Brian the Mad
Brian the Mad is Stranggore's autocrat. He is a non-player character controlled by the Storyguide. He has a grandson Harold the Mad who is also touched by magic.
Description
Brian very old and suffers from gout and cataracts. He looks like a frail, bald old man with a long white beard, dressed in musty and threadbare robes. He is nearly blind and rarely leaves the walls of the Covenant.
No one knows how old Brian really is. He looks like he's well past 70, but he claims he's had a Longevity Ritual so he could be much older. Indeed, his madness could be the result of Warping.
Key Abilities
Brian was once a capable autocrat, until he went mad years ago. None the less he remains the living person with the most knowledge of the covenant's lore and resources.
- Profession: Autocat
- Area Lore (Strangore)
- Artes Liberales
- Speak Latin
- Magic Lore
Personality
- Loyal +3
- Mad +6
Brian sees things that aren't there and spends most of his time "delegating" tasks to imaginary servants. These things never get done, unless a grog or covenfolk overhears and decides to do it. As a result the covenant is falling apart.
Brian also hoards things; he's taken over the ground-floor sanctum in the southwest tower and filled it with all manner of disused furniture, clothing, and equipment.