Alistair Grimwell
A warlock whose pact with a Great Old One was forged through exposure to delerium contamination in the ruins of Drakkenheim. The alien whispers in his mind offer terrible power, but Alistair is never certain whether he controls the contamination or it controls him.
Human
Warlock (Great Old One Patron)
Sage
Chaotic Neutral
Ability Scores
8
-1
14
+2
14
+2
13
+1
10
+0
17
+3
Skill Proficiencies
Character Details
Alistair was a scholar at the University of Drakkenheim studying crystallography when the meteor struck. He survived the impact but was trapped in the ruins for days, exposed to raw delerium contamination that seeped into his body and mind. Something spoke to him through the crystals — an entity from beyond the stars that rode the meteor to the world. It offered him power in exchange for service, and in his desperation, Alistair accepted. Now he returns to the contaminated city, drawn by compulsions he cannot fully resist, seeking to understand the alien intelligence that whispers through the delerium and wondering whether understanding it will save him or complete his transformation into something no longer human.
"I absently stroke the delerium shard embedded in my forearm when I'm thinking."
"Understanding. The contamination is not mindless. If I can understand it, I can control it."
"The University of Drakkenheim held knowledge that must not be lost. I will recover what I can."
"I am drawn to delerium like a moth to flame. Each exposure makes the whispers louder."
Appearance
Male
33
5'9"
150 lbs
One brown, one faintly glowing violet (contamination)
Pale, with faint crystalline veins visible at the temples
Ash brown, thinning from contamination exposure
A haggard man in a stained scholar's coat who looks like he hasn't slept properly in months. A small shard of violet delerium crystal protrudes from his left forearm, pulsing faintly with alien light. His mismatched eyes — one natural brown, one contamination-violet — give him an unsettling, asymmetric gaze.