Gwendolyn Pendergrass Gwendolyn Pendergrass grew up in Pretentious. She is from a well-to-do family, by theirtown's standards at least, and her parents are pretentious. However, Gwendolyn is not. She only wants to have fun and not do much else. Gwendolyn's parents wanted her to study something serious like alchemy, but she thought studying was boring. Gwendolyn wanted to dance. They did not approve. She became a very good liar because she would tell her parents she was studying but then go take dance lessons instead. Gwendolyn became a well known dancer in Pretentious and often dances at the local venue. Since herparents still do not approve, she is not very close to them. After her performances, Gwendolyn often goes out and talks to all the people. She loves meeting new people. Sometimes she talks to a ranger visiting the town. She thinks the ranger's life sounds very interesting, and maybe if she gets bored with dancing in Pretentious, she can go out into the forest with the ranger and also see more of the world. Gwendolyn has mastered all of the dances she can learn in Pretentious and is interested in getting new ideas from elsewhere in the world. She often uses daggers in he r dances. She is light-hearted, free-spirited, and gets bored easily. Gwendolyn likes shiny objects and bunnies and dislikes rules of any kind. She has curly hair. Additional notes. Gwendolyn and her parents are the last remaining descendants of the great Pendergrass clan who once ruled Pretentious and the surrounding area. Originally a warrior clan, the Pendergrass clan (known then as the Pendar Clan) settled in the wilds ofthe Galren plains and constructed a village. Successive generations built defensive structures of stone which can still be seen as the crumbled outer wall and ruined castle (Fort Pendar) on the rise. Though the Pendergrass family is still well known and liked amongst their peers, the bloodline is aging and many speak of Gwend olyn as the last remaining “true” Pendergrass. This sentiment is largely held by the underclass as they more clearly remember the Pendergrasses humble, heroic roots. Gwendolyn’s home has deteriorated drastically in the last few years. Though the village was once a great hub of adventurers, trade caravans, trappers, hunters, and miners, those days are no more. 50 years gone by Pretentious fell victim to the Curse of the Demon Tower. A great and malignant product of evil and demonic power that was to act as a gateway from hell it’s self. Though the tower and its denizens were purged by a band of heroes, and the earth said to have been healed, the village never recovered. Fewer and fewer people come to Pretentious now. The adventurers and caravans only stop for a short time if at all and the traders have begun to meet a day’s travel north to the smallerfarming community of Balors Stead. Many of the long time residents of Pretentious have left. The upper class holds tightly to their ancestral homes, titles, and positions of poweronly because they fear being smaller fish in bigger ponds. The area remains grey, a nd eerie most of the year now and the one warm, bright, light left is the Wayforge Tavern where the fires, food, entertainment, and ale still push out the chill that pervades the village and its remaining residents.
