Klosterheim -Help appreciated

[Olaus Petrus]

I'm trying to define stats and skills for Elric villain Johannes Klosterheim. In later Elric stories he seems to know High Melnibonéan and several other languages perfectly, so maybe he should have Multiversal Polyglot gift. He also seems to have some access to sorcery (although it is said that he isn't actual sorcerer). I have to reread relevant chapters of The War Hound and the World's Pain, but there he was sort of warrior priest.

Because it's been while since I read Klosterheim stories I might be forgetting something and I was wondering if anyone has used him in his Elric campaigns and what kind of stats and skills you have given to him?

 

[havercake lad]

He was statted up in Mongoose's Dream Realms (page 76-77). The writer gave him five runes and also a Pact with Lucifer.

 

[Loz]

Klosterheim is one of Moorcock's recurring villains. He's the Eternal Enemy's Companion, in much the same way Moonglum is the Eternal Companion to Elric.

In this sense, he's completely malleable with his powers changing to meet the needs of the story and situation. I would therefore suggest statting him very loosely, and not try to equip him with every element needed to reflect his (highly variable) nature. Simply give him whatever magic, skills, gifts or pacts his presence in the story require. In later stories he may well have very different characteristics.

So treat him as a plot device. He's always very loosely described in the novels, and that's his essential function.

 

[Olaus Petrus]

Thanks for suggestions. Indeed Moorcock's descriptions of him differ. I intend to use him in adventure where players learn bit more about the nature of Multiverse and Eternal Struggle (thus far they have been mostly ignorant, despite some nasty encounters with Law and Chaos). Gaynor himself would be too much at this point. My intention is to use him more as a character pulling the strings than direct opponent (but you'll never know what player's decide to do, which is the reason why I'm giving him some stats).