Full Name: Krel Erro

Nicknames/Aliases: Stoneface

Age: 82

Gender: Male

Species: Gargoyle

Species Description: Gargoyles come in many shapes and sizes. Some are human like and others are beast like and they can be big, small, or in between. They appear to be made out of some kind of stone, usually grey in color, but are actually flesh and blood creatures. They are heavy creatures and incapable of flight (even if they have decorative wings) but they can scale even smooth walls with ease. Gargoyles can hold themselves extremely still, so still that they are sometimes mistaken for statues. They are physically strong, intelligent creatures. Most are content with a good day's work and a nice meal waiting for them at home, but there are the few oddballs who want excitement. Gargoyles eat different types of stones and gems to keep their bodies supplied with the correct nutrients. As is such they collect interesting rocks and hoard gems so they can eat them when they want to. Some collect pretty objects just for the sake of owning them. Gargoyles lack a sense of smell.

Occupation: Sewage Maintenance and Keeper of Underground Pathways

Faction Affiliation None


Description: Krel is a two-legged, somewhat humanoid gargoyle. On each of his his feet he has five toes and a thumb, each digit tipped with a sharp claw. His hands are large and long fingered and, like his feet, have claws on them. His head is draconic; he has a snout that houses sharp teeth, six inch horns that curve in slight arcs, and deep blue eyes with slit pupils. His skin is a dark grey with flecks of shiny, mica-like bits. He is about five feet in height. He is somewhat thin yet weighs about two hundred pounds due to his typical gargoyle's thick, heavy bones. He generally wears short pants made of durable, water-repellant material and a a shirt made of similar stuff.

Personality: Krel's the sort of guy who looks for the extraordinary in the ordinary. He believes that everything has its merit, whether the item or person in question be a human or an old gunk covered object found in the sewers. He looks on the bright side of things and believes that no matter what every cloud has a silver lining. For him every day is an opportunity to make more discoveries or money. He's curious but not overly so; he respects people's privacy and doesn't pry. Not too much, at least. As far as where his intrests lie he puts his work first because where would he be without his living? He is loyal to people he respects. He doesn't respect people offhand, even those with a reputation, rather he respects them aften they have proven themselves to him. If you betray his friendship beware, for however long it takes he is likely to try to get back at you. Sometimes he takes risks for the thrill of it. Others of his species can be a bit mundane and cautious for his tastes at times. He is one who will praise another. He believes in rewards for hard work, whether it be a kind word or a favor. As is such if he gives something he usually expects something in return. If he is given something he will usually return the favor.


Skills: Krel can climb up and stick to almost any surface despite his heavy weight. He knows his way through the sewers of Arcadia as welll as its secret passageways. He is suprisingly strong for his small stature. He can hold his breath for up to twenty minutes (breath holding is something gargoyles do when they want to appear stone like and they are often quite good at it). As far as magic goes he can manipulate earth and stone a little. He is moderately good at picking locks. His memory is excellent.

Weaknesses: Due to his heavy weight Krel is a poor swimmer and lacks bouyancy. He is not extremely fast and relies more on strength in a battle. If he does not eat some kind of stone for a couple days he becomes lethargic. He is partial to collecting malachite and sapphires, even though the latter can be quite expensive. As all gargoyles, Krel has no sense of smell.


Brief History: Krel was always a little different from other gargoyles. Maybe it was the way he asked a story teller questions (why was the chimera blind in two of its heads but not the other?), maybe it was the way he wandered about in the city and got in trouble for breaking into places he wasn't supposed to go. The elders who occasionally visited his family's home would just shake their heads and say, "That Krel, he's a silt." Silt meant one who was metaphorically light enough to be picked up by the winds of strange fancy and blown over odd courses of life unlike the usual, heavier, and more solid gargoyle.

On one of his ventures he found a hatch hidden beneath a leafy bush and went down in it. It led down into a maze of passageways that led to many different places in the city. The passageways shifted weekly as well as where the entrances and exits were. Loving the challange, he spent more and more time in the magical passageways, occansionally getting lost and frequently investigating places he shouldn't be. Luckily for him, he never got caught. As the years went by he discovered a couple things about the passageways: one was that they sometimes led where logic dictated they shouldn't (such as into a wardrobe in someone's house) and that there was a certain pattern to the changes. He gained a reliable sense of where the entrances would be and which passageway would lead to what place. He still got lost in all the twists and turns from time to time, but as he got older that became much less frequent.

With his fascination for the hidden secrets of Arcadia he eventually became a maintenence person for the sewers, suprising his family. They expected he would eventually settle down and find more reason (the elders said sagely, "Once a silt, always a silt."). Sewers were generally viewed as places for humans to work in, but Krel didn't care. He eventually mapped out the sewers, making them a safer place. He never told anyone about the secrect passageways of Arcadia, but he hinted that he "might know a better way around" to some people who seemed interested. Even though he had his sewer job he still spent a lot of time investigating the maze-like passageways riddling throughout Arcadia.



Other: [/center] Krel lives in the Old Quarter area.