Otar was a young High Forest orc chieftain of the Grayvale in the late 14th century DR and a Green Regent, a Chosen of Mielikki, from 1372 DR onward.[1][2][note 2]
History[]
On Shieldmeet of the Year of Wild Magic, 1372 DR, Otar led a band of fellow orcs from the High Forest into Loudwater's Risen Moon Market with the intention of taking part in the ceremony held by the Circle of the Stag druids to choose the next Green Regent. Though onlookers were shocked by the orc's presence, he drank the Greendraught without issue and was accepted as one of the Scions of the Green Regent. Then, during an overnight vigil in the High Forest undertaken by the Scions, Otar was met by a unicorn and led away, and ultimately granted the mantle of Green Regent by the goddess Mielikki herself. The next day, when Otar walked out of the High Forest the next day displaying the marks of the Green Regent, there was horror and outrage in Loudwater.[1] The city's elven nobility were particularly appalled and openly rejected Otar and accused the Circle of the Stag of deceit, even blasphemy,[1] claiming it was evidence of the ceremony being tainted or sabotaged. A few even doubted the validity of all the Scions, which nearly everyone rejected as ridiculous.[2] Notoriously, family patriarch Halitan Phelaniityr vowed to rectify the situation before the Grayvale became, in his words, a "cesspool of bestial orcish scum." Fearing violence might follow, the orcs, druids, and new Green Regent returned to the High Forest, leaving the Scions leaderless and people in Loudwater angry or afraid[1] or else just waiting and wondering what Mielikki had in store.[2]
In the months after, rumors flourished, with some claiming Otar and his orcs were in hiding while plotting to attack and sack the city, but others insisted they guarded the city in secret,[4][5] and still others that he had been murdered by the same anti-orc killer operating around the Red Boar Tavern, who might be a Mielikkian set on "making things right".[6] Otar was, for all intents and purposes, missing or in hiding[7][8] for the rest of the year. In truth, he was on a quest to learn more about his destiny[9] and on a holy mission for Mielikki.[10] High Forest orcs heard he'd traveled as far as Waterdeep, visiting the Inn of the Dripping Dagger.[11]
Description[]
A large[12][13] orc with gray skin, Otar bore the telltale markings of the Green Regent, in the form of intricate symbols of emerald hue that ran and entwined like ivy all over his body.[1] These would include the holy symbol of Mielikki, a unicorn's head appearing like a magical glyph, upon his forehead. It glowed with an emerald hue.[1][14] He had a scar across his right forehead and cheek.[15]
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Notes[]
- ↑ In Feast of the Moon, Otar is mentioned as resembling a half-orc, but everywhere else in Legacy of the Green Regent, he is a full orc.
- ↑ Though they're Chosen of Mielikki, the Green Regents are not required to be followers of Mielikki, so Otar does not necessarily have Mielikki as a patron deity. As a High Forest orc, he likely follows Herne.
Appearances[]
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- Book Knowledge (mentioned only) • Undermountain • Feast of the Moon (LGR) • The Ruins of Karse • To Sever the Snake's Head (mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Eric Menge & Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2003-07-17). What is the Green Regent. Legacy of the Green Regent. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-09-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2003-06-25). A Fellowship Rises. Legacy of the Green Regent. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-09-03.
- ↑ Chris Tulach (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: In Cold Blood. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 10.
- ↑ Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2003). Legacy of the Green Regent: Extermination. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5.
- ↑ Ed Greeley (2003). Legacy of the Green Regent: Gray Hunt. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 4.
- ↑ Ving Domanski, Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: Rat's Bastard. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 7–8.
- ↑ Ving Domanski, Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: Rat's Bastard. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 3.
- ↑ Eric Williamson (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: Book Knowledge. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 3.
- ↑ Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: Undermountain. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 3.
- ↑ Eric Cagle, Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2005). Legacy of the Green Regent: The Ruins of Karse. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 3.
- ↑ Chris Tulach (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: In Cold Blood. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5.
- ↑ Eric Menge (2005-09-21). "Undermountain" Plot Recap. Legacy of the Green Regent. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved on 2016-01-23.
- ↑ Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: Undermountain. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 15.
- ↑ Campaign Cards Promo Set. Legacy of the Green Regent. Wizards of the Coast. (2004-02-06). Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved on 2022-07-19.
- ↑ Christopher Lindsay (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: Feast of the Moon. (Wizards of the Coast).