Ardrick Blackstone
Ardrick Blackstone (from Common black- 'black' and -stone 'stone'), was a dwarven cleric of Kord. He gained notoriety as a crewmember of the brig-sloop The Satisfied Fishwife.
Early Life
Ardrick was raised in a coastal village of Black Stone Cove. It was predominantly a fishing village, although there was also a trading market where locals would sell figurines and tools made out of the famous local obsidian. The cove itself was lined with obsidian. This unique stone brought many Dwarven families to the region. Some say it was the mouth of an extinct volcano, others that it was made by an angry dragon’s breath. His family had a fishing boat, which was enough to make them prosperous and comfortable. Ardrick was going to follow in his sibling’s and father’s footsteps and learn the fishing trade. However, around his 16th birthday a procession of priests came through the town and as was tradition they tested every child that was of age. When they handed me the Eye of Kord it glowed and crackled with lightning energy. Ardrick was taken to the local temple and from then on was trained as a cleric of Kord.
The Morning of the Star Crowned Cuttlefish
The morning after a monastic holiday, (read that as drunken party) pirates raided the monastery. Naturally the monks and clerics were hungover from the night before and not fighting at their best. In a lightning fast raid the pirates stormed the temple and while they never breached the inner sanctums, they did make off with several clergy and other supplies. Slaves were taken with the aid of magical slaver's collars which can bind even the strongest adepts. Aside from the cost of life, the most notable item stolen was the Eye of Kord as it had been out of the inner sanctum as part of the festivities.
While Ardrick did not know who they were the pirates flew the flag of a cuttlefish wearing a crown of stars. That flag and the existence of the magic collars are his only clues for tracking down these pirates and rescuing his stolen brethren.
The Satisfied Fishwife
Lost for how to go about finding his missing holy relic and his captured brothers Ardrick made his way to Port Skaug searching for more information. One night, drinking at The Wayward Lobster he met Ka-Ess and Ilabrar Nightbreeze who convinced him to take to the sea in search of more information.