Appearance

Physical Description

Howlynz is lean and deceptively muscular as the result of a lifetime spent training to become and being a blood hunter which have both also contributed to his unique collection of scars.

Body Features

About a year ago Howlynz acquired a shadow mark on his upper right chest. An inky black, swirling spiral pattern that seems to be made of what appears to be living shadow.

Facial Features

His pale skin makes a stark contrast to his dark blue hair and beard but the juxtaposition works well on his angular features. He wears his hair trimmed short at the sides though it does appear to be developing that vertical, flame like, windswept appearance that Gnomish hair just does sometimes. His well-trimmed beard is of the same azure hue and he also keeps the sides trimmed close along his jawline but wears it longer and sharply pointed at the chin. His mustache is long and thin and waxed to perfection.



His eyes are large and a vibrant shade of purple. In the left eye, however, the iris seems to be wreathed in an inky blackness and three thin tendrils of what look like living shadow snake out from the iris in a curving, spiraling pattern which, if observed, do appear to slowly move of their own volition.

Apparel & Accessories

For work he wears exceptionally well made black studded leather armor. The right pauldron bears the Felsprocket family crest, a pale, gnarled dead tree with three gears hung in a triangular pattern among the branches each with a tiny silver skull in their hub.



Outside of work he favors dark, well made finery usually incorporating House Felsprocket's colors of black and silver, often with a splash of a dark, subdued color like a blood red or deep purple for flair.

Mentality

Education

Private tutors for much of his youth though he was sent offworld for several years to learn how to control his newfound shadow sorcery abilities. Gnomes place a premium on education and Zelifryxx did not want for educators.

Employment

House Felsprocket is charged with managing the monster population and protecting the citizens of the Blightwood. Howlynz also takes independent blood hunting contracts on his own as well as the work he and the party do for Ursula Maddock.

Known Languages

Gnomish
Common
Infernal
Undercommon

Personality

Hygiene

Social

Birthplace

The Blightwood, Zelifryxx

Current Residence

Bane Hill

Contacts & Relations

Shadowfell Contacts:
Patience: Blind tiefling who extended initial invitation to Queen’s Court.
 
Night: Ancient goddess of the dead. Wants Howlynz as a mortal agent.
 
Vinaad: Dhampir hunter from Shadowfell. Wants to meet and discuss the elimination of a vampire named Skippio “Skippy” Drakonis who is a member of Duke Ranelmor’s court. Offering 10,000 platinum and the prospect of future partnership. Finally met w/ Vinaad prior to 09/10/21 session. Target is currently on Bethimm in a remote location known as the Eve Wastes. Drakonis is, according to Vinaad, a dream eating vampire who made his adopted daughter into a Dhampir as well (hence his desire to end him) and who keeps the denizens of the sparsely populated wasteland beholden to him by controlling their water supply. Provided Howlynz with wooden correspondence box that, after mixing blood with the ink, allows him to communicate w/ Vinaad and vise-versa across planes.
 
Valor Uthain: High Sorcerer for the Queen.
 
Lady Bethruil Naglodash: Elven lady of Shadowfell (not the smokable kind) who is acting as Howlynz’s patron to the Court. Shadow Sorceress with multiple trading interests both in Shadowfell and adjacent planes. She evidently asked for me by name. One of the Shader-Kai. Now officially Howlynz’s sponsor for membership in the court. Has two vamp slaying gigs she wants him to do and will ultimately help him arrange a conflict with Duke Ranelmor. Has given him a set of magic stationary with which to communicate with her. Her servant Ardenuil can arrange transport to the Court or anywhere else in Shadowfell he needs to go.
 
Galaria: Cute drow servant of the Queen. Wanted to be a bard but was turned down for tutelage. Says she may attempt to pursue her dream again once her service to the Queen is up. Avid fan of history. Possible candidate to manage shadow crossing on Kericai if we are able to go the Lonely Mountain Inn route.
 
Havenheim Contacts:
Thradman Copperhorn: Current head of Copperhorn Clan. His father broke sacred oaths made to a powerful Dao but with Howlynz’s help he smoothed it over and is back in good standing.
 
Lord Bithrys: Said powerful Dao.
 
Havenheim Noble Families (Big 5): Bronzehammr, Copperhorn, Goldbraid, Brasshide and Silverheart (all of whom are ginormous tools)
 
Wright and Archibold: An ancient giant warforged and platinum golem respectively. Found on The Forge.
 
Warden Giarra Silverheart and Barbim Boulderbuckle: Corrupt warden of The Forge and decent captain of the guard on same.
 
Republic Contacts:
Lictor Anton Califray of Relon: Master Lictor of the Republic who took issue with our activities on Havenheim. Had vaguely threatening letter delivered to the party on Kericai in which he stated that he was aware that it was our group who helped oust the Silverhearts on Havenheim and basically put the party on notice. Hinted that he wanted to meet with us to see if we could be “reasonable”. Call me paranoid but that seems like a titanically stupid idea and tantamount to painting a large red “ARREST ME” sign on one’s self.
 
Bloodsucking Cockwombles Existing on Borrowed Time:
Duke Erazmus Ranelmor: Prominent leech well connected in the Shadowfell Court. Was the last keeper of something called the “old blood of House Ranelmor”. Broke off from the family roughly 1300 years ago to study forbidden Shadowfell lore. Daniel Ranelmor says the family is done with him and says they will likely be grateful to Howlynz for ending him. CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF MY DAMNED SWORD. Also claims to have been on the receiving end of it once.
 
Elijah: Unclear connection to this whole thing but made the introduction between the vampire who came into possession of Grim Fandango somehow and the Duke. Seemed to have some sort of mentoring relationship to Gilroy. Sire perhaps? I was able to control his body and voice during my divination vision.
 
Gilroy: Very young and profoundly stupid young vampire. Bought his way into Duke Ranelmore’s court by offering him Grim Fandango as a gift. Unclear how he came into possession of it. The account he gave was that he found it in Shadowfell though he was clearly being coached in that story by Elijah.
 
Count Daedus: Big, burly goliath vampire lieutenant of Ranelmore. Gilroy was assigned to serve him in a town called Blackmill in which Daedus leads a faction of vampires. He also appears to have some connection to Great Uncle Howlynz as well. Looking forward to kicking his ass on several different levels.
 
Ursula's Hand:
 
Echo: Despite their differences, Howlynz and Echo have always gotten on like a house on fire and are, to date, the only members of the party to actually be able to boast matching t-shirts proudly declaring each of their participation in the now legendary ECHO AND HOWLYNZ'S DAY OF FUN.
 
As a person Howlynz greatly admires Echo's desire to do the right thing and seemingly infinite capacity to love and lead with their heart.
 
Harahuaith: One of the first members of Ursula's Hand he ever conversed with the pair have gotten on well since their first meeting. Though infinitely amused by, and oftentimes willing to help out with, Harahuaith's various schemes, Howlynz is still quite careful to never actually take a card himself.
 
The qualities he admires most in Harahuaith are his quick wits, his insatiable entrepreneurial-ism and his ability to maintain a moral compass despite his relative moral flexibility on many issues.
 
Fen: Seriously? Who the hell doesn't like Fen?! How would one even go about not liking Fen? Like most sentient beings in the cosmos, Howlynz is quite fond of the earnest young cleric naivety and all.
 
He admires Fen's compassion, his desire to go above and beyond and to give of himself to help others without complaint. On some level he envies his friend his ability to see every glass as half full and it does kill him a little bit every time his blood hunting cynicism bumps into his friend's desire to believe the best in everyone.
 
Bear: Howlynz found Bear to be quite a welcome addition to the team. In addition to his considerable combat prowess he finds Bear to be honest, to the point and ruled as much by his heart and his compassion for others as he is by his rage.
 
He admires Bear's straightforward approach to life, his capacity for mercy as well as mayhem and easygoing nature. He also can't wait to help his friend discover the life changing joys of facial hair grooming!
 
Nymyra: In some ways they're the most different while in other ways they're very much alike. While he'd never be so gauche as to admit such a thing aloud, Howlynz trusts the rogue implicitly. Nymyra knows who she is, what she wants and precisely what she's capable of.
 
He admires her pragmatism as well as her resourcefulness and appreciates the professional understanding they have as being two members of the party who kill things for money. As much as he hates it when his cynicism rattles someone like Fen's rose colored world view, he finds it a relief to not have to sugar coat or tactfully talk around said cynicism when he works with Nymyra.
 
Eldoris: Probably the most changed of all of the relationships he shares with his fellow party members, Howlynz and Eldoris grated on one another when they first met but as time has moved on the two have grown to have quite a close, almost paternal friendship. After finding out what had transpired between El and her family, Howlynz had a room made up for her at Bane Hill and has let her know that she's welcome with the Felsprockets whenever she chooses and, if he's being honest, has come to consider the Triton bard as an honorary Felsprocket.
 
He admires her independence, her strength (even when she herself doubts it) and her unique blend of cynicism and hedonism. Though he's never told her such, he was extremely proud of how she comported herself when she finally confronted her father and uncle. Knowing full well that she did not wish for things to turn out as they did, Eldoris still did what needed to be done regardless.
 
Gurgles: Truly what can be said about this epitome of wit and sophistication both above and below the waves? This prince among amphibians? Would Howlynz, himself, ever go so far as to say that his grand-lizard was somehow superior to other lizards throughout all planes of existence? He absolutely would without a nanosecond's hesitation! It is simply a statement of objective fact. If he had the power to make other people's grand-lizards less lame he would, of course, use it to the betterment of all but he does not. Hardly his fault he happened to win the grand-pet lottery on the first go.
 
He admires EVERYTHING about Gurgles and has spent a...perfectly reasonable sum making sure that he will be as comfortable as possible in his Bane Hill digs.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

4th Marquess of Midnight, Bane Hill & The Blightwood

Wealth & Financial state

Though the family coffers were somewhat depleted by events leading up to his parents' death House Felsprocket is still financially quite well off and stable. Working with the Maddock Clan has also proven quite lucrative.

Family Ties

House Felsprocket



First Generation:
• Howlynz I: Great Grandfather who was a commoner eventually ennobled after services rendered to the first cousin of the King of Zelifryxx. Married to Bezzadella and produced four sons Howlynz II, Bailywhixx I, Ozzryk and Ambroze. One known sibling, a twin sister named Heleenz, a ranger who was killed by a werewolf many years before Howlynz I got the title.



Second Generation:
• Howlynz II : The “lost heir” of the family. A highly skilled blood hunter in his own right but became obsessed with finding a vampiric variant of the process used by the Order of the Lycan to give them their hybrid lycanthrope form. Disappeared into Shadowfell close to 400 years ago. Whereabouts currently unknown.
 
• Bailywhixx I: 2nd son of Howlynz I who ended up assuming the title upon his father’s death after his elder brother’s disappearance. Howlynz’ grandfather. Married to Ezzwyn and produced 3 sons. Bailywhixx II, Gimble and Oorzym. Abdicated the majority of his lordly duties when his health began to fail as he got older to his eldest son though maintained the title and served in an advisory capacity until his death.
 
• Ozzryk: Born with a withered leg which kept him from following in either the blood hunter or ranger tradition of the family, Ozzryk was, however, extremely clever even by gnomish standards and is a very talented artificer. One of the two surviving members of this generation he currently serves as an advisor to his great niece and nephew. Creator of Bhorza, a large spider shaped homunculus who is a notorious coward and whom he treats like a pampered lapdog despite her size and arachnid form.

• Ambroze: Lacked the magical skill to become a blood hunter, he is a skilled ranger and currently serves as captain of the rangers in service to House Felsprocket. Married to Zedarra “Zeda” Burrowfang and produced one daughter, Ezwykk who has followed in her father’s footsteps and has begun assuming more and more of the physical ranging duties as her father gets older.



Third Generation:
• Bailywhixx II: Eldest son of Bailywhixx I and Ezzwyn and Howlynz III’s father. A talented blood hunter but painfully shy, he is, to date, the only Lord of Bane Hill to have an arranged marriage to Arabeetha Wyldbrook, the 2nd daughter of a well-respected family of forest gnomes from the eastern part of the continent. Magically adept she was trained as a wizard but never pursued adventuring. She died along with Bailywhixx II when the wreath with the cursed chain was delivered to the family’s summer cottage. Produced one son, Howlynz III.
 
• Gimble: 2nd son of Bailywhixx I and Ezzwyn. Blood Hunter. Never married and died along with his younger brother Oorzym helping retake the Old Cogswattle Place.

• Oorzym: 3rd son of Bailywhixx I and Ezzwyn. Married to Nyxxa and produced one daughter, Oozmi. Nyxxa died due to illness when Oozmi was 4 and Howlynz III was 5. The loss made Oorzym extremely close to his daughter and nephew and, while he did not share his daughter’s prodigious intellect, he was extremely supportive of her academic endeavors and was extremely proud that, as he put it, “she got her mother’s brains not mine.” He died retaking the Old Cogswattle Place along with his older brother Gimble.



Fourth Generation:
• Howlynz III: Current Lord of Bane Hill. Blood hunter who was also gifted with sorcery after a cursed artifact (designed to be fatal) linked a piece of Shadowfell to his soul. Currently unmarried and off world honing his skills and replenishing the depleted family coffers.
 
• Oozmi: Daughter of Oorzym and Nyxxa and first cousin to Howlynz III (though the pair were raised more like siblings). She is a gifted artificer and extremely close to her great uncle Ozzryk. She is Howlynz III’s official seneschal and manages the day-to-day operations of Bane Hill advised by Ozzryk and Ambroze. Currently undertaking a significant research project for the Maddock Clan at Bane Hill. Creator of Ziggi, her hand shaped homunculus servant whom she believes her cousin spoils.

Religious Views

Howlynz is, himself, not particularly religious though he respects those who are.

Hobbies & Pets

Howlynz’s Very Good Bois
• Mecha Mogg: In the annals of Good Bois, Mecha Mogg is a prominent name. Howlynz’s faithful Steel Defender mastiff companion. Howlynz found this prince among pups being horribly oppressed as a rentable mount in a Ranelmor friendly stables on Kericai. Sensing the mechanical marvel’s potential, the fact that he was deeply unhappy at the stables (Howlynz assumed) and seeing as he was there to jack Ranelmor crap anyway, Howlynz kept the living hell out of the valiant clockwork mount and named him after Mogg, a Banehound he’d had as a child. The two have been neigh inseparable and Mogg has gotten upgrades to his sensors, claws and fangs so that he can be used for blood hunting. Also a sweet paint job so he looks like a Banehound.
 
• Jarvyxx (Formerly Kamyr): An onyx Doberman statue found in Peeve Nomme (the black dragon)’s horde after her demise. Once activated and attuned the tiny carved dog can transmute into a talking canine companion. His last master named him Kamyr which, by his own report, he’s not terribly fond of so Howlynz is going to try out some different names. So far Howlynz has given him permission to stay outside of the statue as long as he’d like. Now the owner of a most fetching collar with a bird skull on it.