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	{{Spec\|In ''[[Spectre of the Black Rose]]'', it is revealed that a man with a [[mistress]] had taken up ownership of the Inn. Unless Oliver had taken on a companion and exploited other loopholes to avoid having to serve as Warden, it may be assumed that he had already died by the time the events of ''~~Specter~~'' took place.}}		{{Spec\|In ''[[Spectre of the Black Rose]]'', it is revealed that a man with a [[mistress]] had taken up ownership of the Inn. Unless Oliver had taken on a companion and exploited other loopholes to avoid having to serve as Warden, it may be assumed that he had already died by the time the events of ''Spectre'' took place.}}

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	Oliver Arkwright was a wandering [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] for approximately twenty years, his need for thrills prompting him to make various outlandishly risky ventures. If needed he used his trusty [[falchion]] to fell foes in his way, though his wit may have been keener. Over the years, he'd played against the [[Con man\|grifter]] [[Dorlon]] and the ruthless [[Richemuloise]] [[murderer]], [[Tisiphone]]. He won a large score upon [[La Demoiselle du Musarde]], and he even won a [[Oliver Arkwright's Cuff Links\|pair of diamond cuff links]] from none other than the dreaded [[Duke Gundar]] himself.<ref>ToR 175-182</ref>		Oliver Arkwright was a wandering [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] for approximately twenty years, his need for thrills prompting him to make various outlandishly risky ventures. If needed he used his trusty [[falchion]] to fell foes in his way, though his wit may have been keener. Over the years, he'd played against the [[Con man\|grifter]] [[Dorlon]] and the ruthless [[Richemuloise]] [[murderer]], [[Tisiphone]]. He won a large score upon [[La Demoiselle du Musarde]], and he even won a [[Oliver Arkwright's Cuff Links\|pair of diamond cuff links]] from none other than the dreaded [[Duke Gundar]] himself.<ref>ToR 175-182</ref>

	After some time in [[Gundarak]], the temptation of a high stakes, one-afternoon-only game in [[Sithicus]] at [[the Iron Warden]] lured Oliver over the ~~boarder~~ into that cursed land on a three day journey. At the Iron Warden, Oliver Arkwright encountered the violent and bellicose [[bouncer]], [[Unthar]]. He matched wits with both Dorlon and Tisiphone and beat them both. From the latter, he won the deed of the Iron Warden, unknowning of his impending conscription Sithicus' military that came with it. When Unthar and Tisiphone suddenly gathered their belongings to rush out onto an [[elf]] [[bandit]] plagued [[road]] at night, Oliver drew his sword demanding explanations. [[Lord Soth]] provided it for him: play a game with him to see if Oliver could forestall the fate of an almost certainly fatal military appointment.<ref>ToR p. 177-184</ref>		After some time in [[Gundarak]], the temptation of a high stakes, one-afternoon-only game in [[Sithicus]] at [[the Iron Warden]] lured Oliver over the border into that cursed land on a three-day journey. At the Iron Warden, Oliver Arkwright encountered the violent and bellicose [[bouncer]], [[Unthar]]. He matched wits with both Dorlon and Tisiphone and beat them both. From the latter, he won the deed of the Iron Warden, unknowning of his impending conscription into Sithicus' military that came with it. When Unthar and Tisiphone suddenly gathered their belongings to rush out onto an [[elf]] [[bandit]]-plagued [[road]] at night, Oliver drew his sword demanding explanations. [[Lord Soth]] provided it for him: play a game with him to see if Oliver could forestall the fate of an almost certainly fatal military appointment.<ref>ToR p. 177-184</ref>

	Oliver managed to temporarily escape his fate through the exploit of a loophole, but the action enraged the feral [[Azrael Dak]]. Soth intervened, preventing Azrael from cutting Oliver down. By Soth's account, he had paid back any wager to Oliver by saving him from Azrael. As such, Soth demanded that Oliver stay and run the inn. Unthar and Tisiphone were sent as the Wardens of the Iron Hill in his place, but Soth said it would be undoubtedly be only a matter of weeks before he returned with the need for a new Warden. To top it off, Soth [[cursed]] Oliver as above to prevent him from successfully gambling the inn away.<ref>ToR p. 186-188</ref>		Oliver managed to temporarily escape his fate through the exploit of a loophole, but the action enraged the feral [[Azrael Dak]]. Soth intervened, preventing Azrael from cutting Oliver down. By Soth's account, he had paid back any wager to Oliver by saving him from Azrael. As such, Soth demanded that Oliver stay and run the inn. Unthar and Tisiphone were sent as the Wardens of the Iron Hill in his place, but Soth said it would undoubtedly be only a matter of weeks before he returned with the need for a new Warden. To top it off, Soth [[cursed]] Oliver as above to prevent him from successfully gambling the inn away.<ref>ToR p. 186-188</ref>



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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Oliver Arkwright was a wandering [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] for approximately twenty years, his need for thrills prompting him to make various outlandishly risky ventures. If needed he used his ~~trust~~ [[falchion]] to fell foes in his way, though his wit may have been keener. Over the years, he'd played against the [[Con man\|grifter]] [[Dorlon]] and the ruthless [[Richemuloise]] [[murderer]], [[Tisiphone]]. He won a large score upon [[La Demoiselle du Musarde]], and he even won a [[Oliver Arkwright's Cuff Links\|pair of diamond cuff links]] from none other than the dreaded [[Duke Gundar]] himself.<ref>ToR 175-182</ref>		Oliver Arkwright was a wandering [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] for approximately twenty years, his need for thrills prompting him to make various outlandishly risky ventures. If needed he used his trusty [[falchion]] to fell foes in his way, though his wit may have been keener. Over the years, he'd played against the [[Con man\|grifter]] [[Dorlon]] and the ruthless [[Richemuloise]] [[murderer]], [[Tisiphone]]. He won a large score upon [[La Demoiselle du Musarde]], and he even won a [[Oliver Arkwright's Cuff Links\|pair of diamond cuff links]] from none other than the dreaded [[Duke Gundar]] himself.<ref>ToR 175-182</ref>

	After some time in [[Gundarak]], the temptation of a high stakes, one-afternoon-only game in [[Sithicus]] at [[the Iron Warden]] lured Oliver over the boarder into that cursed land on a three day journey. At the Iron Warden, Oliver Arkwright encountered the violent and bellicose [[bouncer]], [[Unthar]]. He matched wits with both Dorlon and Tisiphone and beat them both. From the latter, he won the deed of the Iron Warden, unknowning of his impending conscription Sithicus' military that came with it. When Unthar and Tisiphone suddenly gathered their belongings to rush out onto an [[elf]] [[bandit]] plagued [[road]] at night, Oliver drew his sword demanding explanations. [[Lord Soth]] provided it for him: play a game with him to see if Oliver could forestall the fate of an almost certainly fatal military appointment.<ref>ToR p. 177-184</ref>		After some time in [[Gundarak]], the temptation of a high stakes, one-afternoon-only game in [[Sithicus]] at [[the Iron Warden]] lured Oliver over the boarder into that cursed land on a three day journey. At the Iron Warden, Oliver Arkwright encountered the violent and bellicose [[bouncer]], [[Unthar]]. He matched wits with both Dorlon and Tisiphone and beat them both. From the latter, he won the deed of the Iron Warden, unknowning of his impending conscription Sithicus' military that came with it. When Unthar and Tisiphone suddenly gathered their belongings to rush out onto an [[elf]] [[bandit]] plagued [[road]] at night, Oliver drew his sword demanding explanations. [[Lord Soth]] provided it for him: play a game with him to see if Oliver could forestall the fate of an almost certainly fatal military appointment.<ref>ToR p. 177-184</ref>

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	Oliver Arkwright was a wandering [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] for approximately twenty years, his need for thrills prompting him to make various outlandishly risky ventures. If needed he used his trust [[falchion]] to fell foes in his way, though his wit may have been keener. Over the years, he'd played against the [[Con man\|grifter]] [[Dorlon]] and the ruthless [[Richemuloise]] [[murderer]], [[Tisiphone]]. He won a large score upon [[La Demoiselle du Musarde]], and he even won a [[Oliver Arkwright's Cuff Links\|pair of diamond cuff links]] from none other than the dreaded [[Duke Gundar]] himself.<ref>ToR 175-182</ref>		Oliver Arkwright was a wandering [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] for approximately twenty years, his need for thrills prompting him to make various outlandishly risky ventures. If needed he used his trust [[falchion]] to fell foes in his way, though his wit may have been keener. Over the years, he'd played against the [[Con man\|grifter]] [[Dorlon]] and the ruthless [[Richemuloise]] [[murderer]], [[Tisiphone]]. He won a large score upon [[La Demoiselle du Musarde]], and he even won a [[Oliver Arkwright's Cuff Links\|pair of diamond cuff links]] from none other than the dreaded [[Duke Gundar]] himself.<ref>ToR 175-182</ref>

	After some time in [[Gundarak]], the temptation of a high stakes, one-afternoon-only game in [[Sithicus]] at [[the Iron Warden]] lured Oliver over the boarder into that cursed land on a three day journey. At the Iron Warden, Oliver Arkwright encountered the violent and bellicose [[bouncer]], [[~~Uthar~~]]. He matched wits with both Dorlon and Tisiphone and beat them both. From the latter, he won the deed of the Iron Warden, unknowning of his impending conscription Sithicus' military that came with it. When ~~Uthar~~ and Tisiphone suddenly gathered their belongings to rush out onto an [[elf]] [[bandit]] plagued [[road]] at night, Oliver drew his sword demanding explanations. [[Lord Soth]] provided it for him: play a game with him to see if Oliver could forestall the fate of an almost certainly fatal military appointment.<ref>ToR p. 177-184</ref>		After some time in [[Gundarak]], the temptation of a high stakes, one-afternoon-only game in [[Sithicus]] at [[the Iron Warden]] lured Oliver over the boarder into that cursed land on a three day journey. At the Iron Warden, Oliver Arkwright encountered the violent and bellicose [[bouncer]], [[Unthar]]. He matched wits with both Dorlon and Tisiphone and beat them both. From the latter, he won the deed of the Iron Warden, unknowning of his impending conscription Sithicus' military that came with it. When Unthar and Tisiphone suddenly gathered their belongings to rush out onto an [[elf]] [[bandit]] plagued [[road]] at night, Oliver drew his sword demanding explanations. [[Lord Soth]] provided it for him: play a game with him to see if Oliver could forestall the fate of an almost certainly fatal military appointment.<ref>ToR p. 177-184</ref>

	Oliver managed to temporarily escape his fate through the exploit of a loophole, but the action enraged the feral [[Azrael Dak]]. Soth intervened, preventing Azrael from cutting Oliver down. By Soth's account, he had paid back any wager to Oliver by saving him from Azrael. As such, Soth demanded that Oliver stay and run the inn. ~~Uthar~~ and Tisiphone were sent as the Wardens of the Iron Hill in his place, but Soth said it would be undoubtedly be only a matter of weeks before he returned with the need for a new Warden. To top it off, Soth [[cursed]] Oliver as above to prevent him from successfully gambling the inn away.<ref>ToR p. 186-188</ref>		Oliver managed to temporarily escape his fate through the exploit of a loophole, but the action enraged the feral [[Azrael Dak]]. Soth intervened, preventing Azrael from cutting Oliver down. By Soth's account, he had paid back any wager to Oliver by saving him from Azrael. As such, Soth demanded that Oliver stay and run the inn. Unthar and Tisiphone were sent as the Wardens of the Iron Hill in his place, but Soth said it would be undoubtedly be only a matter of weeks before he returned with the need for a new Warden. To top it off, Soth [[cursed]] Oliver as above to prevent him from successfully gambling the inn away.<ref>ToR p. 186-188</ref>

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	'''Oliver Arkwight''' was a [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] who was manipulated into taking possession of the [[The Iron Warden\|Iron Warden]] in [[Sithicus]], unaware that included with the title of property was that of the [[Warden of the Iron Hills]]. He was subsequently cursed by [[Lord Soth]] such that when throwing [[Death's-Head Dice \| death's-head dice]], he can only roll death's-heads. He is presumed to have perished in the execution of his role as Warden of the Iron Hills.		Appearing in the short story [[Tales of Ravenloft:The Rigor of the Game]], '''Oliver Arkwight''' was a [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] who was manipulated into taking possession of the [[The Iron Warden\|Iron Warden]] in [[Sithicus]], unaware that included with the title of property was that of the [[Warden of the Iron Hills]]. He was subsequently cursed by [[Lord Soth]] such that when throwing [[Death's-Head Dice \| death's-head dice]], he can only roll death's-heads. He is presumed to have perished in the execution of his role as Warden of the Iron Hills.

			==Biography==
			Oliver Arkwright was a wandering [[cardsharp]] and [[gambler]] for approximately twenty years, his need for thrills prompting him to make various outlandishly risky ventures. If needed he used his trust [[falchion]] to fell foes in his way, though his wit may have been keener. Over the years, he'd played against the [[Con man\|grifter]] [[Dorlon]] and the ruthless [[Richemuloise]] [[murderer]], [[Tisiphone]]. He won a large score upon [[La Demoiselle du Musarde]], and he even won a [[Oliver Arkwright's Cuff Links\|pair of diamond cuff links]] from none other than the dreaded [[Duke Gundar]] himself.<ref>ToR 175-182</ref>

			After some time in [[Gundarak]], the temptation of a high stakes, one-afternoon-only game in [[Sithicus]] at [[the Iron Warden]] lured Oliver over the boarder into that cursed land on a three day journey. At the Iron Warden, Oliver Arkwright encountered the violent and bellicose [[bouncer]], [[Uthar]]. He matched wits with both Dorlon and Tisiphone and beat them both. From the latter, he won the deed of the Iron Warden, unknowning of his impending conscription Sithicus' military that came with it. When Uthar and Tisiphone suddenly gathered their belongings to rush out onto an [[elf]] [[bandit]] plagued [[road]] at night, Oliver drew his sword demanding explanations. [[Lord Soth]] provided it for him: play a game with him to see if Oliver could forestall the fate of an almost certainly fatal military appointment.<ref>ToR p. 177-184</ref>

			Oliver managed to temporarily escape his fate through the exploit of a loophole, but the action enraged the feral [[Azrael Dak]]. Soth intervened, preventing Azrael from cutting Oliver down. By Soth's account, he had paid back any wager to Oliver by saving him from Azrael. As such, Soth demanded that Oliver stay and run the inn. Uthar and Tisiphone were sent as the Wardens of the Iron Hill in his place, but Soth said it would be undoubtedly be only a matter of weeks before he returned with the need for a new Warden. To top it off, Soth [[cursed]] Oliver as above to prevent him from successfully gambling the inn away.<ref>ToR p. 186-188</ref>

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