Ornwald Scholler



Prince Ornwald Scholler, the former ruler of Gervasa, was feared by all the right people. His rule was steady, even if his appetites drained the city's coffers. His diplomatic abilities earned the city favorable trade agreements with the rest of the Seven Cities, but rumors persisted of the prince's womanizing habits and his spendthrift ways. Despite his fondness for a soft touch, he produced no heir to the throne.

Edicts proclaimed Prince Ornwald the Saffron Prince, likening his reign to one of abundance, in which honey and spice flooded the markets. The city's downtrodden had another name for Prince Ornwald: the Stirge King, a man whose squandering ways were slowly bleeding his city dry.

Whispers of Prince Ornwald's taste for scandalously young companionship dogged him throughout his rule, so when he finally wed, it was no surprise that his bride, the daughter of an Ilwraithe consul from Cinnabar, was barely a quarter of his age.