Rufus Griswold

Rufus Griswold is the mayor of Clare, a small village residing in one of the few ship-accessible bays in the region known formerly as the Aerion Empire.

Having inherited the villa that dominates the small gathering of fishermen and sea merchants, he is known far and wide as an accomplished historian, having written many volumes on the last days of the Empire. However, it is not widely known that he is agoraphobic, and has never wandered very far from the protective walls of his small fortress. Rather, he pays adventuring parties to go and collect artifacts and map the regions of the Empire.

His brother is Wilmot Griswold, a known pirate and fugitive from the Impeterium.