House Antonic

## Personalities

### Lady Halia Antonic

Co-Ruler of Verge
Halia’s parents are of a minor branch of the Vorloi
clan. The eighth child in the family, Halia ran away
from home to avoid being traded away in a marriage
of convenience. Over the next eight years she adventured
all over the continent, always returning to the
city of her birth, Mirros. Gradually she centered her
adventuring around the city, became an important
figure in the Magician’s Guild of Mirros, married her
co-adventurer Retameron, and moved to his home,
the small village of Verge, near Threshold.
Personality: Halia has a short temper and a long
memory. She doesn’t take a back seat to other adventurers
(including her husband), and suggesting that
she should keep her opinions to herself is a sure way
to provoke an outburst. However, she is generous
and intelligent, a good friend to have in a bad situation,
and a loyal ally. Her hobbies include research
into magic and old legends.
What She Says: “If you’re quite done irritating that
monster, I have a few spells to cast” (attributed from
battle).
What Others Say: “You’ll get along fine with her,
once you realize she’s always right – even when
she’s wrong” (Retameron
Antonic, co-ruler and
husband).
Appearance: Halia is
5’ 7” tall and weighs 135
pounds. Her hair is red,
worn long and usually
braided, and her eyes are
blue. She is 26. She usually
wears Thyatian dress,
the materials varying
with the circumstances
(silk for society affairs,
linen for home life, heavy
linen with woolen cloaks
for traveling), often in
green hues. She wears her
rank mark for the Mirros
Magicians’ Guild (now
the Karameikan School of
Magecraft) on a golden
brooch.
Using Halia: Halia and
her husband are helpful
allies for mid-level characters
to have in the
Threshold area. They are
good friends of Aleena
a nd She r l a ne, and
staunch supporters of the
king. They’ll shelter traveling
characters caught
by darkness short of
reaching Threshold, lend
their advice and expertise
where they may, and even
accompany characters on
particularly important
adventures.
Combat: Halia is a typical
mid-level mage, and
her strategy is to remain
behind the cover of more
damage-resistant fighters.
In case of disaster,
she uses her fly spell to escape, taking along her
husband with the aid of her ring of telekinesis .
Halia Antonic (7th-level mage): THAC0 18; #AT 1;
Dmg 1d4 (dagger); AC 10; hp 26; MV 12; ML fanatic
(17); AL LG.
Str 8, Dex 11, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 13, Cha 15.
Languages: Elvish (Callarii dialect), gnomish,
Thyatian, Traladaran.
Proficiencies: Ancient history, heraldry, local history,
riding (land-based), spellcraft.
Equipment: Wand of cold (18 charges remaining),
ring of telekinesis (400 lb. maximum weight).
Spellbook:
1st level – Alarm, charm person\*, detect magic, light,
magic missile\*, phantasmal force\*, read magic,
sleep\*, ventriloquism.
2nd level – Detect evil, knock, locate object\*, scare\*,
strength\*, wizard lock.
3rd level – Dispel magic, fly\*, lightning bolt\*, protection
from normal missiles, slow.
4th level – Charm monster\*, minor globe of invulnerability,
polymorph self .
Sir Retameron
Antonic: Co-
Ruler of Verge
Retameron’s father is a
Thyatian adventurer who
f o l l o w ed the n -Du k e
Stefan to Karameikos.
His mother is a Traladaran
woman who defied
her family and married
one of the “invaders.” Retameron
began his own
adventuring career at age
18, traveling from Mirros
to Threshold. Eventually
knighted by the king for
his deeds, he was awarded
the village of Verge
and built his stronghold
there. He now divides his
time between personal
adventures, missions for
the king, and his home
life.

Personali ty: Retameron
likes the good life –
good mead and wine,
cheerful company, excellent
food, and so forth –
but he’s always willing to
forego the easy life in order
to bring grief to evildoers.
He enjoys teaching
fighting and honorable
codes of behavior to
young fighters. He takes
offense at slurs aimed at
e i ther Thyat ians or
Traladarans.

What He Says: “Always
fight honorably. That way
you really surprise your
enemy when you cheat” (common instruction).

What Others Say: “Retameron is always correct,
even when he is mistaken” (Halia Antonic, wife and
co-ruler).

Appearance: Retameron stands 6’ tall and weighs
190 pounds. His hair is brown, worn short, and he
wears a mustache and beard. His eyes are dark
brown. In order to be stylish and distract enemies,
Retameron has adopted very flashy dress: He usually
wears bright golden garments with rich trimming in a
variety of colors. His accouterments (such as belts,
boots, sword belts, etc.) are always functional,
though.

Halia and Retameron Antonic, the rulers of Verge, are
portrayed here in the New Karameikan style of art,
which features more action than its predecessors. The
painting recounts a recent roadside confrontation with a
hill giant.
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Using Retameron: Retameron is a good mid-level
fighter with some social connections in the capital.
See the notes under Lady Halia for potential use; the
pair normally adventures together.

Combat: Retameron is a solid mid-level fighter and
pulls his weight in combat. He sometimes hangs
back to give lower-level warriors the chance to build
confidence and experience. If overmatched, he plays
rear guard to a strategic retreat and trusts Halia to
keep him out of trouble.

Sir Retameron Antonic
( 9 t h - l e v e l f i g h t e r ) :
THAC0 12; #AT 3/2; Dmg
1d8+11 (long sword +2,
magical Strength bonus);
AC 0 (plate mail, shield,
Dexterity bonus); hp 73;
MV 12; ML fearless (19);
AL LG.
Str 18/01 (21), Dex 16,
Con 13, Int 13, Wis 11,
Cha 12.
Languag e s : Thyatian,
Traladaran.
Proficiencies: Local history,
riding (land-based),
tracking.
Equipment: Girdle of
frost giant strength (+4
to hit, +9 damage).