Norrin+Tordannon

=Norrin Tordannon= A middle-aged male Dwarf hailing from Clan Tordannon in the Mror Holds. Norrin is fastidious and well-dressed in embroidered silks. His reddish hair is starting to turn gray at the temples, and along his beard. Each time he's been seen, he has worn eight heavy copper rings -- four on his left hand, one on his right, and three holding his beard braids in place. The copper accentuates his hair color (but also indicates membership in the Copper Concord of The Aurum, a secret society interested in history, ancient artifacts and cultures).

For nearly 40 years, Norrin has been an Account Executive with NZZN, stationed at the corporate headquarters in Sharn. Clan Tordannon has a tradition of friendly contacts with Breland and Darguun, so his presence in Sharn is not in itself unusual. During his long employment, he has worked closely with the Dragonmarked Houses, particularly Houses Deneith, Kundarak, Medani, Sivis, Tharashk and Vadalis; the Sixty noble families of Sharn; representatives from the Five Nations, Darguun and Droaam; and (according to some) members of the criminal underworld.

He was the sole NZZN employee who had contact with Faye Dwarfhammer when she tried the subterfuge of being Kostas Knyarri's protege. He has also met Golandar Kolkarun, and is said to be a confidante of Ambassador Brunhild Mroranon, who leads the Mror Holds' Consulate in Sharn (in fact, his older half-brother was Brunhild's first husband, killed in battle decades ago).

In recent months Norrin has rarely left Czervanth Tower, NZZN's headquarters -- but when he does leave he has had a minimum of three cloaked and hooded bodyguards. Prior to the end of 997 YK those bodyguards would have been House Deneith Blademarks, deployed per Deneith's long-term security contract with NZZN. But ever since that contract was terminated NZZN's bodyguards have come from other sources.


 * //Update://** Norrin Tordannon died on 3 Therendor 998 YK, after he and his bodyguards -- all sporting aberrant grafts -- were attacked by the party. A Harpy flying overwatch escaped. Before his head went //splort//, Norrin gave his copper rings to Golandar, telling him to go to the Mror Holds' ambassador to Breland, Brunhild Mroranon (a member of the Silver Concord) and vouching for his joining The Aurum in Norrin's place. He also confirmed a bunch of things found elsewhere in this wiki.