Lewelyn (Deceased)
A scholar who learned too much, too quickly—and paid for it with his life.
What People Know
Lewelyn was a member of the Bookworms, a student research circle at Valin College, remembered as earnest, bookish, and relentlessly curious. He was not a fighter, not a conspirator, and certainly not prepared for the kind of attention his research would draw.
He was killed by agents of the Infernal Empire for what he knew about the Crown of Iron.
Reputation
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Intelligent, cautious, and sincere
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More comfortable with texts than people
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Known for asking careful, dangerous questions
Lewelyn believed knowledge should be shared.
The world disagreed.
Work on the Crown of Iron
Lewelyn focused on:
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Fragmentary references to the Crown across multiple ages
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Inconsistencies in Solisan and post-Uprising records
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Symbolic language that suggested the Crown was assembled, not forged whole
He was one of the first to understand that the Crown existed in pieces.
He was also the first to die for it.
The Murder
Lewelyn’s death was:
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Targeted
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Efficient
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Intended as a warning
Those who found him described no struggle—only certainty. The message was clear: some knowledge was not meant to circulate.
Connection to Zel
Lewelyn’s research became widely known only after it passed through Zel and the Bookworms’ shared work. No one blames Zel openly—but the truth lingers, heavy and unresolved.
Lewelyn trusted his friends.
That trust was fatal.
Legacy
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The Bookworms dissolved shortly after his death
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Carrina went missing
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Professor Geoffrey Chandler learned of the Crown fragment
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The party found themselves holding a piece of something far larger
Lewelyn did not live to see how important he was.
Rumors
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Lewelyn hid a final note or cipher
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He realized he was being watched before he died
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He believed the Crown was not merely powerful—but necessary
Player Notes
Lewelyn was not reckless.
He did not seek glory or power.
He died because he believed truth mattered—and because others agreed it mattered too much.
The Crown of Iron already has blood on it.
Lewelyn’s was the first the party knew by name.