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Morlock

## Details

Morlocks are the what became of the human inhabitants of Cania. In a desperate attempt to avoid starvation, they were alchemically mutated by SAHM to resist creeper toxin. Unfortunately, the transformation had several side effects: increased body mass, decreased intellect, loss of memory, and heightened aggression. They also have darkvision and a sensitivity to sunlight. Additionally, they also have extremely extended lifespans, and may be effectively immortal.

Morlocks tend to obey the commands of eloi. Everyone else is potentially food. Under the leadership of various eloi masters, morlocks are now colonizing the Wood.

## Interactions with PCs

The PCs attempted to communicate with a few morlocks during their exploration of Cania. These attempts were not successful.
Blackpenny

## Biography

Blackpenny is the last name of a presumed priest caste dwarf from Malbolge. After his arrival at Outcaste Tower, Blackpenny seized control of the Seekers of the Darkest Flame, who manage the shrine.

Blackpenny's first name is unknown, but the name *Blackpenny* dates back two hundred years, to the fall of Cania. The story is that a dwarven family came up with the idea of using cold iron as currency, and with a bit of market manipulation, they became immensely wealthy very quickly, and even changed their name to reflect their new fortune. Unfortunately, since cold iron was the currency of the city, impoverished refugees began chipping away at the walls. It is unclear whether this led directly to the fall of the city, but it was probably at least a contributing factor.

It had been assumed that the Blackpenny family perished when the city fell, and the name has not been heard for two centuries, so the connection between this dwarf and that family is not clear.

After an interaction with the dwarf, Morxes reported to the Outcaste that Blackpenny was definitely not a member of the Seekers of the Darkest Flame, and probably not even a  priest. After being confronted, Blackpenny called upon extraordinarily powerful druidic magic and escaped in the form of a lava wurm. It is unclear why he chose to infiltrate Outcaste Tower, or what any of his motivations are.

Arjt has said that Blackpenny's abilities are similar to the so-called "Dark Druids," who he had thought were a myth.

## Interactions with PCs

Blackpenny showed up at the Phlegethos docks and demanded passage to Outcaste Tower. He promised not to murder anyone the Outcaste cares about.

Fought the PCs in the basement of Outcaste Tower and escaped.
House Crescent

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## Overview

House Crescent is a noble family in Phlegethos. While they are only of middling station as noble houses go, they are fearsome and utterly implacable foes. Even the dukes of the city do not lightly risk their wrath.

House Crescent currently holds the title of Count.

## PC activites

House Crescent participated in the Great Hunt, but they did not interact with the PCs.
Horncarver

## Overview

Senior member of the Serpent Clan Council.

## Biography

Horncarver is an elder shaman from Serpent Clan. Despite his age, Horncarver continues to travel extensively around the continent, often acting as an emissary between the other clans. He is also usually the senior Serpent Clan representative at Clansmeet.

Horncarver has been friendly toward the Outcaste, at least in part because he wanted them to offer Phelgethos' fire genasi a place in Serpent Clan. He eventually voted to offer the Outcaste a place as Rat Clan.

## Interactions with PCs

Horncarver was part of the original delegation that met the PCs at Outcaste Tower and brought them to Clansmeet. He assisted in their battle against Peaseblossom.

He also protested Rogar and Olivar's underhanded attempt to get the PCs to take on one of the fae lords' tasks during their first Clansmeet, and managed the eloi and morlocks during their second.
The Game

## Biography

Bigjob and The Game were contracted by Cardinal Xeltian, Baroness Jackalyn of House Barnet, and Major Kukug in order to take a census of Little Dis and find unregistered uncaste. However, they only provided the full list to Xeltian, with the other two getting more abridged versions.

When the scheme was discovered, Xeltian paid for Bigjob and The Game to relocate. However, Bigjob murdered his partner and took both shares of the money before moving leaving the city. And there was much rejoicing.

The Game was an obnoxious blowhard. No one misses him.

## Interactions with PCs

Bigjob and The Game sold the unabridged list of refugees to the PCs for a big stack of enchanted weapons.
Ten Treasures Casino

## Overview

Ten Treasures Casino is a manse located in the ruins of Trokair. Its Obelisk details a pact with Ko Chun, the Wheel of Fortune. The main entrance can be found in a crumbling sewer tunnel, and it was apparently run by the Thieves' Guild for centuries prior to the Greentide.

The owner of the casino was formerly a human named Placeholder, who had been bound to Ko Chun. While there is no explicit rule against it, it is unusual for a fae lord to meddle in the ownership of their own manse, but Ko Chun does tend to twist rules when it suits her.

The Outcaste went to investigate the casino to fulfill Keialouai the White's second task. While there, they killed Placeholder, thus claiming ownership by mortal law and custom.

The central vault of the casino contained ten treasures of Ko Chun, including Keialouai's contract and a shard of never-melting ice. According to Ko Chun's emissary, taking these treasures is a grave insult and will have consequnces.

The Outcaste allowed the remnants of the Dust to use the casino as a hideout. Eventually, they broke into the vault and were corrupted by the jar of nightmare that the Outcaste had left there. Later, the Outcaste had to travel back there via the Feywild and close the jar. The less said about that experience, the better.

## PC Activities

Marko and the remains of the Dust resided in the Ten Treasures Casino for a short while before becoming corrupted.

After taking possession of the manse the first time, the PCs left a young man with a lame leg, who hailed from Eagle Clan, as a caretaker. He had been given to Ko Chun's service for 777 days in order to operate the gremlin's death maze. He opted to stay for the remaining few months of his contract rather than risk a penalty for leaving early.
Zarai

## Overview

Bishop of Avernus. Member of the Three-in-Five sect.

## Biography

Bishop Zarai was a member of the Three-in-Five sect and was Cardinal Ventros's right-hand man when it came to Church politics. Zarai formerly belonged to the Acquisitive Order before joining the Three-in-Five. His reasons for the change are not precisely known, but Zarai clearly respected Ventros as a father figure, and bitterly resented Karakas for her betrayal.

Zarai led the priest caste's opposition faction during the Avernian Civil War, and had a weeks-long standoff against Karakas and the Thryxi. He participated in the storming of the cathedral.

Zarai was of the opinion that Morxes would be relatively controllable, and eventually easily replaced. However, the new cardinal proved him wrong by brutally murdering him during the ascension ceremony and then unilaterally disbanding the Three-in-Five.

## Interactions with PCs

Zarai worked with the PCs to thwart Karakas and elect Inibis of Cania as pope.

Zarai assisted in taking the cathedral and driving out Karakas.
Yana

## Overview

Former Dockmaster of Avernus. Former High Inquisitor.

## Biography

Captain Yana is a member of the soldier caste and now the High Inquisitor. She was formerly the dockmaster of Avernus. She is a staunch Asmodean and in particular belongs to a sect known as the Three-in-Five, which rejects the so-called "sixth caste."

Yara remained loyal to Zarai throughout the Avernian Civil War. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

## Interactions with PCs

Yana made the PCs' lives unpleasant for a few hours during a refueling stop in Avernus.
Phlegethos

## Overview

Phlegethos is one of the Black Cities, and is located in a volcanic region in the southeast quarter of the continent. A vast expanse of mining tunnels and natural caverns lie beneath the Phlegethos, providing most of the mineral resources for the Black Cities.

Due to the intense heat of the mines, fire genasi make up the bulk of the Uncaste in Phlegethos. Several dozen escaped fire genasi have built a community in the depths below the city, led by Myrn. There is also a resistance movement known as The Ash, which is led by Anasterion.

Addi von Deleret is a minor noble in the city. Other notable houses are House Crescent, House Folken, and House Sohd.

## The Procurement Office

After the resignation of Birno Goschen, Lamb took over as head of the Procurement Office. However, the bugbear's management is cause for some concern. He has contracted with Minauros to produce a new fleet of ships, begun stockpiling gruel (even skell!), and taken in hundreds of tiefling Labor caste refugees. Appallingly, Lamb has not only put them to work in the mines, but has overseen their registration as Outcaste.

## PC activites

The PCs first went to Phlegethos to procure copper for use in their gruel tanks. Kenton provided a link to Anasterion, who then arranged a meeting with Addi von Deleret to participate in the Great Hunt for a lava wurm.

They returned to Phelgethos in order to hunt Altair and rescue Sister Kayla.

The PCs brokered the merger between the Ash and Serpent Clan.

The PCs thwarted a plan by House Folken to incite House Crescent to attack House von Deleret.
Kenton

## Biography

Kenton was originally an uncaste slave who escaped Dis when it fell. In the confusion afterwards, Kenton reinvented himself as a member of the Labor caste and formed a resistance movement called the Dust determined to destroy the current social order at any cost.

He made contact with the Outcaste and exchanged the removal of a judge in return for a favor to be named later. He later masterminded the Green Wedding. Known associates for this plot were Gordon Stonemaul the dwarven alchemist and Altair the tiefling artificer, as well as an infiltrator known as Sasha who was never found.

Kenton was captured by the Outcaste and committed suicide rather than be executed or put on trial.

## Interactions with PCs

When the PCs were attempting to legally claim Outcaste Tower, Kenton offered to remove a hostile noble from the Council of Judgment. He then assassinated the noble with weaponized creeper toxin.

In the aftermath of the Green Wedding, the PCs hunted down and captured Kenton. Kenton chose suicide rather than changing his principles or surrendering himself to the Inquisition.
Iron Alley Cutters

## Overview

The Iron Alley Cutters are four hard-bitten mercenaries who generally work out of Phlegethos and do dirty jobs for whoever will pay them. Most recently, they worked with the wizard Tatum making fire gems for House Folken, and using the gems to lure lava wurms to Folken's enemies.

From left to right, the Cutters are Dangerous Ed, Moonover, Wardell, and Dickie Hat.

## PC activites

The PCs discovered the Cutters and Tatum attempting to plant a fire gem in the estate of House Crescent, but they escaped.

The PCs finally located the Cutters in a rented forge. After surrendering, the Cutters gave away the fact the they had been hired by Barclay.
Executive Asset

## Biography

The XA was formerly known as Vik, an uncaste dark elf refugee from Dis who escaped to Nessus. In the strange egalitarianism of the Neddis district, Vik was able to open and operate a bar which catered to a wide variety of clientele. However, she was infected during a creeper attack on the district and later cured by the group that would later become the Outcaste.

During a party at Outcaste Tower, Vik was introduced to a powerful patron, but refused her service and cut ties with the Outcaste shortly thereafter.

Vik later accepted an offer of employment from Lamb, to become the "Executive Asset" of the Phlegethos Procurement Office. As she was an uncaste, this legally rendered her into a corporation, or perhaps more correctly, the *property* of a corporation. If the XA killed someone in broad daylight, for example, she could not be arrested for murder. Rather, the Procurement Office would have to be sued for wrongful death.

This distinction makes the XA exceedingly useful, but having the legal status of a brick has taken somewhat of an emotional and psychological toll on her.

When the XA visited the bar that she used to run, she took an immediate and violent dislike to the new owner.

The XA has been tasked with managing the Iron Man for Lamb and the Phlegethos Procurement Office.

## Interactions with PCs

Vik initially had cozy relations with the PCs, and was indebted to them for saving her life. She was able to pass along useful tidbits of information on several occasions, but most notably in their search for Gordon Stonemaul. However, the relationship soured after she learned of the PCs connection to Kealouai the White and her connection to the Fae lords.

In Avernus, she initially gave the PCs a chilly reception but eventually came around.

She has been spending a lot of time with Bick of late.
Minauros

## Overview

Minauros is located in a swamp at the base of a mountain. The city is a messy, sprawling tangle of ramshackle hovels, muddy streets, and canals which double as open sewers. Even in a society as grim and cutthroat as the Black Cities, Minauros stands out as a hive of scum and villainy.

Despite the city's rampant crime, the Guided Hand's hold is not particularly strong. There are simply too many independent operators, and the organization cannot corral them all. That said, when they do decide to make an example, they make it *very* messy. In Minauros, the Guided Hand goes for quality over quantity.

## PC Activities

After the Green Wedding, the PCs tracked Kenton to Minauros. Unfortunately, he was also being tracked by Martha Ketch on orders from the Inquisition. The PCs managed to find him first, in his hideout in a basement that was being kept dry-ish by means of a sump pump.
Aemon

## Overview

Originally an aeronaut and low-rent criminal. Busted for trying to smuggle drugs into Avernus.

## Biography

Aemon is an aeronaut crewman who was caught trying to smuggle drugs into Avernus. He was tried by the priest caste court which has taken over the docks and sentenced to death. Valys Butler arranged for Cyrimon to represent Aemon, escalating the case to a public level.

In the chaos of the Avernian Civil War, Aemon escaped to Dis and found work on the docks. He fell in with Wallach and the Chainbreakers in an effort to try and become a better person.

## Interactions with PCs

The PCs lobbied for a new trial for their fellow prisoner which they were in the cells overnight.

The PCs extracted some information about Chainbreaker activities from Aemon by appealing to his better nature.
Thorinne Blighthammer

## Overview

Ambitious member of the smith caste. Wife of Bodok Blighthammer.

## Biography

Until a few months ago, Thorinne was the second-in-command on the project to build a wall around the Little Dis district. The lead on the project was Bodok Blighthammer, a notorious incompetent, and the two often butted heads. Eventually, Dolga Blighthammer, Bodok's mother and head of the clan, put out a contract on Thorinne's life. Thorinne survived, but was understandably furious.

However, it seems as though Thorinne and Dolga Blighthammer resolved their differences, as she is now the proud wife of Bodok, who seems far less aggressively incompetent of late.

Thorinne's marriage to Bodok was the site of the Green Wedding. Her maiden name was Greyshield. She is currently with child.

## Interactions with PCs

Thorinne hired the PCs to make a potion of docility for Bodok, which quickly led to real work getting done on the wall around Little Dis.

The PCs saved Thorinne (and many others) during the Green Wedding.

Thorinne's marriage to Bodok is entirely political. Thorinne has told the PCs point blank that she isn't even interested in men romantically, but that the marriage has fulfilled the wildest ambitions, so she's quite happy with it.

Thorinne provided some aid to the PCs against Wallach and the Chainbreakers., although she did it discreetly.
Jackalyn Barnet

## Biography

Jackalyn is the current Baroness of House Barnet in Nessus. She inherited the title from her rather stupid and now deceased brother Lyren. Unlike her brother, she was aware of her family history.

Jackalyn attempted to outmaneuver Xeltian by bribing Bigjob and The Game to give her confidential information about unregistered uncaste in Little Dis. She remains unaware that Xeltian was a step ahead the entire time.

She is involved in smuggling skooma into Nessus for the Outcaste, although she mistakenly believes that the source is the crypts beneath Avernus.

## Interactions with PCs

Jackalyn assisted the PCs in evacuating Little Dis.
Mustardseed

## Biography

Mustardseed is a generally friendly and honorable fae, and a high-ranking member of Oberon's court. Like other summer fae, Mustardseed cannot be permanently killed. If he should die, he will be reborn the following spring.

Mustardseed seems to harbor a personal dislike of Peaseblossom, and in at least one incarnation has been romantically involved with Applecore.

## Interactions with PCs

Along with Peaseblossom, Mustardseed confronted the PCs after their minions disrupted a sacrifice. Mustardseed delivered an invitation to Oberon's party.

When the PCs crossed the Shimmering Sea, Mustardseed was the doomed captain of the Lumbering Seagull.
Keialouai the White

## Overview

White dragon. Runs a resort for high-ranking fae.

## Biography

Keialouai the White is the last dragon in existence, all others having been destroyed by the fae during Greentide. Her egg was discovered by Ko Chun, the Wheel of Fortune, shortly after the war. The fae lord raised the young dragon, and eventually coerced Kei into signing a contract binding her to Ko Chun's service.

Kei makes her lair in Barad Arran, a site of one of the major battles during the Greentide. The fortress has a passage into the feywild, where the entire castle is replicated upside-down. The Downside (as it is called) serves as a casino and resort for high-ranking fey. It is staffed by a cadre of winged white kobolds.

Although Kei is now free from servitude to Ko Chun, she continues to manage the Downside for her fae patrons. According to her, she's made enough contacts among the other fae lords that she's safe from repercussions, and maintaining her position is probably the safest thing for her.

Kei employs a number of winged kobolds, including one named Piki. Wim Dagus acts as her assistant.

## Interactions with PCs

After the PCs retrieved the Inimical Axe from one of the battlefields around the fortress, Keialouai informed them that they owed her three services.

Kei's first task was to throw her a party for her 200th hatchday. This party was attacked by the Thryxi. Kei also offered Vik a job which the dark elf turned down flat once she learned it involved the fae. There were bad feelings all around.

The second was to go to Ko Chun's manse in Trokair and destroy a scroll in the treasure room without reading it. The PCs did indeed burn the scroll, but only after some discussion.

The third task was to go to a green dragon's lair and retrieve the eggs inside, which turned out to be wyvern eggs that Kei had planted there a century earlier, in order to draw out Angrboda, the World, and find out whether the fae lord was still trying to find dragon eggs. Spoiler alert: She is.
Cania

## Overview

Cania was once one of the Black Cities, and was centered around what had been Eren the Prophet's stronghold prior to the faerie invasion. However, it fell a few years after the end of the Greentide. Historical sources suggest that it was caused due to incompetence, mismanagement, and overcrowding, which culminated in food riots.

During the final days of the city, some of the residents managed to retreat inside the central keep. In an effort to save them, SAHM attempted to alchemically alter the survivors to resist creeper toxin. Unfortunately, the result was the mutation of all of the humans into morlocks and all of the elves into eloi.

Under the dictatorship of F'shon, the morlocks and eloi remained in the keep for two hundred years, subsisting on what they could hunt and fungi grown by their myconid slaves. Following F'shon's death, the morlocks and eloi have split into tribes and gone into the Wood, while a handful of myconids left to establish a colony in Ghal Darim.

The fortress is currently home to the original myconid colony, numerous harpies, and a huge mutant spider with acidic venom and webbing.

## PC activites

The PCs went to Cania looking for historical information, which Esmerelda's reading suggested they would need. While there, they slew F'shon, freed SAHM, made friends with the myconids, recruited Ktiik, and found a letter intended for Bitton Nail.
Khagara

> *"In Asmodeus' name, I call upon the strength of Zariel, the bloody-handed.*
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>  *In Asmodeus' name, I call upon the rage of Arioch, the darkwalker.*
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>  *In Asmodeus' name, I call upon the wisdom of Titivilus, the deceiver."*
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## Overview

Khagara is less of a true sect than an offshoot of Asmodeanism which combines shamanistic orc traditions with orthodox devil-worship. Almost the entire Priest caste of Malbolge subscribes to Khagara, which does not sit well with the religious conservatives of Avernus or Stygia.

The last Papal Election almost resulted in a civil holy war due to these religious differences.

## PC Activities

The PCs met with Olorog in Avernus during the Papal Election.
Receipt-of-Guilt Scissor-Knot That Goes By Quietly

## Biography

Receipt-of-Guilt Scissor-Knot That Goes By Quietly is the keeper of the huge celestial machineries buried deep underneath Avernus. They seem helpful, if somewhat lonely, and very tired of reading the single tome of holy lore that they had access to.

## Interactions with PCs

Receipt-of-Guilt Scissor-Knot That Goes By Quietly found the PCs, led them to the temple, and assisted them in 'calibrating' the city.
Skarakir

## Overview

Phlegethos Priest caste and youngest delegate of the Papal Election.

## Biography

Skarakir is a smart but awkward teenager from Phlegethos. A member of one of the more powerful Priest caste families, he was sent to Avernus to further his education.

While there, he was pressed into being a delegate at the Papal Election. He voted to open the elections to the public, and to install Inibis of Cania as the new pope.

He has since returned to Phlegethos.

## Interactions with PCs

Skarakir is extremely smart, but a bit chippy. He was convinced by the PCs to vote for Inibis of Cania rather than Karakas.
Noriko Akiyama

## Origin

Noriko Akiyama was born on October 4th, 1972. When she was 8 she was diagnosed with depression. Growing up, she loss interest in the things that she liked, she always felt helpless, despite her parents trying their hardest to help her. She also had reckless behavior, and has a low a tolerance level. When she was 10, her parents died from assassin attack. She was sadden and tried to kill herself but, the moment she tried, her parents spirit would try to stop her. She ended up, become a swordsmen because, she wanted have to have something to work on. She made up a new technique that has 9 moves.

## Abilities

• **Sense Emotions-** Noriko is able to sense her opponent’s emotions. She doesn’t use the ability often.

• **Rage Mode-** Noriko’s rage mode increases her speed and attack. Vein’s bulge on her body and her eyes go red. She also, lose majority of her sanity

## Yami no Tenshi Techniques

• **1st Technique: Dark Chainsaw-** When the user does this attack, The blade has small little razors that gos around the sword and the user does a horizontal swipe and then, vertical swipe combo. The razors disappear after the user does the attack

• **2nd Technique: Sinister Reach-** The User does a spiraling lift-slash while in the air. The attack is the strongest and the slowest out of all of the moves of the techniques
 • **3rd Technique: Red Crescent-** The user grips on the blade until their hands bleed. Then, the user does a downward thrust. Dark arua spews out of the ground like a volcano. The user loses life force when the attack is finished

• **4th Technique: Nightwalkers-** The user makes 6 clones like silhouettes, The clone goes after the opponent and anyone else the user is fighting. The silhouettes disslove if the longer technique is activated

• **Night Walker: Six Way-** The 6 clones go after the opponent at once and destroy themselves after the technique.

**• 5th Technique: Owl Eyes-** The User eyes turn owl like and their speed increases immensely. The user sees everything slow while the everyone else moves at the speed of sound. The longer they use the more the user start to lose the feel of their sanity
Malbolge

## Overview

Malolge is the southernmost of the Black Cities, and is located in a patch of rocky hills in a thick jungle. The design of the city is reminiscent of the fortresses and ziggurats of the orc tribes who have lived in the jungles for hundreds or thousands of years before the Greentide.

Unsurprisingly, orcs and half-orcs make up a large fraction of the population. Perhaps more surprisingly, they make up a large fraction of the Priest caste. Due to their influence, Malbolgean Asmodeanism differs significantly from orthodox Asmodeanism. The local version has been adapted almost whole cloth from pre-Greentide shamanistic traditions, except that the old names have been scrubbed out and replaced with various Asmodean devils and the like. Traditionalists within the Asmodean Church are unhappy with this state of affairs, but they can't do much about it without risking a schism and maybe even a full-fledged holy war -- a war which neither side could possibly win.

Malbolge uses a minimal amount of technology, besides gruel tanks, cold iron walls, and cold iron weapons. Orcs have always considered reliance on artifice to be a weakness, and their opinion has changed little in the past two centuries. As a result, the Malbolgean Smith caste is politically quite weak, and has a reputation for shoddy workmanship among the smiths of the other cities. And with such little demand for their ironwork, many dwarves have turned to other careers, such as moneylending and alchemy.

## PC Activities

The PCs have not been to Malbolge except as a stopover on the way to and from Ten Treasures Casino.
Ventros

## Overview

Former cardinal of Avernus and leader of the Three-in-Five sect.

## Biography

Until a few months ago, Cardinal-Emeritus Ventros was one of the highest ranking clergy in the Church of Asmodeus, as well as the spiritual leader of the Three-in-Five, an order which believes that the soldier and smith castes should be subordinate to the noble and priest castes.

Ventros was deposed in a power grab by Karakas, once of his most trusted lieutenants. By all accounts, this left him a broken shell of a man, leaving Zarai to take over leadership of the sect.

Ventros was quietly executed shortly after Morxes' elevation to cardinal.

## Interactions with PCs

The PCs were present when Karakas involved the rite of Blackest Betrayal and seized power.
House Folken

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## Overview

House Folken is a noble family in Phlegethos. They have a reputation for underhanded dealings -- even among Asmodeans.

House Folken currently holds the title of Count.

Most of the house's dealings with the criminal element are done through their servant Barclay. Through him, they hired the Iron Alley Cutters and Tatum.

Folken manor has an escape tunnel into the mines, and another passage which lets out in a tailor shop a few blocks away.

The current heir to the Folken title is Bonaventure Folken.

## PC activites

The PCs discovered that House Folken summoned the lava wurm which was the object of the Great Hunt. The evidence is not enough to hold up in court, but they totally did it.

The PCs later discovered that House Folken continued to make fire gems in an attempt to frame House von Deleret. They took part in a raid on Folken Manor which forced Folken to neogtiate terms.
Bleeker

## Overview

From Minauros. Currently working with Marae to "produce" skooma in Phlegethos.

## Biography

Bleeker was a former resident of Minauros and, like many in the City of Thieves, worked in the shadows. He relocated to Maladomini after work crews started disappearing from his home city, but came to the Outcaste with a proposal after deducing that they were making the new flavor of gruel known as skooma. He is now working with Marae St. Cheese in Phlegethos to make it appear as if skooma is being produced there.

## Interactions with PCs

Bleeker informed the PCs of the mysterious disappearances in Minauros during a stopover at Outcaste Tower.

He is currently working for the PCs in Phlegethos and has been surprisingly scrupulous.
Gil Crescent

## Overview

Phlegethos noble. Member of a House that aggressively responds to any threat.

## Biography

Gil Crescent is the younger son of Count Crescent. Like the rest of his house, he prefers to resort to violence first, and then more violence if the first round of violence didn't work.

## Interactions with PCs

Gil broke into the PCs meeting with Addi von Deleret, in clear defiance of social customs. The PCs locked him down while Addi escaped, so he could only deliver some threats and leave.
SAHM

## Biography

SAHM is an acronym for *Semi-Autonomous Homoncular Mechanism*. It was built by the Iron Man shortly before the Greentide.

SAHM was originally assigned to Eren the Prophet's fortress, which later grew into the Black City of Cania. It initially had a sub-sentient intellect, but when the difficulties in Cania began, its helpfulness protocols kicking in. It started upgrading itself in order to become intelligent.

With that accomplished, SAHM began looking for ways to save the survivors from starvation, and attempted to create a mutagen that would allow mortals to safely consume creeper toxin. Unfortunately, the process was rushed, and resulted in the creation of the eloi and the morlocks.

The exact history is not entirely clear, but is seems that F'shon disabled SAHM and then set him up as a silent creator-god so that F'shon could act as his "Prophet."

SAHM now resides in the Iron Man's laboratory, along with Boris and the Executive Asset, in order to manage the old artificer's growing senility.

## Interactions with PCs

At the PCs' request, SAHM activated the cortical bomb it had installed in F'shon, thus ending the battle with the eloi and morlock loyalists.

SAHM clearly did not learn anything from his failed experiments with the eloi and morlocks. He has been advocating for sweeping but very questionable solutions to the world's current problems.
Nixy Wyless

## Biography

Nixy is a water genasi who clearly enjoys pressing people's buttons. She's attractive and enjoys flirting. *"Nixy Wyless. Sometimes Lovey, sometimes Naughty. Always Wyless."*

She recently took over Vik's bar, after Morxes abandoned it to become Cardinal of Avernus. She somehow managed to convince or coerce Mister Gentleman into becoming the bartender, and Lugger to becoming the bouncer.

## Interactions with PCs

Nixy met with Bick while he was out with the Executive Asset, and goaded the dark elf into attacking -- which Nixy dodged with exceptional agility.

Nixy provided five contacts for the Chainbreakers in return for the answers to five rather personal questions.

The PCs caught Mister Gentleman as he was fleeing the city for parts unknown, possibly with money he'd embezzled from the bar. Nixy's reaction to this is unclear.
Ktiik

## Overview

An eloi who chose to ally herself with the Outcaste.

## Biography

Like other eloi, Ktiik lived for two hundred years in the ruins of Cania. She opposed F'Shon, and after his death chose to accompany the Outcaste rather than leave to inhabit the Wood. For a time, she resided in Ghal Darim, but relocated to Ten Treasures Casino in order to raise three wyvern eggs that the Outcaste obtained from Keialouai the White.

## Interactions with PCs

Ktiik assisted the PCs both before and after their fight with F'Shon.

Ktiik is training wyverns with the assistance of Croft.
Twisting Helfoot

## Biography

Twisting Helfoot is one of the children of Angrboda, the World. He seems to be some sort of tiger/snake hybrid, and is able to change color like a chameleon.

Unlike most of his kin, his physical strength seems to be less than utterly overwhelming. On the other hand, he seems to be far more clever and cunning than his siblings. He is lurks around the outskirts of Happy Fun Valley, and apparently seeks to improve himself by consuming the *soul seeds* of his more powerful brethren.

## Interactions with PCs

Twisting Helfoot appeared to the PCs and offered the location of his sister Hedorah, who he described as "fashionable." He also gave the rather cryptic advice that, "It's her birthday. Dress ... appropriately."

Twisting Helfoot ate Cardinal Xeltian's spy that he'd placed in among the refugees in the valley.
Bigjob

## Biography

Bigjob and The Game were contracted by Cardinal Xeltian, Baroness Jackalyn of House Barnet, and Major Kukug in order to take a census of Little Dis and find unregistered uncaste. However, they only provided the full list to Xeltian, with the other two getting more abridged versions.

When the scheme was discovered, Xeltian paid for the Bigjob and The Game to relocate. However, Bigjob murdered his partner and took both shares of the money before moving leaving the city. Given the victim in question, it is unlikely that anyone cares.

Despite his size and manner of speech, Bigjob is deceptively intelligent.

## Interactions with PCs

Bigjob and The Game sold the unabridged list of refugees to the PCs for a big stack of enchanted weapons.
Beatriza Addrende

## Overview

Tiefling lawyer famous for House Arkady v. Outcaste.

## Biography

Beatriza Addrende was a tiefling lawyer famous for being one of the most fearsome litigators in Black Cities history, which earned her the nickname "the Harpy." She is also known for her role in House Arkady v. Outcaste, which resulted in the official recognition of a sixth caste.

She had a longstanding feud with  the former Duchess Arkady, which resulted in the duchess putting an assassination contract on Beatriza. This allowed the Outcaste to file a grievance against House Arkady and attack them directly.

Beatriza was murdered by an assassin that she herself hired, rather than allowing her mortal enemy to have the satisfaction of killing her. Beatriza's own opinion was that this was no great burden, given that she was already terminally ill.

## Interactions with PCs

When he realized that the PCs has claim to the building later known as Outcaste Tower, Lamb engaged Beatriza to work for the PCs.

Beatriza apparently used Marjo Soh as a middleman in order to hire Scraggle's Crew assault Outcaste Tower. Although she refused to admit it outright, she strongly implied that she did it to strengthen the Outcaste's legal claim, since they immediately went to the tower's defense.

Shortly before her death, she formally joined the Outcaste, and drew up the vendetta paperwork knowing that she was about to be assassinated.
Anasterion

## Biography

Anasterion is an elderly high elf based in Phlegethos. His position as a senior slave in a noble house afforded him considerable leeway, which he uses to further the interests of the fire genasi resistance movement known as the Ash.

In the aftermath of the Green Wedding, Anasterion summarily severed ties with Kenton and the Dust.

Since being informed of the existence of the Wilderness Clans, Anasterion has announced his intention to leave the city and join Serpent Clan.

## Interactions with PCs

When the PCs went to Phlegethos to locate a source of copper for their gruel tanks, Anasterion put them in contact with Addi von Deleret. He also introduced Eb to the group.

After the Green Wedding, Anasterion gave the PCs all the information he had on Altair.

Anasterion identified Barclay from his description.
Kukug

## Biography

Major Kukug is a soldier in Nessus who was given the task of taking a census of uncaste in Little Dis, along with fellow committee members Cardinal Xeltian and Baroness Jackalyn of House Barnet. However, only Xeltian received the full list.

Kukug is stupid, bigoted, and egotistical. He has risen to his position because he is very good at being a useful idiot and unwitting pawn in other people's schemes.

When the Chainbreakers attempted to take over Little Dis, Kukug took command from the much more capable Captain Krazzak, causing delays in the Soldier caste's response. He later received a commendation for his actions.

Kukug is always seen sporting a hideously ugly toupee.

## Interactions with PCs

Kukug refused to have anything to do with the PCs when they attempted to contact him.
Nyll

## Overview

A strange character who can walk the Faewild and is almost certainly centuries old.

## Biography

Little is known about the creature named Nyll, beyond that he can walk the ways of the Faewild and occasionally shows up at Clansmeets. As might be expected from someone who can casually travel the Faewild, he is somewhat out of tune with reality.

Standing seven and a half feet tall, Nyll is extremely strong, and can easily overpower even a morlock. Nyll's species and age are also a mystery, but he has been heard singing a song that predates the Greentide.

## Interactions with PCs

Nyll led Li-Uk's tribe to the Second Clansmeet.

Nyll led Yatr's tribe to Dis.

When questioned, Wim Dagus said he has no idea who Nyll is, and has never met him or even heard of him.
Green Wedding

The Green Wedding is the popular term for the terrorist attack during the marriage of Bodok Blighthammer to Thorinne Greyshield. The perpetrators were the Dust, a revolutionary faction formerly led by Kenton.

The attack took place in two stages. The first phase was a diversionary assault on the Little Dis district, using a mechanical walker built by Altair and camouflaged with illusion magic to appear as a treant. The attack drew away the most of the Soldier caste honor guard, leaving the wedding itself dangerously vulnerable.

The second phase involved several suicide bombers deploying modified creeper venom developed by Gordon Stonemaul. The venom turned many of the guests and staff into fungus zombies, who in turn infected or killed many of the other guests. The final death toll was nearly a hundred, most of whom were upper caste.

This attack led directly to the formation of the Inquisition.
Wim Dagus

## Overview

Knows stuff about the Greentide. Works for Keialouai the White and subcontracts for an unknown fae power. Not to be trusted.

## Biography

Prior to the Greentide, Wim Dagus was an associate of Eren the Prophet, although he he was never fully trusted. This mistrust was proved to be well-founded when he defected to the fae side. Dagus is sly, silver-tongued, and wholly amoral.

Dagus is missing his right arm, and uses a brass prosthetic of Iron Man make. He apparently convinced the artificer to replace his original cold iron prosthetic so that he could "infiltrate" the other side. The Iron Man hates Dagus for this betrayal with a singular passion, although perhaps the joke is on Wim, as his prosthetic eventually began to malfunction, and had to be replaced.

Following the Greentide, Dagus found employment with Keialouai the White as her senior adjutant. However, he ended up frozen in a block of unmelting ice for making a pass at one of the handmaidens of the Mab, the Priestess. He has since been freed from his imprisonment.

Dagus has incorporated himself as a protection services company under "mortal law and custom," which holds power in the fae world. He was then contracted by a patron with "standing" to provide security for the Outcaste. The patron's identity and motive(s) remain unknown.

Dagus and Attiesta apparently know each other, and have a longstanding adversarial relationship.

## Interactions with PCs

Dagus was freed from his captivity by the PCs, using an ice shard that they found in the Ten Treasures Casino. How the shard ended up in Ko Chun's possession is unclear.

After being thawed out, Dagus was happy to tell the PCs everything he knew about Eren the Prophet, including the full name of the Herald of the Fae Lords.

Dagus is currently back working for Keialouai the White.

Dagus agreed that the best way into the hentai-infested Ten Treasures Casino was by way of the Feywild.

Dagus has a new, functional prosthetic arm, courtesy of the PCs. He traded the information that Karakas and the Thryxi were currently hiding the ruins of Dis, moments before they found out the hard way. And also an extradimensional tent.
Dandelion

## Biography

Dandelion is an honorable and capable fae, and seems to have been promoted from simple minion to a high-ranking member of Oberon's court due to the Outcaste's repeated interactions with him while their were crossing Shimmering Sea. Like other summer fae, Dandelion cannot be permanently killed. If he should die, he will be reborn the following spring.

"Prince" Dandelion is currently engaged in a fictional war against "General" Peaseblossom for Oberon's entertainment.

## Interactions with PCs

The PCs are responsible for Dandelion being promoted from red shirt to recurring character.
Hanako Endo

## Origin

Hanako Endo is was born on the year 1972, her birthday is unkown. Hanako has no family, all of her life she had adoptive parents. When she 8 they were killed by an assassin. Sadden by the incident, she looked around the town and knocked on a rabdom door. An old elderly woman opened the door and took Hanako under her wing. She taught her education, Swordfighting, cooking, and became an animal lover. When she became older, she used her sword techniques to help people from yōkai and assassins.
Iron Man

## Biography

Two hundred years ago, Roland LaChalles was a member of Eren the Prophet's inner circle. During the Greentide, Roland's artifice was invaluable in slowing the fae conquest long enough for the Black Cities to be completed. Additionally, he pioneered many of the techniques used to shape cold iron on an industrial scale. While he was an exceptional innovator, however, the practice of artifice has evolved beyond his original designs over the past two centuries.

For most of the past two hundred years, the Iron Man existed largely in a state of suspended animation, unable to leave his bunker and the various strange machines that keep him alive -- for a certain definition of 'alive.' His extremely advanced age has also damaged his memories, and he is completely unable to remember names.

Despite only knowing him as "the mercenary," the Iron Man despises Wim Dagus for tricking him into building a brass arm, right before the half-orc defected to the fae. The Iron Man also has a good relationship with the Wilderness Clans, although they have not made contact in many years.

Roland has extensive records dating back to before the Greentide, although it is arranged somewhat haphazardly. He also possessed all the remaining copies of a certain book that the faerie lord Tenjin, the Magician had not read.

The Iron Man has said that his only desire is to "awaken one last time, in a world free of the fae." He agreed to build a giant automaton for the Outcaste, but two hundred years of using antifreeze as a blood substitute has taken its toll on his mental faculties. Progress was slow to nonexistent.

Cardinal Xeltian discovered the Iron Man's location after getting the Outcaste to accept some tracking devices in the form of useful magical amulets. His scouts were killed or captured before they could report back, however. In order to protect him, the Outcaste gave Lamb and the Executive Asset access to his laboratory. The XA, along with Boris and SAHM, has been keeping him on track, although the giant mecha program has been scrapped.

## Interactions with PCs

Based on a card reading by Esmerelda of the Bear Clan, the PCs traveled to Iron Man's bunker in order to learn more about Eren the Prophet and the Greentide. The bunker turned out to full of traps designed to deny entry to any fae, but which could be bypassed by mortals with a little work.

The Iron Man provided several notebooks with information that the PCs might need. Albrecht has been sifting through the information and compiling dossiers on the fae lords.

The PCs pocketed one of the copies of Tenjin's special book without letting the Iron Man know.
Nessus

## Overview

Nessus is one of the seven remaining Black Cities which were protect mortalkind from the Fae Lords.

The city is built into the side of a cliff. Lower caste inhabitants live outside under a fine cold iron net, while the upper caste live in in relative safety underground.

Four houses share the title of of Duke, although the noble caste has diminished considerably in power over the past two years. It is home to proud if not particularly unusual versions of the smith and soldier castes. However, Cardinal Xeltian possesses both cunning an ambition in great measure, and his political power is unparalleled.

## Little Dis

Four years ago, Dis fell and was consumed by the Wood. Less than two thousand refugees escaped, most of whom ended up in Nessus. Unable to deal with such a massive influx of citizenry, the new arrivals were houses in a camp outside the walls, and many were uncaste. Despite being unprotected by cold iron, an attack by the fae never materialized. The camp grew into a shantytown, and eventually the Smith caste began building a wall around the new district.

Beyond that, the political leadership of Nessus failed to address the situation in any meaningful way. Eventually, Little Dis developed into strange and chaotic sub-society within Black Cities' culture, and soon attracted all sorts of deviants, malcontents, and criminals. For all its dangers, Little Dis was the only beacon of freedom on the continent.

## The Sixth Caste

From the chaotic atmosphere of Little Dis, a group of mercenaries went into the Wood under the aegis of the Procurement Office and laid claim to an outpost beyond the city walls. Through a combination of luck, bravery, and astounding judicial malpractice, the so-called "Outcaste" managed to not only secure their claim, but be formally recognized as a caste unto themselves.

This appalling perversion of Eren the Prophet's vision has since spread to other cities, most notably Phlegethos.

## PC activites

Nessus (and specifically Little Dis) is where it all started, and where the PCs spend most of their time. Maybe.
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