Friends & Foes: The Stargazer

The man known as Corlan Stargazer always tends to stick out in a crowd. In the dead of summer when the temperatures have everyone else stripped down to their skivvies he can be found wearing a thick parka. More strangely, everywhere he goes, he carries a lit lantern, day or night.

Years ago, while traveling through the forest, Corlan stumbled upon the Greenmarket, and made a bargain. He asked for wisdom, and his price was the sun. He went to sleep that night and has been cloaked in night ever since. When he next returned to civilization, he learned that the sun was only gone for him. Day and night continued as they always have, but to him it was as if the sun simple didn’t exist.

Everything is dark as night to Corlan, with only the light of the moon and stars coming from above. His skin, long deprived of sunshine, is a ghostly pale color, and he constantly shivers from the cold. However, his bargain was good, and though he payed dearly for it he did gain wisdom.

With the sun no longer hanging in the sky, Corlan is able to see stars and constellations during the day which no mortal has ever laid eyes upon. With single-minded dedication, he mastered the art of astrology in but a few short years, and has hired his services out as a seer ever since.

Encounrters with The Stargazer

A cult which worships the impossible entities beyond the stars kidnaps Corlan, believing him to be a prophesied vessel for their dark masters’ birth in this realm.

An ancient ritual the PCs must perform requires knowledge of the Morning Star, a star on the other side of the sun, which only Corlan can see.

3 Responses to “Friends & Foes: The Stargazer”

  1. WOW! Awesome idea - thanks for sharing.

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  2. Just thought that I’d let you know that I just ganked this for a character that I needed for my game I’m running.

    Great concept. Thanks a bundle for sharing your ideas with the rest of us.

  3. No problem, I’d love to hear how the characters react to him!

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