Gihren Zabai

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Gihren Zabai

8th Level Human Male

Lawful Evil 6th Level Cleric of Vol/2nd Level Fighter


Appearance: Gihren is a man probably newly forty years old with graying black hair that's starting recede around the edges of his widow's peak. He wears a black Major's uniform of the Karrnathian military even though he's now 'retired.' The Order of the Rekkenmark sword and ring he wears are slightly off to observant viewers whom may guess he murdered a previous holder of them. Gihren always wears gloves due to the fact that his hands have been permanently blackened by experiments with necromancy.


Personality: Gihren is a mid-manager with delusions of supervillainy. He lords over his section of town and dreams of much more but is not nearly so ambitious as some members of his organization. Like many Karrn military men he apes pretensions of efficiency and nobility but he was born a commoner. If one is willing to put up with his pompous fascist mannerisms then one can make a small fortune dealing with the black-marketeer.


Background: Gihren is the head of the Karrnath Enclave in the city and a man with a somewhat shady reputation. He and his men do not associate with the 'deserters' while they keep their section of the town cordoned off from the rest of Shadowfast. It is an open secret that Gihren conducts most of the black marketeering for weapons recovered from the Mournlands along with other stolen goods. His position as the appointed representative provides him a degree of immunity from persecution. Many believe he's a spy operating for the Dark Cabinet of Karrnath's Intelligence Division.


They are partially right.


Gihren was a regular soldier during the Last War when he swiftly determined that he was unlikely to survive as anything other than a zombie if he continued fighting in a 'normal' fashion. Apprenticing himself to some Blood of Vol priests, he learned the art of calling upon the old rites for magic. Few suspected that Gihren was possessed of the power to work miracles even as they noted that he survived ridiculous amounts of damage at times. Eventually, his mentors revealed that they were members of the Emerald Claw and recruited him.


Gihren is nearing middle age and growing rather terrified of old age then death. Unfortunately, his career with the Emerald Claw has been undistinguished and he's done nothing to warrant transformation into being a vampire. His current commanding officer in [i]Mistress Kazandra[/i] could easily provide him immortality but leaves him dangling on a leash in their secret missives exchanged in coded messages back to Karrnath.


Gihren believes his only chance to become one of the undead is to take over Caer Shadowfast and turn it into a fortress for the Emerald Claw. To that end, he's made associations with a large number of the more unscrupulous scavengers even though most of them deal with him. He's even been known to acquire charters for those who can't initially afford them. He also is deeply involved with the Thieves' Guild of Shadowfast. Ultimately, he believes that he can undermine the Governor and establish himself as an alternative.


Gihren is a friend to any Emerald Claw that come into the city as the man officially in charge of their movements in the city. This doesn't prevent many from looking down upon him as a representative of a backwards posting.


Shadows over Cyre