Owlets and Spiderlings - A Home for Childrens

## Owlets and Spiderlings

Owlets and Spiderlings was constructed in Amber Run by Ashewan Norvegicus and Gwyneth.

## History

After a near death experience in the Tremorthresh Crevasse Ashewan and Gwyneth decided they should set in motion their plans to help the children who have been displaced by disaster somewhere safe to live.

## Description

The Owlets and Spiderlings orphanage is split between two buildings, the living quarters which houses bedrooms for the residents and staff and a play room and the Dining Hall which is shared with the Nest and Web Bed and Breakfast.

## House Rules

### *For Guests*

1. No Bullying.
2. No Snatching/Stealing.
3. No Swearing.
4. No Fighting.
5. Everyone under the age of Eleven must be accompanied by an adult when going into the town.
6. You may visit any building owned by Ashewan & Gwyneth.
7. Bed time is 7pm.
8. No sweets after Dinner.
9. Do not cause trouble for the Townsfolk.
10. Make your bed when you get up.
11. Be Polite.
12. Be Honest.
13. Be Kind.

### *Bath House Schedule*

**Mornings**: Monday and Thursday Girls 6am, Boys 7am.

**Evenings**: Tuesday and Friday Girls 5pm Boys 6pm.

### *For Visitors*

1. Any aggression towards the Children will not be tolerated by anyone.
2. If you feel the Children have wronged or upset you in any way please head up to the General Store and ask for Ashewan or Gwyneth.
3. If you wish to take a child off of the premises you will need to sign a book and be submitted to a number of Arcane checks.
4. No visitors after 5pm.
5. If the Children wish not to see you, that is that.
6. Be Polite.
7. Be Honest.
8. Be Kind.

### *New Security Measures*

###### (Implemented in response to a false kidnapping report)

1. Any visitor or visitors looking to take a child/children off site has to apply for permission, giving at least two weeks notice, during which time the visitor will be submitted to a background check.
2. All lessons are to take place either at The Phrontistery or within the grounds of Owlets and Spiderlings.
3. If a carer feels a visitor is being or has been disruptive they may seek the removal or banning of said visitor, pending approval from a board of trusted employees.

## Staff & Volunteers

While Ashewan was busy attending dinner in Howell Town at the behest of Faustus, Gwyneth was left in charge of hiring, needless to say she had a particular demographic she wished to hire.

   **Name**: Phebis

**Age**: 137

**Occupation**: Carer

**Gwyneth's Hiring Notes**: Upon Interview, called me Cute, wonderful, and charming. Very sweet, 8 out 10 on granny scale. -2 points her claws are pointed and she pinched my cheek. Calming voice, raised many children. Will be nice for all the Tieflings so have someone to look up too.

**Name**: Gertrude

**Age**: 84

**Occupation**: Carer

**Gwyneth's Hiring Notes**: Smells like an old herb poultice bandaged left in a back ally for a week. Knows her herbs, promises to make sure children bath regularly. Trust her to keep all wounds clean.

**Name**: Evelyn

**Age**: 143

**Occupation**: Matron

**Gwyneth's Hiring Notes**: Asked to speak with a "wiser" person. Little miffed she called me to young to run an orphanage. Ashewan will like her.

**Name**: Birdie

**Age**: 78

**Occupation**: Guard

**Gwyneth's Hiring Notes**: Forgot where she was the moment she walked through the door. has a big axe. Her roaming around is sure to make trouble makers think twice before preying on us.

**Name**: Lou

**Age**: 70

**Occupation**: Carer

**Gwyneth's Hiring Notes**: Gave me a hard caramel candy. It was tasty, didn't know what to do. His grown children dropped him off think we were an old folks home or something. Bastards. Respect your elders. Told me some cool stories about treasure.

**Ashewan's Notes**: Fuck this old guy, I can see why his kids grew up to be assholes and why they hate him, if it wasn't for Gwyneth I'd kick his ass.

## Volunteers

Various members of Amber Run's community have offered to help give these kids a fresh start in life, be it through passing down their skills with tools and weapons or by teaching them basic school studies and such.

Alwin: Alwin teaches the kids math and is very good at it given his acumen for commerce it really feels like a waste of potential to just have him lecturing under 15's on simple equations but he has said he is happy to help. He has let slip of an ulterior motive to attempt to persuade those who excel in his class to join the CCC.

Andrius: Though still new to the town as of the writing of this entry he has shown himself to be invaluable to our budding educational system and along side Anivia has worked tirelessly to help structure the educational process. Andrius teaches the Intermediate Potions classes and some classes on tinkering.

Anivia: Mainly tutors those with budding magical potential and as one of very few people in town with an actual higher education degree from Redbloom we often turn to her in regards to exams and class structure. Anivia also teaches Swordsmanship along side Sigmund.

Arnica: Helps wherever she can, though she shines best in her actual role with the beginners potion classes, her eccentric fun nature really holds the attention of the younger children, She also teaches a number of skill trade classes.

Coel: Though he is often absent from the town as he travels around with Ellie, when he is in town the kids are always excited because that means he will put on cooking classes, no matter the age or skill level his cheerful demeanour really makes the kids love learning, cooking is a vital skill for anyone to have.

Ellie: Covers a wide variety of topics and whenever she is in town she holds special lectures for the kids on citizenship, moral guidance and light therapy sessions for those who need them.

Rover: Rover has demanded to be the exclusive teacher of Ahlusian History, Literature and Music, we were initially worried that he wouldn't be able to keep up with the work load but has so far managed to stay on top of everything, our only and largest concern is his rambling nature, a class that lasts one hour will often go on for several, causing the students to miss other classes.

Sigmund: Our enigmatic friend has been approached to teach general weapons skills and fitness classes and along with Anivia they have greatly improved the confidence of the kids who have chosen to learn how to defend themselves.

### Unofficial Volunteers

**Name**: Moon In The Water

**Age**: 10

**Race**: Tabaxi

**Administrator's Notes**: Moon In The Water arrived at Owlets and Spiderlings from the Monastery in Viridell he originally came to check on the wellbeing of Anzu and to visit his friend Evelyn, after a chance encounter with Gwyneth we have been unable to make him leave, he first attempted to claim that he himself was an orphan but Evelyn debunked that lie by asking about his parents, he then asked to work for the orphanage as a carer but was denied, he now hangs around the orphanage and other businesses helping Gwyneth with her day to day routine, which often leads to him getting in the way. Moon has been very confrontational with Ashewan in regards to his proximity to Gwyneth, he attempted to intimidate Ashewan but sadly due to his height had misjudged Ashewan's age and was promptly removed from the premises by Dusty. Moon currently lives in the Nest and Web B+B and "helps" out where he can.

## Residents

Below are listed the residents of Owlets and Spiderlings including their status within the home and their various quirks.

    **Name**: Abigail

**Age**: 9 **DOB**: 17/12/126WD (**116WD**)

**Race**: Goblin (?)

**Carer's Notes**: (*Ashewan*) Abigail is an odd one she turned up one day on her own and started crying when I asked her if she needed help, I managed to get her age and name as best I could before Moxzi nabbed her, Moxzi has taken to calling her Whitey, a name I am adamant to make sure will never stick to her, she has shown to be a great help around the orphanage finishing her chores right away so that she has the day to herself, I am a little concerned with how much time she spends with Moxzi.

**Additional Notes**: Hi I'm Abigail, I am 17 years old and I am a Goblin with Albinism, I am a little short for my age and I don't do well in social situations with people taller than me, I came to Owlets and Spiderlings looking for work but my shyness kept me from speaking up and my size led Mr. Ashewan to writing me up as a new child but I won't let that stop me from helping out around here*.* I like to hang out with Moxzi she is very outspoken and confident she can be a bit mean sometimes but she is quiet kind once you get to know her I also sometimes go to her place and do some cleaning.

**Name**: Arak

**Age**: 3 **DOB**: 05/06/132WD

**Race**: Firbolg

**Carer's Notes**: Arak is a very happy young boy too young to remember his parents and the events that led him too our care, this is both a blessing and a curse.

**Name**: Anzu

**Age**: 5 **DOB**: 10/02/130WD

**Race**: Otterfolk

**Carer's Notes**: Anzu is an absolute joy he brightens any room he wanders into, he is only fault is his tendency to leave the orphanage without a chaperone and go swimming in the bath house. Evelyn is part of the Plumblossom faction and has helped raise Otterfolk children in the past.

**Name**: Belinda

**Age**: 13 **DOB**: 03/08/122WD

**Race**: Gnome

**Carer's Notes**: Belinda is as sharp as a dagger, she wields a keen intellect and a fascination with mechanical things, we are looking for a suitable tutor for her, she is often found in the company of Guinevere.

**Name**: Bennet

**Age**: 8 **DOB**: 23/09/127WD

**Race**: Minotaur

**Carer's Notes**: The youngest of the three Minotaur siblings and by far the most relaxed, Bennet enjoys naps and colouring, while he doesn't have any stand out friends he is on good terms with all of the other residents. Bennet is very fond of Gilbert and often sneaks food out for him.

**Name**: Cerberus

**Age**: 10 **DOB**: 23/08/125WD

**Race**: Minotaur

**Carer's Notes**: Cerberus is the eldest of the Minotaur siblings and is a kind hearted and sensitive lad he is very slow to anger but also has a tendency to over complicate and worry about things. Since moving in he has made friends with Darindal and Tomlin. Cerberus wants to join May and Martin as guards but his reluctance towards looking tough make him a less than stellar candidate.

**Name**: Cindy

**Age**: 9 **DOB**: 07/10/126WD

**Race**: Minotaur

**Carer's Notes**: Cindy is the middle child of the Minotaur siblings and is a hot head she is always in a rush, she is part of what the care staff have lovingly called the "Trouble Trio" along with Tina and Veemy. She has shown herself to be deeply caring for her siblings especially her younger brother Bennet. Cindy has shown a keen interest in becoming a spellslinger and has been encouraged by Anivia to follow her dreams.

**Name**: Darindal

**Age**: 8 **DOB**: 11/02/128WD

**Race**: Aasimar

**Carer's Notes**: Darindal is a quiet boy haunted by the events that led to him living here, he is prone to nightmares. He and Tomlin both arrived from the same village and can often be found together and they have been quite welcoming of Cerberus into their group.

**Name**: Dreeva

**Age**: 7 **DOB**: 16/02/129WD

**Race**: Bugbear

**Carer's Notes**: Dreeva and his brother Lulthik are incredibly adventurous often running around and performing wild stunts, Dreeva and Lulthik are very chatty in a language many have taken to call "twin speech" as they appear to be speaking no discernible language. **Addendum**: They do not actually share a birthday they just happen to have been born on the same day a year apart.

**Name**: Ga'ruum

**Age**: 11 **DOB**: 12/04/124WD

**Race**: Half-Orc

**Carer's Notes**: Ga'ruum is a very tall lad and is quite shy when meeting new people. he still hasn't quite come out of his shell yet he is very good with animals.

**Name**: Guinevere

**Age**: 14 **DOB**: 19/02/122WD

**Race**: Tiefling

**Carer's Notes**: She doesn't remember much before finding her way to Owlets and Spiderlings. She is finely dress and take great care to keep her only dress very clean. She is a little shy about her hooves and horns. Loves when Phebis makes a fresh loaf of bread. Belinda is her dearest friend.

**Name**: Kiana

**Age**: 15 **DOB**: 09/07/120WD

**Race**: Human

**Carer's Notes**: Kiana is a bright and inquisitive young girl she is often found seeking her own adventure as one of the older kids she is given the freedom to explore Amber Run at her leisure she is often found in the company of her brother Shani, together they run the "Amber Run Crier" a news publication that circulates in the Orphanage though calling it "News" is gracious as it is more of a glorified Rumour Mill. Kiana and Shani have been the centre of a controversy where in they published a rumour about Arnica which painted her in an unfavourable light as a hag.

**Name**: Lulthik

**Age**: 6 **DOB**: 16/02/130WD

**Race**: Bugbear

**Carer's Notes**: Lulthik is the younger of the two brothers and always follows Dreeva's lead into adventure, he has a tendency to eat anything the wriggles along the ground. **Addendum**: They do not actually share a birthday they just happen to have been born on the same day a year apart.

**Name**: Lyra

**Age**: 9 **DOB**: 09/09/126WD

**Race**: High-Elf

**Carer's Notes**: Lyra is an aspiring Sorceress and is very enamoured with Clocks and timepieces, she is very polite and always willing to help where she can, she has also shown a great interest in learning to cook and has a terrific innate ability to keep track of the time. Lyra is fond of Mable and Melinda and likes it when Anivia and Arnica visit. her clockwork powers have begun manifesting giving her a passive ability to get any clockwork mechanisms to synch up with her mood.

**Name**: Mable

**Age**: 9 **DOB**: 17/06/126WD

**Race**: Elf

**Carer's Notes**: Loves Gwyneth to pieces and can often be seen following the witch around. She's a little prankster but is always full of smiles. When she isn't following Gwyneth around she can be found with Lyra and Melinda.

**Name**: Martin

**Age**: 12 **DOB**: 30/04/123WD

**Race**: Urbanite Kobold

**Carer's Notes**: Martin is a beacon of optimism, his can do attitude is infectious and fancies himself a guard, many of us see him as the Ying to May's Yang in that her serious nature is balanced by his more relaxed one. He carries a wooden toy spear.

**Name**: May

**Age**: 9 **DOB**: 08/05/126WD

**Race**: Human

**Carer's Notes**: Carries a big stick, well a broken broom handle. Will hit bullies at a moments notice. Very protective of everyone at O&S not matter how much older they may be to her. Spends a lot of time following the Carer/Guard Birdie around, she also begrudgingly let's Martin accompany her on guard duty but insists he run for help if trouble happens.

**Name**: Melinda

**Age**: 9 **DOB**: 30/05/126WD

**Race**: Tiefling

**Carer's Notes**: Melinda loves bugs many a time she has been found sneaking some sort of creepy crawly into the home much to the chagrin of Ashewan, Melinda is very close with Lyra and Mable.

**Name**: Messindre

**Age**: 16 **DOB**: 14/09/119WD

**Race**: Tempest Genasi

**Carer's Notes**: As one of the eldest children in the home Messindre has offered to take on extra responsibilities how ever given the dual natures of Tempest Genasi's and Teenagers she does tend to have rather short fuse which can results in a fluctuating temperament.

**Name**: Miral

**Age**: 13 **DOB**: 03/06/122WD

**Race**: Human

**Carer's Notes**: Generally reticent and withdrawn, Miral spends most of her time reading whatever she can find and playing with the goat Bastion. When given the opportunity, she will also help in making food and with baking. Her shyness has prevented her from making many friends amongst the other kids, though oddly she seems to get along with Tina and her cooking interest has led her to be on good terms with Lyra.

**Name**: Norbert

**Age**: 11 (?) **DOB**: 23/04/124WD (?)

**Race**: Human (?)

**Carer's Notes**: Norbert is an enigma there is an odd aura about him, he claims to be human yet when he first came to us he had pointy ears and now they are rounded if still a little longer than average, he also has deep red eyes and white hair, he is a mystery but other than that he is a quiet boy who has an interest in farm animals and likes to spend his free time up by Timbermitt's farm.

**Name**: Pines

**Age**: 13 **DOB**: 18/08/122WD

**Race**: Dryadborn

**Carer's Notes**: Pines is our most unique resident as is to be expected for Dryadborn he likes to spend most of his time outside even swapping his indoor chores with others for ones outside. He loves Gwyneth's garden but is rather sad that it is so small Arnica has been given permission to take him up to her house to explore her wide variety of plant life.

**Name**: Raven

**Age**: 14 **DOB**: 22/01/123WD

**Race**: Tiefling

**Carer's Notes**: Raven is quite fashion conscious, her parents were tailors who specifically worked with monasteries creating clothes suitable for their lifestyle and she has some experience with making clothes and has desinged her own.

**Name**: Shani

**Age**: 15 **DOB**: 09/07/120WD

**Race**: Human

**Carer's Notes**: Shani is a Stalwart and brave young man, he is often found seeking his own adventure as one of the older kids he is given the freedom to explore Amber Run at his leisure, he is often found in the company of his sister Kiana, together they run the "Amber Run Crier" a news publication that circulates in the Orphanage though calling it "News" is gracious as it is more of a glorified Rumour Mill. Shani and Kiana have been the centre of a controversy where in they published a rumour about Arnica which painted her in an unfavourable light as a hag.

**Name**: Sharky

**Age**: 3 **DOB**: 26/10/131WD

**Race**: Goblin

**Carer's Notes**: Sharky was dropped off at the orphanage by a female member of S.L.U.G (Snailnose's Legion of Unyielding Giantkillers) worried that their style would be hindered by having a child to protect at all time she chose him in Amber Run as she was present when the Adventurers claimed the area and knows they could keep him safe.

**Name**: Skippy

**Age**: 3 **DOB**: 18/03/132WD

**Race**: Urbanite Kobold

**Carer's Notes**: Skippy is our youngest resident. She/he? (It can sometimes be hard to tell a Kobold's gender) Is the child of a large Urbanite Kobold family who brought their entire extended family with them on their caravan. When the caravan arrived in Amber Run it was almost bursting at the seems and every available space was filled with Kobolds or supplies. One night a Kobold in a sort of long dress handed the chubby baby Kobold over to us here at Owlets and Spiderlings, saying that they were eating them out of their own caravan and soon they would devour even the horses. Skippy has a worrying fondness for putting it’s mouth on absolutely everything in sight, whether edible or not, though sometimes it doesn't matter. Skippy is endlessly curious and easy to please, but without supervision is prone to start chewing on anything they can find, including other kids, but since their teeth are not yet developed so it doesn't cause much damage.

**Name**: Tina

**Age**: 11 (?) **DOB**: 30/09/124WD (?)

**Race**: Wood Elf (Feral)

**Carer's Notes**: [**CAUTION**: **BITER**] Tina is an oddly silent girl she was found prowling the Bristlebacks on her own, she is incapable of speech but she is aware of what's going on around her and through a series of grunts and shouts is able to communicate, if we could get her to stop snatching things. She seems to be quite enamoured by Moxzi and her way of life, much to the extreme worry of Ashewan.

**Name**: Tomlin

**Age**: 7 **DOB**: 22/03/128WD

**Race**: Human

**Carer's Notes**: Tomlin's town was viciously attacked by a Gnoll Warband from the Bristlebacks, the town was slaughtered over the course of an eight day long bloodbath where citizens were kept alive in cages where they were slowly tortured, torn apart and eaten, Tomlin watched from a hiding spot as his parents were butchered and as he tried to escape he was dragged to the ground by a Gnoll who then latched on to his face tearing out his right eye, Tomlin was then thrown into a cage with the other "livestock" he managed to escape when the Rydooni army led by Galuz stormed the town turned Gnoll encampment, by the time they got to him Tomlin was one of the last alive in his cage the others either eaten or dead from disease.

**Name**: Veemy

**Age**: 10 **DOB**: 22/06/125WD

**Race**: Goblin

**Carer's Notes**: Not so much an outsider as someone who likes keep herself to herself and her mouse companion Sage, though she is an adult in the eyes of the Goblin race Ashewan and Gwyneth have said that all of the children may stay until they reach seventeen so that they have time to process their grief and find their place in the world.

**Name**: Laysa Jodan

**Age**: 12 **DOB**: 30/03/122WD

**Race**: Human

**Carer's Notes**: Laysa was found living in an old tunnel in The Norvegicus Mining Operation, she claimed to have been living there for a few months, she says she was waiting for her there for her parents to turn up, when other employees were questioned none of them had seen this girl before nor knew of her parents and company records show that neither a Ruso Jodan or Miridith Jodan had ever worked for The Operation. When asked how she had managed to survive so long in the mines and not be found she said a boy named Bobby taught her how to hide. Bobby warrants his own entry as Laysa claims he has followed her to the Amber Run.

**Name**: Bobby

**Age**: Unknown **DOB**: Unknown

**Race**: From Laysa's description we believe Bobby is possibly a Svirfneblin

**Carer's Notes**: Bobby is possibly Laysa's imaginary friend but we cannot rule out if he is a real being or not, Laysa was kind enough to draw us a picture of Bobby, she claims he was looking after her in the mines and was able to sneak around wearing a Boar skin cloak.

## Kiana and Shani's Rumours

1, **The Wails of Faustus**

Faustus was a handsome man said to come from a wealthy family, his life was filled with women throwing themselves at his feet but he was uninterested he could not offer his heart to one who he didn’t love, then one day on a trip the North he met a beautiful fair skinned woman, he was infatuated with her and courted her for many moons then one day he asked her to marry him, she said she couldn’t, that she belonged to no one, Faustus was crushed, heartbroken beyond repair, the pain in his heart was so overwhelming that he couldn’t sleep and that night as he and his friends returned home on the Galerider, he threw himself from the carriage into the freezing night, never to be seen again.

But some say his spirit lives on as a poltergeist who haunts people who break the hearts of others.

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