Otto Blackspring

Otto grew up in Maginmar’s Keystone district with his mother, father and two younger sisters. His father is a successful mercer, weaver, and a well respected member of the merchant’s guild. As an adult, he moved to the city’s Dockway district, where he still maintains a residence.

When he was a child, he and his sisters would listen to their father play his lute and their mother sing songs of adventure and great gnomes of the past, garnering Otto’s lifelong love of music and performance.

Early in his life, Otto learned to fight. He was frequently bullied because of his small stature, but quickly became familiar with the use of his fists, wit, innate spellcasting abilities, and on occasion a blade, to resolve things quickly when he couldn’t talk his way out.

Through his middle class upbringings, he was afforded a quality education, where he discovered a passion for history, poetry, and the arcane. Otto became obsessed with the ancient structures located throughout his city and the country beyond. He has travelled extensively through Varisia researching the Thassilonian ruins throughout the region. Because of this, he has become a favorite charge and consultant of the Heidmarchs, also adventurers and experts in the ancient civilization.

The Heidmarchs are fine upstanding citizens, but Otto has been known, in certain circles and circumstances, to deal in (sometimes) illicit antiquities unrelated to his pursuits, studies, and research.

In his travels, his studies, and sometimes out of necessity, he has gained a keen eye and a eye for value and worth, climbed hills, mountains and ancient structures, ridden ponies and exotic animals, studied many languages, encountered and escaped traps, learned some first aid, to swim, to use wands and rods, and how to identify spells and magics.

Otto has had fling or two, but never any substantial romantic relationships. His travels and academic pursuits have heavily influenced him, thus far, to shy away from further personal ties and commitments.

He has always had a certain luck at cards. Otto has met Maudro previously at the tables of Tessik’s in the Ordellia district when the latter was employed by the Wreckwash Blades and living in Maginmar. He has marked fondness for fine Elven wine and a particular Gnomish cigar known as a "Whistledown Nub."

No matter what the case or how big the find or payout, Otto always knows he could do better, that he could BE better. Whatever the endeavor, he believes that if he were taller, stronger, faster, or more powerful he would not have to endure the (mostly perceived) hardships of his life.

He has light pink skin, dark brown hair, and glittering green eyes. He stands around 3'6". Otto first encountered The Second Party upon their arrival at Heidmarch Manor after they parted ways with Barras Swiftfoot.