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Nestra Ruthiol

Waterbaron Nestra Ruthiol is the current ruler of Yartar and member of the Lord's Alliance. According to Thenzin Ilystryph at the Triboar Meeting, she is rather stingy and difficult to work with, but could be convinced to offer her services to the agreement made on behalf of the factions to fend off the looming Giant threat.
Silix Adoel-Mihr

Silix Adoel-Mihr is a draconic bloodline sorcerer and member of the Heroes of Happenstance. He has a mysterious black book that records some of his dreams, which was gifted to him by someone known to his home village only as The Protector. He also has a riding horse named Hooves.

## History

Silix was born on the winter solstice and under a dark star, an astrological event that happens for one week every three years and whose effects are only seen in people within a small geographical area that is vastly covered by the sea. He was born and raised in Angelgrasp, a hidden village on the southeast side of Daask of The Purple Rocks.

He was inspired by his parents and older siblings, nearly all of whom were loving and supportive, with the exception his brother Erphux, who was exiled from their village after attempting to steal from the Protector of their village, an elderly being who leads and watches over the people of Angelgrasp. Since his brother's exile, Silix has been determined to make his family proud and not follow the same path of darkness.

There are many superstitions about those born under the dark star, including the belief that such people may be cursed. Despite this, however, there is Dark Star Support Group that consists of the village's small number of draconic sorcerers. Being born under a dark star granted these individuals the awakened power of their draconic bloodline sorcery, which would otherwise remain a dormant trait. According to the astrological charts that their people have studied for generations, Silix's draconic magic appears to come from that of a silver dragon, granting resistance from and affinity to the cold.

At the age of 24, Silix decided to leave Angelgrasp in search of destiny. Before doing so, he was presented with a two gifts from the Protector. The first was a letter, to be presented to a dragonborn sailor known as the Stormbringer in a town on the edge of Daask, in order to procure safe passage on a ship to the mainland. The second was a black leather-bound book that was later revealed to record images from Silix's dreams, which seemed to be prophetic in nature.

## Trivia

* He has been contacted in his dreams by an entity known as The One Who Wakes The Winter, who claims to be the progenitor of Silix's bloodline
* Kobo the kobold snuck into Silix's bag after the attack on Zephyros' tower, and has quickly grown attached to him
* Silix has a soft spot for potential love interest Kaelen Sarssir, a half-elf man from Triboar.
* Impression accidentally believed that Silix was a featherless aarakocra, or a "naked bird man"
* Silix lost his hand, having had it cut off after a confrontation with High Captain Orn Margaster in Everlund, as punishment for his crimes and his 'insolence'
	+ Silix gained a new hand, a masterful clockwork artifact crafted by Blimey Semifold in the forge of Maegara the Dawn Titan
Orn Margaster

Orn Margaster is the High Captain of Everlund, one of five ruling members of the city's Council. He is a massive, imposing man, and was the uncle of Xamlyn Margaster. He is responsible for Silix's missing hand.

## History

High Captain Orn Margaster is the master of Everlund's guard, and first personally encountered the Heroes of Happenstance when they returned to the city as wanted criminals. His guards were cleaning up after a successful defence against an attack from a pair of Fire Giants when he caught sight of the partially disguised party and immediately called for their arrest. The Heroes decided to cooperate as best as possible in hopes that they could clear their name.

The Heroes of Happenstance were brought before the Council of Everlund, headed by High Sorcerer Rhaenyra Vaeril, where they were coldly interrogated for their crimes, and questioned about the arson at Danivarr's House and- most notably- the whereabouts of the missing guard captain Lorelei Talsydimir. The party was able to convince the council to let them try to find Lorelei in exchange for a chance at mercy, which the Council tersely grants. While the majority of the Heroes of Happenstance are brought to the cells overnight, Silix is held back, to be personally punished by the Council for his disrespect and disobedience. He was left alone with the High Captain, who savagely beat Silix, revealing his identity as a Margaster. He also revealed that he knew that Silix had trespassed on his family's property and killed his niece. Bargaining for his life, Silix desperately offers to kill one of the High Captain’s enemies in order to stay alive. Orn gives Silix the name of his target- Lyra Mintheldyn- and savagely cuts off the sorcerer's hand as insurance.

After the Heroes of Happenstance successfully find Lorelei and return her to the Council, also providing them with Krowen Valharrow's name and magic book from their investigation, as he was directly responsible for Lorelei's disappearance, though he did it to protect the Heroes and the interests of the Harpers. The Council then votes 3-2 to clear the Heroes' record. Before Silix leaves, he tells Orn that he won't be killing a pregnant woman; sinisterly, Orn replies that Silix doesn't have a choice.
Darx Züks

Darx Züks is a bugbear barbarian and mercenary, hired by the Zhentarim to track down Nilraun Dhaerlost in the Far North. He met the Heroes of Happenstance in Bryn Shander, and helped them fight back against the Frost Giants during an attempted raid.

## History

Darx was hired by Donovan, a Zhentarim member in Waterdeep, to track down Nilraun, who was a member of his faction who went rogue, stealing and tampering with Zhentarim artifacts and allying with the Lord of the Frost Giants, Jarl Storvald. While searching for the rogue ex-Zhent, Darx traveled into the Far North and found a pack of Frost Giants on the move, deciding to stealthily track them, hoping they may lead him to information about his target. He followed them all the way to Bryn Shander, whereupon they began attacking the town, and he decided to fight against them.

After the fight, he discovered that the Heroes of Happenstance had already found and detained Nilraun. He joined them in interrogating the rogue operative, and discerned that Nilraun's mysterious white crystal was a means of communication with Jarl Storvald. Once the interrogation was complete, the party relinquished Nilraun to Darx, who took him with him on his way back to Waterdeep.

## Trivia

* Darx was one of the first guest PCs of the campaign, being played by Jamie
Nilraun Dhaerlost

Nilraun was a human wizard and Zhentarim operative operating in Waterdeep, until he mysteriously left the city about a month before the adventure began, not having been heard from since. Thenzin Ilystryph considers him to have gone rogue and believes him to have allied with Jarl Storvald and the Frost Giants.

## History

Prior to the adventure, Scrap was looking for contract work to help earn a little cash during his stay in Waterdeep. Nilraun introduced Scrap to the Zhentarim's front of buying and selling mercenaries, and began to hire them for odd jobs here and there. One day, about a month prior to the start of the adventure, Nilraun contracted Scrap to escort him out of town in the middle of the night, make sure no one got in their way, and keep quiet afterwards. He left with a bizarre array of items: a strange potion, a pile of furs, an icy crystal and a vial of blood. He had been untraceable since.

Later, in Triboar, Silix overheard a conversation between Lyra and Thenzin, where they revealed that Nilraun was believed to have formed an alliance with the Frost Giants, in particular Jarl Storvald. Thenzin assured Lyra that Nilraun had been acting alone, however, and the rest of the Waterdeep chapter were not involved in whatever scheme he was up to.

The party eventually found Nilraun in Bryn Shander, and chased after him and captured him during an attack by Jarl Storvald's Frost Giants. After the attack, Emerald Enclave member Aoife Roisin and mercenary Darx Züks joined the Heroes of Happenstance in Nilraun's interrogation. Under duress, he admitted that he was working with Jarl Storvald and feeding him information about the Ring of Winter, an ancient artifact believed to be in the hands of an old adventurer named Artus Cimber. With Artus' blood, they were able to track him in the North- or so the Giants believed. In truth, while Artus was far away in the jungles of Chult, the blood tracking was instead leading the Giants to Artus's closest living blood relative: his son, Sirac. The Giants had planned to obtain the Ring of Winter- which the Giants called the Ice That Never Melts- in order to usher in an age of everlasting winter.

The group confiscated Nilraun's strange white crystal, which he used as a means of communication with the Frost Giant Lord. As he passed it along, he cryptically warned that "he hears everything", before being escorted away by Darx, to be returned to the Zhentarim in Waterdeep to answer for his crimes.

## Trivia

* He looks like he would shop at Fantasy Hot Topic
Everlund

Everlund is a large, wealthy city with an incredibly active mercantile community and a well-trusted and ever-present guard force. It is a notably clean city, beautiful and well-maintained, and led by a Council of Elders as opposed to a single individual leader. While once a member of the Lord's Alliance, the Council elected to remove themselves from it- an incredibly politically charged event- as a show of independence as well as defiance against some of the other Lords. While the Lords' Alliance no longer has a presence in the city, the Harpers are particularly active here, as their main base of operations resides in the city, in Moongleam Tower.

## History

The Heroes of Happenstance arrived in Everlund at the request of Triboar's Lord Protector, Darathra Shendrel, after the Siege of Triboar. They split ways and part of the party went to visit the Harper contact Dral Thelev at his bar in order to access Moongleam Tower, and the Harper Teleportation network. Miscommunications soon followed, however, leading to Silix's failed attempt to burn down the bar and his subsequent arrest. The rest of the party were forced to break him out of prison and fight a Captain of the Prison Guard in Moongleam Tower while unarmed. With the help of Harper anarcho-socialist wizard Krowen Valharrow, they managed to escape her grasp, but were forced the escape the city and surrounding area, as they had been branded as dangerous criminals. The party pass the trial of the Lineage Orb and escape to Neverwinter via the Harper Teleportation Network.

## Trivia

* The location of the Prison Guard Captain, who was incapacitated and not killed, is unknown, as Krowen removed her from the premises to a mystery location
* The city and surrounding areas are incredibly dangerous for the party; not only are the city armies nearby likely aware of their status as dangerous criminals, but bounty hunters are likely searching for them even further beyond.
Countess Sansuri

Countess Sansuri is the Lord of the Cloud Giants, and resides in the floating cloud palace known as Lyn Armaal.

## Personality

Zephyros described the Countess as lofty, haughty and ambitious. She supposedly believes that the gods have left her family a trove of ancient treasure. Zephyros also suspected her of being responsible for the attack on Nightstone, although he was uncertain why she would do such a thing; he also found it very hard to believe that Sansuri would work with other types of Giants, due to her sense of superiority over the others as a result of the Cloud Giants' place in the ordning.
Duke Zalto

Duke Zalto is the Lord of the Fire Giants, and is believed to be in the process of trying to rebuild the dragon-slaying construct known as the Vonindod.

## History

Duke Zalto sent Fire Giants equipped with Rods of the Vonindod to search all along the Long Road for pieces of the ancient construct, and they caused massive destruction to communities in the process. The city of Triboar was one of their targets, and although the Heroes of Happenstance and their allies managed to save the majority of the townsfolk during the siege, the town itself was badly damaged and destroyed, and a Giant made off with a piece of the Vonindod despite her companion being slain.

The Duke was also responsible for sending the Xolbarrin drow- with whom he has an alliance- to steal the ancient primordial Maegara from the Great Forge of Gauntlgrym in order to harness its power to reforge the Vonindod.
Silix's Book

Silix's book was a gift from the Protector of Angelgrasp. As time went on, it revealed itself to be an item that recorded some of Silix's dreams. Although it once only recorded images, it has since started recording written messages in Aragrakh, a mysterious language related to Draconic, starting from the back of the book.

## Images

The following images have appeared in Silix's book, in chronological order:

* A storm-rattled sea
	+ This image appeared two days prior to a long storm that battered the boat upon which Silix was sailing to the mainland
* A town surrounding an enormous black obelisk
	+ This town was later revealed to be an image of Nightstone, prior to the Cloud Giant attacks and the theft of the obelisk itself
* Impression, being struck by lightning
	+ Nearly three weeks later, Impression was struck by an arc off of an enormous blue dragon's lightning breath as the party fled Zephyros' tower
* A pair of Fire Giants wielding long, two-pronged metal rods, with a burning buildings in the background
	+ This was revealed to be the city of Triboar, under siege from a pair of Fire Giants and their minions, using Rods of the Vonindod
* A long, icy bridge in a snowstorm, leading to an enormous temple built into a towering wall of ice

## Messages

The following messages have appeared in Silix's book, written in a mysterious language, in chronological order:

* OSTORIA HAS FALLEN. LET IT REMAIN IN RUIN.
	+ This message was discovered as the party was returning with the townsfolk to Nightstone.
* SHE IS COMING.
	+ This message was discovered while traveling with Zephyros on the cloud tower.
The Protector

The Protector is an old man who watches over Silix's home village of Angelgrasp, in Daask of the Purple Rocks. He was the one responsible for giving Silix his book and finding him safe passage to the mainland via The Stormbringer's ship.

## History

The Protector has watched over Angelgrasp for as long as its people can remember. He is a mysterious entity who is very rarely seen. The people celebrate the apparent date of his birth as a holiday of sorts.

## Trivia

* Silix suspects that The Protector may be a dragon or giant in disguise
* The One Who Wakes The Winter warned Silix that the Protector was lying to him and wanted to use his powers for himself
Jarl Storvald

Jarl Storvald is the Lord of the Frost Giants, and resides with a clan in Svardborg, somewhere in the Sea of Moving Ice.

## History

As read in *Memoirs of a Harshnag*, Storvald once had a disagreement with Harshnag and demanded that their honor be fought for in a battle to the death. Storvald was defeated, but Harshnag refused to kill him as a matter of principle, which was a choice that sent shockwaves through the clan. Harshnag was branded by the Frost Giant Lord as weak and dishonorable, and was thus exiled for his disrespect of the traditions of his people, leaving Storvald with his life in check, but his honor and pride displaced. At some point after this, Storvald presumably fought his way to leadership of the clan, and then proved his dominance above other Frost Giant chiefs to become their Lord.

According to Thenzin, the wizard and former Zhentarim member known as Nilraun believed he could strike a deal with Jarl Storvald, and disappeared not long afterwards with some stolen artifacts in tow.
Waterdeep

Waterdeep is one of the largest and most influential cities in the Sword Coast. It is vast and is an enormous trading hub with other cities and nations, with an enormous port. The city is home to many wealthy and influential families and is a key base of operations for factions of the Emerald Enclave, the Zhentarim, the Lord's Alliance, the Order of the Gauntlet and the Harpers, alongside smaller groups as well. The city is led by a council of secret lords, as well as one Open Lord who is the face of the city's governing body. The current Open Lord of Waterdeep is Lady Laeral Silverhand, who is a member of the Lord's Alliance. Since word of the Giant attacks reached the city, and in particular when a large cloud castle approached from above, a large percentage of the city's wealthier inhabitants fled to other homes in fear that the city would be targeted. Shops and suppliers within the city have had particularly low stocks since members of various factions within the city set off on journeys throughout the North, leaving those remaining or passing through Waterdeep with few supplies to purchase.

## History

The Heroes of Happenstance fortuitously met in the city of Waterdeep, prior to their excursion to Nightstone. Silix arrived from the islands far west of the mainland; Impression and Scrap each arrived from southern settlements at different times; and Bean arrived from their post in Westwood to the north. The party visited the city once again while passing through on their way north towards Triboar for their meeting, picking up supplies for their journey.

## Residents of Interest

* Nilraun Dhaerlost - a former Zhentarim operative who turned rogue and formed an alliance with Jarl Storvald of the Frost Giants
* Philburriee Green - a gangly half-elf who owns a small bookstore near the docks.
* Elder Helera Iomeia - the Elder of the Emerald Enclave's Waterdeep chapter
* Gnomeo - the gnomish proprietor of the spell component and potion shop called 'Alche-me and You'
* Donovan - a Zhentarim operative who sent the party in search of Kella Darkhope

## Trivia

* The city was saved from an enormous sea monster by the Frost Giant hero known as Harshnag, and the city erected a large statue in his honour
	+ This statue has a bizarre rune hidden on the inner leg, that exactly matched a rune that Impression later found in the Eye of the All-Father
* Waterdeep is one of the six locations connected by the Harper Teleportation Network
Chayne Rust

Chayne Rust was the former stablehand of the Margasters, under the employ of Xamlyn Margaster. He was twinknapped by the Heroes of Happenstance and has since tagged along with them as him former employer was killed and he was unwilling to return to the rest of the Margaster family. Over the course of the adventure, he has largely been responsible for caring for the party's horses and maintaining their stolen carriage.

Currently, he resides in Nightstone, working alongside the stablehand Grin.
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Dauphin

Dauphin is Impression's celestial warhorse, a steed summoned through her paladin magic. He has a white-ish blue coat and a long luscious mane that is very transparent. When he's happy he glows with a slight pale blue color. He has little stars glowing inside him, which can be seen upon a close inspection of his coat.

## Personality

Dauphin is unswervingly loyal to Impression, always doing his best to please her.

## Trivia

* He was first summoned in Triboar
* He constantly calls Impression 'my liege', despite how often she begs him not to
* He speaks a telepathic version of Aragrakh, an old language related to Draconic
* Silix and Scrap seem to dislike him
* He had a whirlwind crush on a white speckled horse named Pony Soprano, who went missing after the Siege of Triboar
* He canonically killed a Frost Giant via scrotal impact, in Bryn Shander
* he cri
Stormbringer

The Stormbringer is an immensely gifted and renowned sailor, and captain of the *Typhoon*. He seems to have some sort of rapport with the Protector of Angelgrasp from the Purple Rocks. He has sailed Silix across the sea to the mainland, then was paid to sail the Heroes of Happenstance up towards the Frost Giants of the Far North to intercept Jarl Storvald.

## History

When Silix was sent by the Protector to the mainland, he was given a letter to deliver to a captain called the Stormbringer. Upon receiving the letter, the Stormbringer agrees to sail the young man across the sea without fee, so long Silix worked for his keep. It was on the Stormbringer's ship that Silix had his first dream that appeared in his book.

Nearly a year later, when sent a little from Silix, the Stormbringer met with the Heroes of Happenstance in the city of Neverwinter, where he agreed to allow the heroes aboard his ship, for a fee this time, and set off with the intention of bringing them to the Frost Giant stronghold of Svardborg. On the way, however, within the icy seas, they find themselves embroiled in naval combat against a fleet of Frost Giant longboats and the massive warship of Jarl Storvald. Captaining the ship while his crew and his guests took on the enemies, he led the Typhoon forward to get the party aboard the Jarl's warship.

## Trivia

* The Stormbringer's name is Thyell
* His first mate is a human man of wildly improbable strength called Billiam Bones
* Upon Silix's first sail to the mainland, during on of the many terrible storms the Typhoon weathered, the Stormbringer noted rumours that a Kraken lurked in these waters
Nightstone

Nightstone is a small town about 3 days travel east of the city of Waterdeep, a half-day's travel south of the Dripping Caves, and very close to Ardeep Forest. The town was named after the nightstone: a tall black obelisk in the center of the town square. The obelisk itself is purportedly an ancient relic of divination magic, but its magic has long since faded and has not displayed magical properties within the lifetime of anyone living near it. At the beginning of the adventure, the nightstone was stolen and the town itself left incredibly damaged due to a Cloud Giant attack purportedly led by Countess Sansuri. In the time since then, it has slowly rebuilt into a more prosperous and fortified town, and is the location of the Heroes of Happenstance's keep.

## Arrival in Nightstone

Upon the party's arrival in Nightstone, they discovered the town heavily bombarded and riddled with large rocks. Furthermore, the town was seemingly abandoned and devoid of people, instead being picked through by goblins. After the goblins were dispatched of, the party discovered life in the form of Kella Darkhope, a Zhentarim spy, and four guards, including Torem Breck. The party was told by the survivors that the town had been bombarded with rocks from a Cloud Giant castle floating overhead, and the majority of the townspeople had fled north; meanwhile, the Cloud Giants had climbed down and ripped the nightstone from the ground and took it back to the castle before floating off east.

### The Seven Snakes

Soonafter, after having received a message from Kella, the Seven Snakes- led by Xolkin Alessandar- arrived in the town with the purpose of taking it over while it was defenseless to turn into an outpost and base of operations for the Zhentarim. The party attempted to escort the guards out and lead Kella into a trap, but were forced into combat when Kella and the Snakes locked them in town. With the help of Petrichor, however, they managed to defeated the Snakes, killing all but Xolkin (who jumped over the river from the city walls and escaped) and Saltines Jeff, who surrendered and decided to stay in the town. Torem was also the only surviving guard from the attack.

### Return of the Villagers

After being implored by Torem, the party took a detour on their personal adventure and followed a trail to the Dripping Caves, where they found a large group of surviving townspeople and, after rescuing them from goblins and ogres, escorted them home to begin to rebuild their lives once more.

## Notable Townsfolk

* Grin Agganor - a tiefling stablehand
* Torem Breck - a human guard of Nandar Keep
* Saltines Jeff - a former member of the Zhentarim mercenary group The Seven Snakes, and currently runs the First Impressions Postal Service
* Midge Summerhawk - a rambunctious halfling child
* Mesmer Brightgarden (deceased) - former member of the Emerald Enclave
* Chayne Rust - a human stablehand who escaped when his former employer and worshipper of demons, Xamlyn Margaster, was killed by Blimey Semifold in a heist; he now works alongside Grin
* Midani and Pikanya- two yalkfolk children; the only survivors of the attack on the yakfolk village atop Ironslag
Grand Dame

The *Grand Dame* is a Yartarian party boat belonging to Khaspere Drylund. It sets out during the early evening and travels along the Dessarin River, returning well after midnight, and is intended for noble and wealthy patrons who gamble, drink, and dance the night away. The boat is known for its gambling tokens that have golden geese on them.

## Background

The Heroes of Happenstance first spent a night on the *Grand Dame* on their way back to Triboar from Tunstead, after Impression had a chance encounter with the boat's owner, Khaspere, who invited her and her friends to visit it. The group dressed up had a good time relaxing on the boat. A drunk Silix also propositioned Khaspere during the night, an invitation that he accepted.

Several months later, Impression, Scrap and Bean entered the *Grand Dame* again, this time while investigating the case of missing Yartarian noblemen. Bean dropped their entire life savings in order to bribe the guard for entry, and the group found the Lady in Violet onboard, who was suspected of kidnapping the nobles.

According to Khaspere's right-hand woman, Pow Ming- the person left in charge while Khaspere was away on business- a gnomish band called Avenged Semifold occasionally played on the boat as live entertainment.

## Trivia

* Although he has no memory of how he attained it, Blimey has one of the *Grand Dame*'s golden goose tokens
Esmerelda

Esmerelda is a dwarven tavern brawler residing in Mirabar. Her auburn hair and beard are both heavily braided and decorated with narrow gold cuffs.

## History

Scrap encountered Esmerelda in The Foolish Yam, a rough-and-tumble tavern in Mirabar, where she had just won a tavern brawl with a large orcish man. Scrap challenged her to a brawl and narrowly beat her out, shocking the crowd and causing Esmerelda to be begrudgingly impressed.

She and Scrap had a brief sexual encounter afterwards before Scrap departed to meet up again with the Heroes of Happenstance.
Siege of Triboar

The Siege of Triboar was an event that took place in Triboar when a pair of Fire Giants and their underlings launched an enormous attack on the city in search of a fragment of the Vonindod. The city was defended by the Heroes of Happenstance as well as a group of allies consisting of Ghelryn Foehammer, Urgala Meltimer, Thenzin Ilystryph, and Lyra Mintheldyn.

## History

One week after the Triboar Meeting, the city of Triboar was flooded with magmins, orogs, and mounted orcs, all laying waste to the city and starting countless fires. The Giants who approached demanded their minions destroy everything if they must, as they had to "find what Lord Zalto is seeking". Those standing in defense of the city managed to fell every one of the Giants' minions, however, and even managed to kill one of the Fire Giants themselves; however, the item that the Fire Giants were searching for- the fragment of a mysterious construct known as the Vonindod- was discovered and taken into the remaining Giant's hands.

While a large percentage of the population was successfully evacuated with the help of Lord Protector Darathra Shendrel and the party's many steeds, many buildings and structures were badly damaged or completely destroyed by the enemy. Luckily, the Northshield House Inn was not badly damaged, and was used as a temporary medical wing while the upstairs rooms housed those who no longer had homes to return to. The central tower in town, home to the Lord Protector, was also largely undamaged, allowing for a small base of operations.

## Trivia

* This event was foretold by one of Silix's prophetic dreams nearly a month prior, and was recorded in his book.
King Bruenor Battlehammer

King Bruenor Battlehammer is the current King of Gauntlgrym, and one of the Lords of the Lord's Alliance. He is notable for having reclaimed the city of Gauntlgrym from the evil drow who had taken the city for their own.

## History

The party first heard word of King Battlehammer upon encountering Torzak Cragshield while traveling in Zephyros' tower. Torzak and other members of the Lord's Alliance, in addition to the dragon Felgolos, were defending the land below on behalf of King Battlehammer and Lady Laeral Silverhand, the Open Lord of Waterdeep with whom King Battlehammer had formed an deal. He had sent some of his own troops to Lady Silverhand for a time to defend the lands near Waterdeep as the city's own defenses were too thin to be relied upon, and Giant attacks had been reported in nearby settlements.

Later, the party heads toward Gauntlgrym to deliver a letter on behalf of Ghelryn Foehammer, who also hailed from that city. With the help of Impression's specially marked armor, crafted by Ghelryn himself, they are granted an audience with King Battlehammer, who gives them a set of magical golden lion statuettes. He thanks the party for their letter, and reveals that not only is Ghelryn greatly respected and missed by Gauntlgrym's people, but he is also the King's brother, and next in line to the throne.

## Trivia

* It is implied by Darathra Shendrel during the Triboar meeting that Ghelryn Foehammer is his brother
	+ This is later proven true by King Bruenor himself
* King Battlehammer is canonically straight and emotionally unavailable, according to the multiple guards that Silix approaches on his quest to fuck the King.
Lord Delphize

Lord Delphize is a follower of Malazan the Red, and is one of his chief lieutenants. They are fully devoted to Malazan and believe it to be their duty to eliminate Giants wherever possible as those creatures are the sworn enemies of dragons. Lord Delphize also played a role in dismantling the Cult of the Dragon years ago, as that organization would have seen Malazan sacrificed in order to raise Tiamat.

## History

### The Cult of the Dragon

According to a letter from Petra- and later confirmed by Lord Delphize themself- this lieutenant infiltrated the Cult of the Dragon and snuck their way through the ranks, hoping to gain information from the inside and then foil the Cult of the Dragon’s plans themself. While this may have seemed counterintuitive at the time- after all, why wouldn’t a follower of an ancient red dragon want the rebirth of the Dragon Queen?- part of the Cult of the Dragon’s process of bringing Tiamat back to the Material Plane involved destroying her most powerful Children as a sacrifice, and that included Malazan the Red. In defense of their master, Lord Delphize took the matter into their own hands.

### Present

The Heroes of Happenstance first encountered Lord Delphize, alongside other minor cultists, while atop Zephyros' tower. While the cultists stalled the party, Lord Delphize attacked Zephyros directly, and wounded him severely. Despite Bean damaging them and Silix trying to fight them, Lord Delphize refused to fight back, claiming that their quarrel was not with the party. Before Lord Delphize could finish the job, however, they managed to sense the arrival of an enormous hostile dragon, and fled with the remaining cultists.

Lord Delphize encountered the party once more while the group was travelling to Everlund. Malazan's lieutenant had recently defeated a pair of Hill Giants single-handedly, displaying just how powerful they must be. They openly spoke to the party about their allegiance to Malazan and their previous history infiltrating the Cult of the Dragon, and appeared to have knowledge of the Fire Giant the party slew in the Siege of Triboar, despite it only having happened recently. They expressed an interest in their shared objectives in stopping the Giants, despite the party not knowing whether or not to trust the dragon cultist. With a final farewell and a promise to meet again, they disappeared.

## Trivia

* Lord Delphize knew about details of the Siege of Triboar not long after the events themselves occurred; how they came about this knowledge is unclear
* They seemed to be able to read the party disturbingly well, perhaps even able to read their thoughts
Billiam Bones

Billiam "Human Guy" Bones is the first mate aboard the Typhoon, the ship captained by the Stormbringer.

## History

When the Heroes of Happenstance sailed North to confront Jarl Storvald and the Frost Giants aboard the Typhoon, they encountered an oncoming fleet of Giant longboats with whom they engaged in naval combat. During this battle, Billiam Bones, wielding the power of Moonshine's *Water Walk*, leapt from the ship and ran across the water, thrusting two full-grown Frost Giants into the icy seas and taking possession of their ship, using it to sink more of their enemies.

## Trivia

* Billiam Bones is a Swashbuckler Rogue
* Billiam canonically has a higher *Athletics* skill than Frost Giants because of expertise
* He has a soft spot for Blimey
Sebastian Cedrick Atlantra

Sebastian Cedrick Atlantra was a powerful warlock and member of the Heroes of Red Lances. He was known to some of his party as "Seabasstian" (as he was a Triton), though he detested the nickname.

## History

He wrote at least one book about the exploits of himself and his party, which Impression found in a library in Yartar. His book outlined some of the details of Anzin Underbough's death while on a quest with the Heroes of Red Lances; this included the fact that he sacrificed himself on behalf of his friends when they were facing a foe that was deadly even to such powerful heroes, a being called the Monarch of Black Magic. The book also stated that the party stayed tersely together for another three years but was falling apart largely due to the loss of their friend, and they eventually disbanded, going their separate ways. The only time the party reunited was several years later, for the funeral of another party member, the paladin Zedd, whose lifespan as an aarakocra was significantly shorter than that of the rest of his companions. While Sebastian maintained infrequent contact with the others for a while after this, he continued as a solo adventurer before retiring himself from such a life over 40 years ago.

## Trivia

* In the portrait of the Heroes of Red Lances in Urgala's bar in Triboar, Sebastian had an intricate oil lamp with him, implying his patron was some sort of genie
* While the status of many of the Heroes of Red Lances remains unknown, Sebastian is the most likely to still be alive, as Tritons can live up to 200 years
* While the entirety of the party was very close, Sebastian and Emberlee had somewhat of a contentious relationship due to their vastly different temperaments and beliefs; their unique bonds with the opposing elements of water and fire respectively could also have played a role in the difficulties they faced with one another
* Both Harshnag and Morganna Morwick implied that Sebastian had "fallen to darkness" and gotten himself with the Kraken Society some time after the Heroes of Red Lances disbanded
Helera Iomeia

Elder Helera Iomeia is the Elder of the Emerald Enclave's Waterdeep Chapter. She oversees members in the areas surrounding Waterdeep and provides them with any resources they might require. She notably oversees Bean, Aoife Roisin and her sister Eithne Roisin, and Evendur Zesembul. She formerly oversaw Mesmer Brightgarden, before their passing.

## History

After Bean set out to Nightstone to investigate the disappearance of Mesmer Brightgarden, and ended up saving the townsfolk along with the rest of the Heroes of Happenstance, Elder Helera requested that Bean represent the Emerald Enclave in a meeting that was to take place in the city of Triboar, alongside other factions, in order to pool resources and combat the looming Giant threat. During this time, she also sent Aoife and Eithne to Bryn Shander to help the people struggling against the Frost Giants, and sent Everdur to Goldenfields to support them while the Hill Giants threatened their livestock and homesteads.

## Trivia

* After the events in Nightstone, Elder Helera commended Bean's bravery and promoted them to the rank of Summerstrider
Evendur Zesembul

Evendur is a human druid and Autumnreaver of the Emerald Enclave in the area surrounding Waterdeep. He was the one who first introduced Bean to the Emerald Enclave, and has kept in contact with her since she joined their ranks. He is a handsome human man and a follower of Silvanus, the god of wild nature and druids. He is warm, friendly and introverted. He is personable and gets along well with most people, but prefers the company of few to the company of many.

## History

Evendur was sent alongside fellow Enclave member Aoife Roisin to inform Bean of the Cloud Giant castle's movements and to implore her to find out why communications with Mesmer Brightgarden had suddenly stopped.

During Bean and the party's journey to rescue the townsfolk of Nightstone, Evendur sent a letter to telling her about the updates from the Elders of the Enclave's Waterdeep chapter, including word of different types of Giants attacking other settlements: the Hill Giants near Goldenfields, the Frost Giants in Ten Towns, as well as the Fire Giants along the Long Road and Triboar Trail.

At present, Evendur is stationed in Goldenfields at the request of Elder Helera. He has since crossed paths with Petrichor, who traveled there in search of the Giants rumoured to have been attacking the farmlands surrounding the settlement.
Oosith

Oosith is a massive aquatic creature who resides in the sewers of Yartar, and who is responsible for the disappearances of multiple Yartarian noblemen. He has psychic and telepathic abilities, as well as the ability to inflict the aboleth's curse, a magical disease that causes great pain to victims if they aren't constantly dousing themselves in water.

## History

While in Yartar investigating the disappearance of missing nobles, Impression, Scrap and Bean were led to the *Grand Dame*, where they encountered Lady Atalia. The Lady in Violet informed them that she was responsible for kidnapping the nobles, but against her will and under the direction of Oosith, who she said threatened her into obedience. Lady Atalia would deliver the nobles he requested into the sewers.

The heroes entered the sewers of Yartar and discovered Oosith's lair, a large chamber that could fill with and drain water. The group fought him and other sea creatures, although Oosith's abilities caused Scrap to be charmed into doing his bidding for a time. He offered answers in exchange for a ceasefire, and later threatened Impression with the deaths of her companions; when Impression refused to give him what he wanted, he escaped through pipes in the bottom of the chamber.

## Trivia

* In his office, Impression found a variety of strange, indecipherable correspondences that matched some elements of letters found in Lady Margaster's abode in Silverymoon
* Waterbaron Nestra Ruthiol and her city guards were sent to investigate Oosith's lair in the sewers
Desire

Desire was a tiefling woman seen in the bloodline memory that Impression experienced when touching the orb in Moongleam Tower, the Harper stronghold in Everlund.

## History

The bloodline memory of Desire showed her having a heated argument with a mystery ancestor of Impression's. In a large building with plush runners and blue banners, she confronted Impression's ancestor about her pregnancy, claiming the child was his, despite his objections and threats. Desire threatened to reveal that he had a secret tiefling child on the way, and her defiance stoked the mystery man's rage; he struck her and ordered a pair of guards to forcibly take her out to the streets. According to the memory, Impression's ancestor believed Desire to be of a significantly lower social class, and- although he found her strikingly beautiful and desirable- harbored some disgust at her "devilish" heritage, indicating a set of racist ideologies, specifically against Desire's people.
Lady Xamlyn Margaster

Lady Xamlyn Margaster was a human wizard and noblewoman of House Margaster. She had dark hair and a wave-patterned cloak, as well as a tattoo of a squid that stretched along her arm and shoulder. She lived in a tower by the stablehouses on the Margaster estate. She was hoarding magic items, which the Harpers believed were intended to help the family in an attempt to overthrow or infiltrate the current political powers. Originally believed to be a demon worshipper, evidence came to light that she may only have summoned some as means to an end. She was killed during an altercation with some of the Heroes of Happenstance.

## History

At the request of Lyra Mintheldyn on behalf of the Harpers, Silix, Aoife and Blimey went on a mission in Silverymoon to infiltrate the Margaster estate and stealthily take the magic items hoard to prevent the family from taking advantage of the vulnerability of the Giant-focused world to further their suspected goals when authorities- specifically the Harpers- were spread too thin to keep an eye on them.

After studying the Margasters' history, politics, and estate, the trio successfully managed to infiltrate the estate. Upon entering the stablehouses, however, the group alerted Lady Margaster's terrified stablehand- Chayne Rust- and her guards, a pair of demons who turned Aoife against the others for a time. Not long after the demons were defeated, Lady Xamlyn herself began assaulting the trespassers with magic; she underestimated the power of a magic barrel, however, and was killed, and her body thrown down a well.

## Trivia

* Baatorius was once her prized riding horse, before she moved her focus and attention to the carriage horses that stayed near her hoard
* A mysterious teleportation circle was discovered in her tower's bottom floor; while Aoife and SIlix agreed it should be destroyed, they were forced to flee before they could do so
* A search of her office suggested that she seemed to have a hobby of experimental potion-making
* Strange correspondence was found between her and a mysterious person called 'Unferth'
* An amulet with similar imagery as her tattoo was found in a chest in her room
The Heroes of Red Lances

The Heroes of Red Lances were an adventuring party that disbanded nearly one hundred years ago. They were particularly notable in the region north of Waterdeep (although the halfling family in Nightstone had some knowledge of them as well), and were well-known among many northern communities as great and legendary heroes.

## History

The Heroes of Red Lances was a legendary adventuring party that were together for an unknown period of time, and that grew to be quite powerful. The halfling hero Anzin Underbough sacrificed himself to defend the rest of his party and their ally, Harshnag, from a powerful foe known only as the Monarch of Black Magic on a mission one hundred years ago, and the whole party disbanded about three years after that. The survivors reunited briefly as a group of friends upon Zedd's death- as aaracokra live significantly shorter lives than even humans- but afterwards they went their separate ways once again.

## Members

* **Anzin Underbough** - a halfling fighter/bard from the village of Tunstead; (presumed) deceased
* **Emberlee** - a fire genasi cleric and rumoured Chosen of Gond; status unknown, presumed deceased
* **Zedd** - an aarakocra and a paladin of Helm; died several decades ago of old age
* **Sebastian Cedrick Atlantra** - a triton warlock who recorded the party's exploits in a book; alive, member of the Kraken Society
* **Feldanna Morwick** - a human rogue; said to be survived by a single daughter

## Trivia

* There is a large and impressive painting of the Heroes of Red Lances in the Northshield House Inn in Triboar
* Anzin Underbough seemed to have a striking resemblance to Scrap, and is suspected to be his grandfather
* Feldanna apparently took Anzin's death the hardest; she used to visit Tunstead in the winters to provide support for the family Anzin left behind, a habit that her purported daughter continues to this day.
Emberlee

Emberlee was a fire genasi and forge cleric of the legendary party known as the Heroes of Red Lances.

## History

Emberlee was a powerful healer but also extremely adept with fire magic as a result of both her heritage as well as her connection to Gond, the deity of invention and the Holy Maker of All Things. Rumours even said that Gond had selected her as a Chosen, though evidence of this was always inconclusive. Her forging prowess rivaled even many of the most skilled dwarves, many- though not all- of whom respected her deeply despite the damage to their pride at being outclassed in such a domain. She had the ability to bring life to constructs and other metal creations.

## Trivia

* In battle, her normally dark and smoky appearance would erupt into bright flames.
* She wore magic armor that she crafted herself, enchanting the metal so that it would remain intact despite the powerfully hot fire on her body
* While the entirety of the party was very close, Emberlee and Sebastian had somewhat of a contentious relationship due to their vastly different temperaments and beliefs; their unique bonds with the opposing elements of fire and water respectively could also have played a role in the difficulties they faced with one another