Odis

An elven mage and scholar from the southern lands. Drawn to the legends of the North, he embarked on a quest to investigate the Great Wyrm and the coldfire phenomenon. He has found other legends suggesting that the ongoing bloodshed in the northlands is causing the Great Wyrm to wake up.
Another current resident of Hrist, Odis is a foreigner to Kandar dedicated to the study of the Great Wyrm and coldfire. The elf is a scholar, but also a capable mage; the latter has proved less useful in the library of Hrist than it has in the wilds of the north. Odis has made two excursions into the territories of Clan Limgri, but the first winter expedition failed miserably, returning when it was clear he and his hired team had not provisioned correctly for the long winter months. The second expedition traveled during the summer and made it to Cinderghast for two months of study before having to return farther south, where the sun appeared for parts of the day.
Odis’s studies have led him to conclude the war itself may be responsible for waking the Great Wyrm—and Thrullish sacrifices, if they are as wretched as they sound, certainly make matters worse. His hypotheses about the return of the Great Dragon have been largely dismissed as panic-raising, and his defeat in two public flytings has led him to reconsid- er his approach to sharing information with Valikans.
In the meantime, however, he has begun to revisit whatever records can be found in the Skald Library, looking for a new lead that will counter the effects of coldfire, and worse. He’s struck up a friendship with Trygve Brewer of the Seiðr & Cider tavern, where he spends his time whenever he comes to a line he can’t interpret. Trygve provides Odis with relevant cultural knowledge to illuminate the Lord Edda, and Odis continues to spend money on cider and mead in Trygve’s establishment—as well as providing an easy target for would-be flyters.