Major NPCs

## Guest Players and Temporary PCs

Shiver - Shy half-orc druid wilder girl, part of the Northmarch Party (Temporary Character)

Awoo - Baby kenku barbarian and bard, part of the Northmarch Party (Temporary Character)

Marchosias - Mischevious tiefling bard, part of the Northmarch Party (Temporary Character)

Macey - Rowdy, elderly human fighter woman, part of the Northmarch Party (Temporary Character)

Mak-rehe - Sand elven monk tasked with watching the party in Oasis (Guest Player)

Astrid Stumbleflask - Dwarven bloodhunter, a dragonhunter and blacksmith (Temporary Character)

## NPCs who have been party members

Morgana One-Eye - Dragonborn barbarian and pirate, met on the sea near Shark's Maw Isle.

~~Salty Randal~~ - Dwarven cleric/rogue. Died like he lived, a person we barely knew. RIP.

Orienna - Tiefling rogue and inventor from the City of Brass, met in Grindwall.

Rikkikax - Red slaad, met in Grindwall. Adoptive father of Orienna.

Deacon Rothford - Half-elven cleric of the Raven Queen from Barovia. He's part of Andrith Shadowbane's party. At some point, each of his party members has accompanied the PC party in battle.

Kasun - A half-drow werewolf bloodhunter that befriended the party. ~~Presumed dead.~~ Lost somewhere?

Tristram Vaas - an extremely chaotic half-elf warlock that joined the party to search for her girlfriend.

Desdemona - a human mystic child who escaped from an illithid testing facility.

Boris - A very good boy. Vahlka's pet hunting spider.

Balefire - A less behaved, but still very good boy. Barkley's pet guard drake.

Dogs the Urd - An elderly kobold who betrayed the party to Crow

Isil Dawnstrider - A sand-elf ranger (and her hyena) who saved the party from a sandstorm

Vera Gravesorrow - A drow monk of Ioun the party rescued from a gnoll encampment.

Zholssen - A yuan-ti pureblood bard searching for a fellow escaped pureblood.

Calliope - A shadar-kai woman with strange powers who came to the Abyss to tell Lucius about Minerva.

## Iron Guard and Grindwall Enemies

Marisa Lilygrave - The leader of the Grindwall Iron Guard

Namaah - Second in command of the Iron Guard, a tiefling and Orienna's mother.

~~Merlin LaRoth~~ - The former alchemist of Grindwall

## Cult of the Dragon

Verde (Theo) - A member of the Cult of Tiamat, the Green Wyrmspeaker, and Olivia's brother, Theo

Crimson (Sara) - A member of the Cult of Tiamat and the Red Wyrmspeaker

Sapphire (Lena) - A member of the Cult of Tiamat and the Blue Wyrmspeaker

Snow (Tenebrous) - A member of the Cult of Tiamat and the White Wyrmspeaker

Noir (Cyressa) - A member of the Cult of Tiamat and the Black Wyrmspeaker.

Virulence - Tiefling druid working to kill the party. Extremely rude. Tried to murder BORIS.

Cael - An enemy necromancer the party met in the beastlands

~~Castra Dame~~ - A drow vampire spawn working with the Cult of Tiamat

Orion - A tiefling bard and member of Tenebrous's party

Grim - A tiefling gunslinger involved with Tenebrous's party, girlfriend to Tristram.

Penance - A tiefling cleric, close friend to Tenebrous, who was afflicted with illness by Moira.

## Chromatic Dragons

Crow - An adult black dragon known for his cruelty and unusual spellcasting ability. Supposed consort of Tiamat.

Daggerspine - The enormous, ancient red dragon that Andrith released from the underdark Deephold prison.

Deathcrawl - A green dragon, revenant, and enemy of Moira.

Erasthekon - An adult blue dragon stationed at the Guillotine. Vahlka's friend.

~~Grenn - An adult white dragon slain by Andrith's party~~

Moira the Viper - An adult green dragon that the party freed from a cage.

Tauro - A red dragon wyrmling the party tried to rescue from drow, he is the son of Daggerspine.

Titus the Giant-Slayer - An ancient red dragon, brother to Daggerspine.

Tanith - A green dragon working with the Cult of Tiamat. Supposed consort of Tiamat.

Dazzlegleam - A blue dragon working with the Cult of Tiamat.

Anamelech - A white dragon working with the Cult of Tiamat

Azuhel - An adult red dragon working with the Cult of Tiamat

Brawnvar - A maimed adult blue dragon that the party saved from gnoll prison.

## Metallic Dragons

Minerva - An ancient copper dragon, spymaster of Tamvrien, and mother of Lucius

Allohine - An ancient bronze dragon, a monk, and despite his size: a little shit.

Sirius Silvertongue - A silver dragon and a holy man, whose lair is the city of Tamvrien

~~Eldrehain~~ - ~~A gold dragon and a paladin. Minerva and Sirius loved him.~~

Hawthorne - A silver dragon residing in the Northmarch

~~Haven~~ ~~- A gold dragon, paladin, enemy of Tanith and friend of Minerva. Killed by Tanith.~~

Chronatus - A brass dragon with a tricky personality and a mysterious history

Bright Eyes - A wyrmling brass dragon, the Anshi of Rystus Shadowbane

## Andrith's Party

Andrith Shadowbane - A drow monk from Umbravall, sister to Vahlka

Allegreyana Willowstride - A high elf warlock and wild mage, Andrith's wife

Jethnik Hadryon - A half-orc ranger and a member of Andrith's party, Deacon's best friend.

Perrin Weaseltongue - A gnome wizard and a member of Andrith's party.

Reanna Ironhand - A gunslinger, former member of the Grindwall guard.

Deacon Rothford - Beloved but gloomy half elf cleric. The PCs are working on a custody arrangement with Andrith's party.

## Nightwardens and Nightwarden Rebels

Anika Venomblood - An arcane trickster rogue who serves as captain of Vahlka's unit. Now the leader of the Nightwarden rebellion.

Shad'ro Widowvane - A snooty drow rogue who serves as commander of Vahlka's unit.

Osyna Bloodeye - One of the three drow Grand Generals, a sorceress, and Vampire Lord.

~~Dirga Whitespine~~ ~~- One of the three drow Grand Generals, a bard, and owner of very fabulous big hair. Killed by the party in Oasis.Killed a second time by Vahlka in Osyna's manse.~~

Yressa Depthwalker - One of the three drow Grand Generals, a cleric, and presumably a mean girl.

Shay Blackclaw - A ranger whose couch Vahlka's used to live on. One of her many terrible exes.

Ender Shadowbane - Vahlka's little brother, whose existence was only recently discovered. Wild mage sorcerer.

Andromache Shadowbane - Vahlka's baby sister, whose existence was only recently discovered. Fifteen years old and already a warden.

Jade - Drow rogue who helped Vahlka escape Umbravall. Part of Anika's rebellion.

## The Resistance

Carrie Crowlantern - a gnome paladin of the Raven Queen, leading the resistance

Dak Stumbleflask - a dwarven monk, friend of Andrith, working for the resistance

Mak-teth - a sand-elven ranger working with the resistance

Kuni Willowbranch - a half-elven bard/monk who is more excited than experienced

Monty the Snake - a human rogue who is helping with the resistance

## Oasis Leadership and the Claws of Bastus

Andarsella - A greater sphinx. Presumably some sort of leadership in the Claws of Bastus, and an important figure in Oasis.

Tython the Sharp - A lesser sphinx who dueled the party in exchange for dropping the Claws of Bastus' assassination contract on Vahlka.

The Black Cat - A warlock/rogue who leads the Claws of Bastus. Real name, Nero Duskheart.

Katya Winterfall - A drow rogue who emits an anti-magic aura.

~~Maria Crowlantern~~ ~~- Barkley's mother, an assassin of the Claws of Bastus. Killed by Osyna Bloodeye~~

Shadows Under Birds (Shadow) - Tabaxi wizard, Lucius's schoolboy crush, and a rogue!

## Demons

~~River and Wraith~~ ~~- A couple of demons, human in a past life, who now serve Obscura~~

~~Wisp~~ ~~- Barkley's former mentor, a powerful demon dog creature who serves Obscura~~

Hadernyx - the enemy Shadow Demon found in the Void from the mirror in Merlin's mansion

## Other Enemies

Kiare Feltouch - Vahlka's ex-fiance, a necromancer, and a member of The Grasp.

Kosith - A rakshasa and one of the former Deephold prisoners.

Valeana Luxand - The High Inquisitor of Bahamut that the party has mixed feelings about.

## Other Important Characters

Mysa'aor - A strange and powerful entity that lives in the void and visits the party in their dreams.

Wyssa Webstalker - A very powerful drider wizard who runs a series of shops across the Exaeshi Islands.

Temerity - Olivia's former mentor at her bardic college, a tiefling warlock/bard

Brandon Astorio - Human valor bard, Olivia's former best friend, an associate of Minerva

Ander - A mysterious human wizard the party freed from a cell. Claimed to be part of the Runehunters guild.

Queen Aumenna - Queen of the Ghost Wasp Hive the party encountered in Act 1, Part 3

## Minor NPCS

~~Creed~~ - A tiefling involved with Snow's plot

~~Discord~~ - A tiefling involved with Snow's plot

Syrus - A Gnome Bard. Told Vahl she hit like a halfling.

Lily - A unicorn the party saved in the Northmarch and then accidentally summoned with wild magic.

Arthur - A weird kid from the Northmarch who the party saved twice.

Sabine Greymantle - One of Vahlka's terrible exes, a drow cleric of Lolth. Mean. Vahl's a mess.

Rystus Shadowbane - Vahlka's stinky mushroom uncle.

Kalesius - A son of Zeus who fought with the party in the Gauntlet in Ysgard.

Ryaninor Brightmane - A talking horse/paladin of bahamut

~~Aurelius~~ - The ghost of a gold dragonborn who had been haunting in the home of Merlin LaRoth.

Sylvana - Aarakocra paladin of the Roc, met the party in the Chezar Grasslands

Kakkire - Sylvana's older Aarakokcra friend, an friendly wisened vulture.

Ter-gorrah - Gnoll paladin of Kord. A former member of Andrith's adventuring party.