> Baron Fredrick Vanden {{ :wiki:npcs:fredrick_vanden.jpg?direct&400 |}} ** Baron of Riverpond ** ^Residence|[[:wiki:places:riverpond|Riverpond]]|| ^Country|[[:wiki:country:voltana|Voltana]]|| ^Affiliations| [[:wiki:organizations:baron_vanden|Baron Vanden]] || ^Current Status|Alive|| ====== Fredrick Vanden ====== Baron Fredrick Vanden is the Baron of Riverpond, a small village in Voltana. He was the impetus behind the party meeting. ===== Before the campaign ===== At some point in the past, Baron Vanden and [[wiki:npcs:delrune_mayze|Delrune Mayze]] met and forged a friendship that persisted to the present day. ===== In the campaign ===== The farmers of Riverpond were reporting to the Baron that sheep were going missing and general destruction was happening on their property. Baron Vanden suspected foul play, as a [[wiki:npcs:evan_waybrush|mysterious priest]] had recently been through Riverpond. He sent a letter to [[wiki:npcs:delrune_mayze|Delrune Mayze]], asking for assistance. He also sent news to [[wiki:places:norfolk|neighbouring towns]] with a call for mercenaries. Baron Vanden met [[characters:ekhart|Ekhart]] and sent him to deal with the wolf attacks and to get to the bottom of what was happening in his town. He wanted nothing more than for the [[wiki:organizations:church_of_light|church]] to have no interest in his tiny town. After the party returned with news of [[items:journal_of_brother_waybrush|the journal]] of Brother Waybrush, and his ultimate fate, the Baron wanted more answers. He knighted [[characters:sanglant|Sanglant]] and [[wiki:npcs:egren_otter|Egren Otter]] and tasked them with finding out what was happening. While Ekhart, Sanglant and Revana went south to follow the clues that [[wiki:npcs:cidmuir_mayze|Ekhart's brother]] was somehow behind this, the Baron sent [[wiki:organizations:lion_troupe|The Lion Troupe]] north to make contact with the [[wiki:npcs:lyre_lefarge|Duchess of Voltana]] for some unknown reason. Baron Vanden also opened a account with the Golden Bank for Sanglant that he would use to pay him for his service.