# NPC: King Thomas Garrik > [!info] Quick Facts > | | | > |---|---| > | **Race** | Human | > | **Title** | King of the Heartlands | > | **Location** | [[City - Silverwall]] | > | **Age** | 41 | > | **Status** | Alive | > | **Known For** | White hair, obsession with elven alliances, legacy-building | The current scion of a lineage that has occupied the **Silver Throne** for a millennium, [[NPC - King Thomas Garrik|King Thomas]] is a man consumed by the weight of his ancestry. Distinguished by his shock of **white hair** and **piercing brown eyes**, he is often found poring over ancient diaries and family trees in private. ## Personality - Distant and somewhat reclusive - Obsessed with securing his place in history - Has embarked on ambitious public works, renaming buildings and founding institutions in his family's honour - Prefers quiet counsel of advisors to the pomp of public appearances - Known to be **obsessed with elves** and courting alliances with them ## Session 9 - Hosted a **lavish celebration** for [[Party - Elvensong]] upon their arrival in [[City - Silverwall]] - Had researched each party member's preferences (offered elvish wine from [[Region - High Vel'Nora]] to [[PC - Aelar Thaelond|Aelar]]) - Requested a private audience with [[PC - Aelar Thaelond|Aelar]] in a **"quiet room"** — an enchanted chamber where all magic is deadened - Claimed to possess information about a **mysterious figure** who travelled across the continent a year prior - Demanded a **sizable donation to the crown** in exchange for this information - **Aelar refused**, and the king stormed off angrily - Has sent many letters to [[NPC - Aelar's Father|Eldrin Thaelond]] attempting to court the elves — all ignored ## Connections - [[City - Silverwall]] — Rules from the Silver Throne - [[Faction - Order of the Silver Scale]] — Protected by this elite paladin order - [[NPC - Qyburn]] — Royal advisor - [[PC - Aelar Thaelond]] — Attempted negotiation; relationship strained after refusal --- ## Gallery ![[King Garrick.png]] --- *See also: [[NPC's]]*