Arkalan Sammal
| Arkalan Sammal | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Home: | City of Greyhawk |
| Former home: | Ket |
| Alignment: | Lawful neutral |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Ethnicity: | Baklunish |
| Class: | Expert 17 |
| Family | |
| Siblings: | Rary the Traitor |
Arkalan Sammal a sage who lives and works in the City of Greyhawk, who is Rary the Traitr's brother.
Description
Arkalan was once a "reknowned sage" of the Free City.[1] In later years, however, he struggles with alcohol dependency which began to affect his life and work.[2][3]
Arkalan primarily does woek as a consulting sage for adventurers in need of information, but has also worked on a work-for-hire basis for the Directing Oligarchy. Despite public opinion about Arkalan, the Directors believe him to be trustworthy.[2]
Abilities
Int 19, Wis 18[2] Later, Arkalan has Int 23,[3] though this may simply be through use of magic spells or magic items, or age-based ability modifiers which were in the core rules in third edition.
Home
Both Rary and Arkalan are originally from Ket, but it is unknown when or why they left. It is only known that by 576 CY, they were both in the Free City.
Relationships
Arkalan is the brother of Rary, who is a former member of the Circle of Eight.
However, when Rary betrayed the Circle, Arkalan disavowed and disowned him, saying,
"While I find it hard to believe that my beloved sibling is responsible for such evil deeds, the evidence against him is overwhelming. To him I say, 'Your crimes are unforgivable. I join with those who call you traitor, and disavow any affection I may once have felt. Brother you may have been, Rary, but brother you are no longer. You are an outcast and a stranger to me'."—Arkalan, 584 CY[4]
History
Prior to the Greyhawk Wars and the Day of Great Signing, Rary would travel to the Free City to visit with Arkalan for as much as several weeks at a time, and have "ferociously learned conversations, which stretch well into the early hours."[5]
After Rary's betrayal, however, there was bad sentiment against Arkalan, despite his having nothing to do with his brother's actions and having condemned them, and publicly disowning Rary. The public as suspicious of him, and he was terminated from his long-standing position at Grey College in 585 CY.[2]
Though he greatly dislikes being a hired sage, selling knowledge in a mercenary manner, he does so to have money for his excessive drinking.[3]
Publishing history
References
Notes
In the Living Greyhawk Journal, Arkalan is given levels in an NPC class (Expert). However, in The Adveture Begins (1998), Arkalan is referred to as "zero-level",[2] despite other sourcebooks from the era not using zero-level characters, which were published in Greyhawk Adventures (1988).
Citations
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.156-157.
- ↑ a b c d e The Adventure Begins (1998), p.97.
- ↑ a b c Living Greyhawk Journal #5 (Jul 2001, published March 2002), p.8.
- ↑ WGR3 Rary the Traitor (1992), p.4.
- ↑ World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.25, Folks Feuds, and Factions.
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkalan Sammal of Ket {Arklan} | Non-player character | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 25 | |
| Arkalan Sammal of Ket {Arklan} | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 156, 157 | |
| Arkalan Sammal of Ket {Arklan} | Non-player character | The Adventure Begins | 97 | |
| Arkalan Sammal of Ket {Arklan} | Non-player character | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 4 |