made him a bit of a celebrity in Grindletown. Trinity seems to be an honest and just man, liked by everyone.

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Gabharra Vallatec

Local weapons and armor merchant. Has a good eye for weapons. He also has a gruff personality and is not known for his honesty. He is a racist and especially dislikes all demi-humans. He was born and raised in Hillsfar and this town's attitude toward demi-humans has rubbed off on him. However this does not stop him from dealing with the local Dwarven Weaponsmith and armorer.

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Zara

Zara owns and runs the only tavern in Grindletown. She is a bard with exceptional skills in story telling and playing the lute. Some of her songs are regularly sung or accompanied by travelling minstrels during their many visits to the tavern.

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