recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Eva

## Madam Eva

**Madam Eva** is a Barovian seer and fortune-teller. She typically resides in an encampment between Vallaki and the town of Barovia with her granddaughter Arabelle, her son-in-law Luvash, and Luvash's brother Arrigal.

Eva is the illegitimate child of King Barov von Zarovich and Lysaga, who was nursemaid to Barov's son, Strahd. After Barov's wife, Queen Ravenovia, learned of Barov's infidelity and Lysaga's pregnancy, she sent Lysaga away from the castle.

Eva herself has one daughter, Ezmerelda. Ezmerelda claims that her mother is too willing to work with the Consortium of Shadows and others who serve Strahd. Eva convinced Ezmerelda to settle down and marry Luvash, a member of the Consortium, but Ezmerelda later went "running off" again, following the vampire hunter Rudolph Van Richten. Eva believes that Ezmerelda will eventually see the error of her ways and return to her mother and daughter.

Eva frequently travels to Vallaki to operate a fortune-teller's booth at Burgomaster Vargas Vallakovich's festivals. At one such festival, she gave a series of prophecies to Stellaluna Silverleaf about how Stellaluna and her companions might be able to defeat Strahd von Zarovich. These prophecies were based on the reading of four tarokka cards.

> **Card 1**
>
>

> *This card tells of history. Knowledge of the ancient will help you better understand your enemy.*
>
>

> *Master of Stars*
>
>

> *Look for a wizard’s tower on a lake. Let the wizard’s name and servant guide you to that which you seek.*
>
>

> **Card 2**
>
>

> *This card tells of a powerful force for good and protection, a holy symbol of great hope.*
>
>

> *Five of Glyphs*
>
>

> *An evil tree grows atop a hill of graves where the ancient dead sleep. The ravens can help you find it. Look for the treasure there.*
>
>

> **Card 3**
>
>

> *This is a card of power and strength. It tells of a weapon of vengeance, a sword of sunlight.*
>
>

> *Two of Swords*
>
>

> *I see a sleeping prince, a servant of light and the brother of darkness. The treasure lies with him.*
>
>

> **Card 4**
>
>

> *This card sheds light on one who will help you greatly in the battle against darkness.*
>
>

> *Queen of Hearts*
>
>

> *Evil’s bride is the one you seek!*
>
>

> **Card 5**
>
>

> *Your enemy is a creature of darkness, whose powers are beyond mortality. This card will lead you to him!*
>
>

> *Queen of Diamonds*
>
>

> *I see a secret place—a vault of temptation hidden behind a woman of great beauty. The evil waits atop his tower of treasure.*
>
>
Keepers of the Feather

**The Keepers of the Feather** is an order of Barovian wereravens dedicated to the service of the Morning Lord and opposition to the vampire lord Strahd von Zarovich.

A historical leader of the Keepers was Saint Markovia, who was said to have been given the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind by an angel in the form of a giant raven.

The current order is led by Davian Martikov and his sister Elsa. Until recently, the Keepers operated from the Wizard of Wines Winery. After the Martikovs harbored Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, Solaris, Ezmerelda, and Ireena, Strahd had Vanargand and his pack of werewolves burn the winery to the ground.

Outside of the winery, Urwin Martikov and his wife Danika operate as Keepers from the Blue Water Inn in Vallaki. Fyodor Martikov and his sister Dagmara also operated throughout Barovia, paying particular attention to Old Bonegrinder and Morgantha's coven until Dagmara's death helping the party to escape from Castle Ravenloft.
Caswell Malkin

**Caswell Malkin** is the Margrave of Malkin and the Lord of Overlook Keep in Kainen's Hollow. In 499 AC, he declared the independence of the Malkin province from Suldura, sparking a civil war between Malkin forces and the Crown's armies.

According to Alys Tanner, she was employed by the Margrave and his wife until Margravine Adelaide Malkin dismissed her from their service. While Alys was under the Malkins' employ, the Margrave's scouts discovered the ancient dwarven fortress Var Kalduhr.
Emylis Merryweather

**Emylis Merryweather** is the High Magus of Prognostication in the Mayakara. She resides in Seaspire Keep and studies various methods of divination magic with a special focus on prophetic dreams, on which she is the foremost expert. She is mentor and adviser to the young wizard Corvyn Xalrick Barryhouse.
Kithvonn

**Kithvonn** is the continent to the south of Gavelor. While the continents are contiguous, the land route between the two is rarely traversed, as Alberon's Waste spans the area between Gavelor and Kithvonn.

Kithvonn has several major luxury agricultural exports, including coffee, cacao, sugarcane, and spices. Ivory is another significant export. Because harvesting many of these products is so labor-intensive, slavery is common in Kithvonn
Fiend's Daughter

**The Fiend's Daughter** is a caravel from the Isle of Smoke, with Reznoriak City as its main port of call. It is captained by Song, the half-sister of the tiefling king Honor. Her quartermaster is the twice-born tiefling mage Malice and her boatswain is the tiefling warrior Fearless.

The caravel was originally commissioned by King Honor's father, Glory, at the request of his Concubine of Cultivation, Cadence. Cadence's brother, Earnest, was made captain of the ship, and, when they were old enough, Cadence's daughters, Song and Myth, were sent to apprentice aboard the Fiend's Daughter. When Song was old enough to take over as captain, Ernest was given command of a different ship, and the Fiend's Daughter was given over to Song.

While Song and Myth were still apprentices on the Fiend's Daughter, they rescued a human who had nearly drowned, 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.

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.
Sadeas Corlester

**Sadeas Corlester** was the Grave of Corlester. He was the son of Morden Corlester, the last King and first Grave of Corlester, and Princess Roselle Tavore. He had one sister, his twin Petra Corlester.

Sadeas married Kyaren Hale, the niece of Grave Damon Hale, in 471 AC, and they had one daughter, Mezara, in 474 AC. In 479 AC, Morden Corlester died and Sadeas became Grave of Corlester. Both Sadeas and his wife Kyaren died in eleven years later in 490 AC when the ship that both were traveling on was lost at sea, leaving sixteen year old Mezara to assume the role of Gravine.
Matthias Kaspen

**Matthias Kaspen** is the fourth-born and youngest son of Jem and Millie Kaspen, the proprietors of Kaspen Tavern in the village of Cairnhold. He was sick as an infant and suffers a seizure disorder.

In 499 AC, the restless spirit of Queen Theodora Sildur was released upon Cairnhold. Matthias' seizures made him more susceptible to her influence, and he experienced visions, nightmares, and dissociative episodes as a result, causing him to go missing for a time and later to suffer a severe seizure.
Krezk Pool

**Krezk Pool** is a waterfall-fed pool in a clearing near the town of Krezk in Barovia. Unlike most of the land, which is overcast for all but one hour around midnight, the Krezk Pool is perpetually moonlit at night.

Lilluth Chaemaer, who has had a series of dreams concerning the life of Strahd von Zarovich, saw a vision of Strahd and his brother Sergei at Krezk Pool, skipping stones. Later, Lilluth and her companions found the pool itself when Ireena Kolyana was drawn there. They found Sergei's soul remaining at the pool, and he spoke to Ireena. Sergei invited Ireena to come with him, telling her he could bring her somewhere where she would be safe from Strahd, but Ireena demurred, instead choosing to continue to fight Strahd. Sergei then passed his powers on to Ireena, allowing her to become a paladin, as Sergei had been in life.
Cadence

**Cadence** was the Concubine of Cultivation to King Glory of the Isle of Smoke. She is the mother of Myth and Song, and stepmother to King Honor, the current king of the Isle.

Cadence was born in Patrivya on the Isle of Smoke and joined the Moonsisters as a young woman. She met and fell in love with a man named Wit, also from Patrivya, and they were married.

When Cadence was chosen as royal concubine to the king, she and her husband chose to engage in a Proof by Combat. However, Cadence was pregnant with Myth at the time, and went into labor during the combat. Cadence and Wit were defeated and Cadence became concubine to the king. A few years later, she bore one daughter, Song. She had no other children prior to the death of King Glory.

Cadence persuaded the king to grant her brother, Earnest, commission of a ship, the Fiend's Daughter, and to allow Myth and Song to apprentice aboard the ship. After she became old enough, Song became captain of the Fiend's Daughter.

After Myth and Song helped rescue Carrow Shaw, called The Cat by the tieflings, he became close with both women, and Cadence came to think of the human as a son. When he was imprisoned as a result of his relationship with Song, Cadence helped Myth break him out of prison and escape the Isle with him.

In 500 AC, Myth returned to the Isle for her own Proof by Combat, and Cadence helped her strategize about who would take part alongside King Honor. She was happy to see her daughter win her Proof and happy to accept The Cat as a son when he was allowed to pursue his relationship with Song.
Baern Cinderforge

### Cousins

Orsik Frostbeard, Osgar Frostbeard, Cathred Frostbeard, Arvid Frostbeard, Mila Frostbeard, Elisthra Frostbeard, Kilvar Deepforge, Sigrid Deepforge, Davren Deepforge, Valen Deepforge, Sharrin Deepforge, Osgar Strongheart, Thorbir Strongheart, Korrik Rubycrest, Osmond Rubycrest, Olvar Rubycrest, Gaela Strongheart

### Aunts and Uncles

Frytha Deepforge, Delwynn Strongheart, Helja Cinderforge, Freja Rubycrest, Ulf Frostbeard, Tilda Frostbeard, Valen Frostbeard, Rangrim Frostbeard

### Nieces and Nephews

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

**Baern Cinderforge** was the second-born son of Duke Olbjorn Cinderforge. As an adult, he was Captain of the Cinderforge House Guard for his brother, Duke Bjermund Cinderforge.

In 452 AC, the Cinderforge was attacked by an army of fiends. With no mage powerful enough to operate the castle's magical defenses, the Cinderforge fell to the attacking army and Baern, with his mother Melsindra, his brother, his sister-in-law Farhilde, and his young nephew Finnbjorn were forced to retreat to Nuramek. Due to the family's longstanding friendship with the ruling Stonesong family, the Cinderforge family was provided with a manse in Nuramek by King Brynjar Stonesong.

A few years after the fall of the Cinderforge, Baern decided to lead the Cinderforge army in an attempt to reclaim their home. Bjermund advised against it, fearing that the Cinderforge army was not strong enough, but ultimately gave Baern his permission to lead the attack. Unfortunately, Bjermund's fears became reality, and the attack failed. Baern never returned from the attack, and was presumed dead. In reality, he had been captured by the dark mage Falrik Clanless and transformed into a spellforged abomination known as The Smith.

In 499 AC, Baern's nephew Finnbjorn, now grown, led an army to retake the Cinderforge. Baern, his mind corrupted by his transformation, fought Finnbjorn and was defeated. After the Cinderforge was recaptured, Baern was lain to rest in the family crypts beneath the castle.
Strongheart

**Strongheart** can refer either to the Strongheart family, one of the Ducal families of Nuramek, or to Strongheart Keep, the fortress near the city.

The current head of the Strongheart family is Duke Olman Strongheart, and his heir is his son, Borval Strongheart. Currently, the second in line for the Strongheart succession is Borval's eldest son, Bjoren.

The most notable recent member of the Strongheart family are Queen Consort Dagmar Strongheart, Duke Olman's eldest daughter, who was the first wife of King Brynjar Stonesong VII and the mother of Queen Valona Stonesong I. Also notable is Duke Olman's younger daughter Ingrid Strongheart, who is the captain of the Strongheart House Guard and the alleged paramour of Topaz Garrison Constable Hjalma Brighteyes.

The Strongheart family has a historically strong relationship with the Goldenbeard family, most recently demonstrated in Duke Olman's marriage to Sigrun Goldenbeard, the sister of the old Duke Mathik Goldenbeard.
Malkin

## Places of Interest

### Cities and Towns

The largest city in Malkin is Kainen's Hollow, with a population of around 30,000. Other villages include Hillsborough, Berryfield, and Whitecliffe.

### Geographical Locations

Malkin is bordered by the Faewood to the west, the Sea of Glass to the east, and the Karekanur Mountains to the south.

## History

Malkin, known prior to unification as Letharr, was brought into the Unified Suldura in 426 AC with the joint conquest by King Elandoris Tavore and his brother-in-law Cassius Falkenried. Letharr had fought bitterly against the conquest. When they were conquered, King Daemon Letharr was executed and his daughter Meshayle was married to Danvar Malkin, one King Elandoris' generals.

Elandoris and his son and heir Maxidan always considered Malkin to be the largest internal threat to the crown, due to the difficulty faced in initally subduing them as well as their proximity to Crownport. In order to strengthen the crown's relationship with Malkin, Maxidan married his own heir Artorin to Calliandra Duvell, the daughter of a prominent Malkin family.

In 499 AC, Malkin again rebelled against the crown, led now by Caswell Malkin and his wife Adelaide.

## Characters From Malkin

* Calliandra Tavore, Queen Consort of Suldura.
* Godfrey Belzamor, archmagus of the Mayakara and former Mayakara advisor to King Artorin.
* Julia Tavore, wife of King Artorin's cousin Elend.
* Solaris Silverleaf, a drow mercenary and brother to Stellaluna Silverleaf.
* Velya Edrian, a noblewoman who fled Malkin and found a place in the Westmarch Mayakara.
Sigrun Strongheart

### Nieces and Nephews

Brynjar Stonesong VII, Fahren Stonesong, Sharrin Stonesong, Tilda Stonesong, Meldor Goldenbeard, Sigrun Goldenbeard

**Sigrun Strongheart** is the Duchess of Strongheart, one of the Ducal houses of Nuramek. She is the daughter of Duke Oloric Goldenbeard, the wife of Duke Olman Strongheart, and the aunt of Dukes Meldor Goldenbeard and Fahren Stonesong. She is also the grandmother of Queen Valona Stonesong I. Both her sister, Malda Goldenbeard, and her daughter, Dagmar Strongheart, were Queens Consort of Nuramek.
Draegloth

**Draegloths** were creatures created by Falrik Clanless using the Cinderforge. Created by using a combination of spellforging and transmutation magic, the draegloths were part drow and part fiend, with claws and fangs of spellforged steel.

One of the elder draegloths was used to kill King Brynjar Stonesong, with a warlock posing as Hanrik Stonecutter luring his expeditionary force into the draegloth's lair. Two younger draegloths were later released on the Nuramek Ducal Council, along with a dragoris. Several units of young draegloths also fought in the Siege of the Cinderforge.
Aurelius Falkenried

**King Aurelius Falkenried** was the close friend of King Keldoran Tavore and the father of Cassius Falkenried. Prior to Sulduran Unification, King Aurelius and King Keldoran sealed the alliance between their two families with a marriage between Aurelius's son Cassius and Keldoran's daughter Mylaina. Their alliance bolstered by this marriage and by the close friendship between Cassius and Keldoran's son Elandoris, the Tavore and Falkenried families conquered four of the other kingdoms that had formed old Silduras.
Malice

**Malice** is a tiefling mage and a priest of the Chosen of the Mountain. Sworn to the service of King Honor, Malice serves the king by acting as a bodyguard to his sister, Song. As quartermaster aboard Song's ship, the Fiend's Daughter, Malice both guards over Song and reports back to Honor on Song's activities. The warrior Fearless serves in a similar capacity.

Malice was present when Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, and Solaris booked passage aboard the Fiend's Daughter from Saltshore to Deep Harbor. The party helped Song smuggle letters to Myth and The Cat without Malice taking notice. Fate also overheard a conversation between Malice and Fearless which revealed that Malice was generally trusting of Song, believing that Song's loyalty to the king to be stronger than Song's loyalty to her sister.

Malice was again present when Song was sent to Nuramek to bring Myth back to the Isle of Smoke after Myth was chosen as Concubine of Cultivation. Malice then took part in Myth's subsequent Proof by Combat, fighting alongside King Honor. The king's party, including Malice, were defeated by Myth, The Cat, Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Saladin, and Thadwin Bronzewright.
Broken Fang Mountains

**The Broken Fang Mountains** are a range of mountains running through north-central Suldura, with the southern end of the mountain range near the city of Westmarch. There are rich veins of copper in the mountains, and mines such as the Autumnbrook Mine have historically been fairly profitable. However, as the orcs of Arzak-Nath have become more aggressive and ranged further, large encampments of orcs have settled in the Broken Fang Mountains.

Few other than those orcs live in the mountains. There are scattered mountain tribes of humans towards the south of the mountain range. There are also rumored to be goliath tribes in the mountains, dwelling so high and so rarely venturing down that they are never encountered by humans.

After their army was broken in the Siege of Westmarch, General Maldon Arrindell and the remainder of the Silver Inquisition fled into the Broken Fangs and have attempted to establish a base of operations and to rebuild there.
Imrathil

**Imrathil** is the capital of Yenai and the largest elven city. While the population of Yenai as a whole and of most individual cities shrunk significantly after the elven population was decimated during The Calamity, Imrathil's population remained relatively static. This was because, in many cities with greatly diminished populations, the entire populace uprooted and moved to Imrathil.

Imrathil is a center of arts and culture. It is also the home of the royal family and the seat of the current king, Orlindas il Yenai. Additionally, the Elven Mayakara maintain an Imrathil college.

## Characters from Imrathil

* Coradrin Thallion;
* Liluth Chaemaer;
* Riss Alberon.
Maxidan Tavore

**King Maxidan Tavore** was the second King of Suldura, succeeding his father, King Elandoris Tavore in 465 AC. King Maxidan was known as a great diplomat and peacemaker, and was credited with bringing the kingdom of Corlester into the unified Suldura. He died in 483 AC from a blight of the stomach, and his eldest son, Artorin, succeeded him as King of Suldura.

## Events of Maxidan's Reign

*See Timeline of Sulduran History for a full account of major events in Sulduran history.*

* **466 AC: Kithvonn Invasion.** A Kithvoni fleet captures a chain of islands of the course of Corlester, taking control of significant trade routes. The Sulduran navy, allied with a tiefling fleet from the Isle of Smoke, repel the invaders and break the Kithvoni hold on the Slate Sea.
* **478 - 481 AC: Third Borderlands War.** The third partial unification of Arzak-Nath occurs. This time, it also threatens territories in Western Karekanur that fall under Nuramek's protection, and a Nuramekian army joins forces with Suldura to push the orcs back.
* **482 AC: Beginnings of unrest in Malkin.** King Maxidan marries his son, Prince Artorin, to the Margrave Caswell Malkin's cousin Calliandra Duvell in order to pacify the region.

## Marriage and Family

Maxidan was the eldest of three children born to Elandoris and Xandria Tavore. His younger sister, Roselle, was born in 436 AC. She married Morden Corlester and died in childbirth in 452 AC, survived by one son, Sadeas. His brother, Fredrin, was born in 437 AC. He married Katerine Volier and had three children: Elend, Lyanna, and Beatrice. Fredrin died in 479 AC in a hunting accident.

Maxidan himself married Sylva Travand in 457 AC and had two sons, Artorin and Bertram, in 458 and 468 AC. His grandsons, Malthazar, Dalinar, and Elandoris, were all born after his death, in 485, 494, and 498 AC, respectively

Mylaina Tavore, Maxidan's aunt, was married to Cassius Falkenried, and had two children, Elsbet and Darius. Darius' son, Tiberius, was born in 447 AC, and lived in Crownport from 463 - 466 AC, during which time he developed a friendship with both Maxidan and Fredrin.
Heironeous

**Heironeous** is one of the chief deities of the human pantheon. He is associated with war, glory, and battle and is the patron deity of soldiers, especially the officers and other career soldiers of the nobility.

There are temples to Heironeous in most major cities, but the largest is found in Crownport. The Crownport temple was rebuilt in 436 AC by King Elandoris Tavore, the first king of Suldura, and is now the largest temple in Crownport, rivaled only by the temples of Rao and Kord.

Heironeous is rarely worshiped in smaller towns, where war is seen as something that farmers are pressed into rather than a career or a chance for glory. However, there are sometimes small shrines to Heironeous built in rural towns and villages during wartime where wives and mothers will pray for the war god's blessing and a safe return for their husbands and sons.
Falkenried (region)

## Places of Interest

### Cities and Towns

The largest city in Falkenried is Westmarch, with about 10,000 inhabitants. Other towns include Tarbeck's Bluff and Last Hearth near Westmarch, Wood's Edge to the east, and Affpuddle, Cairnhold, and Beechgrove to the wouth.

### Geographical Landmarks

A large part of Falkenried's industry is fueled by mines in the Broken Fang Mountains to the northwest of Westmarch. To the east are plains dedicated primarily to agriculture, as well as the Brightwood Forest. Much of the south is open and hilly. To the far south, on the border with Arzak-Nath, is the Kolnfast Forest, which spreads into the foothills of the Two Sisters Mountains.

### Ruins

Darklin Hold, a few miles outside of Wood's Edge, was once a great city in the Age of Legends. Now it is a ruin of fallen walls and half-broken buildings, which nearby villagers say is inhabited by a nameless dark force.
Slate Sea

**The Slate Sea** is the ocean to the west of Gavelor and Kithvonn. The Isle of Smoke and the Umber Isle are both on this sea. Important ports on the Slate Sea include Port Maris and Deep Harbor, and the primary trade route on the sea is between these cities, transporting Sulduran wool and Kithvoni spices, cacao, and coffee. The sea is plagued by terrible storms, which make navigation treacherous.
Claudiu Tomescu

### Cousins

Katarina Martikov, Brom Martikov, Bray Martikov, Dmitri Martikov, Martin Martikov, Viggo Martikov

### Aunts and Uncles

Adrian Martikov, Urwin Martikov, Elvir Martikov

### Other Relatives

Elsa Martikov, Dagmara Martikov (deceased), Fyodor Martikov

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Brown

**Claudiu Tomescu** is a Barovian wereraven child. Although he is a wereraven, Claudiu is too young to be a true member of the Keepers of the Feather. Claudiu is the son of Stefania and Dag Tomescu, and he, his parents, and his newborn sister Yolanda live with his mother's family at the Wizard of Wines Winery. After the winery was burned to the ground by Strahd and Vanargand's pack of werewolves, Claudiu is missing and presumed dead.
Loltheruan

**Loltheruan** was the drow kingdom of Shaijara. It was a densely forested, mountainous nation dotted with swamps, lakes, and marshes and filled with drow cities, many of them subterranean.

Loltheruan was completely destroyed during The Calamity, suffering the heaviest losses of any of the nations of Gavelor and leaving those of the drow who survived without a home. The land that used to be Loltheruan is now known as Alberon's Waste and is a vast, inhospitable desert.
Meena Rosleff

**Meena Rosleff** is a member of the Westmarch Mayakara and a researcher specializing in unusual and magical fauna. She also works in Nilene Guinevra's hospital.

Meena played an important role in the Siege of Westmarch, conducting aerial reconnaissance prior to the siege, helping to repair damaged walls during the attack, and assisting in triage and healing after the Silver Inquisition had been repelled.
Shandrian

**Lady Shandrian**, Queen of the Amber Court, is a powerful archfey residing in the Faewood to the south of Suldura. Inquisitive and covetous, Shandrian sometimes takes interest in the people who pass through or near the Faewood, and will fiercely pursue those who catch her attention, hoping to bind them to her.

Shandrian resides in the western half of the Faewood, while the eastern half is largely under the control of the Mirebolg Sistren, a coven of hags. Shandrian has a fierce rivalry with the hags, and particularly with their leader, Hecate. The two often vie for control of the same object or person. Both avoid the very center of the Faewood, where the Cthaeh grows.

Shandrian's interest was caught, at one point, by the elven bard Liluth Chaemaer, who had formed a cult near the border of the Faewood. When Liluth's cult was attacked by a tribe of orcs, Shandrian saved Liluth, although she allowed the elf's followers to die. Shandrian trained Liluth in the bardic arts of the fey, and eventually allowed her to leave on the condition that Liluth would one day return and repay the favor that she owed to the fey.

When Elend Tavore and his companions traveled to the Faewood to find the druid Mallara Elluviel and resurrect Elend's wife, Shandrian took interest in Jerold, a young boy who had stowed away with the group. She followed the group in the form of a small fey creature named Eilwyn, and allowed herself to be captured by them. When Hecate attempted to possess Jerold, Shandrian tried to convince his guardian, Grimyse, to allow Shandrian to bond to the boy instead, but was rebuffed. Ultimately, the group was able to make it to Mallara in time to lift the curse on Jerold and Shandrian departed, returning to the Amber Court.
Concubine of Cultivation

**The Concubine of Cultivation** is one of the seven royal concubines chosen by the King of the Isle of Smoke to bear his heirs and to act as the nation's administrators.

As Concubine of Cultivation, a woman is expected to deal with all agricultural issues on the Isle. The woman selected for this role is always a druid and usually a member of the Moonsisters; as a result, this concubine is able to exert some degree of control over the weather, ensuring the efficacy of the Isle's agriculture. She works closely with the Moonsisters and with the agricultural leaders of the Isle.

King Honor's most recent Concubine of Cultivation, Accord, is recently deceased, having died of a wasting sickness. Her chosen replacement, Myth, won her Proof by Combat and was therefore excused from her responsibility to become a concubine. As a result, the administrative duties of this position are currently carried out by the dowager concubine Cadence, who was Concubine of Cultivation to Honor's father, King Glory.
Mallara Elluviel

**Mallara Elluviel** was the Queen of Loltheruan prior to its fall during The Calamity. She now resides in the Faewood, where she protects and cares for a small community of about 300 drow.

A powerful druid, Mallara also trains in the druidic arts any drow who wishes to learn. Her students have included Daveen Illandris, Noctaris Silverleaf, and Solaris Silverleaf.

As the Queen of Loltheruan, Mallara was the only monarch to lend her full support to Riss Alberon in his war. Because Loltheruan was destroyed by the Calamity, and most of its population killed, few remember this fact. The elves of Yenai recall the drow's support of the Worldbreaker, however, and refer to the drow as "Urdenite Oathbreakers."

Mallara's daughter and heir, Shalann, was also companion and lover to Riss Alberon. Shalann, along with Mallara's husband Danvaras, died during the Calamity.

In 499 AC, Mallara was visited by Finnbjorn, Grimyse, Saladin, and Holg, seeking her help with resurrecting Elend Tavore's wife, Julia. The party was allowed into the Faewood because the drow wizard Seraphina Illandris vouched for them. Mallara was able to restore Julia to life, and to lift the grip of the Mirebolg Sistren on Jerold, who had followed the party into the Faewood.

Mallara has frequently attempted to persuade drow not to leave the Faewood, but has also frequently been unsuccessful. For instance, Noctaris was convinced by his wife Luxanna to leave, despite Mallara's advice, and, years later, Noctaris's son Solaris was convinced to leave by the elf mercenary Coradrin.
Osmond Rubycrest

### Aunts and Uncles

Helgret Obsidian, Olbjorn Cinderforge, Frytha Deepforge, Delwynn Cinderforge, Helja Cinderforge

**Osmond Rubycrest** is the Count of Rubycrest, one of the significant committal houses of Nuramek. He took part in the melee at King Brynjar's funeral tournament, and led Rubycrest forces during the Siege of the Cinderforge.
Cedric Valenti

**Cedric Valenti** is a student at Seaspire Keep and the apprentice to Godfrey Belzamor, the former Mayakara advisor to King Artorin Tavore. When Belzamor was ejected from Crownport, Cedric was tasked with retrieving his notes and papers from his tower. When the guards would not allow him into the tower, he hired Saladin to retrieve the notes for him. He then agreed to pass on to Saladin any information that Belzamor found about the Relics of Alberon or Riss Alberon's companions.
Rangrim Goblinsbane

### Cousins

Mila Goblinsbane, Wulfric Goblinsbane, Waldren Silverheart, Mathik Silverheart, Cathred Goblinsbane, Ulfgar Obsidian

### Aunts and Uncles

Eirik Goblinsbane, Sigrun Silverheart, Malda Brightquarry, Hilde Darkaxe, Ingrid Surefoot, Danvar Obsidian

**Rangrim Goblinsbane** is the eldest son of Danvar Goblinsbane, son of Duke Veldor Goblinsbane and heir to the Goblinsbane Duchy, and Cathred Goblinsbane, the daughter of Ranrim's namesake, Duke Rangrim Silverheart.

As the eldest son of the heir to the Goblinsbane Duchy, Rangrim is second in line to become the Duke of Goblinsbane. He is married to Delwynn Goblinsbane, nee Hammerstone. They do not have any children.
Elsa Martikov

### Other Relatives

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

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Brown

**Elsa Martikov** is a Barovian wereraven. She and her brother Davian are the current leaders of the Keepers of the Feather.

Elsa has two children, Dagmara and Fyodor, and three grandchildren, Dmitri, Martin, and Viggo. No one knows who the father of Elsa's children or the father of her grandchildren (all of whom are Dagmara's sons) are. Both of Elsa's children and all three of her grandchildren lived with her at the Wizard of Wines Winery.

Elsa helped Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, Solaris, Ezmerelda, and Ireena escape from Vanargand and his werewolves through secret tunnels beneath the winery. Shortly thereafter, Strahd had the werewolves burn the winery to the ground. Fyodor survived, but Elsa and her grandchildren are missing and presumed dead.
Mikkel Ratface

**Mikkel Ratface** was a criminal operating in the city of Nuramek. He made connections between thieves and assassins and those seeking their services. Acting in this capacity, he helped the warlock disguised as Hanrik Stonecutter to hire three assassins for an attempt on the life of Prince Ilmar Stonesong. Later, when questioned, Mikkel revealed that the man who had hired the assassins was dressed in the livery of Princess Valona's personal guard - information that had been deliberately fed to him. After divulging this information, Mikkel was captured and arrested by Finnbjorn Cinderforge and his companions.
Truesilver

**The Truesilver** line were the monarchs of the Karekanur empire for centuries prior to the Calamity. The male line of Truesilver was ended during the Fall of Mordingard when Galdric Truesilver and all of his sons fell in battle. Galdric's daughter, Frytha, briefly inherited his throne, but Galdric had many sisters and aunts, and other claimants through female lines emerged, leading to the fragmentation of the empire into many feuding city-states.

The Truesilver family shares its name with a goddess of the Morndinsamman, Berronar Truesilver, who is the consort of the pantheon's head, Moradin. It was said during the Age of Legends that the Truesilver line had been anointed by Berronar herself as the guardians of the dwarven empire.
Kyrel Evander

**General Kyrel Evander** is a decorated general and war hero and a minor member of the Sulduran nobility.

His military experience began during the War for Sulduran Unification in 426 AC. He served as a squire in the war, but was knighted afterwards for acts of extraordinary valor. Rumors say that, after the knight he served was taken from the battlefield unconscious, the young Kyrel rode back at the head of a group of soldiers to assist Cassius Falkenried, who had been cut off at the vanguard.

Later in life, Kyrel took part in the Second and Third Borderlands Wars, helped to repel the Kithvoni Invasion of 466 AC, and took part in the series of naval battles that broke the fleet of Nephraim Stormtyrant in The Shattered Isles.

In 491 AC, Kyrel retired from the Sulduran military, wishing to live out the remainder of his life in his Crownport manse. He was asked to return to lead troops in the Malkin Rebellion in 499 AC, but refused. Later that year, however, he was convinced by Finnbjorn Cinderforge to temporarily come out of retirement to lead the defending forces during the Siege of Westmarch. Under his leadership, the Silver Inquisition was repelled, and Tiberius Falkenried, the grandson of Cassius Falkenried, retained control of the city. After the siege, Kyrel returned to Crownport and his retirement.
Goldenfield

**Goldenfield** was a village in the Corlester region of Suldura and the seat of Baron Altreius Roshone. Most of its residents were farmers living in and around the town center.

Most of Goldenfield was destroyed in 479 AC when Saladin, the eldest son of a family of crofters, brought fiendish pact magic to bear against Baron Roshone in retaliation for the Baron's murder of Saladin's brother, Ishmael. Roshone Manor was destroyed and much of the village burned in Saladin's attack. The majority of Goldenfield's surviving residents left the area after this, and the new Baron chose to build his manor in nearby Willowcrest.
Darius Falkenried

**Darius Falkenried** was the second Margrave of Falkenried. He was the only son of Cassius Falkenried and Mylaina Tavore, and first cousin to High King Maxidan Tavore.

The most significant event of Darius' time as margrave was the Third Borderlands War, where he acted as commander of the joint armies of the Crown, Falkenried, Corlester, and Nuramek.

Darius died in 487 AC and was succeeded as Margrave of Falkenried by his son, Tiberius. He died three years before the birth of his only grandchild, Owen.
Gillyd Ironfist

### Other Relatives

Bardryn Ironfist, Farhilde Cinderforge, Finnbjorn Cinderforge, Bjernhart Cinderforge, Eridred Cinderforge, Arbjorn Cinderforge, Isbjorn Cinderforge

**Gillyd Ironfist** is the daughter of Duke Hjoldur Ironfist and a member of the Ironfist house guard. She is a talented duelist, and frequently participates in tournaments and melees.

Gillyd took part in the melee at King Brynjar's funeral tournament, and was eliminated by Princess Valona Stonesong.
Galdric Truesilver

**High King Galdric Truesilver** was the last king of the united kingdom of Karekanur. Galdric ruled from his seat in Mordingard for over one hundred years prior to the Calamity. During the Fall of Mordingard, Galdric and all four of his sons were killed, leaving his daughter, Frytha, as his apparent heir. Without a male heir, however, multiple claimants appeared and Karekanur fell into chaos, splintering into various city-states.

Galdric was also the uncle of Thadwin Bronzewright, the famed dwarven warrior-smith and companion of Riss Alberon.
Frytha Truesilver

**Frytha Truesilver** was the daughter of High King of Karekanur Galdric Truesilver. After the Fall of Mordingard during the Calamity, Frytha was also Galdric's only surviving child; Galdric and all four of his sons fell defending the city, ending the male line of the Truesilver monarchy, which had ruled over the nation of Karekanur for a hundred generations.

Frytha fled to Darenkad when Mordingard fell. She was crowned High Queen in Darenkad, and it seemed for a time that she would become a rallying force that would hold the kingdom together. However, the Blackiron King of Darenkad, Vorden Deepforge, seized the opportunity to marry Frytha and claim the title of High King for himself. Conflict began to break out between the cities, with some claiming that Frytha had been married against her will, others contesting the right of a daughter to inherit, and still others asserting that strict inheritance law must be set aside in order to find a leader who could bring Karekanur through the dark times of the Calamity.

Within fifteen years of Frytha's coronation, a civil war broke out between Darenkad and Nuramek when Torrhen Stonesong VIII, the grandson of a Truesilver prince, made a claim for the throne.  Meanwhile, Mahalinor began their own theocratic government after an influential priest of Moradin claimed that he had been granted a vision by the Mordinsamman and had been told that Mahalinor was the true spiritual successor to Mordingard. Haldur, a city of merchants, overthrew their own claimant king and established a ruling council of mithril barons, which declared their independence from any of the remaining dwarven cities.

As these wars broke out, Frytha became the target of assassination attempts, vast defamation campaigns, and vicious noble politicking. As soon as her young son, Galdric Deepforge, came of age, Frytha abdicated in his favor and became a priestess of Berronar. Two years later, she died, assassinated by poisoning.
Jem Kaspen

**Jem Kaspen** is the owner of Kaspen Tavern and a prominent citizen of the hamlet of Cairnhold. He and his wife Millie run the tavern together, along with their four sons: Piter, Henry, Jesse, and Matthias.

As a young man, Jem fought in the Third Borderlands War. He was a soldier serving under Lieutenant Willem Lokar as part of the Falkenried army.

In 499 AC, Jem's son Matthias went missing for a time, and subsequently suffered several seizures. This was concurrent with a series of strange happenings in Cairnhold, which Jem falsely attributed to dark magic worked by the Widow Hollendorf. Jem led a mob in an attempt to bring Hollendorf to justice, but was stopped by the traveling bard Liluth Chaemaer.
Cassius Falkenried

**Cassius Falkenried** was the last King and the first Margrave of Falkenried. He is known for working together with his brother-in-law Elandoris Tavore to conquer the human kingdoms, uniting them, as the kingdom of Suldura, under Tavore rule.

Cassius was a warrior at heart, something that began in his childhood. Born in 387 AC, he went to war for the first time in 397 AC as a page for his father, King Aurelius Falkenried, in the First Borderlands War. With Falkenried lands threatened by a united group of the orcish tribes of Arzak-Nath, Aurelius sought the support of King Keldoran Tavore and formed a mutual defense pact with the Tavores, betrothing Cassius to Keldoran's daughter, Mylaina.

Cassius and Mylaina were wed in 421 AC, sealing the alliance between the two kingdoms. King Aurelius and King Keldoran had both died before the wedding, Aurelius in 409 AC and Keldoran in 418 AC, so it was their sons, Cassius and Elandoris, who actualized the alliance. The two began plans to reunify the human kingdoms under the name *Suldura*, a bastardization of the original *Silduras*. Cassius agreed to give up his crown and become the Margrave of Falkenried in exchange for an expansion of the Falkenried borders.

In 422 AC, Elandoris and Cassius began their campaign of conquest. Together, the two conquered the Blackmont, Hale, Seaspire, and Letharr Kingdoms over the next four years. Three of the vanquished kings surrendered and were allowed to remain in power as Graves beneath Elandoris. King Daemon Letharr, however, was unwilling to surrender his crown, and so was executed and his daughter Meshayle married to General Danvar Malkin.

For a time there was peace in the newly forged Suldura, but in 429 AC, Margrave Cassius returned to war at King Elandoris' side, engaging in a six-year campaign that would come to be known as the Crimson Campaign. The two led their armies in a series of small-scale conflicts across Suldura, putting down minor rebellions, wiping out marauding bands of mercenaries-turned-bandits left over from the War of Unification, and instilling order in the new nation. In 443 they rode side by side for a third and final time, joining forces again against Arzak-Nath in the two-year Second Borderlands War.

In 452 AC, Cassius died at the age of 65, succumbing to a festering wound that he had suffered during the Crimson Campaign that had never fully healed. Before he died, he was able to see the birth of his only grandchild, Tiberius, in 447 AC, as well the completion of the Sulduran Unification that he had fought for his whole life, when Corlester was peacefully brought into the nation in the 451 AC Corlester Pact.
Monarchs of Nuramek

## Foundation of Nuramek

* Prince Torrhen Stonesong I
* Prince Brynjar Stonesong I
* Prince Torvald Stonesong I
* Prince Torrhen Stonesong II

## The Age of Legends

* Prince Fahren Stonesong I
* Prince Brynjar Stonesong II
* Prince Ilmar Stonesong I
* Prince Torrhen Stonesong III
* Prince Torvald Stonesong II
* Prince Torrhen Stonesong IV
* Prince Olvar Stonesong I
* Prince Brynjar Stonesong III
* Prince Ilmar Stonesong II
* Prince Torrhen Stonesong V
* Prince Fahren Stonesong II
* Prince Brynjar Stonesong IV
* Prince Waldren Stonesong I
* Prince Ilmar Stonesong III
* Prince Torrhen Stonesong VI
* Prince Fahren Stonesong III
* Prince Brynjar Stonesong V
* Prince Torvald Stonesong III
* Prince Torrhen Stonesong VII

## The Calamity

* Prince Ilmar Stonesong IV
	+ Married Valda Silverheart.
	+ Three children: Brynjar, Sigrun, and Valona.
* Prince Brynjar Stonesong VI
	+ Married Tilda Goldenbeard.
	+ Three children: Torrhen, Arvid, and Fahren.

## Modern Age

* King Torrhen Stonesong VIII
	+ Died unmarried and childless.
* King Fahren Stonesong III
	+ Married Riswynn Cinderforge.
	+ Two children: Torvald and Tilda.
* King Torvald Stonesong IV
	+ Married Freja Flintstrike.
	+ Three children: Sigrun, Olvar, and Arvid.
* King Olvar Stonesong II
	+ Married Gaela Rubycrest.
	+ Five children: Sigrun, Helgret, Torrhen, Ilma, and Waldren.
* King Torrhen Stonesong IX
	+ Married Malda Goldenbeard.
	+ Four children: Sharrin, Brynjar, Fahren, and Tilda.
* King Brynjar Stonesong VII
	+ Married Dagmar Strongheart, and, after her death, Solvi Goblinsbane.
	+ Four children: Valona, Ilmar, Arvid, and Torvald.
* Queen Valona Stonesong I
	+ Married Finnbjorn Cinderforge
Stefania Tomescu

**Stefania Tomescu**, née Martikov, is a Barovian wereraven and a member of the Keepers of the Feather. Her husband, Dag Tomescu, was inducted into the Keepers and allowed to become a wereraven after his marriage to Stefania. Until recently, Stefania and Dag lived with their son Claudiu and their newborn daughter Yolanda at the Wizard of Wines Winery.

While Elsa Martikov helped Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, Solaris, Ezmerelda, and Ireena escape from Vanargand and his werewolves through the Keepers' secret tunnels, Stefania and Dag, along with Stefania's father Davian, were tasked with guarding the children. Shortly thereafter, Strahd had the werewolves burn the winery to the ground. Stefania is missing and presumed dead after the burning of the winery.
Ingrid Strongheart

**Ingrid Strongheart** is the second-born child and eldest daughter of Duke Olman Strongheart. She is aunt to Queen Valona Stonesong I and the Captain of the Strongheart house guard.

Known as a lifelong old maid, Ingrid strongly resisted any arranged marriage. It is a very poorly kept secret that she prefers the company of other women, and it is rumored that she had an affair with the Hjalma Brighteyes prior to Hjalma becoming Constable of the Topaz Garrison.
Fredrin Tavore

**Prince Fredrin Tavore** was the younger brother of King Maxidan Tavore and the father of Baron Elend Tavore. Although a prince of Suldura, Fredrin never had any lands of his own or titles other than Prince. He fought in the Third Borderlands War but spent the majority of his life in Crownport advising his brother. He married Katerine Volier in 468 AC and fathered three children: Elend, Lyanna, and Beatrice. Fredrin died in 493 AC of a wasting disease.
Leonas Kestrel

**Leonas Kestrel** is a member of the Westmarch Mayakara. One of Guild Mistress Nilene Guinevra's most trusted friends, he often acts as a bodyguard for her in situations when she is apart from her warder, Margrave Tiberius Falkenried.

Leonas fought in the Third Borderlands War, and has received some martial training in addition to his schooling in magic. While Mayakara do not tend to carry weapons, relying on their magic, Leonas is usually accompanied by his wolf, Snorri, and is often seen with a bow on his back and a sword at his hip.

When Saladin was tasked by his patron with infiltrating the Westmarch Mages' Court, he disguised himself as Leonas. Later, Saladin and Leonas fought side by side in the Siege of Westmarch. After the siege, Nilene sent Leonas to Deep Harbor to investigate the situation with Gravine Mezara Corlester.
Adrian Martikov

**Adrian Martikov** is a Barovian wereraven and a member of the Keepers of the Feather. The eldest child of Davian and Alma Martikov, Adrian is the heir to the Wizard of Wines Winery. He and his wife Muriel have one child, Katarina. In 1538 by the Barovian calendar (495 AC), Muriel went missing and was presumed dead. She was later discovered to have been imprisoned by Baba Lysaga in her creeping hut.

Adrian assisted his aunt, Elsa Martikov, in helping Lilluth, Fate, Stellaluna, Solaris, Ezmerelda, and Ireena escape Vanargand and his werewolves via the Keepers' secret tunnels. When asked about the dangers of Berez, Adrian's daughter Katarina warned the party about Baba Lysaga, but Adrian insisted that she did not really exist.

After Strahd had the werewolves burn the Martikovs' winery to the ground, Adrian is missing and presumed dead.
Westmarch Dungeons

**The Westmarch Dungeons** are located beneath the city guardhouse in the city of Westmarch. They are held by the city guard and the Margrave Tiberius Falkenried, with magical protections provided by the Westmarch Mayakara.

The most significant prisoner held in the dungeons is Alys Tanner, a member of The Ruby Order. She is currently held there under rotating guard from Westmarch Mayakara members Seraphina Illandris and Meena Rosleff.

Other prisoners held there include the thieves Alfric and Vayden and the necromancer's apprentice Kahlin. Others who have been formerly held in the dungeons include the thief Marten Elrikes, the necromancer Silas Aldrebb, and Silver Inquisition officers Juniper Arrindell and Ilsa Tyvellis.