Odun Greenhold
Odun Greenhold
Odun Greenhold is a half-orc criminal from Baldur's Gate that in the late 15th century rose to minor fame for his actions in protecting Elturians during the Damnation of Elturel.
History
Born in 1467 in the Outer City of Baldur's Gate as the 4th child of his parents, Odun's life was dictated by violence and poverty, sticking close to his family and friends. When Odun was 7, his parents were borth murdered and their assailants were never caught, leaving Odun to be raised by his older brother Dhall. Like many of the Outer City residents who needed a source of income, Odun began working for the Guild along with his older brother , the city's preeminant criminal organization. Dhall was also a member of the Guild, acting as one of the lieutenants to King Wallkeep, the kingpin of Stoneyes, and Odun often would work for the two of them. Despite his close association with the Guild, however, Odun always despised them, seeing much of the poverty and problems facing the Outer City as being partially their fault. However, Odun continued to work with the Guild, though never as an official member, unable to find steady, legitimate work. Odun also began worshipping Lathander, finding solace in his promise of redemption. In 1493, Odun and Dhall worked with a githyanki criminal named Dzarya to quickly smuggle items stolen from a patriar of the city. In 1494, Odun and Dzarya were among a larger group of individuals brought together by the Mourning Dove, the kingpin of Tumbledown, to steal a few items from the mercantile ship Aremag's Blessing, including the Helm of Torm's Sight. While the heist was successful, Buddy Novs, the fence in Elturel that sold the helm, reneged on payment, and so the Mourning Dove dispatched Odun and the others to shake down payment from Buddy. The group located Buddy's base in the Maze of Elturel, but Odun rushed ahead of the group and was, along with Buddy, unwittingly caught up in the Damnation of Elturel, when the entire city was teleported to Avernus. Barely avoiding falling out of the now-exposed Maze into the River Styx below, Buddy and Odun made a temporary alliance to get their bearings. The two of them soon encountered the vampires of Klav Ikaia who began setting up a base in Shiarra's Market. Buddy quickly aligned himself with the vampires, while Odun was more distant, wary of the vampires but trusting them more than the devils and demons attacking the city. Odun continued to work with the vampires, leading scouting parties to find endangered civilains and strike at devils when he could. His bravery and strength was recognized by Ikaia, who offered to turn Odun into a dhampir, but Odun refused. Odun continued helping the civilians of Shiarra's Market for the duration of the eight month damnation, protecting the market during the Battle of Elturel, where he briefly met up with the Lost Star Detectives, whose membership was comprised of the other raiders of Aremag's Blessing that didn't get intially taken to Avernus. Following Elturel's salvation, Odun briefly returned to Baldur's Gate, but found himself unfulfilled returning to petty crimes after making a difference in Elturel. He returned to the city shortly afterwards, emboldened by the city's embracing of Lathander as their new chief diety. Odun joined the city's rebuilding effort and decided to settle down in Elturel. But again finding himself restless, he returned again to Baldur's Gate, hoping to use his skills, strength, and belief to make the Outer City a better place to live.Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Odun is an extremely physically imposing individual from his years of hard training. As reliable weapons were sometimes hard to come by growing up, Odun became proficient in unarmed combat and was well known for being able to grapple and pin most any combatant. This was further refined during the Damnation of Elturel, when Odun's grappling capabilities extended even to pinning the devils of Hell while fighting them.
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