Anyone visiting the Main Hall of the Guild of Free Adventurers in Evenhold is likely to be confronted by the guild's senior clerk, a gruff, burly man known to most members simply as "The Irishman". Squeezed into a small office overlooking the hall's outer chamber, the Irishman acts as the guild's gatekeeper, registrar, and bouncer, vetting applicants, accosting interlopers, and ejecting anyone who's enjoyed a bit too much ale at the bar.
Born around 1152 YA (1936 CE) in a village in Cork, the Irishman was by all accounts a bright and extremely venturesome youth, and at the age of 16 made his way through a rift to Eamon where he joined the guild as a daring young adventurer. By 20 his exploits had already earned him the respect and praise of his guild-mates, as well as a modest cache of gold for his dotage, so he switched from dungeon-crawling to training and spent several years instructing new members in combat, survival, and the many other rough-and-tumble skills needed to excel as a free adventurer. Laid up by an injury in 1177, he moved on from training to become the amanuensis for the guild's elderly senior clerk, and soon succeeded him in that role. The Irishman has since become an indispensable and colorful institution within the guild.
Broad shouldered, barrel-chested, and with a beard as thick as a hedge, the Irishman is an intimidating figure and can often keep junior members in line just by furrowing his bushy brows. He's known to have a soft spot for the hall's barmaid, who affectionately calls him Podge.
