Casimir Gavendale is a former member of the Torn Banner,[3] a smuggler,[7] a member of the Crow Keepers thieves' guild in Dol-Makjar,[4] and an indirect participant in the plot to save the life of Thjazi Fang.[9] As an NPC, Casimir Gavendale is played by Brennan Lee Mulligan.
Description[]
Loza Blade described Casimir as the quiet type.[10] Years later, however, he had become more blunt and impatient.[11]
Biography[]
Background[]
Casimir was a young mercenary in the Torn Banner, working in the mess hall. There, he became friends with Thjazi Fang, who convinced him to join the rebellion, in which he saved the orc's life at one point during a battle.[12] Later, he became a smuggler and member of the Crow Keepers thieves' guild.[7][4] After some time he started resenting his participation in the Falconer's Rebellion, since his life hadn't become much better despite the promises of the rebels.[13]
Campaign Four[]
When those at Thjazi's funeral were discussing the failure of their plan to rescue him, they realized the only two who had knowledge of it that were missing were Casimir and Talcydimir Pridesire. Thimble went to the thieves' guild with Kattigan Vale and Occtis Tachonis, asking if anyone had seen Casimir recently, but the encounter did not go smoothly.[14] It was later revealed that Casimir had betrayed Thjazi, Thimble, and the plan in exchange for money, with which he paid his debts, and was in fact part of the group that attacked the pixie.[15] When Cyd discovered that betrayal, he stole Cas's deed of title to a stronghouse in Gormalay and ran away, being chased northward by the criminal and his allies from House Tachonis.[16][6]
When the Soldiers group left Dol-Makjar to find Cyd and Casimir they stopped at Hawthorn's Glade, where Thimble gave up a memory to get a clue from Sallow the hag; the latter, on top of that, showed the rogue a vision in the waters of her lake, about Casimir accepting his payment and declaring he had no loyalty for Thjazi, and that he hoped he lost his smile during the hanging.[17] When the group reach Timmony they started hearing rumors about the barony of Sloak and its new heir, eventually deducing that Casimir was about to become the new baron there.[18] However, when they finally arrived at that area of Gormalay, they found it particularly impoverished, with a ruinous castle in which Thimble witnessed a meeting between her former ally and the agents of House Tachonis: the nobles had recovered the deed of title to give it to Casimir, but refused to let him punish Talcydimir himself; Cas was particularly angry about it (and behaving erratically after a difficult journey), claiming he deserved a better treatment and a better reward for betraying Thjazi, describing his death and causing Univere Tachonis to magically stop his ranting and demand particular details about the orc's hanging (specifically how he had seen a falcon in flight before he died).[19] After that Casimir was so angry he threw a rock to his benefactors, causing a knight of House Seremai to hit his bare ass with the flat part of his sword in public, until it bled, humiliating him in front of his allies and soldiers.[20]
After the forces of House Tachonis left, Casimir sent his agents to announce to the townsfolk that their taxes would be doubled in order to repair the castle.[21] Not long after, following a brief altercation in the entrance, he was visited by a very attractive doctor and Wicander Halovar himself, who had come to treat his wounds and offer help; Casimir, after some moments of distrust, recognized Wick and declared how happy he was about having someone like him supporting him in Sloak.[22] His suspicions, however, returned after inquiring about the misleading reputation of his family (trying to save Thjazi but also ensuring his hanging), and about his and the doctor's insistence on privacy. He ended up agreeing to be left with the latter, but ordered his men to stay with Wicander, instructing them to kill him if something happened to him; before the nobleman got out Cas reminded him that he was a thief before being a baron, and thus he shouldn't be underestimated, having more insight and resources than Wick in that town.[23]
When he was being treated, he was magically Held, and his mouth was filled with bandages so he wouldn't make noise. Thimble then appeared and attacked him, stabbing him in the eye; soon after a battle ensued, and he started chasing the pixie, as they argued about his motivation for betraying Thjazi (accusing him and his of making him join a war that didn't bring him more success); he chased her outside and managed to wound her with a crossbow, but she killed him shortly after, cutting his throat as she asked him if he finally heard the falcon's cry.[24]
After his death his blood-soaked cloak was used to create a banner honoring Thjazi, and his deed of title was modified to grant his reward to Dame Winifred Cosgrove (after an extremely brief period of Wicander becoming the Baron of Sloak through conquest of the castle).[25]
Relationships[]
Appearances and mentions[]
- Campaign Four
- "The Fall of Thjazi Fang" (4x01), mention (first mentioned)
- "Broken Wing" (4x02) (first appearance)
- "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03), mentioned only
- "Branching Paths" (4x05), mentioned only
- "Knives and Thorns" (4x06), magical flashback
- "On the Scent" (4x07)
- "Fanged Revenge" (4x08)
Quotations[]
- Casimir: (to Thimble) What did you do to me? You talked me into this rebellion. You talked me into this life. Where was the glorious dawn? How long was I supposed to wait to hear a falcon's cry again? If you don't actually know that a better day is coming, it's wrong to tell people to wait.
Thimble: (snickers) You never did have patience. (stabs him to death) Can you hear it now?[26]
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 2:11:33.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 2:56:00.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:12:08.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 3:47:21.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 See "Branching Paths" (4x05) at 2:23:37. See also at 3:14:06.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:18:41.
- ↑ See "Fanged Revenge" (4x08) at 2:38:15.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:11:46.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:16:46.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 3:27:39.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02) at 1:16:59.
- ↑ See "Fanged Revenge" (4x08) at 2:36:42.
- ↑ See "Broken Wing" (4x02).
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03).
- ↑ See "The Snipping of Shears" (4x03) at 1:44:22.
- ↑ See "Knives and Thorns" (4x06) at 3:25:20.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 2:11:07.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 3:31:16.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 3:32:41.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 3:34:30.
- ↑ See "On the Scent" (4x07) at 4:01:17.
- ↑ See "Fanged Revenge" (4x08) at 1:14:34.
- ↑ See "Fanged Revenge" (4x08) at 2:38:13.
- ↑ See "Fanged Revenge" (4x08) at 4:09:15.
- ↑ See "Fanged Revenge" (4x08) at 2:36:46.
Art:
- ↑ Fan art of Thimble threatening Casimir, by Hugo Cardenas (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of Thimble finishing off Casimir, by Rann (source). Used with permission.
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