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GriseldaAdapted from information in 'Pavis and the Big Rubble' and from the stories of Oliver Dickinson by Ian Thomson and Oliver Dickinson(Some ideas based on material translated by Alexandre Lanciani from the French Griselda in Multisim's "Hero Wars: Pavis")
Griselda is a prominent character in the New Pavis subculture. However, she maintains no permanent links and is very much a loner on this dangerous frontier. She knows New Pavis like the back of her hand, and anyone who is anyone respects or fears her. She first came here several years ago to avenge the death of her brother, and stayed on. Some idealistic people have glamorized her as an 'adventurer queen', but she is certainly no grand hero of the people. Whilst on a few occasions she has shown that within her soul rests a degree of human decency, she would have no hesitation in exploiting someone who idolizes her if this was to her advantage. Griselda is not the kind to spend time or money on futile undertakings, nor to waste energy expressing emotions. Other unscrupulous criminals who behave like her would have been killed a long time ago by one or other of the factions duped by her plots, but she has a certain charm, not to mention an innate cunning and a knack for playing her reputation. This includes the widely held belief that killing her would invite swift and final retribution from her wide circle of admirers. She has also traveled far and seen many things, and is unlikely ever to be intimidated or caught without options. When would-be heroes threaten her, her eyes alone can quickly convey to all but the bravest or most foolish that they are viewing their own mortality. Griselda has a respect for the ways of Orlanth and Ernalda, but is a smuggler and con-artist by profession, and prides herself on ingenuity and acts of skill. Whilst she fights agilely and with great courage and resourcefulness when necessary, she does not inflict harm without her own good reasons. Because she grew up in Sartar, has red hair, and is an accomplished fighter, many have mistakenly assumed that Griselda follows Vinga, the Heortling goddess of women warriors. Her religious background is not actually complex, but only a source of speculation because she regards it as her own private business. She worships an ancestor of her family - Kovendra the Smuggler, whose specialization is to provide spirits of deception and shrewdness. Her business in Pavis, which only Wolfhead has any real knowledge of, is partly as the representative of her family's smuggling operations. Much contraband from Dragon Pass ends up here, being quietly laundered before going back into circulation. Griselda's brother may have been scouting Pavis for their criminal purposes when he came to his death. Her family is of Old Pavic stock, with her father having moved them all to Alone in order to pursue wider business opportunities. Both Griselda and Wolfhead perform services for the Pavis Cult, ranging from simple things such as protective patrols in Manside to more dangerous missions deep into the Rubble. Although their duty to repay the Pavis Priests (for sorting out the problems with various Cult leaders after the 'Great Chart Caper') is over, they have various reasons for continuing this arrangement. Griselda can be a prominent character in any series of Pavis adventures set in 1619-1620. She can be at different times either an ally, an enemy, or a rival of the players' heroes. The Narrator should not hesitate to do whatever is necessary to stir the Heroes' passions towards this enigmatic figure: they might fall in love with her (although this is most unlikely to be reciprocated), or just as easily die by her hand if they try and cross her. She disappears for quite some time after the Cradle passes through Pavis in Sea Season 1621, but later returns for a few years. She may eventually become a patron for adventurers who are not adverse to a bit of clandestine work transporting or hiding stolen goods, coded messages, or sometimes even wanted rebels who are evading the law.
Keywords: Old Pavic Thief, Smuggler. Physical Abilities: Agile 4w, Climbing 11w, Dance 11w, Feign Death 20, Foil Restraints 5w, Hide in Cover 16w, Jump 6w, Lightfingers 14w, Mumblety-peg 15w, Move Silently 10w, Riding 1w, Running 2w, Shadowing 15w, Sing 15, Small 7, Swimming 18, Tracking 16, Tough 16, Voice Mimicry 17. Mental Abilities: Rubble Survival 9w, Convincing Blather 8w, Dragon Pass Geography 10w, Evaluate Loot 3w, Games of Chance 16w, Heortling Customs 16, Heortling Myths 18, Intimidating Glare 13w, Know City Laws 19, Listen 12w, Mythology of Kovendra 19, Pavic Customs 15, Pavic Myths 13, See Hidden 15w, Streetwise 2w2, Uz Customs 4ww. Languages: Read/Write Sartarite 18, Read/Write Old Pavic 13, Speak Darktongue 19, Speak Pelorian 18, Speak Pavic Thief Code 20, Speak Praxian 11, Speak Sartarite 4w, Speak Tarshite 13, Speak Trade 14. Combat Abilities: Brawling 13w, Close Combat 4w2 (Dagger, Shortsword, Spear), Ranged Combat 18w (Dagger, Dart). Relationships: Kovendra 5w, Javis Gan 17, Neckrunner Sable Clan 17, Olaf the Storyteller 15, Pikat Yaraboom 3w, Rowdy Boys 18, Worship Storm Pantheon 14, Wolfhead 5w.
Integrated Spirits: Blast Flesh 9w (bound in gem of ring on r. middle finger),
Block Magical Attack 17w, Confuse Foe 16w, Fade into Background 12w, Move Without Sound 10w,
Sense Enemies 15w, Slashing Blade (bound into sword handle) 15w,
Speed Missile (bound in ring on r. ring finger) 7w.
Equipment: Dagger ^2, Darts ^1, Scale and Leather Armor with Shield ^3, Shortsword ^2, Two-Handed Spear ^4. Special Items:
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