Glenn

Stub-class article · First seen: s18 · Last seen: s18
Glenn
Glenn the Decapitator · Glenn the patrolman
Portrait of Glenn.
Character
StatusAlive
First seens18
Last seens18
FactionAurelian forces

Glenn is the Aurelian patrol knight who killed Mike on the road to Aurelia in session 18, the morning after the party’s coastal landfall (in-game 843-03-31). In full plate with a greatsword and a radiant rider on his hits, he dropped Mike in one round of two swings after the confessor detected Mike’s Message cantrip, cast through the Mizzium Apparatus, and beheaded him at the top of the next round [9][11][31]. He gave his name when Terry asked as the patrol left, and the DM called him “just a nobody he’s just a patrolman” [32][25].

Overview

Glenn is the Aurelian patrol knight who killed Mike on the road to Aurelia in session 18. He was “the larger man” of three men in full plate who, with a confessor behind them, stopped the party the morning after their landfall, and he took the lead in the questioning [7]. The encounter began as a friendly stop-and-document conversation and turned to combat when Mike cast Message through the Mizzium Apparatus and the confessor detected it [8][9]. Glenn made all the patrol’s attacks on screen; the other two knights never acted. When Hugo proposed using Glenn’s name to get the party into Aurelia, the DM said “Glenn is just a nobody he’s just a patrolman” [10]: a rank-and-file patrolman, not a named elite.

Appearance and demeanour

Full plate armour and a greatsword with a radiant rider on his hits [7][11]. He is courteous and bureaucratic with travellers who pass the questions: where they are headed, where they have come from, what business they have in Aurelia, and a reminder to register at the gate and to report any arcane heretic [12]. He obeys the confessor (“very well”, [13]) and, once Mike is dead, wishes the party a good day and shouts back that the Bright Gate is the way in [14][15].

Abilities as played

He made two greatsword attacks a round. Round 1: a 22 to hit for 9 slashing and 1 radiant, then a 17 for 14 slashing and 7 radiant, taking Mike from full hit points to 0 [16][11]. Round 2: he raised his sword over the helpless Mike and took the head off in two cuts, which the DM called “max fucking damage” before allowing it was two short of the maximum [17][18][19]. No stat block was shared on screen. The DM rated the patrol fight “a high difficulty fight, but you can win if you want” [20].

Relationships

  • Aurelian Confessor (s18): the priestly figure behind him, who denounced Mike and ran up to lay a hand on his shoulder and order the kill [9][21].
  • Mike: his only on-screen kill.
  • Steven: tried to talk the patrol down and nearly drew a strike [22].
  • Father Thomas: a different person, who later joins the party; the DM has confirmed that Father Thomas was a member of the same patrol, though his exact role is unclear (the DM’s post-s21 clarifications, 2026-09-27).

Disposition towards the party

Polite until the cantrip, then lethal to the one he was told was a heretic. He let the rest go once the confessor ruled Steven truthful and Mike was dead [23][14].

Notable quotes

“Okay. Glenn the Decapitator.” — Terry, [24]

“That was max fucking damage.” — Nick (DM), [18]

“Glenn is just a nobody he’s just a patrolman” — Nick (DM), [25]

History in the campaign

Session 18: The Wyrm Falls, the Catfish Escapes, and Mike Dies on the Road

Main article: Session 18

On the road inland a patrol came up on the party: three large men in full plate with a priestly figure behind them, the larger man leading [26][7]. He asked where they were from and bound, and told them to report any arcane heretic [12]. When Mike cast Message through the Mizzium Apparatus, the confessor denounced him, and the knight in front went straight for him, dropping him with two swings [9][27][11]. Steven’s attempt to talk the patrol down failed [3], and with the party standing down the knight beheaded Mike at the top of the next round [17]. The patrol took the Apparatus, wished the party a good day and recommended the Bright Gate, and Terry got the knight’s name: Glenn [28].

Session 19: A Penitent Priest, an Unmade Leash, and the Pixie in the Dark

Main article: Session 19

Glenn does not appear, but his patrol does. The next morning Steven noticed “one of the guardsmen that killed Mike” approaching the camp [29]: a human in white robes with a white wooden kite shield and a quarterstaff, who introduced himself as Father Thomas, a new player character [30]. He is not Glenn, who wore full plate and carried a greatsword; the DM has since confirmed that Father Thomas was a member of the patrol, and he is not to be identified as the executioner (the DM’s post-s21 clarifications, 2026-09-27).

Status

As of session 23. Alive and on patrol as far as is known. He has not been seen since the road in session 18, and only his patrol is referred to afterwards [29].

See also

References

  1. ^ Session 18, line 1946-2012: The patrol approaches: three large men in full plate and a priestly figure; the larger man takes the lead and questions the party.
  2. ^ Session 18, line 2044-2094: Mike's Message cantrip through the Mizzium Apparatus is detected; two greatsword swings drop Mike from full HP to 0 (22 to hit, 9 slashing + 1 radiant; 17 to hit, 14 slashing + 7 radiant).
  3. ^ Session 18, line 2106-2117: Steven's Deception at disadvantage fails; the confessor tells the knight to kill the heretic and bring him in.
  4. ^ Session 18, line 2272-2306: Round 2: he beheads Mike in two cuts; the patrol takes the Mizzium Apparatus, recommends the Bright Gate and gives the name Glenn.
  5. ^ Session 18, line 2308-2332: The DM: "that was max fucking damage"; "Glenn is just a nobody he's just a patrolman".
  6. ^ Session 19, line 668-681: Cross-reference only: Steven sees one of the guardsmen who killed Mike approaching; he is Father Thomas, not Glenn.
  7. ^ Session 18, line 1988: Inline citation.
  8. ^ Session 18, line 2022: Inline citation.
  9. ^ Session 18, line 2044: Inline citation.
  10. ^ Session 18, line 2331-2332: Inline citation.
  11. ^ Session 18, line 2094: Inline citation.
  12. ^ Session 18, line 1988-2012: Inline citation.
  13. ^ Session 18, line 2117: Inline citation.
  14. ^ Session 18, line 2296: Inline citation.
  15. ^ Session 18, line 2304: Inline citation.
  16. ^ Session 18, line 2091: Inline citation.
  17. ^ Session 18, line 2272-2276: Inline citation.
  18. ^ Session 18, line 2308: Inline citation.
  19. ^ Session 18, line 2311: Inline citation.
  20. ^ Session 18, line 2249: Inline citation.
  21. ^ Session 18, line 2115: Inline citation.
  22. ^ Session 18, line 2106-2115: Inline citation.
  23. ^ Session 18, line 2115-2117: Inline citation.
  24. ^ Session 18, line 2307: Inline citation.
  25. ^ Session 18, line 2332: Inline citation.
  26. ^ Session 18, line 1946: Inline citation.
  27. ^ Session 18, line 2073: Inline citation.
  28. ^ Session 18, line 2287-2306: Inline citation.
  29. ^ Session 19, line 668: Inline citation.
  30. ^ Session 19, line 677-681: Inline citation.
  31. ^ Session 18, line 2272-2274: Inline citation.
  32. ^ Session 18, line 2305-2306: Inline citation.
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