Karn Serrand

Greyhawk Character

Karn Serrand
General info
Occupation:	Paladin
Home:	Goldbolt
Alignment:	LG
Gender:	male
Species:	human
Class:	Paladin, 12th level
Patron deity:	Rao
Dates
Age:	33 as of 585 CY
Birthdate:	552 CY

Karn Serrand is the ruler in charge of the Citadel of Goldbolt, a protective garrison near Chathold, to the western edge of the Great Kingdom.

Description

Appearance

Karn is exactly six feet tall, and has light brown hair, that is naturally streaked with more honey colored highlights, and has amber-tinted light-brown eyes.

Personality

Karn is steadfast and principled, as well as being rather proud, but he is not aggressive. He will destroy evil if it threatens him or anyone he has taken under his protection, but he prefers to let evil come to him. He is also "reasonably worldly-wise, though his patience is tested by anything that is chaotic evil.

Religion

Karn Serrand is a paladin of Rao, and that informs his philosophy of patience. He knows that Rao is pleased with the arrival of Hierranea.

Abilities

Has Str 17, Wis 18, Cha 18, and has 81 hp with an AC of -1 thanks to his plate mail +4.

Home

Karn Serrand is in charge of maintaining the citadel of Goldbolt, which is on the border of what was once Almor, and is charged by Prince Carwend with holding the line against the advances of Duke Szeffrin. To that purpose he maintains a garrison of nearly 1,000 troops, which he is only able to feed because of supplies given by Carwend, and the pearls that Hierranea brought with her. Farmers began to trickle back to the area in early 585 CY, and that fall marked the first harvest in the area since the Greyhawk Wars.

Relationships

Enemies

Karn Serrand has two main enemies, Ferrenan and the second, more pressing enemy, is Szeffrin. One of his greatest consternations is that he is forced to hold off on attacking Blacksplinter because it is under Carwend's protection and he needs the supplies from Carwend. He maintains though, that Ferrenan is "a monster, a sadist, and not even human!". Part of that is an enemy of my enemy situation though, as Szeffrin poses a threat to both of them and the entire area with the army of fiends he is amassing.

Allies and minions

Karn Serrand has a decent amount of respect for Prince Carwend, even if he disagrees with his tolerance of Ferrenan, which is, in part why that tolerance upsets him so much. He grudgingly has to admit, however, that Carwend is doing his best to maintain the balance in the area, and doing a pretty good job of it.

Hierranea is Serrand's other main ally. Despite his initial reservation about her being a storm giant, he has come to rely on her, and is grateful for both the supplies she brought with her and the odd moral boost that having her around has brought to his man.

References

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
Karn Serrand	Non-player character	Male, Human, [Pa12][3e C13],	Ivid the Undying	139, 140, 143, 144
Karn Serrand	Non-player character	Male, Human, [Pa12][3e C13],	Living Greyhawk Gazetteer	22

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