Gryff
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| Gryff | |
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| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Character Class | Paladin |
| Patron Deity | Nalindra |
| Status | Unknown |
| Alignment | Unaligned |
Gryff is a human paladin of Nalindra.
A man of many words and many more charms, Gryff nonetheless mixes a hint of humility with his avant garde attitude. Gryff cares little for wealth or power, merely accruing wealth as a means towards the goal of seeing another day. 5'6" with dark hair and a soft demeanor, he is accompanied by Nali, the divine steed bestowed to him by his deity. Gryff has a preference for red-haired women, chocolate, fine dining and moonlit horse-hunts of rat-men.
Gryff wishes to live life according to Nalindra's teachings to the best of his knowledge, which incidentally, is quite meager. Never been formally trained in the teachings and ethos of Nalindra, Gryff just cobbles together random bits of information upon Nalindra from his travels. Based on this, Gryff formulated a set of doctrines to live by and zealously defends his beliefs, even when corrected by true members of the Nalindra ministry.
Born as the only child of a knave and a harlot, Gryff was prophesied to be a child born of luck by a traveling Seer. The Seer foretold of Gryff ascending beyond his meager beginnings to attain knighthood and eventually nobility... then the Seer stole his parents' money before they realized what had happened.
9 years into his life, Gryff was orphaned when his parents were killed by marauders. Gryff survived on the streets and made a name for himself as a mercenary by the age of 16. He was tasked with a job in Silverstone. There, he chanced upon a painting of Nalindra in all of her glory and was smitten by her beauty. That was when he decided to dedicate his life to her teachings. (See above)
Armed with a codified set of ethics and a suit of full-plate armor, Gryff travels to spread the love of Nalindra to all. He protects innocents and does odd errands to fund further travels. Gryff acknowledges that he will have to settle down one day, but that day has yet to come. For now, he is satisfied to escort the Challengers of the Unspeakable as their defender.
