Spugnar

Spugnar is a wizard that currently lives in the town of Slough in The Empire of Velanya. He works at the SPUG headquarters and frequently helps the adventurers of SPUG in their efforts against The Temple of Elemental Evil.

Early Life
Spugnar was born in a small house in a suburb of the City of Velanya. His parents, Algar and Supenya, were of relatively meager means when Spugnar himself was born, the second child behind his sister, Alinya. Algar was a master butcher in the household of one of the greater noble houses of Velanya, the Venos house. This employment allowed Spugnar's natural talent for magic to be caught up on one day when a member of the noble house was visiting Algar and his family. Algar was convinced with little persuasion to allow house Venos to put Spugnar through a magical apprentice ship to a Venos wizard, Mekliin Venos. Spugnar excelled in his his studies and became a minor wizard in the service of Mekliin and House Venos by the time he was fourteen.

House Venos intended for Spugnar to learn enough spells to become a scribe for their house and provide scrolls, potions and other magical sundries for their houses personal repository. The full extent of these plans were kept secret from Spugnar, however. Melkiin only told Spugnar that he would need to learn more in the world to become a better wizard. He released Spugnar into the world, much as his own master had done to him years before. Melkiin's ignorance of his family's plans for the young wizard proved in inadverant boon to Spugnar as he took his freedom and began traveling in search of spells to increase his knowledge as a wizard. When they parted, Melkiin told Spugnar to return when his consciousness had been graced by the mystery of greater magic. This vague statement sent Spugnar on his way, and he has spent many nights and much ink wondering what Melkiin truly wanted him to achieve before returning to his former master.