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Urwin Martikov

**Urwin Martikov** is a Barovian wereraven and a member of the Keepers of the Feather. He and his wife Danika are the proprietors of the Blue Water Inn in Vallaki. They have two sons, Brom and Bray.

Urwin is the second-born son of Davian and Alma Martikov. Although he was born at the Wizard of Wines Winery, Urwin had a falling out with his father at some point and moved to Vallaki, where he eventually assumed ownership of the inn that had previously belonged to Danika's father.

Urwin and Danika assisted Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, and Solaris as they fled from Castle Ravenloft by helping smuggle the party out of Vallaki and scouting ahead to make sure that Strahd had not already arrived at Krezk or the Abbey of St. Markovia.
Alys Tanner

**Alys Tanner** is a powerful warlock and bard and a member of The Ruby Order, a group of mages devoted to the service of Asmodeus.

As a member of the Order, Alys was involved in several plots and machinations across Suldura.

In Kainen's Hollow, she was a court minstrel for a time and learned of Margrave Caswell Malkin's scouting operations. She also worked with an alchemist who provided her with the formula for a particularly potent formulation of Liquid Pain.

In Wood's Edge, she provided the alchemic formula that she had acquired to a necromancer named Silas Aldrebb and then paid him to manufacture Liquid Pain. She also helped him kill a Mayakara Investigator, Gideon Ashford, who was catching on to Aldrebb's scent.

In Arzak-Nath, she helped King Ulk-Zarai come to power and establish dominance over the orcish tribes. She then gave instructions for Ulk-Zarai's armies, including searching for an artifact in the Autumnbrook Mines and planning an attack on the city of Westmarch.

In Crownport, she gathered information in taverns in the Platinum Corridor, most notably learning of Captain Elend Tavore's plans to join the defending forces in the Siege of Westmarch.

During this time, she was also tracking a group of individuals - Corvyn Xalrick Barryhouse, Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Grimyse Ecixellash, Holg Bersk, and Saladin - at least some of whom the Ruby Order believed possessed the ability to prevent them from breaking the seals that held Asmodeus' prison.

In 499 AC, Alys killed Elend Tavore's wife, Julia, and assumed her place, in order to accompany the individuals that she was following as they marched to Westmarch. Along the way, Alys was discovered and captured by the group that she was tracking. They bound and drugged Alys and then delivered her to Margrave Tiberius Falkenried and his wife, Mayakara Guild Mistress Nilene Guinevra, to be held in the Westmarch Dungeons and kept watch over by the Westmarch Mayakara.
Asmodeus

**Asmodeus** is a powerful fiend, sealed away for centuries in the world of Shaijara. The group of fiends known as the Ruby Scepter as well as the group of dark mages known as the Ruby Order worship Asmodeus and are working towards freeing him from his magical prison.

While Asmodeus himself is unable to act in the world, he may have the ability to communicate with some of his followers. The warlock Alys Tanner had a rune-engraved silver bowl which, when filled with blood, seemed to give her the ability to converse with Asmodeus.

In the workshop of Falrik Clanless in the Cinderforge was a heavy, illuminated tome titled the Codex of Betrayal. This book seemed to chronicle the fall from grace of Asmodeus, who had been the trusted seneschal of an unnamed god. All mentions of that god's name seemed to have been scraped from the parchment.
Mordingard

**Mordingard** is the ancient seat of the dwarven nation of **Karekanur** and the holy city of the dwarven religion. During The Calamity, Mordingard fell to an army of fiends, and has been under the rule of fiends ever since. Two feuding factions, the Ruby Scepter and the Iron Sword, vie for control of the city, but the current Lord of Mordingard is the ruler of the Ruby Scepter, the pit fiend Vargek.

When Mordingard fell, earthquakes shook the city and rifts emerged in the earth, flooding much of the city with lava. The fiends took advantage of these new lakes and rivers, diverting them into moats around the manors of major actors in the Ruby Scepter and the Iron Sword.

During the fall of Mordingard, the city's mages' college, the Alabaster Lycaeum, remained behind in the city as Mordingard's citizens fled. Before they were overtaken by the fiendish armies, the mages of the Lycaeum established a series of traps, wards, and magical seals on the most significant and holy sites and relics of Mordingard.
Olbjorn Cinderforge

### Grandchildren

Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Bjermund Cinderforge, Eridred Stonesong, Arbjorn Cinderforge, Isbjorn Cinderforge

### Siblings

Frytha Deepforge, Delwynn Strongheart, Helja Cinderforge, Freja Rubycrest

### Nieces and Nephews

Kilvar Deepforge, Sigrid Deepforge, Davren Deepforge, Valen Deepforge, Sharrin Deepforge, Osgar Strongheart, Thorbir Strongheart, Korrik Rubycrest, Osmond Rubycrest, Olvar Rubycrest, Gaela Strongheart

**Duke Olbjorn Cinderforge** was the Duke of Cinderforge, one of the Ducal houses of Nuramek. He married Melsindra Frostbeard and had two sons, Bjermund and Baern.
Godfrey Belzamor

**Godfrey Belzamor** is a High Magus of the Mayakara. From 491 - 499 AC, he also served as Mayakara adviser to High King Artorin Tavore.

Over time, the King's growing paranoia led him to grow increasingly mistrustful of the Mayakara as a whole and of Belzamor in particular. In 499 AC, this came to a head with a confrontation between Belzamor and King Artorin that ended in the King having Belzamor ejected from the city. Belzamor responded by turning one of the guards sent to escort him out into a squirrel before leaving for Seaspire Keep.

Belzamor tasked his apprentice, Cedric Valenti, with gathering the notes that he had left behind in his tower. Rebuffed by the palace guards, Cedric hired the mercenary Saladin to fetch Belzamor's notes for him. While in Belzamor's tower, Saladin discovered that the wizard was researching dreamweaving magic as well as a set of powerful magic items created by Riss Alberon and his companions. He also discovered a secret romance between Belzmor and his colleague, Claudius Sartain.
Keldoran Tavore

**King Keldoran Tavore** was the last king of the Tavore Kingdom prior to Sulduran Unification and the father of King Elandoris Tavore, the first king of Suldura. He and his close friend King Aurelius Falkenried arranged a marriage between Aurelius's son Cassius and Keldoran's daughter Mylaina that cemented the Tavore-Falkenried alliance.

King Keldoran was known as a great general. He married his cousin, Petra Tavore, a capable administrator upon whom he relied in the running of his warcamps.
Eurian Montaigne

**Eurian Montaigne** was born in 474 AC to Torlas Montaigne, a priest of Pelor, and his mistress, a laundress. Shortly after Eurian's birth, his mother abandoned him with his father and left Deep Harbor.

As a young man, Eurian joined the Silver Inquisition, inspired by his father's religious teachings against magic. In the Inquisition, he met Juniper Arrindell, and the two began a romantic relationship.

In 499 AC, Eurian, Juniper, and Morgan Isthirel were sent to the Autumnbrook Mines to deal with the orc infestation, part of the Silver Inquisition's effort to supplant the Margrave of Falkenried as the force for law and order in the region. The three of them were captured and then released by Corvyn, Grimyse, Saladin, and Holg.

Later, Eurian ran into Grimyse, Saladin, and Holg once again as he hunted a necromancer in Wood's Edge. In order to prevent the Silver Inquisition from discovering the Mayakara Hunter who was also hunting the necromancer, Saladin misdirected Eurian to Darklin Hold. Eurian's whereabouts since then are unknown.
Haela Brightaxe

**Haela Brightaxe** is a goddess of the Morndinsamman, the dwarven pantheon. She is a goddess of warriors' luck, joy in battle, and female warriors. Clergy of Haela's temples are only female, and her priestesses are known as battle-maidens. They are known for entering a holy battlerage, for favoring the battleaxe and the greataxe as weapons, and for tattooing themselves and marking their weapons with geometric patterns.

During King Brynjar's funeral tournament, Holg Bersk was approached by several battle-maidens who noted that his battleaxe, Valkyrie, was marked with the designs of a battle-maiden and was likely a weapon associated with their temple.

## Haela's Battle-Maidens

Known battle-maidens of Haela Brightaxe include:

* Helja Cinderforge;
* Leilwyn Rockhammer;
* Olga;
* Pryn;
* Sigrid Deepforge.
Elysande Malkin

**Margravine Elysande Malkin** is the wife of Everett Carroway. She inherited the title of Margravine of Malkin after the former margrave, her uncle Caswell, was executed following his failed rebellion. Elysande's father, Horace, and her brothers, Fain and Caswell, were also executed after the war.

Elysande herself was taken prisoner by the Crown forces led by Prince Bertram Tavore early on in the war. However, the Malkins were unwilling to participate in any prisoner exchange, using their own captives to fuel Soralin Vorahl's dark experiments. As a result, Elysande remained in captivity for most of the war.

The Crown originally planned to marry Elysande to the king's cousin, Elend Tavore, after the rebellion had been supressed. However, Elend spoiled their plans by marrying a commoner, and so Elysande was married instead to Everett Carroway, the brother of Prince Bertram's wife, Satine.
Ismark Kolyanovich

**Ismark Kolyanovich** is the burgomaster of Barovia and the elder brother of Ireena Kolyana, the most recent reincarnation of Tatyana Ivanova.

Ismark encountered Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, and Solaris shortly after the party arrived in Barovia. The party was entering the Blood of the Vine tavern to meet with Vasili von Holz when they ran into Ismark exiting the tavern, berating the patrons within for their cowardice in being unwilling to help Ismark defend Ireena. Intrigued, the party agreed to meet Ismark later at his mansion, where they learned that Ireena was the object of desire of Strahd von Zarovich, that Ismark and Ireena's father Burgomaster Kolyan Indirovich had recently died, and that Ismark was hoping to transport Ireena to St. Andral's Church in Vallaki, where he believed that she would be safe.

The Consortium of Shadows had sent the party with a letter to be delivered to Kolyan, which they gave to Ismark instead upon learning of his father's death. Ismark opened the letter, which revealed that Kolyan had been working for Strahd, delivering people to him, and that Kolyan was to deliver the party to Strahd. Ismark requested that they keep this secret from his sister.

The party agreed to escort Ireena to Vallaki in exchange for Ismark's protection of the children Myrtle, Ifrik, and Lyra. They also agreed to help Ismark and Ireena bury their father. Shortly after the burial, the group was approached by the vampire Escher, who demanded that Ismark, as the new burgomaster of Barovia, dine with Strahd at Castle Ravenloft, and invited the party along as well.

Ismark and the party accepted the invitation, traveling to Castle Ravenloft. There, Strahd demanded Ismark's vow of allegiance, threatening to put someone else, who would not be a fair ruler, in charge of Barovia if Ismark demurred. Ismark accepted Strahd's terms on the condition that Strahd would not marry Ireena unless Ismark were convinced that the marriage was what Ireena wanted.

After dinner, Ismark and the party escaped Castle Ravenloft with the help of Fyodor and Dagmara Martikov and returned to the burgomaster's mansion in Barovia. While the others escorted his sister to Vallaki, Ismark remained in Barovia to look after the children.
Dark Powers of Barovia

**The Dark Powers of Barovia** are a pantheon of dark gods such as Mother Night and Vampyr which have historically been worshiped in Barovia. When Barov von Zarovich fought his wars of reconquest, he sought to take the lands of Barovia back from the lords who had given their lands and people over to blood magic and the dark powers.
Falkenried

**This article is a disambiguation page for Falkenried**

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.

Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Falkenried may refer to:

* Falkenried (region), a region of Suldura
* Tiberius Falkenried, the current Margrave of Falkenried
* Owen Falkenried, the heir to Falkenried
* Cassius Falkenried, a historical figure
Song

### Nieces and Nephews

Quiet, Clever, Doubt, Covenant, Perseverance, Ruin, Patience, Lyric, Absence, Chaos, Bold, Laughter, Gift, Balance, Chorus, Steadfast, Cherish, Promise, Truth

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Blue

**Song** is the daughter of King Glory and Cadence, his Concubine of Cultivation. She is half-sister to the current king of the Isle of Smoke, Honor, and is also half-sister to the tiefling mercenary Myth. Currently, Song captains the caravel Fiend's Daughter.

Song was Cadence's second-born daughter; Cadence had been married to another man, Wit, before being chosen as a royal concubine, and Myth was born from that marriage. When Myth and Song were old enough, they were both sent to apprentice with Cadence's brother Earnest aboard the Fiend's Daughter.

## Apprenticeship

Aboard the Fiend's Daughter, Song and Myth were trained as sailors with the expectation that Song would one day captain the ship and Myth would be her first mate.

When Song was twelve, the Fiend's Daughter rescued a half-drowned human boy, Carrow Shaw, whom the sailors named "The Cat" for both his tenacity in clinging to life and his drowned-cat appearance.

The Cat served on the Fiend's Daughter for several years, during which he became very close friends with Myth and fell in love with Song. Song shared his feelings, and the two began an illicit relationship. Relationships with non-tieflings are forbidden for citizens of the Isle of Smoke, and particularly for Song, who was the daughter of the king.

When The Cat and Song's relationship was discovered, Glory had The Cat imprisoned, awaiting trial and likely execution. However, Myth and Cadence helped him to escape imprisonment and the Isle. Song could not come with them, but Myth and The Cat set out together, beginning a life as mercenaries.

## Captain of the Fiend's Daughter

When Song was old enough to take over as captain of the Fiend's Daughter, her uncle Earnest was given commission of another ship, and command of the Fiend's Daughter was given to Song. Her quartermaster, Malice, and boatswain, Fearless, were both selected by her brother, who was now king of the Isle of Smoke.

At some point during her travels, Song found a sword, Moondancer, that bears the soul of a long-dead wizard. Bearing this sword, she gained new magical powers that have made her an extremely effective swordsman.

After the Siege of Westmarch, the Fiend's Daughter helped transport Falkenried troops and the Cat's Claws to Nuramek to assist Finnbjorn Cinderforge in the reclamation of his ancestral home. Later, the ship carried troops from Nuramek to the Isle of Smoke when Finnbjorn and his companions accompanied Myth there for her Proof by Combat.

The adventurers Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, and Solaris also traveled on the Fiend's Daughter, sailing from Saltshore to Deep Harbor. They discovered that Fate's childhood friend Prudence was working aboard the ship, and delivered letters from Song to The Cat and Myth warning them of Myth's impending selection as royal concubine.
Hester Ormond

**Hester Ormond** is the mayor of Cairnhold, a small hamlet in the Falkenried region of Suldura. Her father, Hans Ormond, was mayor before her. In her youth, Hester was sent to Birchfield to study at the Academy there, preparing her to succeed her father after his death.

In 499 AC, Ormond began searching for a way to save Cairnhold from the orc attacks that plagued it. She attempted a magic ritual to summon the spirit of The Mother to protect the village. Instead, she awoke the restless spirit of Queen Theodora Sildur, which began to plague the Cairnhold villagers with strange visions and nightmares.

While Ormond had planned to let the village midwife, the Widow Lenore Hollendorf, take the fall for summoning Theodora's spirit, her plots were uncovered by the traveling elven bard Liluth Chaemaer. Ormond was taken into custody by Liluth and Cairnhold villagers Kaersk, Nylax, and Zarine. She was then taken to Birchfield where she was sentenced by Baron Willem Lokar to trial by combat in the Crucible.
Hjoldur Ironfist

### Other Relatives

Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Eridred Cinderforge, Bjernhart Cinderforge, Isbjorn Cinderforge, Arbjorn Cinderforge

**Hjoldur Ironfist** is the Duke of Ironfist, one of the Ducal houses of Nuramek.

Hjoldur was present during the attack on the Nuramek Ducal Council. He voted to exonerate Valona of the charges of her father's murder. Later, he voted for Valona, rather than her half-brother, Ilmar, to succeed King Brynjar as monarch of Nuramek.

Hjoldur's heir is his son, Lonvar. He also has one daughter, Gillyd.
Arzak-Nath

**Arzak-Nath** is the mountain nation of the orcish tribes of Gavelor, located in the Two Sisters mountain range.

Historically, the orcs have been divided into many different tribes, each with their own chieftain. These tribes raid down from the mountains into the borderlands of the Falkenried region, but are not able to pose a significant threat to the fortified human cities or the rest of Suldura. When the tribes band together, however, they begin to seriously threaten the region. This has happened three times in recent history, resulting in the First, Second, and Third Borderlands Wars, each of which began with the unification of several orcish tribes under one chieftain's banner.

In 499 AC, a new unification began, with one orc, Ulk-Zarai, referring to himself as the King of Arzak-Nath. This was the first time that any of the orc chieftains had taken the title of King. With the assistance of the warlock Alys Tanner, Ulk-Zarai began plans to attack the city of Westmarch. After Alys' defeat and capture, a schism erupted within Ulk-Zarai's forces, with half of them, the "Red Stripe" orcs, remaining under his leadership, while half, the "White Stripe" orcs followed his rival, Orthaz.
Kerrek Firebrand

**Kerrek Firebrand** is a member of the Topaz Garrison. Born in Nuramek to laborer parents, he joined the Garrison around the same time as Finnbjorn Cinderforge, and befriended him there. Later, he and Finnbjorn both fought in the Third Borderlands War.

Kerrek is known as an incorrigible gossip, and seems to always know all of the rumors going around the city.
Kaersk

**Kaersk** is a half orc resident of Cairnhold, known as the town drunk and a troublemaker. He has few friends, but is close with Zarine Forester. He is also on good terms with Nylax, the town blacksmith.

In 494 AC, an orphaned halfling boy named Sam was found near Cairnhold. When no one else was able to take the boy in, Kaersk adopted him and has raised him ever since.

In 499 AC, Kaersk was involved with the capture of Mayor Hester Ormond and agreed to assist Liluth Chaemaer in transporting Ormond to Birchfield for trial.
Rahadin

**Rahadin** is the dusk elf castellan of Castle Ravenloft, a post that he has held at least since Strahd von Zarovich was a young man. He wields a cursed blade which inflicts wounds that cannot be healed until the curse is removed.

Kasimir Velikov claims that, on Strahd's orders, Rahadin killed every dusk elf woman after the dusk elves tried to keep Kasimir's sister, Patrina, from being taken as Strahd's consort. The pacifist dusk elves would not assist Kasimir in seeking revenge on Rahadin, so Kasimir went alone to try to kill the castellan. Rahadin easily defeated Kasimir and cut off both of Kasimir's ears. Kasimir says that leaving him alive was no mercy, and that Rahadin knew that. Kasimir has trained for many years, trying to prepare himself to face Rahadin again.

When Ezmerelda d'Avenir stole the Tome of Strahd from Castle Ravenloft, she was waylaid by Rahadin. Dueling the elf, Ezmerelda was mortally wounded, but managed to escape on horseback with the Tome. She fled to Van Richten's Tower, where she late to discover a group of adventurers is wandering within the tower.
Yelena Ulrich

**Yelena Ulrich** was a reincarnation of Tatyana Ivanova, born in the village of Berez. Yelena looked very similar to her mother, except for her striking green eyes. When Strahd discovered and pursued Yelena, her father, Lazlo, killed her to keep her from Strahd. In response, Strahd killed Lazlo and destroyed the village of Berez. In the center of the ruins, he created a statue of Yelena.

> *You stand on a small island, rising from the brackish waters. In its center stands an age-worn statue of a young woman. She stands, face lifted to the sky with a smile on her lips. In her hands is a bunch of wildflowers, clutched tight to her chest. Despite the winds and rains and vegetation that have worn this statue away, you can see a deep sadness in the statue's make, and a longing for something lost.*
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The ghost of Lazlo Ulrich haunts the swamps around where Yelena was killed. While searching for the statue, Fate and Solaris encountered the ghost, which possessed Solaris and attacked Fate. With the help of Lilluth, Stellaluna, and Ireena, Fate managed to subdue Solaris and speak to Lazlo through him. He seemed to have been driven mad by what he had done to his daughter. However, Ireena was able to persuade him that she was Yelena, and convinced his spirit to move on.
Marten Elrikes

**Marten Elrikes** is a thief from Tarbeck's Bluff, and was previously the leader of a band of criminals operating in and around Westmarch. For many years, he was able to continue his operation, going into hiding whenever the law seemed to be coming down on him.

In 499 AC, Magistrate Armen Tahlaad offered a very substantial reward for Elrikes' capture. Elrikes planned to flee town, but also decided to attempt a final heist before making his escape. He had planned to break into Tahlaad Manor, along with his lieutenants Alfric and Vayden and steal an ancient relic belonging to the magistrate himself. Elrikes was able to successfully steal and hide the relic, but before he could make his escape he and his men were captured by Saladin, Corvyn, Grimyse, and Holg. The four mercenaries handed Elrikes over to the magistrate. When searching him, they found a ring engraved with the name "Maerien."

Many months later, Elrikes was found in the dungeons of Overlook Keep, having been given by Magistrate Tahlaad to the necromancer Soralin Vorahl.
Seaspire

**Seaspire** is a region of Suldura under the control of the Mayakara. It is the smallest region of Suldura, consisting only of the lands immediately surrounding Seaspire Keep.

Seaspire became its own kingdom after the fall of the Sildur dynasty. As Silduras fractured, the Mayakara took control of the lands surrounding their primary college.

During Sulduran Unification, Seaspire was the only conquered kingdom that fell without a single casualty. After the capture of Hale, Arch Magus Verin Lestronne traveled to King Elandoris Tavore's war camp and personally negotiated with him in a secret meeting. The details of the meeting are unknown, but ultimately, Verin gave up any claim to monarchy while the Mayakara were still permitted to operate as a semi-independent entity and Elandoris agreed that each King of Suldura would choose a Mayakara advisor.
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Berez

**Berez** is a ruined city in Barovia. Once one of the nation's largest population centers, it has been abandoned for hundreds of years, after the Luna River rose up and swallowed most of the town.

The sole living inhabitant of Berez is now Baba Lysaga, who travels the ruins in her creeping hut.

At least one ghost also inhabits the ruins of Berez. While traveling through the town, Solaris Silverleaf was possessed by the spirit of a dead man, the father of Yelena Ulrich. Yelena was a reincarnation of Tatyana who was killed by her own father to keep her out of Strahd's grasp. There is a statue of Yelena in the center of the Berez ruins.
Petra Tavore

**Queen** **Petra Tavore** was the wife of King Keldoran Tavore and the mother of the first king of Suldura, King Elandoris. Petra was known to be a shrewd woman and a capable administrator who ran King Keldoran's warcamps. Her son Elandoris was born in a warcamp during the First Borderlands War. She also had one daughter, Mylaina.

Queen Petra has been mythologized as the ideal Sulduran woman and the mother of the nation. She is remembered as a valued adviser, a devoted wife, and a loving mother.
Leilwyn Rockhammer

**Leilwyn Rockhammer** is a Battlemaiden of the Temple of Haela in Nuramek. She is a frequent participant in tournaments and competitions on behalf of the Temple.

Leilwyn took an interest in Holg Bersk when she saw that he carried an ancient axe of a battlepriest of Haela. She offered him a friendly wager prior to the melee at King Brynjar's funeral tournament, and when he refused, she and her companions targeted him, taking him out of the melee. The two of them later brawled at the funeral feast, with Leilwyn winning again. After being reincarnated as a dwarf, Holg - now Astrid - challenged Leilwyn again at Queen Valona and Prince Finnbjorn's wedding feast. This time, Astrid was victorious.
Kolyan Indirovich

**Kolyan Indirovich** was the burgomaster of Barovia and the father of Ismark Kolyanovich and Ireena Kolyana. He died in 1543 by the Barovian calendar (500 AC).

As burgomaster, Kolyan was said to have cared deeply about his people, thinking of them as his children. However, there is also evidence that Kolyan was working with the Consortium of Shadows, delivering people to Strahd von Zarovich on their behalf.

When Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, and Solaris were sent to Barovia, they were given a letter to deliver to Kolyan Indirovich. When they arrived, they were told that he had died of a failed heart only a few days earlier. Kolyan's son Ismark opened the letter instead, which indicated that Kolyan was to deliver the party to Strahd. Ismark requested that the party not tell this to his sister, as he did not want to damage her opinion of their late father.
Seaspire Keep

**Seaspire Keep** is the only city in the small Seaspire region of Suldura. It is the seat of the Mayakara and houses their primary college.

While not as large as Crownport or Kainen's Hollow, Seaspire Keep ties Deep Harbor for the third largest port city in Suldura, and is a bustling hub of trade and activity. Because the Mayakara are willing to accept members of any race so long as they possess magical ability, Seaspire Keep is also the most diverse city in Suldura.

Prior to Sulduran Unification, Seaspire Keep was a Mayakara city-state, with the Arch Magus of the Mayakara acting as monarch and engaging in negotiations and treaties with the Kings of neighboring Hale and Tavore. During Elandoris Tavore's campaign of unification, Arch Magus Verin Lestronne traveled to Elandoris' war camp and personally negotiated with him in a secret meeting. The details of the meeting are unknown, but ultimately, Verin gave up any claim to monarchy while the Mayakara were still permitted to operate as a semi-independent entity and Elandoris agreed that each King of Suldura would choose a Mayakara advisor.
Morgan Isthiril

**Morgan Isthiril** was a Silver Inquisition soldier. The daughter of Kithvoni merchants, she was born in Kithvonn but she and her family emigrated to Deep Harbor when she was a young child. There, she was quickly absorbed by the religious teachings of Torlas Montaigne and other priests who condemned the use of magic. Driven by religious fervor, she joined the Silver Inquisition in 496 AC.

In the Silver Inquisition, she worked closely with Eurian Montaigne, Torlas' illegitimate son. Both of them were assigned to a squad led by Lieutenant Juniper Arrindell for a time, and the three developed a close friendship.

In 499 AC, Juniper was recalled to aid his father, General Maldon Arrindell, in preparations for the Siege of Westmarch and Eurian was assigned to a witchhunting squad assigned with tracking down the Necromancer of Wood's Edge. With both of her squadmates assigned away, Morgan chose to volunteer for a special, high-risk mission.

In her final Silver Inquisition mission, Morgan was given a martyrblade ring and she, along with four other skilled Silver Inquisition soldiers, were sent to assassinate Margrave Tiberius Falkenried and his wife, Nilene Guinevra, in preparation for the imminent siege. Morgan was able to severely injure the margrave, but her attack was ended when Nilene teleported in, bringing Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Grimyse Ecixellash, and Saladin with her. Morgan was killed in the attack, but it was then discovered that her death had been inevitable - the martyrblade ring granted her great powers, but also ensured her death within a few hours of its activation.
Julia Tavore

**Julia Tavore** is the wife of Elend Tavore, cousin to the King of Suldura.

Julia was born to poor crofters in the town of Hillsborough, in the Malkin region of Suldura. She met Elend in 499 AC while she was working at The Laughing Lily, an establishment frequented by the soldiers fighting in the Malkin Rebellion. The two quickly fell in love, and were wed within weeks of meeting. When Elend was sent back to Crownport for striking a superior officer who had insulted Julia, Julia returned with him.

In Crownport, Elend was employed by an army moving to break the Siege of Westmarch. Shortly after, Julia was killed by Alys Tanner, a powerful warlock who impersonated Julia for the next week in order to follow the army. Alys - and the truth about Julia's death - were discovered en route to Westmarch and Alys was captured.

Following the battle at Westmarch, Elend traveled to the Faewood with the help of Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Saladin, Holg Bersk, and Grimyse Ecixellash, seeking a powerful druid who would be able to bring Julia back. They were successful - using powerful druidic magic, the drow woman Mallara Elluviel was able to create a new body for Julia, restoring her to life.

After her resurrection, Julia traveled with Elend to Nuramek, where she resided for a time with the Cinderforge family. She was present at the attack on the Nuramek Ducal Council, and almost died a second time.

Several months after arriving in Nuramek, Elend was summoned back to Kainen's Hollow to rejoin the war there, and Julia once more accompanied him, returning to her home.
Artorin Tavore

### Cousins

Elend Tavore, Lyanna Tavore, Beatrice Tavore, Sadeas Corlester (deceased), Petra Arrowford (deceased), Mezara Corlester, Tiberius Falkenried, Owen Falkenried

### Aunts and Uncles

Fredrin Tavore (deceased), Roselle Corlester (deceased)

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Blue

**High** **King Artorin Tavore** is the monarch of Suldura. He became king upon the death of his father, Maxidan Tavore, on Umberlestide 22, 483 AC, when Artorin was twenty-five years old.

The year before his father's death and his coronation, Artorin wed Calliandra Duvell, the young cousin of Margrave Caswell Malkin. Calliandra bore Artorin two sons, Maxidan and Dalinar.

Artorin is frequently ill, and unable to fulfill his kingly responsibilities. During this time, Queen Calliandra sits on the King's Council and governs in Artorin's place.
Ivar

**Ivar** is a criminal and a member of the Cult of Transformation in Nuramek. For some time, he assisted Falrik Clanless by capturing dwarves and various other humanoids to be turned into spellforged abominations, while also following orders from the Masked Dwarf to sabotage and undermine Princess Valona Stonesong.

Ivar was apprehended by Nuramek when he involved the dragonborn warder Grimyse Ecixellash in his plots, with the end goal of capturing her and giving her to Falrik. Grimyse and her companions overpowered Ivar and the other cult members and turned them over to the Topaz Garrison.
Oloric

**Oloric** is a criminal and a member of the Cult of Transformation in Nuramek. For some time, he assisted Falrik Clanless by capturing dwarves and various other humanoids to be turned into spellforged abominations, while also following orders from the Masked Dwarf to sabotage and undermine Princess Valona Stonesong.

Oloric was employed in the Nuramek Royal Stables, and used that position to interfere with King Brynjar's funeral tournament, replacing Valona's blunted sword with an edged one and cutting the straps on Valona's horse for the joust. He and his compatriot Ivar approached Grimyse Ecixellash to request her help in this sabotage of Valona.

Later, Ivar attempted to capture Grimyse in order to send her to Falrik, resulting in Ivar's capture. Oloric was then sent, along with cult leaders Creswik Grayspire and the Masked Dwarf, to prevent Grimyse and her companions from bringing what they had learned of the cult to the Topaz Garrison. Oloric, too, was then incapacitated and captured.
Twice-born

**Twice-born** tieflings are neither male nor female, belonging instead to a third gender. The tieflings believe that twice-born souls may be reborn into bodies that are either biologically male, biologically female, or hermaphroditic.

Twice-born tieflings use "they" pronouns in Common. Among the tieflings, they dress in either men's or women's clothing according to their preference.

## Reznoriak and the Twice-Born

These beliefs tie in with the beliefs held by the tiefling religion regarding reincarnation. Tieflings believe that, after one's death, one's soul is cleansed by the fires of Reznoriak and then reborn into a new body. Souls are believed to have a gender, and a female soul will always be reborn in a biologically female body and vice versa. However, about 1 in 20 souls are thought to move fluidly between male and female bodies, their soul not tied to either sex.

Twice-born have a special place in the tieflings religion, and there is a religious order known as the Chosen of the Mountain composed of only twice-born mages.  There is a temple in Reznoriak City known as the Mouth of the Mountain which only those invited and accompanied by a twice-born priest may enter.

## Twice-Born Characters

* Malice, the quartermaster of the Fiend's Daughter
* Echo, one of Fate's contacts
Bertram Tavore

### Cousins

Elend Tavore, Lyanna Tavore, Beatrice Tavore, Sadeas Corlester (deceased), Petra Arrowford (deceased)

### Aunts and Uncles

Fredrin Tavore (deceased), Roselle Corlester (deceased)

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Brown

**Prince Bertram Tavore** is brother to Artorin Tavore, High King of Suldura. He is also General of the Crown's troops and was tasked with leading the joint forces in suppressing the Malkin Rebellion in Kainen's Hollow.

In 496 AC, Prince Bertram was married to Satine Carroway. They have one child, Elandoris Tavore, named for Bertram's grandfather who is credited with the unification of Suldura.

In 499 AC, Bertram was placed at the head of the armies sent to suppress the Kainen's Hollow's rebellion. His cousin, Elend Tavore, served under him there. Elend was sent back to Crownport for striking a superior officer after he hit Bertram for insulting Elend's wife.

As the commander of the human forces, Prince Bertram worked alongside Prince Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Margrave Tiberius Falkenried, and the mages of the Mayakara to lead the joint armies to victory. At the conclusion of the war, Bertram's brother-in-law Everett Carroway was wed to Elysande Malkin and made Margrave of Malkin.
Cathred Goblinsbane

### Cousins

Mila Goblinsbane, Wulfric Goblinsbane, Solvi Goblinsbane, Danvar Goblinsbane, Meldor Goldenbeard, Sigrun Goldenbeard

### Aunts and Uncles

Veldor Goblinsbane, Ingrid Surefoot, Hilde Darkaxe, Malda Brightquarry, Eirik Goblinsbane, Orsik Silverheart, Ivar Silverheart, Ilma Ironfist, Horvald Silverheart, Valda Goldenbeard

**Cathred Goblinsbane**, née Silverheart, is the wife of Danvar Goblinsbane, with whom she has three children. She is also the favorite daughter of Duke Rangrim Silverheart, and is known to hold her father's ear on important matters.
Vanargand

**Vanargand** is the pack leader of the Barovian werewolves and works for Strahd von Zarovich. He pursued Ezmerelda d'Avenir after she fled Castle Ravenloft with the Tome of Strahd, tracking her to the woods near Krezk Pool. When Fate put up a Leomund's Tiny Hut, Vanargand and his pack surrounded the party, pinning them down until Strahd arrived.

After Lilluth and Ireena convinced Strahd that Ezmerelda was not with them, Strahd had Vanargand and his pack follow the party while Strahd himself traveled to the Abbey of St. Markovia. Vanargand tracked the party to the Wizard of Wines Winery and waited there while the party escaped through a secret passage. When Strahd reunited with the pack, having not found Ezmerelda, Vanargand and his werewolves helped Strahd burn down the winery.
Westmarch Mayakara

**The Westmarch Mayakara** is the westernmost Mayakara guild in Suldura. Its guild mistress is Nilene Guinevra, and it is based out of the Mages' Court in Westmarch. In addition to the Mayakara academy run by every guild, the Westmarch Mayakara runs a hospital, a magic shop, an apothecary, and a fortuneteller's shop. There are fifteen full guild members and fifteen students in the guild; new students are only taken on when there is a guild member available to sponsor them.

The full guild members of the Westmarch Mayakara include:

* Guild Mistress Nilene Guinevra;
* Damien Crane;
* Dirk Trevand;
* Jannara Miralen;
* Leonas Kestrel;
* Meena Rosleff;
* Seraphina Illandris;
* Velya Edrian.

Students in the Westmarch Mayakara academy include:

* Gavin Pryor, Nilene's apprentice;
* Jesrin, Velya's apprentice;
* Kenna Mason, Dirk's apprentice;
* Megda Gabrest, Seraphina's apprentice.
Myrtle

**Myrtle** is a Barovian child, the daughter of two dreamcake addicts from the town of Barovia. After her parents were unable to afford the dreamcakes sold by the hag Morgantha, they traded Myrtle and her soulless brother Ifrik for dreamcakes.

Myrtle and Ifrik were both imprisoned at the Old Bonegrinder windmill until they were rescued by Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, and Solaris. Myrtle was rescued first and sent on to the Blood of the Vine tavern with Vasili von Holz and Daisy while the other adventurers returned to the mill to rescue her brother. After both children had been freed from the hags, they were delivered to Burgomaster Ismark Kolyanovich. Ismark agreed to look after the children in exchange for the party's promise to transport his sister Ireena safely to St. Andral's Church in Vallaki.
Torrhen Stonesong VIII

**King Torrhen Stonesong VIII** was the first king of Nuramek after the Fall of Mordingard.

When Mordingard fell, the last king of Karekanur, High King Galdric Truesilver was slain during the fighting, as were all four of his sons. This ended the male line of the Truesilver monarchy, which had ruled over the nation of Karekanur for a hundred generations. Galdric's young daughter Frytha, who had fled to Darenkad, was named High Queen of Karekanur, but her reign was short-lived. The governing families of each city had close blood ties to the Truesilver line, and several competing claims were made against Frytha's.

Nuramek was the second city to declare independence from the new Karekanur centered on Darenkad. A civil war erupted when Torrhen, who was himself the grandson of a Truesilver prince, declared himself the true king of Karekanur.  Ultimately, Darenkad sued for peace and acquiesced to Nuramek's independence.
Dmitri Martikov

### Cousins

Katarina Martikov, Brom Martikov, Bray Martikov, Claudiu Tomescu, Yolanda Tomescu

### Other Relatives

Davian Martikov, Adrian Martikov, Urwin Martikov, Stefania Tomescu, Elvir Martikov

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Brown

**Dmitri Martikov** is a Barovian wereraven child and a newly-raised member of the Keepers of the Feather. He is the son of Dagmara Martikov and an unknown father and until recently lived at the Wizard of Wines Winery with his grandmother, Elsa Martikov.

When Elsa helped Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, Solaris, Ezmerelda, and Ireena escape from Vanargand and his werewolves using the Keepers' secret tunnels, Dmitri demanded to accompany them. Dmitri insisted that if his cousin Katarina was old enough to help, then he was, too. However, his grandmother refused his request and sent him to Davian and Stefania with the other children. After Strahd had the werewolves burn the Martikovs' winery to the ground, Dmitri is missing and presumed dead.
Wit

**Wit** is a tiefling woodsman and the father of the mercenary Myth. Born in Patrivya on the Isle of Smoke, Wit met and fell in love with a young druid of the Moonsisters, Cadence. The two of them were married and Cadence soon became pregnant with their first child.

However, Cadence also caught the eye of the King of the Isle of Smoke, Glory. Glory selected Cadence to become his Concubine of Cultivation. Preexisting marriage does not excuse a woman chosen as concubine from her obligation, so Cadence elected to engage in a Proof by Combat. She and Wit fought together, but were ultimately defeated and Cadence assumed her new role as concubine.

While Cadence moved to the Concubines' Village in Reznoriak City, Wit returned to Patrivya. Because Wit's daughter, Myth, grew up in the Concubines' Village, where no men save the king are permitted, Wit was unable to play a part in raising her.
The Kestrels

**The Kestrels** are a mercenary company operating primarily out of southern Suldura. They were founded in 402 AC by the elven exiles Coradrin Thallion and Viranuil Moonbow, who have been captain and lieutenant of the Kestrels, respectively, ever since.

There are approximately 300 soldiers in the Kestrels, consisting of about 200 archers and 100 swordsmen. An additional 50 to 100 camp followers typically travel along with the company. The company is about 75 percent human and 95 percent male.

## Members of the Kestrels

### Officers

* Captain Coradrin Thallion
* Lieutenant Viranuil Moonbow
* Hask Bonebreak
* Red Pyter
* Shima of Whitebridge

### Soldiers

* Solaris Silverleaf (former)
* Keldor son Kevrak (former)
* Nolan Green
* Taliesin Harrowmont
* Teslyn Tanner
* Zehra
Xandria Tavore

**Queen** **Xandria Tavore**, née Westerreach, was the wife of King Elandoris Tavore and the first queen of a unified Suldura. She had three children: Maxidan, Fredrin, and Roselle.

Her brother, Clerobold Westerreach, was a Tavore baron and a general under King Elandoris. Clerobold's granddaughter, Gwyneth, is a captain in King Artorin's army.
Umberlee

**Umberlee** is one of the chief deities of the human pantheon. She is associated with the sea and storms, and considered to be a violent, chaotic, and tempestuous goddess, as mercurial and wantonly violent as the seas that she rules.

Sea travel in and around Gavelor is a perilous pursuit due to rocky shores and reefs, frequent and violent storms, and, if sailors are to be believed, monstrous titans who haunt the oceans' depths. Umberlee represents the fear and awe that sailors and those who dwell in coastal towns feel for the sea. She is loved by many of her worshipers, but love is always second to fear and respect. Her most famous disciple, the self-styled Pirate King Nephraim Stormtyrant, sought to emulate her qualities, instilling fear in the hearts of any who saw his sails.

Temples to Umberlee can be found in every major Sulduran port city, with the largest in Deep Harbor, and small temples are a mainstay of even the smallest coastal towns. Her temples are typically shaped like a boat or ship, with the alter near the prow, and small rural temples are often built from the remains of a scuttled vessel.
Waldren Silverheart

### Aunts and Uncles

Orsik Silverheart, Ivar Silverheart, Ilma Ironfist, Horvald Silverheart, Valda Goldenbeard

### Nieces and Nephews

Rangrim Goblinsbane, Kilvar Goblinsbane, Jolyn Goblinsbane

**Waldren Silverheart** is the eldest child and only son of Duke Rangrim Silverheart, and the heir to the Silverheart Duchy. As a ducal heir, he was present during the attack on the Nuramek Ducal Council.
Theodora Sildur

**Queen Theodora Sildur** was an ancient Queen Consort of Silduras, the pre-Calamity human kingdom. Her son, grandson, and great-grandson were all kings: King Edmund Sildur, King Clerobald Sildur, and King Tobias Sildur.

Queen Theodora died on the hill that would one day become Cairnhold, killed by an orc army. Her escort force had been nearly wiped out by an unexpected orc ambush, and those that remained of her soldiers had each died buying her more time to escape with her infant son. Theodora made her final stand at the top of a hill, drawing her own sword to defend her child, with the armies of Silduras less than a mile from reaching her. Although Theodora died, her son was protected by his mother's body, and was found by the armies that swept over the hill, pushing back the orcs.

The monument which would become the town of Cairnhold was built to commemorate Theodora, her valiant stand, and the sacrifice of her own life which saved her son. Her body was interred in a crypt beneath the monument and, at their requests, Kings Edmund, Clerobald, and Tobias were buried above her.

Many years after Theodora's death, Riss Alberon, the man who would become The Worldbreaker, entered her tomb and removed the sword that was buried with her. In a note that he left, he explained that he would not have taken the sword were it not of grave importance. If anyone sought the sword, he advised them to find the human wizard Lyra Harrenridge or one of her descendants.

More than five centuries passed after Alberon's theft before another person entered Theodora's tomb. Cairnhold Mayor Hester Ormond, believing that Theodora was a goddess known as The Mother and would be able to protect the town from an orcish invasion, attempted a ritual to summon Theodora's spirit. The wraith that Ormond was able to summon was Theodora, but captured only the moments right before the queen's death - fear for her son and surety that he would die shortly after she did. Theodora's wraith struck the entire town with nightmares, striking deepest at those whose minds were left open to suggestion by entering an altered state of consciousness. Ultimately, the wraith was slain by a group of travelers and townsfolk: Liluth Chaemaer, Zion Sandpiper, Zarine Forester, Nylax the Heretic, and Kaersk. The wraith was banished, but Theodora's spirit was not put to rest.