Calabash

Calabash grew up in Everclear Village as a fisherman. His father and brothers were also fishermen and to this day supply the local barkeep, Ed Needson, with the trout he sells in his establishment. Calabash fished Lake Everclear with the men-folk in his family for more than 60 years before he ventured out into the world. 60 years of fishing for a living had left him certain that there was a better way to earn a living. With this in mind, he researched various different professional avenues and was tested by Everclear’s Mayor Khalida. The Mayor suggested that while fishing was ‘in his blood’, sorcery would also be a good choice for the clever gnome. Calabash took Mayor Khalida’s advice and left Everclear for the school of magic in Sith’a’niel. He enrolled there because it was the least expensive place to attend school; Exile’s academic tuition is sky-high and fishermen don’t rake in the big bucks.

After a few years of diligent studying, Calabash earned his journeyman robes by cleansing the ‘Caverns of the Dead’ and journeying to seek out powerful spell texts. While looking for spell books in the libraries of the realms, he found Goro, a black-crested griffon mage. Goro impressed upon young Calabash the importance of knowledge and wisdom. Thus, Calabash began to learn of Lord Zarathrusta and the freedom the Faith allows for exploration of both Light and Dark avenues in the realms. He decided to become a seeker and distributor of Knowledge and has dedicated himself to the pursuit of Knowledge ever since. Calabash earned his ‘Griffon Wings’ by teaching the Krychirian refugees (camped outside of Nerina) to provide for themselves by fishing. The refugees accepted Calabash’s instruction, left their camp and settled on the Tarim River in a quaint, rural fishing camp. Every now and again, Calabash visits these fisher-people, and is always happy to find them in good health.

Calabash spent many years afterwards spreading knowledge. He researched and published a text on the spell ‘Final Strike’. This book has been widely acclaimed as the most authoritative writing on the topic. Forthcoming books include an authorized biography of the self-proclaimed “King” Reorcyn and another research book on the spell Etherealform. In this way Calabash has worked to formally increase the general knowledge of the realms. Informally, he spreads knowledge and wisdom by aiding the countless people who seek him out for a better understanding of the realms.

More recently, Calabash has been involved in the defense of Exile and has acted as a scout to discover information useful to the defense of Exile. His ability to gather military intelligence was used in the last few years of the Blood Wars and during the subsequent rise to power of “King” Reorcyn in Krychire.

In closing, Calabash is not a fighter and rarely does battle with anyone anymore. He regularly travels with groups of diverse people, maps extensively, and enjoys a personal knowledge of the fish species in each of the major lakes and bays within the realms. While you will not catch him out on a boat, you may find him taking a break on a riverbank, tossing out a line during a mapping break.