GRIMLOCK THE TOMB GUARDIAN
DragonsGuardian of the Dragon Dead
"I have guarded the dead for four thousand years. I will guard them for four thousand more. No one disturbs their rest while I draw breath.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Necropolis of Scales, ancient dragon burial grounds
- Civilization
- Dragons
Appearance
• Physical: Grimlock's scales are the color of ancient stone and fossilized bone, weathered by millennia of exposure. He is massive—250 feet of protective fury—with wings that have atrophied from disuse. His eyes are the milky white of blindness, though he sees through other senses. • Clothing: He wears ceremonial armor forged from the scales of the dragons he guards, a sacred burden. • Distinguishing Marks: His body is covered in protective runes that glow when intruders approach.
Relationships
- Family - All dead and buried in his care
- Allies - The Mortuary Priests, those who respect the dead, a Drakonian historian
- Rivals - Grave robbers, necromancers, anyone who would disturb the rest of the dead
Personality
- Traits: Fiercely protective, surprisingly gentle with the dead, deeply traditional, terrifying to the living
- Mannerisms: Speaks to the dead as if they can hear, patrols constantly, becomes violent when the necropolis is threatened
- Voice: Deep and resonant, echoing through the burial chambers
Backstory
Grimlock has guarded the Necropolis for over four thousand years, since the death of the first dragon he was sworn to protect. He has watched generations of dragons come and go, burying each one with the proper rites. He is the only being alive who knows the true history of dragonkind, recorded in the tombs he guards.
Daily Life
Grimlock patrols the Necropolis, maintains the tombs, performs burial rites, and prevents grave robbers from disturbing the dead. He rarely leaves, and the dead are his only company.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 Grave robbers have breached the Necropolis—Grimlock hires the party to stop them
- 2 The time of awakening has come, and Grimlock needs help performing the ritual to revive the sleeping wyrm