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Otis Monsentrio

The semi-grotesque lounge singer, Otis joined up with the Unnamed Party to further his quest of becoming more human and a better singer, by finding human skin to wear.

Multiple times throughout the adventures of the Unnamed Party, Otis would betray them and side with the enemy, only for the plan to fail by him also betraying the enemy. He once sided with an attacking hobgoblin horde, only for Dandak to stop him. Another time he sided with Samheim the spymaster of Bruxia, and led him on a wild goose chase to find the party - cleverly orchestrated with the help of Savage.

Otis was fairly useless in most combat situations, except for in some of the most difficult fights where he summoned animated folks and knifes to assist - particularly against Sir Byrant and Father Inorias.

Otis also came into possession of the Rod Of Wonder after the death of Ivellios. From the rod, Otis actually ended up with a live Red Slaad egg inside him, which mysteriously hasn't yet hatched.

Following the death of Father Inorious and the ending of the war between Bruxia and Rylandaria; Otis became and advisor to Swampenton - before it was razed to the ground by the troops of Bruxia and Ivellios. Otis gave his fragment of the Orb Of Storms to Ivellios before burying the Rod Of Wonder at an undisclosed location and setting off into the world travels once again.

## History

Hailing from Solip City, Otis is a torso-less, bulging-eyed, pig-nosed, yellow-skinned, non-hatless, three-foot tall, semi-grotesque lounge singer.

He is in a constant state of disappointment because nobody appreciates his singing - which is because it is astronomically terrible, but he blames it on his semi-grotesque appearance. So, he embarked upon a quest to look more like a regular human with the first step being to acquire some human skin.
Leanisidhe

Leanisidhe, Half-Fey Warrior of the Church of Bahamut

## History

### Early Life

Leanisidhe was born to a snow elf Father, and a Fey Mother, a clan warrior of a valenar elven tribe, and a smith from the Fey Realms. After a dragon attacked the tribe, a call for help was put out, and a paladin of the Church of Bahamut responded. The successful help of the paladin persuaded Leanisidhe's parents to direct her to the church.

Leanisidhe's Father trained her in the art of the Racial Blade, Clever attacks, and Scouting. Her Mother put all of her smithing skill into creating a Master craft Double Scimitar, the weapon her father was training her in. After obtaining a set of brilliant Nightscale Armour, and advising her to remember the advice of her ancestors, Leanisidhe began her adventures towards the church of Bahamut.

### At the Church of Bahamut

Upon initially joining the Church of Bahamut, Leanisidhe began to work as her Father had trained her, starting as a scout, finding and guiding the Paladins to trouble. It was then, while at the Main Church in Zinghera, that Leanisidhe met Jhere Bahamutsa, a teacher for the orphans and homeless at the Church. Very quickly they fell in love, and began a relationship of mutual support.

Leanisidhe Eventually Returned to Valenar to Reconnect with her family, and began the path of the Revenant Blade, to better use her Primary Weapon, Connect to her Past, and Transition to doing more upfront work for the Church she loved. As a Part of this she was gifted a Holy item of the Valenar, A Zaelshin Tu.

Having Fully progressed through Revenant Blade, and Fulfilling her wish to become more of a warrior of Bahamut, she has began to work through Dervish, in order to improve her Prowess Even More.

Ranger 2/ Dirty Fighter 1/ Hunter Barbarian 2/ Revenant Blade 5/ Dervish 1[/10]
Leshere

A dashing elf rogue who joined up with the Bismarck Frontier Force, alongside her cousin Aramil. She took a shine to Asreal Shackleton and worked alongside him during the many skirmishes that the party faced.

Leshere became a key member of the party and found in the Battle of Caldor, against the undead forces of Saracen, as well as the battle against Father Llymic in the undercity of Zingherra.

Following the defeat of Father Llymic and the Lords of Dust, Leshere helped Asreal Shackleton run the undercity of Zingherra and together they turned

it into a thriving small town, where all were welcome. This was until the entirely of the population of the undercity disappeared without a trace - including Leshere.

## Trivia

Leshere was the companion character to Asreal Shackleton through the leadership feat.
Fritz Omelette Raiders

Some hardcore adventuring types. They are known for having raided Quaal's Tomb. Led by the famous wizard Bando, it contained several well known members such as Pichu Strongheart, son of Pickle Strongheart, and Kuni Masuyo, the now Rokugani Ambassador in Awbor.

While they did find what they thought was Quaal's tomb; it turned out that he had, at some point, returned to life and was not buried there. What was buried there however, was the Sword of Realities, which bonded with Amon. The party has since returned to Zingherra and most of them still work actively with Bando and the Hindenburg Embassy.

## Members

The members were:

* Amaros - another human knight.
* Amon: a human warlock.
* Faye: a human knight.
* Kuni Masuyo: a human shugenja.
* Hearty - a halfling swashbuckler.
* Pichu Strongheart: a halfling Skiprock Champion.
* Rick the Troll - a down-on-his-luck troll fighter.
* Wei Tu Hi: a human warblade.
Anastacia Alamantar

Anastacia Alamantar is a cambion that resides within Hollowheart. She struck a deal with the Unnamed Party that if they helped her kill her parents - two succubi who ran the temple of Graz'zt - she would assist them in overthrowing the Skull Lord, and that she would be able to call upon them whenever she had need of them.

After leading the cambions in the fight against the Skull Lord, Anastacia assumed leadership of Hollowheart, on account of having a stronger force than Sigmund Cross. The Unnamed Party helped forge a truce between Anastacia and Sigmund in order to maintain the new peace, with Anastacia maintaining a tenuous grip on power.
Garan Ironwolf

The former head of House Ironwolf, Duke of Caldor and father to Mithran Ironwolf. Garan was a just and fair ruler who was admired by his subjects. He was sadly slain by the demon, Rotten Jack, before the Hindenburg Ground Crew could save him.

## History

Garan was the son of Burken Ironwolf, who prior to him was the Duke of Caldor. Garan was a confident if quiet leader, even from an early age and under the watchful eye of his father and Drakal Draganwight became quite a gifted politician.

Following the death of his father, Garan took up the mantle of Duke of Caldor. Under his watchful gaze, the city prospered and saw many years of peace. He kept his city and his house out of the vicious civil war that destroyed House Silverblade.

However Garan's reign as Duke of Caldor was cut short when cultists of Orcus summoned the demon, Rotten Jack using the Well of Tears. The demon slew them and then took of Castle Caldor, killing Garan in the process.

Following the defeat of Rotten Jack, Garan was buried in the castle grounds, where his forebears were also buried. The title of Duke of Caldor and head of House Ironwolf was passed on to his son, Mirthan Ironwolf.
Amaera

Amaera is the Demigoddess of the Sphinxes. Along with Cavish, her partner, they are the spiritual leaders of their kind. For centuries, they lived in a large inverted pyramid at the centre of the Masharni Isles, hidden in a maze of magic and water currents.

## History

In 744 AP, the Cloppenburg Post-truth Patrol were able to work their way towards her throne room, where they were able to obtain a single teardrop. After leaving, Amaera's abode was transported elsewhere, presumably to make sure nobody would disturb her again.

## Abilities

Amaera, as a demigod, is an extremely powerful and knowledgeable creature. Her tears were powerful enough to unlock the Book of Blood. She gave Belgrin Farmer valuable knowledge that allowed him to create the spell Superior Amanuensis.
Geoff

## Geoff the Dragonborn

Geoff was one of the warriors of the Silver Dragonborn clan that lived in the mountains near Blackenhall; under the watchful eye of Maraxus. After the Unnamed Party helped the clan remove the evil of the drow priestess from the city of Blackenhall - James, the village elder, instructed Geoff and Balthazar to accompany the party on their adventures.

Unfortunately during the festivities at the town of Blackenhall the following day, Geoff and Balthazar got separated from the rest of the party.

They searched for several days until they came across Dandak who had left the party due to the massacre at Trapper's Grove. Teaming up with Dandak they began to work as spies within Ravensdawn for Hennet, the spymaster of Rylandaria.

Eventually they were reunited with the Unnamed Party and continued their fight against the undead forces of Bruxia. Unfortunately Geoff was killed in action by the death knight, Sir Byrant.
Blightwall

Home of House Kunderrak. One of the largest dwarven settlements that chose to ally themselves with Awbor. The current lord of the town is Hjamar Kunderrak, who welcomes trade from both Awbor and the dwarves of the Vonkrul Mountains.

The town has seem many conflicts throughout the years: with drow, with the forces of Kyuss and even being turned into the lair of the dragon Dragotha.

## History

The town of Blightwall was built by the Dwarven Empire of the Vonkrul Mountains, to establish a trading outpost with the kingdom of Awbor. While the relationship was rocky to begin with, eventually a tentative alliance between the two nations formed.

The peace of Blightwall was shattered however when the red dragon, Dragotha, laid siege to the town in -198 AP; slaughtering almost all of it's residents and taking members of House Kunderrak as his personal prisoners.

The fall of the town to Dragotha was one of the incidents that eventually led to the war between Awbor and the Dwarven Empire of the Vonkrul Mountains.

The Bismarck Frontier Force eventually managed to slay Dragotha and his minions, restoring the town to it's former Glory and allowing House Kunderrak to prosper once more.

During 713 AP, following the release of Kyuss; Blightwall was again besieged, this time by Kyuss' forces and the Carnival of Shadows. Lord Quick and a death giant were left in charge of the town; where they began turning the enslaved population into undead to serve Kyuss. The Hindenburg Ground Crew, along with the help of Hjamar Kunderrak, were able to free the town once more and slay the occupying forces.

After the fall of Kyuss, Blightwall has slowly been rebuilt to it's former glory and acts as a linchpin in the alliance between Awbor and the Dwarves of the Vonkrul Mountains.

## Notable citizens

There have been many notable citizens of Blightwall over the years, here are some of them:

* Hjamar Kunderrak - the current head of the family. He led his men into battle during the Battle of Awbor and was present at the Council of Hindenburg.
* Bertrand Kunderrak - the eldest son of Hjamar. He was murdered by the Lords of Dust.
* Michaela Kunderrak - the eldest daughter of Hjamar. She became involved with Marcus Sootbeard.
* Garrant Kunderrak - the head of the house during the time of the Bismarck Frontier Force. He helped them slay the dragon, Dragotha, after the dragon had imprisoned him there for many years.
* Dragotha - the red dragon dracolich made the town his home in order to set up his lair, and to make the preparations to turn him into a dracolich.
Pickle Strongheart

Pickle Strongheart is the head of the Strongheart Clan, a halfling family originating from the village of Hedgeborn, and a member of the Hedgeborn Commoners.This man started as a simple commoner, dedicated to cultivating onions and raising his family. However, multiple events have tested his abilities to the utmost. His cry of "FOR THE FAMILY" can be heard where ever he fights.

## History

Pickle led a simple life. He married Hazel Twigs in 700 AP, and had 3 extra mouths to feed by 711 AP. His first test came with the attempted invasion of a band of goblins. Over the next couple of days, he successfully led the defence of the village, wielding nothing but an old shortspear and a lit torch. The encounter culminated in a fight against the goblin leader himself, who he killed with the help of his small group of followers.

Over the following years he fought clothes, humans, wild animals, zombies, fey, goblins, orcs, ogres, dragons and the whole undead army of Hollowhart, all with just a handful of levels in commoner (and eventually a couple of expert and paragon).

By the time he met the Hindenburg Ground Crew in 714 AP, Pickle had a dragonbone shortspear, and was investigating the dragon wars that happened after the return of Kyuss. He and his friends were invited to visit Hindenburg, and arrived just in time for when Kyuss launched his assault on Caldor.

Pickle Strongheart now lives with his wife in the outskirts of Hindenburg, enjoying a well earned retirement.
Dimble Sheppen

The gnome pickpocket and scout of the Unnamed Party. Dimble grew up apart from the other gnomes, living in isolation with his pets, he was slowly driven insane by the voices of the woodland animals. He is always accompanied by his ever trusted manservant: Dorn.

Dimble has a rivalry with Ivellios in the Pie Friends, in that Dimble stole from him several times, and Ivellios attacked Dimble on several occasions. Most of the time they were begrudging allies.

Dimble made a close friend of King Semaj Bigaxe after the party saved him from the attempted coup by Semaj II and Father Inorias.

He was one of the party member responsible for the massacre at Trapper's Grove.

Dimble also was one of the richest in the kingdom after acquiring a ten-foot solid gold statue from Anastacia in Hollowheart, for helping kill the Skull Lord.

During the final battle with Father Inorias, Dimble was nearly turned to stone by the prismatic wall; but he was fortunately saved by Dandak.

Following the end of the war between Rylandaria and Bruxia; Dimble returned to his home in the woods with his large acquired managerie from him adventures - including many deer, badgers, squirrels and goats. Dorn also came along too.

## History

"What came first: the crazy or the isolation?" - Dimble Sheppen.

Dimble been living alone for decades with only his pet servants to keep him company. No other gnome would with associate with him.

## Trivian

Dimble got the nickname "Badger" from him always wearing the skin of a badger cloak .
3rd Century BP

During this century, the Kingdom of Awbor was created. It saw the strained relations between the elves and humans, as well as the creation of the first Well of Tears.

## -286 AP

* A violent war begins between the different human factions in the land.

## -276 AP

* The Assassin's Guild, the Twelve Assassins, is created in secret.
* The civil war ends with the victory of House Bryad. Bryad the 1st unites the defeated factions and creates the Kingdom of Awbor.
* The Elves of Elairana send an Ambassador to Bryad's Council to discuss the ties between the elves and the new human kingdom.

## -274 AP

* Duristanan the Wyrmbreaker and Bryad the 1st construct another Well of Tears, this time under Caldor.

## -270 AP

* The Noble Houses of Canith, Oren and Denneith are founded.

## -262 AP

* House Lirander and Ironwolf are founded.

## -257 AP

* Saracen, Leo, Chardon, and Vasilick are knighted as heroes of the realm and become the Undying Council.

## -249 AP

* House Kunderak is formed to strengthen ties with the Dwarven Empire of the Vonkrul Mountains.

## -231 AP

* Bryad the 1st performs a dangerous spirit-binding ritual. This goes awry, killing Bryad and his guards. Bryad arises as the Pumpkin King, while Ser Kerdaven, one of his guards, becomes a deathless.

* Bryad the 1st is believed dead. His son Bryad the 2nd is crowned king.

## -230 AP

* The Undying Council are charged with protecting the Well of Tears.

## -228 AP

* The Dwarven Raiders Guild spreads to Awbor.

## -221 AP

* The Elven Ambassador is chosen amongst the Thurenni Family. House Thurenni becomes the official name of all the elven Ambassadors and their closest aids, despite the Ambassadors rarely having a direct family relationship between each other. The Elves don't bother to correct the Humans.

## -217 AP

* Errant use of the Well of Tears sucks The Undying Council – except Saracen – into the Negative Energy Plane. A distraught Saracen ventures into the abandoned city under Zingherra to seek answers to return his friends to life.

## -198 AP

* The red dragon Dragotha lays waste to the Dwarven fortress, Fort Blightwall, and claims it as his lair.

## -197 AP

* Saracen transforms himself into a lich, in the hope of gaining more time to save his friends.
Dog And Flagon

A seedy, run-down pub on the docks of Ravensdawn. It was known locally as a hangout for thieves, mercenaries and neerdowells. The tavern was run by a local fixer by the name of Gerst.

The halfling bounty hunter Ishmael hired the entire pub to keep Semaj II safe from the Unnamed Party. Amongst those hired were: Simon The Filth Wizard, Masamood (an arcane archer) and Stefan (an expert knife thrower). However when the Unnamed Party finally got wind of this, they attacked the pub and left everyone in there (except Semaj II) for dead.

Otis also fireballed the pub after the party left.
Cockatrice

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## Description

A cockatrice closely resembles a chicken, but it is a hideous hybrid with the wings of a bat and a lizard-like tail. A male cockatrice has a rooster's wattles and comb, which the females lack. They have glowing red eyes.

## Behavior and Ecology

Oddly enough, female cockatrices are seen less frequently than males.

## Combat

This creature is most well known for their petrifying bite that can turn creatures into stone. Cockatrices are immune to their own petrifying bite and that of other cockatrices.

In most cases, Cockatrices only attack creatures that they precive to be a threat them or their lairs.
Garad Salenct

Garad was once part of a hobgoblin mercenary company based in the No Man's Land below Awbor; sadly his company was wiped out by a blue dragon named Estagorn. Broken and bruised, he fled to Awbor and fell in with Shaydar's horde. He was one of the key strategists in the taking of Fort Hopeshire.

When the Hindenburg Ground Crew came to Fort Hopeshire looking for the Emerald Claw Mercenaries; they ended up in a skirmish with Shaydar's forces within the castle, during the battle Garad was killed by T.W. Badger.
Bebun

A postgraduate student from Azrael's College for the Magically Inclined in Hindenburg, Bebun is actually a specialist in Economics - and how magic works with the principles of feudalism. One of his thesis assisted in the stabilization of currency in Hindenburg, rationalising that transmuting gold from other materials would depreciate the value of gold through its sudden abundance and so break the economy. Using Bebun’s findings, the college has since started using other materials to create wealth - the biggest being a stockpile of Magic Items (that have inherent value, unlike gold) to use in place of any abstract concept of currency.

Bebun was hired as an accountant by the Cloppenburg Post-Truth Patrol, in order to help keep the café running smoothly while the patrol was out adventuring. Over time, however, his duties have included baby-sitting Raymond Farmer and Wong's many dogs, as well as menial house-keeping. After the patrol went missing during Autumn 744 AP, Bebun got tired of waiting around in an empty house, fired himself and found a new job at a noble's house.

Bebun is currently helping to research Void Magic with Abathar and Azrael.

## Character Overview

Bebun isn’t a combatant, focusing on the theoretical, and being honestly a bit overwhelmed by the noise and blood of combat. He does know combative spells, chucking paper balls filled with explosive runes is his go-to, but he prefers to hide when conflict occurs - hence his most often found place of residence until recently: inside one of the cupboards in the Cloppenburg Post Truth Patrols' former guild house, hiding from Wong after the Great Dog Extinction.
Alonso Viora

The primary healer and tea aficionado of the Unnamed Party. They rescued him from a cage in the lair of the aboleth, Xantharatoth. Armed with a healing teapot, he provides the party with wisdom and tea whenever it is needed - though mainly tea is provided.

Following the thwarting of the coup of King Semaj, Alonso decided to stay in Oxenbridge and fix up the mansion that the king had gifted the party.

When the party finally returned after the end of the war between Rylandaria and Bruxia, Alonso had completed the renovations to the house and was on hand to provide tea to his friends.
Jason Artimus

## Jason 'The Gentleman' Artimus

Jason was the Master of Coin in Lord Wolton's ruling cabinet in Bruxia, he managed to keep the post after Wolton's death, and serves Ivellios as the Master of Coin.

Jason Artimus was former leader of one of the governing factions of Hollowheart and the head of a group of undead mercenaries called The Dead Men. Jason Artimus also fought on the side of the forces of Kyuss during the Battle of Awbor; he fled after clashing with the Hindenburg Ground Crew.

After the fall of Kyuss, Jason left his position in Hollowheart and took his company of Dead Men to offer his services to the kingdom of Bruxia. Impressed with Jason; Lord Wolton, the First Minister of Bruxia, offered him the position of mayor of the town of Brenton.

Jason has become an ally of sorts to the Unnamed Party; as he offered to help them take down Lord Wolton, if they were able to help him assume title of First Minister of Bruxia thereafter.

Jason fed the party titbits of information and helped them bring down other members of Wolton's cabinet, all the while he planned to secure himself the position of First Minister.

However after the death of Lord Wolton, the Unnamed Party decided it would be best if Ivellios took over as First Minister - which was shook upon by King Semaj of Rylandaria.

Following the end of the war between Rylandaria and Bruxia, Jason retained his position as Minister Of Coin, much to his distain. He returned to Brenton where he plotted against Ivellios and ways for him to usurp his position.

## History

Jason Artimus was a notorious bandit leader who routinely ambushed caravans crossing between Awbor and Bruxia in No Man's Land. He was nicknamed "The Gentleman" for his dashing choices of outfits and the monocle he wore.

When he was finally caught by a group of mercenaries hired by one of the caravan companies, they hung him. However, he rose from the grave as a phantom and mercilessly slew the mercenaries.

He then set straight back up leading the bandit clan that would later go on to become The Dead Men.
Heroes of the Realm Figurines

The heroes of the realms figurines are magical sets of figurines created as sets for royalty and members of the aristocracy. There have been several sets made; some to represent the Undying Council and some with the likeness of the Hindenburg Ground Crew.

## Hindenburg Ground Crew Set

A set of wondrous figurines crafted by Bando to represent the Hindenburg Ground Crew, each figure grants the owner a specific magical property. In the set are the following figurines:

* Ajax Silverblade
* Aramis West
* Azreal
* T.W. Badger
* Sparrow Treekeeper
* Tardigrade IV
* Marcus Sootbeard
* Bando
* Moe Smashdeface
* Bristan Durrantson
* Ser Kerduvan
* FInlicke Kragmantle
* Milo Stonebreaker
* Kyuss

## Undying Council Set

The first set of heroes of the realms figurines was made to represent the legendary heroes; the Undying Council. Again each figure grants the owner a specific magical property. The figures in this set include:

* Saracen
* Leo
* Chardon
* Zarathos
Hedgeborn Commoners

This small group of peasants have survived situations that others couldn't even dream of. Originally from the tiny little village of Hedgeborn, these peasants have survived orc and bandit raids, monsters and dragons, and eventually got roped into fighting against the armies of Kyuss himself.

## Members

All of the original members were simple commoners living the simple life. They had no particular training, no weapons, and no real common sense. It's frankly a surprise they managed to survive this far, let alone actually winning against their enemies.

* Dave Peabody: the schizophrenic commoner who drove a cart around.
* Grunk: he's a half-orc, and just wants to hug people.
* Pickle Strongheart: a halfling family man, enemies keep coming in between him and his idyllic farming life.
* Stormageddon: a gnomish book binder. He looks and acts like a rock in combat. He somehow created Al Capone, the sentient book with with incredibly violent tendencies.
Bax Tabor

A villainous member of the Bismarck Frontier Force. He joined the party shortly after their exploration of Bleakstaff Manor; where he caused several problems for the party, including murdering an innkeeper of a rural tavern and trying to steal from a passing merchant; which Dongella and Scarntlat strongly disagreed with.

Upon reaching the city of Caldor, he secretly planned to poison the water source for Caldor and the neighbouring towns. After murdering several members of the Black Crescent Guild as a means to acquire enough poison. He was stopped from poisoning the drinking water by the Bismarck Frontier Force, but his actions were disclosed to the Black Crescent Guild and he was killed by Karl Reinhart; the leader of the Black Crescent Guild in the sewers of Caldor.

His body was never recovered from down in the sewers.

## Trivia

Bax was another of Arthur's characters to die early into the adventures of the Bismarck Frontier Force.
Garthral

## Garthral - Priest of Vecna

A vile undead priest and one of the generals of Lord Malakai, during the undead siege of Caldor.

Garthral made his way into the throne room of Caldor Keep and was poised to kill Duke Ironwolf; if the Hindenburg Ground Crew hadn't heroically come to his rescue. In the ensuing battle, Garthral was struck down by T.W. Badger.
Behir

Long Boi

## Description

A behir can often be mistaken for a wingless blue dragon. It has a long, snake-like body and can slither on the ground like a snake, but it also has six pairs of legs upon which it could walk or climb if it choses to do so.

Behirs have thick, armored scales, much like a dragon. Their scales are colored in variations of dark blue, being lighter on their undersides.

They have long narrow heads, crocodilian in shape, with curved, black horns on the top, which are used for preening. Their mouths are full of many sharp teeth.

## Behavior and Ecology

Behirs live in dark caves and don't typically like sunlight. They have both darkvision and low light vision.

They are carnivorous and usually eat medium sized animals.

In the winter, they hibernate.

## Combat

If a behir grabbed a hold of an opponent or prey with its mouth, it had several options. It could wrap its body around the victim and constrict, it could tear at the victim with its many clawed limbs, or it could simply swallow the victim whole.

Behirs could breath a magical burst of electricity from their mouths, much like a blue dragon. (They themselves were completely immune to damage from electricity.) There were some reports that they were immune to poisons as well.

## Uses

Behir horns could be used to make the ink necessary for scribing a magic scroll for lightning spells.

More barbaric cultures don't mind using Behir scales for armor.
Black Razor

A +3 unholy greatsword with a pit fiend trapped inside it; whenever it senses a dying creature within 30 feet, it rips their soul from their body.

It has been wielded by many beings throughout it's long history; and seems intrinsically tied to the kingdom and citizens of Awbor.

## Creation

The blade was originally created as a gift by the demon lord Demogorgon, for one of his first death knights, Sir Galant - the second in command under Saint Kargoth.

Sir Galant was later slain during a clash between the forces of Demogorgon and the archdevil Belial. After the fall of Sir Galant, the blade became intrinsically tied to the Deck of Many Things - though it is still unknown how this happened.

## Asreal Shackleton

After countless previous owners, the blade was summoned by the Deck of Many things when it was wielded by the Gnome of Illusion. However before he could pick up the blade, Asreal pulled the sword from the ground and used it to slay many of the corrupted servants of Father Llymic.

Asreal wielded the blade for many years, and took down many servants of Father Llymic, Saracen and the Lords of Dust with it. Though the weight of all the souls it had claimed started to weigh heavily on his soul.

It was eventually ripped from his grasp by Scrantlat who threw it into a portal to somewhere in the multiverse.

## Asteroth Servantes

When the Deck of Many things fell into the hands of the Forty Thousand Dragons, when they found it on a shrine to the Gnome of Illusion, they activated the deck which once again summoned the blade. The sword was then pulled out of the ground by Asteroth Servantes; much to the displeasure of Tarzanne Sunaxe.

Asteroth has wielded the blade and fed the mighty demon inside on the souls of the servants of the Cult Of The Eveningtide. Though the blade longs to feed upon his party too.

## Sir Byrant

The sword eventually fell into the possession of the death knight Sir Byrant; after he discovered it in a tomb while on an expedition to the No Man's Land north of Bruxia. Since finding the weapon, he has used to it keep the armies of Bruxia on a tight leash for his master, Lord Wolton.

Sir Byrant eventually fell in battle against the Unnamed Party and the blade was claimed by Kelnok Grakk.

## Kelnok Grakk

After the death of Sir Byrant at the hands of Otis Monsentrio; the Black Razor was picked up by the half-orc Kelnok Grakk. He wielded it to great and terrible effect during the war between Bruxia and Rylandaria.

Following the end of the war, Grakk continued to wield the blade as the new Lord Of War of Bruxia. He used the blade to slay the inhabitants of Swampenton.
Bag of Infinite Jelly Beans

Bags of infinite jelly beans, sold at the magical item emporium: Colours of the Rainbow. The bags were invented by the store owner, Khalil Jones.

One of the bags was bought by Marcus Sootbeard of the Hindenburg Ground Crew.

The jelly beans are a symbol of luxury; many minor noble houses will spend small fortunes buying a bag, in the hope of showing off to their peers.
Duncan Costrello

## Lord Duncan Costrello

The elderly Lord Duncan Costrello was the head of the minor noble house, House Costrello, and governed over the town of Crookshire until his death at the hands of an impostor impersonating his son, Brendan Costrello.

Qicoran was hired to retrieve a missing druid, Aimos, on behalf of the lord, as he had the healing herbs needed to cure the lord's sickness. Qicoran formed the Forty Thousand Dragons to help him track down the missing druid and bring him to the lord. However when there the fake Brendan Costrello killed both Duncan and Aimos, with the hope of framing the Forty Thousand Dragons.

Duncan was buried in the grounds of the Costrello Manor in Crookshire.

## Trivia

Part of the quest to find healing herbs for a noble lord, only for the lord's offspring to be an impostor and murder the lord, was 'borrowed' by Rick from a campaign that Alastair ran several years ago.
Jackson Armant

## Master Jackson Armant

Master Armant was a member of the Council of Caldor, and a close advisor to Duke Mithran Ironwolf. Jackson Armant was murdered by Katarin Tolstoff in the hope of framing the Hindenburg Ground Crew.

## History

The son of a local carpenter, Master Armant was a prominent member of the Council of Caldor; a loose group of minor lords, prominent shop keepers and diplomats in Caldor, who kept the day to day running of the city in check on behalf of the Duke of Caldor.

He was also friend of the Hindenburg Ground Crew, as well as the owner of several spice stores. He was the man who initially persuaded Duke Mithran Ironwolf to give the party a mansion in the city of Caldor, after they saved it from Rotten Jack.

He was cut down in cold blood by Katarin Tolstoff; as part of a plot set in motion by the Herald of Kyuss.

The Hindenburg Ground Crew eventually uncovered the truth about the murder after Tardigrade IV used speak with dead on the corpse of Master Armant.

Jackson Armant was buried in grounds of the keep at Caldor, an honour normally reserved only for members of House Ironwolf.
Gorgoranth

Gorgoranth was an ancient chimera, loyal to House Wolton. The terrible beast guarded Lord Wolton's treasury and tomb, where his phylactery was concealed. Gorgoranth also feasted on any citizens of Ravensdawn who displeased Lord Wolton.

Gorgoranth was the name of the dominant dragon head of the chimera, the lion head was obsessed with eating food and was called Terrance, whilst the goat head could only say the word "Parsnip" and was so called Parsnip.

The Unnamed Party encountered the chimera in the catacombs underneath the Church of Nerull in Ravensdawn. Savage Flame convinced the creature to leave its post and go through a portal the party had created to the central market of Ravensdawn, where it could have all the food it could possibly want.

After running rampant through the market, Gorgoranth was disintegrated by Lord Wolton.
House Hinlon

A minor House that governs Zingherra. The leading noble acts as the city's administrator. The House has had various levels of influence in the past.

## History

House Bryad originally ruled Zingherra. In 104 AP, the task of ruling was passed onto House Hinlon, which was a minor offshoot of House Bryad. In doing so, House Bryad could concentrate on ruling the kingdom, while House Hinlon took care of the city's affairs.

## Notable Members

* Sulmos Hinlon: the Lord of Zingherra during the beginning of the 8th century AP. He managed to accrue an enormous amount of influence. He was famous for having a huge distaste in magic.
Maraxus

## Maraxus - Lord of the Blackened Mountains

Maraxus is a powerful silver dragon that resides and watches over the Blackened Mountains that separate Rylandaria and Bruxia. He is worshiped by a clan of silver dragonborn that live in the mountains near the city of Blackenhall. He informs and guides the clan through his representative, James.

The Unnamed Party were granted an audience with Maraxus by James. The silver dragon informed the party to remove the blight that was the drow coup in Blackenhall.

After the death of the drow priestess and the return to normality in Blackenhall, Maraxus instructed two of his worshipers - Geoff and Balthazar - to travel with the Unnamed Party.
Lord of Blades

A hulking warforged warrior responsible for the warforged uprising against House Canith. The Lord of Blades led his army of outcasts against Kyuss in the Battle of Awbor. Since then, he and his fellow constructs live at Blades Haven, where they continue to keep their blades sharp and ready.

House Canith openly longs for his destruction; and it is only a matter of time before the bloodshed starts again.

## History

The Lord of Blades was created by Rudolf Vidal, in the the forges of Stowerling.
Mr Chan

Mr Chan is a long-standing member of the Zingherra community - well respected by his peers as a sound business man and a collector of strange beasts. He runs a pet shop named “Chan’s” and has a very strong Hakkon accent.

## History

Mr Chan was born in the Hakkon Empire but moved to Awbor with his family. He has two overactive kids and a loving wife who do not live in the city with him, as they moved after several terrorist bombings happened across the city in 744 AP. Mr Chan however could not leave his business and the only way he knows to support his family, and so chose to stay. Due to that, he considers the pets in his store to be a surrogate family. He gets letters from time to time, and he misses his family dearly.

Mr Chan sold Wong a mother Shiba and her three puppies, and was the supplier of all Wong's dog's food and equipment.

After the Great Dog Extinction, Mr Chan lost a lot of business - even losing his own personal pet. He was briefly suspected of having sold poisoned dog food, though he was quickly cleared from having any impact on the deaths of all the dogs in the kingdom.

Mr Chan still marches on, in his own prickly sort of way.
House Stonebreaker

House Stonebreaker was created at the conclusion of the invasion of Kyuss, in 714. It was offered as a reward to Milo the miner, for his services to the kingdom, and as compensation for the destruction and loss he went through. The newly appointed noble, Milo Stonebreaker, became Lord of Hindenburg, overseeing the administration of the new town while the Ground Crew pursued other activities.
Granny Wren

Wren Treekeeper is the grandmother of Sparrow Treekeeper and the Elder of the village of Rosegate. She is a kind-hearted old lady who is affectionately known as Granny Wren by everyone in the village. She rarely adventurers into the outside world, preferring to protect and tend to the forest around the village.

She almost intervened when Kyuss began his attack on Awbor, but upon noticing that her grandson was still involved, she decided that he was probably strong enough to deal with Kyuss himself.

## Appearance

Despite being over 130 years old, Granny Wren still physically resembles a spry, 70 year old halfling. Only her eyes and mannerisms betray her real age, and she now spends most of her days quietly resting under the Summer Tree. Wearing simple garbs and carrying an old staff, Granny Wren is deceptively unassuming, though everyone in the village knows how dangerous she truly is.

## Abilities

Granny Wren is one of the most powerful druids in the country in terms of casting ability. Unable to wildshape, she instead has mastered a fighting style closer to monks, and is able to strengthen her body with earth. She wields a magic staff crafted out of the Summer Tree, infused with powerful Druidic spells.

She is accompanied by Paw, her dire wolf, who is usually shrunk whenever he needs to fit into buildings.
Abel Oldmoat

The founding father of Pig-Con and a humble peasant of Hindenburg; his life consisted of growing crops, grumbling at his cows and organising Pig-Con.

## History

Until he encountered the Hindenburg Ground Crew, his beloved Pig-Con had up to 4 attendees per year, but thanks to the adventuring party those numbers soared; now Pig-Con is a national event held annually at a different town each year and Abel is a slightly richer man.

During the 'Battle of Awbor' (714 AP), Abel was evacuated to the city of Zingherra where several of the Lords of Dust slaughtered many of the peasants there; although Abel survived his wife and children did not. After the fall of Kyuss, Abel moved to Hindenburg to further spread the appeal of Pig-Con and to work with its reigning champion Moe Smashdeface.

Abel passed away in 738 AP from a nasty case of gout; leaving the organising of Pig-Con to Moe.
Gerst

## Gerst - Barman of The Dog And Flagon

The grizzled owner of the Dog and Flagon tavern on the dockside of Ravensdawn. Gerst was an ex-mercenary who set up the tavern after a job went wrong and his unit were killed by a manticore. Gerst lost an eye in the incident - though the manticore lost a whole lot more. It's severed head still adorns the mantlepiece above the fireplace in the tavern.

Gerst was hired along with most of the clientele of the Dog and Flagon to protect Semaj II against the Unnamed Party. When the party attacked the pub, Gerst nearly cut down Dandak with a scythe, before he was cut down by Dimble.
Mingebard

A member of the Hindenburg Ground Crew, who was recruited alongside Princess Unicorn. Mingebard helped to save the city of Caldor from Rotten Jack; but was sadly slain by a mummy in the process.

## Trivia

Mingebard, along with Princess Unicorn, was a character from a one shot campaign set in the Awbor universe. It was run by Paul and Mingebard was played by Jamie.
Garion

## Garion - 'The Godless'

A former priest of Nerull, who turned his back on all religion to pursue a path of undeath and immortality. Garion became a faction leader in the undead city of Hollowheart and led a group of undead assassins known as The Crucifiers.

When Aramil of the Western Isles offered a chance for death and destruction in the service of Kyuss, Garion took his Crucifiers into battle.

During the Battle of Awbor, Garion slew many of the city's defenders and tried to destroy its churches, only to be cut in half by Marcus Sootbeard.
Gindaria

Gindaria is the name of an ancient elven kingdom that existed thousands of years before humans colonised what would become Awbor. Traces of their civilisation can be found across the country, and are the object of great curiosity for any individual interested in magic and history. Though their culture has vanished, the descendants of this mighty civilisation can still be found in Elairana.
Heather Bookbinder

### Affiliation

The High Archmage of Awbor, House Bryad, House Denneith, House Canith, House Oren

The royal librarian of Zingherra; Heather has held this position since being brought to city as a baby by Elero Kway. Few have a greater understanding of the literary history of the nation of Awbor than Heather does. Despite the upheavals of the last 40 years and Elero's absence, she continues to work as the royal librarian.

## History

Heather had never stepped foot out of the castle grounds since brought there by Elero and his party. He had found her in a ransacked halfling village, its inhabitants killed by a roving band of bugbears. Elero used his contacts in the castle to convince the staff to adopt the halfling baby. She was named Heather, and thus grew up in the castle grounds as a servant.

She became the royal librarian, and often enjoyed the visits of Elero, who would often tell her about the world outside and teach her some rudimentary magic. However, he didn’t tell her everything, and she lived without knowing that she had ever lived anywhere else apart from the castle grounds, nor that part of her family had survived the attack, and who always wonder if their little baby had survived or not.

Elero grew fond of Heather, and did not wish to see her leave the castle and come to any harm. And so she lived on, alone for most of the day in the Royal Library, waiting for any elusive visitors to come and brighten up her day.

Since the crowning of King Robrand I and the disappearance of Elero many years later; Heather has at last found the courage to venture outside of the castle and see the city of Zingherra. Though she still spends the majority of her time in the library.

## Abilities

Despite her shyness, she has an excellent memory and sense of direction. She is also excels in restoring damaged books.
Garan Tarsal

Once a soldier of House Canith, Garan Tarsal was struck down in a battle by the Baron Mirth; one of the commanders of the Carnival of Shadows. He later rose as a revenant, hell-bent on revenge on the baron for his death, and the deaths of his company. He ultimately died during the Battle of Awbor (714 AP) after helping Marcus Sootbeard and Ajax Silverblade slay Baron Mirth.

## History

Soldiers follow orders, and Garan Tarsal has followed orders all his life. Rising from a lowly blacksmith’s son to a captain in the armies of House Canith he understood the values of a command chain and his place within it. This all changed with a skirmish against the Carnival of Shadows which cost the life of everyone in his unit. The last thing he saw was the Baron Mirth’s sword plunged into his heart.

Garan did not die though; he awoke, numb, cold and alone, as a revenant. He forgot his orders, the chain of command and his past life, his purpose now was to find and kill Baron Mirth.

He met the Hindenburg Ground Crew whilst wandering the battlefields of the Pantry Plains, and parted his knowledge of the Carnival of Shadows to them; before deciding to travel with them. Later he helped them slay Lord Quick, a commander of the Carnival of Shadows.

While guarding the meeting of the Council of Awbor, he was knocked out by Rakshasa disguised as one of the servants.

He eventually became a member of the Hindenburg Ground Crew prior to the Battle of Awbor (714 AP) against the forces of Kyuss. During the battle he fought with a relentless fury against all his foes, particularly those of the Carnival of Shadows, until at last he met his nemesis, the Baron Mirth outside the main gate of Caldor. With the help of Marcus Sootbeard and Ajax Silverblade, he was able to defeat his foe. His final revenge came when his greatsword plunged into the chest cavity of the Baron Mirth. Revenge came with a price however; Garan died when the Baron did.
Grandma Rollingpin

Grandma Rollingpin is an enigma.

## History

The creature known as Grandma Rollingpin, for we do not know their true name, has a fairly long and mysterious history.

There are no official records of her birth, multiple apparent but unconfirmed records of her death, no records of any resurrection, but recorded sightings of her for almost 300 years. Multiple scholars have attempted to talk to them, but have been met with the rolling pin upon which she gets her name.

She was originally given the designation of Grandma Rollingpin as a joke, but it seemed to stick.

## Theories

Grandma Rollingpin has only ever been sighted during civil unrest -though the actual size of the unrest does not seem to matter. Peaceful protests, violent riots, secret underground meetings, drunken dissidents in a tavern. So long as there is discussion of dissatisfaction with authority - she appears. She bolsters the courage of those who would fight the authority, regardless of who the authority is.

This has led to some scholars to theorise that she is not a person, as much as a spirit of vengeance - perhaps a Revenant of some kind. Other scholars dispute this, as positive energy doesn’t seem to hurt Grandma Rollingpin and thus she can't be any form of undead.

To the people of the city, Grandma Rollingpin is seen as a sign of the city itself - of dissent and rebellion that the city forms as a person. A symbol of the disenfranchised.

Others just think she's an old cunt.

And all of these could be true, or false. Nobody knows.

## Abilities

She wields a rolling pin. She’s been seen to be able to actively smash mithril, bend adamantine, and has taken a fireball to the chest without stopping.

She is the enemy of the guard and the military, as her presence also seems to bolster the courage of protesters and other chaotic individuals around her.
Church of Travels

This church is situated along the road between Zingherra and Caldor. It serves as a resting place for any weary travellers, as well as the place of worship for the followers of Fharlanghn, the god of travelers. The church boasts clean, comfortable rooms, extensive stables, medical facilities, healthy food, and an excellent home-brewed ale.

## History

In 714AP the church was destroyed by an evil wax doppelgänger of Azrael. Only two clerics survived the attack, including Tracy Suthern. After the end of the Invasion of Kyuss, the building was rebuilt and continues to serve as a welcoming place of rest for any traveler.

In 744AP, the church was visited by the Cloppenburg Post-Truth Patrol guided by Pryderi - who found it seemingly abandoned. They found a diary from a young traveler who stayed some months earlier, hidden away in a secret enclave of the temple. It denoted the seeming slow decent into insanity of both himself, and the people around him. The party decided to stay the night, and soon realised why, as a deep fog rolled into the temple grounds - distant formless figures just in sight of the party emerging from the mist and reeking of void magic. The party theorised that these were the previous denizens of the temple, either sent mad or sent off plane - forever haunted by whatever caused this atrocity. The party left swiftly, leaving the temple to whatever fate became of it.