Oswald

Character Summary

Oswald

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Oswald is an Aluvian assassin and secret mentor of Prince Borelean Strathelar. Like Nuhmudira, he has the power to give True Death (i.e. the person does not reappear at a Lifestone).^[1] He is described as having extraordinary green eyes and blond hair ^[2], and he prefers to dress in green.

Oswald served as an assassin, together with MacTavish in the war between Aluvia and Viamont on Ispar.^[3] He arrived on Dereth after fleeing from Viamontian trackers ^[4] who were hunting him down after his attempted assassination of King Varicci I of Viamont.^[2] Oswald arrived on the Halaetan Isles, where it would seem all the portals to Auberean that appear in Viamontian lands send you. Oswald took a great interest in anything which had to do with the Ruschk.^[5] Later, after the Varicci II took the Royal Army through the portals, Oswald was captured and held in the Viamontian Royal Prison^[6]^[7]^[8]^[4]. He easily escaped, which angered the Viamontian King greatly.^[9]

Oswald was able to freely pass through the Fiun Barrier which had kept Dereth and the Halaetan Islands divided.^[4] It is unknown how he was able to do this, however, this may explain why Oswald's hidden lair in the Fir Tree is on the coast closest to the Halaetans. On Dereth, Oswald was hired for many jobs. He killed Gertarh the Banderling who lived near Eastham.^[10]^[11] He was hired by either Devana bint Hamudi or the Shagar Zharala to end the misery of her father Hamud ibn Rafik who had turned into a Shadow.^{[Citation Needed]} ^[12]^[13] And most notably, Oswald killed the mayor of Ayan Baqur, Jaleh al-Thani^[14]^[15] He was hired by Nuhmudira to assassinate High Queen Elysa Strathelar.^[16] Other deeds presumably attempted with more or less success was the stealing of the Bandit Shield ^[17], the stealing of the Lens of Filinuvekta by one of his followers, Benedino^[18]. Somewhere during his time in Dereth, he and Nuhmudira fell out, and she is trying to get hold of him.^[3]

During The War of Blood and Shadow (the Grael arc) Oswald was made out to be less of a villain, when he became the mentor of Borelean Strathelar and helped the people of New Aluvia stand up against Varicci II. Later Oswald brought the Ordina Rossu Morta and Whispering Blade together to fight against Grael.^[19]^[20]

Oswald send his Followers to capture and interrogate one of the altered Moarsmen during the T'thuun Story Arc, and sends his findings to, amongst others, Lord Rytheran.^[21]