Osmeran
| Osmeran | |
|---|---|
| General info | |
| Occupation: | Officer |
| Alignment: | CG |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Ethnicity: | Oeridian |
| Class: | Ranger 10 |
| Dates | |
| Age: | 50 |
| Birthdate: | 548 CY |
Osmeran is an officer and noble of the Kingdom of Nyrond.
Description
Appearance
In 585 CY Osmeran was 6' 1", and slim of build with silver flecked black wavy hair and deep blue eyes.[1]
Personality
He is an intelligent and capable fighter. While serving as garrison commander he martialled and organized his troops well, and was a powerful leader from the front. He is also a very independent, as his dealings with the Adri freemen showed.[2] He acts in what he judges to be the best interests of his troops and those he is charged to protect. He is a wily, cunning leader who can take in tactical situations very swiftly, and maintains good discipline by effective, intelligent leadership resulting in his troops admiring him. He gets on well with gnomes. His one real vice is a liking for halfling smoking weed.[1]
Abilities
In 585 CY Osmeran was a l0th-level ranger with Str 16, Dex 17, Int 17, Cha 15. He can speak gnomish fluently.[1]
Equipment and possessions
In 585 CY Osmeran wore leather armor +3, carried a defender longsword and a shortsword +2, and wore boots of elvenkind and a robe of blending.[1]
History
Osmeran is a distant cousin of the Almorian war hero Osson. In 585 CY Osmeran was a Captain-General and garrison commander of Cordrend. He took the view that the more trouble the folf of the Adri Forest caused to the Great Kingdom the less trouble they would cause for Nyrond, and regularly met with their leaders including the elven mage Nukirien to exchange information and some goods. Nukirien would teleport to visit. Osmeran supplied what weapons he could in return for food (trasported with Nukirien's bag of holding). shortly prior to Spring 585 CY Adri forces staged a diversionary attack on a military camp northwest of Innspa, then drawing troops east in pursuit. A day later Osmeran' men mounted a planned raid a day later and slew over 250 humanoids and a visiting Aerdi general, leading to more coordinated raids being planned.[2] Osmeran would also meet regularly with Flandeld Soughdriver, the dwarven commander of Mistwatch (in the Flinty Hills to the north, who he thought highly of, to discuss their tactical situations.[3]
In 585 CY when garrison commander of Cordrend he managed to keep his troops generally well provisioned and equipped by overstating equipment losses in reports.[1]
In Living Greyhawk
Osmeran featured in the Living Greyhawk campaign, and detailed in the "Nyrond Gazetteer" fan-created source-book. He featured in a number of adventures during the Nyrond region campaign.
By 591 CY Osmeran was a Royal-General in charge of royal troops in the Royal Duchy of Womtham. He was in theory subordinate to Duke Finelann Boomgren, but clashed constantly with the law abding duke. King Lynwerd generally backed the Duke, but ignored contsant requests by the Duke to remove the highly competent Osmeran. Luckily the two were usually on opposite sides of the province.
The campaign featured ongoing tension and feuding between the Duke and Osmeran. Duke Boomgren gained lands as part of the provincial reorganization, and again with the creation of the Duchy of Almor.[4] The Duke supported Sewarndt after he staged a coup on the last day of 594 CY. The Duke was infected with lycanthropy, and arrested Boomgren then sent him to Sewarndt as a gift. After being rescued by agents of the Grey Seer, Osmeran marched on Womtham and the Duke was killed during its liberation.[5] Osmeran later acted as regent for the Duchy.
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References
Citations
- ↑ a b c d e WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.94.
- ↑ a b WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.84.
- ↑ WGR4 The Marklands (1993), p.91.
- ↑ "Nyrond Gazetteer" issued by the Living Greyhawk Campaign Nyrond Triad. Available at Nyrond Living Greyhawk Triad web site via Way Back Machine
- ↑ NYR5-06 "The Road to Rel Mord", p.4
Bibliography
- Sargent, Carl. The Marklands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- Rene Ayala, John Jenks, and Tom Kee. NYR5-06 "The Road to Rel Mord". RPGA, 2005.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osmeran (Captain-General) | Non-player character | [R10], | Dragon magazine #208 | 50, 52 |
| Osmeran (Captain-General) | Non-player character | [R10], | Ivid the Undying | 70, 72 |
| Osmeran (Captain-General) | Non-player character | [R10], | WGR4 The Marklands | 84, 89, 91, 94 |