At a Glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Not yet revealed |
| Class | Warlock |
| Role in the Company | Cook and first watch |
| Motivation | Needed the gold |
| First seen | The First Road |
Appearance
travels hooded, hiding his face and head. He stayed hooded even in Corrow’s office. Further detail not yet recorded.
Known History
karis has revealed little personal history. He comes from a group of disbanded warlocks; what the group was, or why it disbanded, he has not said. He did disclose at the outset that he needed the gold, which is what drew him to the job. In Corrow’s office he accepted the contract and asked why five travellers were needed; he was one of those who put that question to Corrow.
Personality and Manner
reserved but practical. Karis answered the knights Lambert and Lenk of the Order of the Flaming Rose truthfully when questioned, and he was the one to propose organizing watches at camp.
Abilities Witnessed
- Cooking: prepared the rabbits Varynx brought back.
- Eldritch Blast, used against the wolves at the stone marker.
- Prestidigitation, used to leave marks on trees while navigating the mist.
- Careful searching, used to locate the outpost ladders and recover weapons, documents, and scraps from the bandits.
- Precise Eldritch Blast, used to break the chain holding Jeffrey’s lantern without attacking the surrounding fey.
Connections
- Travels with Elk’s Wagon as one of its five escorts.
- Cooked the rabbits hunted by Varynx.
- Spoke for the Company to Lambert and Lenk.
- Freed Jeffrey during the confrontation with the Forest Warden.
Journey So Far
Session 00: The First Road
in The First Road, Karis accepted the contract in Corrow’s office, asked why five travellers were needed, and kept his hood up throughout, hiding his face and head. The next morning he arrived hooded at the Corrow Trade Yard, joined the introductions, and said he needed the gold. On the road, when Varynx went ahead to scout the dust stirring on the trail, Karis followed close behind him while staying near enough to the wagon to alert the others quickly. When the two knights, Lambert and Lenk, stopped the Company, Karis truthfully explained that they had been hired to deliver provisions to the Keep. At the Stone Marker Campsite, he cooked the rabbits, proposed organizing watches, and volunteered for the first.
Session 01: The Toll in the Mist
in The Toll in the Mist, Karis was knocked prone during the wolf attack but continued striking the pack with Eldritch Blast. When the Company became separated in the Shifting Forests, he marked trees with Prestidigitation until Shallie and Corvex found his trail. At the Treetop Toll Outpost, he spotted the ladders and searched the dead bandits after the fight, recovering their weapons, scraps, the Toll Ledger, and the “Things I’ve Killed” List.
Session 02: The Forest’s Judgment
in The Forest’s Judgment, Karis helped destroy the feline specters awakened from the brazier. When Varynx challenged the Forest Warden and Corvex halted him, Karis aimed an Eldritch Blast at the lantern chain rather than the gathered fey. The chain broke and Jeffrey escaped. During the Red-Tusk attack, Karis fought from the outpost’s high platforms and hurled Eldritch Blasts across the clearing.
Unanswered Questions
- Where does he come from, and what is beneath the hood?
- Is the gold the whole of what brought him to Corrow’s offer?