Shirk

Shirk, also known as "Simple Shirk" due to his unfortunate low intelligence, was the oldest child of 4 to very poor parents who lived on the edge of the Grand Duchy of Dennovaria. His parents could not afford the general Taxes owed to the government so they decided to move to Mistwood which was in their eyes "unowned" land. However, a few days into the journey to the South Eastern town Shirk's Father was killed defending his family against a goblin ambush. Shirk, now being the only male in the household, took it upon himself to care for his Mother and 3 sisters. Being of low intelligence Shirk was not able to hold a steady job as learning came very hard for him, he was however very useful in picking locks and minor theft which allowed him to get the money he needed to keep his family alive. Shirk frequented the local tavern where he would prey on the drunks with a little too much in the coin purse. One day, he was overhearing a tale of treasure from an adventurer calling himself Captain Shem. Shirk decided to join Shem on his next adventure in order to better provide for his family. Shirk made himself useful by helping his new found friends open a chest filled with relics of an ancient cult, which included a large book filled with demonology and a sacrificial dagger. Shirk laid his eyes on this dagger and knew he needed to possess it as it was inlaid with jewels on the hilt and could fetch a decent price from the traders that frequent Mistwood often. The dagger was cursed and poor Shirk was not smart enough to break its hold on him and he began to slowly descend into madness. From voices in his head telling him to kill people or to return the dagger to the temple in which it was found, Shirk eventually gave in and killed a helpless Hypogriff and proclaimed the death in the name of Smigglysmok and Shirk has since disappeared with the dagger and his fate is currently unknown.

Shirk's Journal