Hindenburg Ground Crew

The Hindenburg Ground Crew is a famous adventuring group based in Hindenburg, north of Caldor. Their greatest exploit is defeating the Elder Evil Kyuss, the Worm that Walks, and banishing him back into his prison. The main members of the group have since retired from adventuring, and have gone their separate ways.

## Main Members

The original founders were Tardigrade IV, Ajax Silverblade, Sparrow Treekeeper and Badger. They were joined later on by Azrael and Marcus, along with a retinue of allies and friends.

* Ajax Silverblade: an experienced fighter, Ajax is a master of the greatsword. He was only a child when his entire family, House Silverblade, was brutally murdered during the Caldor Civil War.
* Azrael: this winged-elf wizard is the chief diviner and blaster of the team.
* T.W. Badger: the dwarf barbarian, Badger throws himself whole-heartedly into melee combat.
* Marcus Sootbeard: the dwarf fighter, Marcus is the master of defensive combat.
* Sparrow Treekeeper: the halfling ranger, Sparrow uses the power of racism to rain pointy arrows onto his foes.
* Tardigrade IV: the gnome cleric of Pelor, Tardigrade IV kills all types of undead with enthusiasm.

## Other Members and Allies

Over the first 5 years of the crew's activity, there have been many people who have joined forces with them. Here the comprehensive list:

* Abathar: A winged elf bard and the adviser to Azreal.
* Aramis West: An alcoholic assassin and a good friend of Ajax.
* Bando: A human wizard was the arcane advisor of Caldor. Also the creator of various animated furniture and paper planes.
* Barstool: a warrior summoned by the Deck of Many Things. He died during his first mission; fighting Saint Kargoth.
* Borris: the half-orc captain of the guards from Caldor; sometimes known as 'Borcus'.
* Bristan Durantson: the human shadowdancer, who often gets paralyzed and left in puddles, and other planes.
* Bungalow Bear: a human monk guardian of The Diamond Waterfalls. He often arrives too late to help.
* Cacophonix: A detective bard. Though he's quite shit at both.
* Darwin: An irritating pixie and wielder of a spoon. Has a fear of papooses.
* Dave Peabody: A mad commoner, and an honorary member.
* Edgar: A quarterstaff-wielding dwarf wizard. He was killed by a rutterkin demon.
* Garan Tarsal: A once-human revenant; he was often overlooked and died during the Battle of Awbor.
* Garthrelyn: An aged elven butler, armed often with a broom. He was killed by T.W. Badger while under the control of the Jack of Tears.
* Grunk: A half-orc wrestler and giver of hugs; he is an honorary member.
* Finlicke Kragmantle: A grumpy ginger dwarf and cleric of Pelor. He was infamous for being ineffective in combat, but that all changed in the Battle of Awbor.
* Impedimenta: a rogue and detective; other half of the shittectives. Equally bad at both.
* Milo Stonebreaker: A hairy-chested miner and later the founder of House Stonebreaker.
* Mingebard: A dwarf rogue who was turned to dust by a mummy during Rotten Jack's attack on Caldor.
* Moe Smashdeface - A raging evil dwarf ronin.
* Pickle Strongheart: A halfling commoner with strong family ties; an honorary member.
* Princess Unicorn: An elven rogue with a hideously scarred face.
* Raegh of The Purple Sword: A human resurrected paladin of Heironious, he later became the mayor of Garal's Pass.
* Ser Kerduvan: A swashbuckling undying skeleton warrior with a fabulous moustache and a can-do attitude. Also the head of the Safety Crew.
* Sir Loin: The swashbuckling musteval companion of Tardigrade IV.
* Stormageddon: A gnome bookbinder, and an honorary member.
* Stumpy Groat - The incomprehensible goblin innkeeper of the Badger's Arse.
* Tardigrade II: A man human necromancer, and father to Tardigrade III.
* Tardigrade III: A human rogue who was killed by orcs and somehow turned into a vampire spawn by Aramil of The Western Isles. He was later saved and resurrected. He is the 'father' of Tardigrade IV.
* Thor the Thunder Cat: A lovable cat taken from the distant past by Tardigrade IV.

## History

Tardigrade, Sparrow and Ajax met each other near what was the village of Garal's Pass, where they took part in the First Battle of Garal's Pass. Since then they have stuck together, eventually joined by Badger the Barbarian.

They successfully uncovered the plot to open the Well of Tears, and defeated Rotten Jack as he emerged (once more) from the Well. As a reward for saving the city of Caldor, they were given a house within the city, free of charge.

Several years later, they uncovered a plot by the Herald of Kyuss to free Kyuss from his prison. They enlisted the help of Azreal and Marcus during their investigation. Despite their efforts, they were unable to stop the Herald, who released Kyuss back into the world, where he then vanished, gathering his forces and planning his takeover of Awbor.

The group continued their fight against Kyuss' agents, tracking his assassins back to Zingherra, where they were able to foil the attempt to topple the royal family and destabilise the country. However, when another assassination attempt terminated the Royal line, the crew's reputation allowed them to unite the noble Houses and prepare against Kyuss' forces. During the Great Battle of Caldor, the crew defended the Well of Tears from Kyuss' army of undead and his generals, before chasing Kyuss into the Well and finally defeating him.

With the Kyuss Invasion finally over, the party was gifted the ruined village of Tollstoff, which they renamed Hindenburg.