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Markus Kern Kremorrow

Background

I have heard that if Kern were a man of honor, his fate would not have turned as it had. But he is not. If he were a man of rank within House of Kremorrow, his succession to the noble seat would be a given. But he will never see that time. If he were a man of means, his entry into the Order of the Raven would not be challenged. Though now, they only look down upon him.

In truth, he is already all of the things above, save one. He is not a man. He is but a Tielfling, reviled and scorned.

He was provided the best education, the best training, the best moral council – his father made sure of all of that. He was lovingly raised as the son of a lord of House Kremorrow, influential and honorable. He could be anything he wanted, except one. To be recognized as the head of his house, though at this point, even being accepted as a member would be sufficient. But, he was never welcomed, except by his father who ordered all to treat him as his son should be.

Kern is the union of something very rare indeed – true love between a man and tiefling. Many thought the corruption of a Deathknight was a poor omen for the house. If would have been near the end of House Kremorrow if it were not for the fact that she was already trusted by the Pathfinder Guide and Circle of Shelyn. It may indeed have been had she not died after childbirth. But she made Kern's father swear an oath to treat him as a human child.

With his mother passed, and his father waning in age and influence, Kern serves this father and the Order of the Scourge as best he can. Kern carries the guilt of this mother's death, and all the hopes and expectations of his father – to be a good and noble knight. But Kern himself knows what he is, forever feared and distrusted because of his race. He knows the hardships that face him, and he gladly accepts them. And he no longer dreams of being a true knight one day. It is not title or rank that makes one such, only heart and deed.

Physical

Age: 24
Hair: Dark, medium short, and a bit wild.
Skin: Dark ash.
Eyes: One solid yellow eye that glows in darkness. The other eye scared shut.
Built: Lean
Height: 6'
Weight: 190 lbs
Clothing: Full shinning armor or a tunic and coat of arms for his house.

Atop his horse in his armor, he could almost pass for a Deathknight – back straight, lance held high, eyes on the horizon. But once he takes off his helm, his appearances tells a whole other story. His skin is a dark ash. The common horns of his race run flat back across his scalp, faintly showing tangled within his dark hear. His one solid glowing eye staring back at you, the other sealed shut by the scar running down the left side of his face. Yet a smile eerily remains on his lips as your gaze lingers, as if to say he knows you are looking at him, and he knows what you are thinking...

Campaign Traits

• Conspiracy Hunter: You’ve long heard rumors of dark deeds afoot in Telflamm. Shipments of valuable cargo that go missing with nary a trace or question asked. People who disappear as though they never existed. Lords of business and nobles who speak in veiled references and accidental slips of masters even they must obey. What lords rule the Telflamm underworld? Do the tales of far-reaching criminal organizations hold a hint of truth? Could the fabled Council of Thieves, said to have been purged from the city ages ago, have somehow survived or reformed? And what hold do they hold over the city today? You don’t know, but you’re determined to find out! Choose one of the following skills: Bluff, Diplomacy, Knowledge (local), Perception, Sense Motive, or Stealth. You gain a +1 trait bonus on this skill and it is always considered a class skill for you.
• Hellknight Ancestry: At least one of your parents was a Hellknight, and you see the orders as the embodiment of civic virtue.

Personality

• He knows what he is, and he doesn't care about people's perceptions.
• Pious
• Courageous
• Honorable

Goals

• Become a member of the Order of the Scourge
• Become a Deathknight

Adventure Hooks

Equipment

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