Torvel Ferventus

The founder of Ferventwood and exmilitary man. Not much is known about the first founder other than his reputation for making others uncomfortable. He built his town with a group of fellow retired soldiers around a strange dark obelisk he discovered on a scouting mission years prior that he claimed showed him a vision of a thriving community. He worked tirelessly to make his visiom a reality, going so far as to convert the odd obelisk into the town's city hall. He passed away to a mysterious illness nearly 40 years ago, leading to the town's first "Eternal Election" a process that had been set in place by Torvel himself prior to his death.

After Death
In the wake of Torvel's death, many incidents and strange happenings began to plague the town of Ferventwood. The mine had constant tremors, and citizens were plagued with nightmarish visions. 7 months after his funeral, Torvel returned to the streets of Ferventwood as a member of the undead. Every night for nearly 40 years he had appeared walking the streets at night, babbling about nonsense and uttering strange warnings. A common rumor that has since been widely accepted as fact is anyone who looks into the eyes of the apparition becomes cursed. The curse manifests differently for each victim, but common outcomes include complete loss of feeling in one's body for months, night terrors, speaking in tongues, bouts of madness or in extreme cases, foreseeing ones own death.

Torvel's reputation as creepy or eccentric was well known before his death, these qualities have since been greatly exaggerated and blown out of proportion in attempts to paint the town's hauntings as a genuine tourist attraction. While Torvel is far from the town's only ghost, he is it's first, as well as its easiest to find and most popular..