Arnhold Vaelric
What players would know
Arnhold Vaelric, known as the Warden of Thorns, is a half-elf warlord who controls a Fey-adjacent gate route in the wilderness. He extracts tolls from travelers and caravans and is tolerated because removing him would cost more than ignoring him—until it doesn’t.
Common rumors
- The toll is never just coin.
- People come back missing something they can’t name.