The Elfcatcher
Hex 30.12.01
Connects to: 18.02, 22.04, 29.10, 29.14.11, 30.15 the Lands of the Night Cattle and the City of Shuttered Windows.
One of Count Seutorian’s current guests (in 30.12) is the orc Brigadier Kalas Montra-brey, who Seutorian provides with assistance in his hunts in return for a promise of an elf slave of his very own, if Kalas can find one that meets his specifications.
Brigadier Kalas is officially an attache assigned to the Grumluda embassy at Shuttered. He spends little time there and his actual occupation is slave-catching, specifically Kingswood elves. For this, despite being an orc, he is a celebrated hero by the common man of the City of Shuttered Windows. The higher-ups tend to turn a blind eye to his activities, even though outright slave catching is technically illegal.
Armed with unseelie charms that protect against elven magics and an enchanted cold-iron mancatcher, Kalas and his battialon of half-orcs (plus hired mercenaries) brazenly makes assaults into Kingswood to capture elves for use in the fighting pits of Shuttered. The locals very much enjoy the spectacle of a haughty elf of the Court being thrown to the beasts of the pits, although they are saddened that they are not allowed to fight in the Wedding Band itself (30.15) but only in those fighting pits around the Grumlada embassy that enjoy extraterritoriality.
Occasionally, Kalas will accept contracts from the Night People of the Lands of the Night Cattle to chase down a particular elven bandit, but more often than not, he goes in to catch whoever he can.
Naturally, Kalas (and all those associated with the embassy) are subject an Unending Elf-Hunt. But the orc’s luck hasn’t run out yet, and those that have seen him in battle suspect that he’ll always be one step ahead of the elves. Tehaar the Huntress (29.10) has had him nearly cornered on a couple different occasions, only for Kalas to manage yet another escape. On Kalas’ part, he enjoys being the hunted just as much as he does being the hunter, and on his expeditions into the forest, is eager to draw attention to himself.
Kalas is massive, even by orc standards, nearly as large and as strong as an ogre. When hunting, he dons the soot-blackened plate mail typical of Grumludi officers. He is never seen in public without his minotaur-horn helmet and black sash displaying various military decorations. Non-elves find him extremely personable – charming (for an orc) and even-tempered, proud to tell stories of his various exploits. Elves, on the other hand, can only expect the most dedicated and savagely hateful of enemies.
Connections:
- Kalas’ grandfather (22.04) was also a famous orc raider before his disappearance.
Hooks:
- Why does the Count want an elf slave? What are his “specifications?”
- Why is Kalas so unrelenting in his hunt for elves?
- Has Kalas caught any especially notable elves?