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Aerin

## Appearance

A tall and lithe elf with fair short hair. He commonly wears a brooch of his family

## Personality

rich reclusive asshole, initially he has the most rancid vibes due to coming off as a detached rich asshole with ZERO filter, but once you talk to him more hes just. a lonely and bitchy sadsack. hes paranoid and impulsive as FUCK, but very loyal to his `very small` social circle that he actually 100% trusts

## History

when he was much younger, he was always introverted by nature, but his history of paranoia started when his father- the oldest of his uncles -left him in charge of the family inheritance. over the years, a few poisoned cups of tea and a clumsy assassination attempt, his trust in people has been fairly worn thin.

## Relationships

### Omen

Known as Auspice, Omen is Aerin's Ex, but they're on good terms, Omen's contracts with Aerin mostly involve intimidation rather than outright killing competitors/people trying to manipulate the resources that go to Finam

### Loct

Known as Aolis, Loct poses as Aerin's cousin, the two get along like best friends, Aolis visits Finam every other summer, exchanging frequent letters
Pothos

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

* Map
* Flag

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### Wealth

**Pothos** is a town on the east side of Iporis associated with the Nekronian Empire. It is bordered by the Mythsong Forest, the Warbler's Woods and Jimmyton.

## Description

uh theyre kind of like the peacekeepers of the empire who show that its like "nature friendly" enough to get the Cloven Conclave to shut up.

### Economy

They are paid by other Empire towns and cities to take their waste.

## Government

Gerontocracy. Heavy emphasis on elders, as well as long-living races having the most wisdom.

### Leader

Motives hand of foreign monarch in marriage. Self-presentation thousand-yard stare. Assets small private army of fanatics. Personal qualities ruthless, but shy

## History

Illtern kinda was an asshole right around 200 PA
scorchring is named after the damage Illtern did to the ground. Superstition that a dragon won't strike the same place again (like lightning)

## Notable NPCs

### Douglas Devonmere

A dwarven necromancer who lives far from the town.

## Locations

the dump.
the h'rard shrine (by the mythsong)

the funky circles
Bratomil

> "Well I believe it is now time to listen to your tales."
>
> Bratomil, to the party, Session 14

**Bratomil** is a triton and the sole inkeeper of the Shining Sea Hotel in Nerglade. He seemed to be a greasy figure, and doesn't enjoy his job very much, doing it entirely out of a sense of duty. He is noted to be very strictly professional.

## The Scaled Bastards Storyline

### Session 14

Served as a mildly racist innkeep that kept staring at Perchance, likely because she was the only tiefling he had ever seen. Later, while drunk, he sat down with the party for dinner and asked them about their adventures. Was later tipped 20 sp by Perchance for remaining professional despite his personal biases.

## Quotes

> "Well, I don't mean to brag, but you see, we are the most prestigious hotel in the Nerglade area because of our cuisine.
>
> Bratomil, to the party, Session 14

> "Perhaps in turn for some liquor, you could tell me the story. I live in a very very boring life over here and I run this *shitty* hotel in the middle of the fucking Nerglade although it is a very very nice place it is so *fucking* boring.
>
> Bratomil to the party, Session 14

## Trivia

* DM made him up on the spot
* Slavic accent but with tapped r's
* Looks like the actor who played Snape in the HP movie but gray and green
Actran

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

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**Actran** is the ruins of a town on the northern side of Iporis in the Albatross Assembly.

## History

Actran fell between the red terror and scaled bastards because of uhhhh \*looks at trello\* natural disaster

## Government

Oligarchy headed by the Hawthorne Family

The emperor.  A strong leader in regal purple robes.  Speaks in a low rumble

Large stocky frame wearing cropped furs and large shoulder pads

Alto Hawthorne is his nameo

## Notable NPCs

**Alto Hawthorne**

god emperor of being dead inside

Captain Cassandra

The insides are decorated with fine stone and dark woods.  A butler rushes out to meet the emperor and takes his discarded costume.\*

Captain Cassandra will warn Alto of the impending dragon attack, which he will dismiss.  “It’s a one in 20 year occurance, and it happened a year ago.  Fat chance”

Cassandra is convinced of the attack and will get into an argument about readying the defenses at this hour.  Think Galanoth vs Kord.

Save the ppl vs trusting the system.  Faith in the system and reward of some sort or long-term trust and having his entire reality fall away if that trust is broken.

Vesper (WAAAAAY later on)Vesper, The Mistress of the Orbit.  Red hair.  Is old and wants to fucking die.  Ruled Actran before it fell.  Likes snakes.

A jester who took the job on the Bretteur to run away from an abusive situation at home.  Hopes to use the Bretteur to escape.  Speaks about aspirations and dreams of what's to come.

Her name is "Feul" (speaks frenchly)

Dressed like a peacock with loud, obnoxious feathers on her costume.

The lovers

A recently wed couple.  A stocky burly red headed dwarf woman and her wife, a lithe elven woman

The dwarven woman (Yorda) is the captain of the ship and doesn't have a mask on so that she can work, but she has snail shell earrings and clothes that have a Nautilus shell pattern on them

The elven woman (Sele) is wearing a round, curved mask with frames around the eyes mimicking snail eye stalks.  More shells and snailshell designs on her clothing and jewelry

## Locations

- the townhouse

- the square

- the cemetery

- the bazaar

the loaded bucket tavern 2 sp per night feesh smell

FEEESH

The Hawthorne Manor

*Blue flags of the Albatross Assembly hang from the pale walls of the mansion.  The insides are decorated with fine stone and dark woods.  A butler rushes out to meet the emperor and takes his discarded costume.*

- the townhouse

- the square

- the cemetery

- the bazaar

## Trivia

* i ripped this one's name (as well as many others) off of the game Hunter Island.
* there used to be a town called Kristoffer but i killed it and merged it with Actran
Haemodem Affliction

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

**The Haemodem Affliction** is a viral disease that spreads through contact with bodily fluids. The disease attacked blood vessels, the lungs, nerve tissue, and tissue in sensory organs.

## Description

The disease had an incubation period of a week, ran its course within 2-3 days, and was usually non-lethal. However, longterm exposure would cause continual reinfection, which could be lethal as tissue damage built up over time, typically showing as bleeding around the facial orfices.
Symptoms included coughing, feeling tingly, and bleeding from the facial orfices that started and stopped spontaneously.

## History

There was a Haemodem epidemic in Batek from December 470 to October 471.

## Trivia

* The etymology of Haemodem is *Haem-* from *Haemo* or *Hemo* meaning blood, and *-modem* from *mode* or *modus* meaning measure. This was because one could gauge the severity of an individual's illness by measuring their blood loss.
The Tower

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

Commission done by Josh Ramirez

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**The Tower** is one of the Seven Fabled Spires of the long-gone Cresonian Empire of Byselon. It is located on the Watchtower Point island south of Iporis.

The only living inhabitants are nothics, attracted by the residual magic aura of the ruins. They were previously Cresonian wizards driven mad by a pursuit of knowledge. There are also rumors of liches who lay dormant deep in the tunnels underground.
Sarchasis

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**Sarchasis** is a silver dragonborn associated with the Requiem.

## The Scaled Bastards Storyline

### Session 26

Brought The Scaled Bastards to the Requiem Den to meet with Reprisal. Sarchasis openly admits to assassinating the governor, stating that he was going to pass anti-Requiem policies, and that it was a direct order from Avantika.

### Session 25

Escaped the Okeanus Lighthouse with with Balance, Vincent, Armand, and Lorun. Having successfully completed the mission, they ran back to the Requiem's Eastshire den, where they berate Balance for complicating their stealth mission.

### Session 23

Accompanied Lorun at the panel meeting about the Occulox Project to keep an eye on Balance's mission.

### Session 21

Spotted by The Scaled Bastards in the act of assassinating Wendel Cui, the governor of the Port district.
Ignet's Demise

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

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**Ignet's Demise** is a forest on the northern part of Iporis named after the ghostly bronze dragon which frequents its woods.

## Description

The forest has a certain ethereal aspect to it, and is home to many will'o'wisps.
oh and there are a lot of nasties in there that are looking to seek out Ignet for personal gain so thats nice

Like a forest out of some shitty fairytale, this wood is aglow with will-o-the-wisps and other sorts of fantastical effects.  When you enter, it always seems to be twilight, and the light that pierces the branches above isn’t sufficient to see very much.  There seems to be an ethereal aspect to this area

## History

ignet ded lol

forest: become magic

- The forest known as Ignet’s Demise is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of an ancient Bronze Dragon.  It is said that this ghost is still guarding an impressive hoard and is willing to answer one question of fate for any adventurer daring enough to seek it out.

- You recall a story from your childhood about a Bronze dragon who carved a river into the land and vanquished a blue dragon threatening to turn the entire continent into desert.

## Locations

Ignet's shrine???

Feargus' lair

jhkhsbf im ded inside

## Trivia

* DM absolutely bullshitted the name and tweaked lore to match over time
Reconstruct Soul

## As a Spell

**Reconstruct Soul**

*7th level Necromancy*

**Casting Time**: 1 hour

**Range**: Touch

**Components**: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 500 gp and an emi crystal worth at least 500 gp, both of which the spell consumes)

**Duration**: Instantaneous

**Classes**: Cleric, Warlock, Wizard

**Subclasses**: Bard (Creation), Sorcerer (Divine Soul), Druid (Circle of Spores)

You touch the body (or a piece of it) of a dead creature that has been dead for no more than a year, that didn't die of old age, and that isn't undead. In doing so, you search the Stream of Arcanum for the largest fragments of that creature's soul to bring back into the body. Make an Arcana check and consult the following table:

Benefits Table
 2
 3
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 10

Complications Table
 2
 3
 4
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The spell neutralizes any poisons, diseases, curses, and other afflictions affecting the creature. The spell also closes all mortal wounds and regenerates any missing parts.

This spell can only be performed twice on any given soul, and there must be a month between castings. Attempting to cast it a third time or prematurely destroys the body and replaces it with a 24-inch shard of Emi crystal.

## Description

When a creature dies on Iporis, its soul is obliterated and reverted to its fundamental components to help repair the magical dead-zones on the continent. As a result, Resurrection in the traditional sense is not possible. It is possible for a god or other powerful being to interrupt this process and reconstruct a soul, though this is impossible to do perfectly.

You can attempt to replace the mana offered by a soul by using an Emi crystal.
Zen

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**Zen** is a tabaxi bard associated with the Sniff and Yiff and The Red Terror parties.

## History

Zen grew up in an orphanage, along with his brother Eivor. The two don't remember much about their parents or what led to their arrival at the orphanage at Darandal, but the two decided to make the best of their situation. As the two grew up, they found their interests: Eivor found his interest in fighting other children like him, while Zen found himself wandering around the small district, becoming the token jokester tabaxi to the townspeople, entertaining everyone. It was only when Eivor brought Zen an opera show titled "Macbeth," that Zen found his calling.

He found himself entranced by the music all around the town, from the taverns, from the buskers on the streets, or from the opera house. He would wander late at night, so late that Eivor had to drag him back to his bed at times.

One day when Zen stayed late in the tavern, lost in the music, he found himself to be the last figure remaining in the bar aside from the owner and the bard. Introduced to inner workings of string instrument, Zen found himself poring over the panflute every night after the bard finished his work at the tavern. Even when his brother went missing, Zen dilligently studied under his mentor, night after night. With his mentor's contract ending with the tavern, Zen decided to follow the bard on his journey around the world, leaving Danrandal, and the continent Iporis behind. Throughout the years, Zen learned a lot from the bard, not only musically, but in combat as well.

The mentor's wanderings eventually brought Zen home, back to Iporis. The two only planned to stay at Iporis for a few days, staying at the coast town of Simymelk. After a small performance for the crowd, Zen was still content traveling with his mentor, and the two planned to move onto the next continent. But when he heard the faint whispers of a Tabaxi warrior, Zen needed to know more. The warriors' name was Macbeth, and apparently had a apetite for violence and justice. Upon hearing the warriors' appearance was strikingly similar to his brother, Zen decided it was time he started looking for answers.

Waving his mentor goodbye, Zen was truely alone for the first time in years. Relying on his charisma, he stayed at the town to investigate the rumours. Few days later, he met Ginger, who invited Zen to the party of Sniff and Yiff. Seeing as the group planned to venture around Iporis, Zen accepted.

Sooner or later, he will find his brother.

## Trivia

* apparently vincent only made zen's character traits being "horny all the time" despite emmas pleas and vincent knowing how to write :pensive:
Hibby

* Portrait
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> "Do you have anything special for me?"
>
> Hibby, to Vincent, Session 14

## Description

The teenage daughter of Yeemik, the now leader of the goblins of Cragmaw Hideout. After her father was charmed by Vincent to let her go with the party, she has been enjoying her newfound freedom and intends to show that as much as she can. Rebellious and very naive, she collects greatswords.

## The Scaled Bastards Storyline

### Session 23

The party awakes in Eastshire to find her missing. They ask the innkeep, and he states that he "relocated the vermin". They fly into a rage, but eventually calm enough to ask the dwarf to lead them to the site of release in the Warbler's Woods. There, they hear chatter and laughter as they peek down the riverbank and see Hibby accompanied by several other goblins. When asked to return to the party, Hibby states that she prefers to be with her own kind. The Scaled Bastards depart without her.

### Session 19

Hibby used her torch to light the box from the Mudi Laboratory on fire. She also later questioned Ambition on his choice in familiar, stating that where she was from, a hand was foodstuff, not something to reanimate.

### Session 18

Hibby helped the party explore the sewers under Peyden by lighting a torch.

### Session 14

The party finally decided to pick her up from the Stonehill Inn and take her on her first proper adventure. She is delighted by the offering of 3 gp from Vincent. When the party encounters a scared pseudodragon on the beach near Nerglade, she attempts to eat it, but is stopped by Strum. When the reptile is killed by an owl later, the party allows her to eat it, and Vincent takes the bones for use in necromancy.

### Session 3

After the party confronted Yeemik and charmed him, he allowed her to accompany them on their way out, claiming that a party capable of slaying Klarg the bugbear was capable of keeping her safe. She accompanies the party to the Stonehill Inn in Phandalin, and stays there during their adventures, getting used to living away from Cragmaw Hideout first.

## Relationships

### Sildar Hallwinter

She doesn't understand why Sildar isn't fond of her, and doesn't respect his decision to avoid her.

### Yeemik

She thinks that her dad is nice, albeit overbearing.

## Quotes

> "Can I eat it now?"
>
> Hibby, to Vincent, about the dead pseudodragon, Session 14

## Trivia

* the DM has no idea what she is going to do with this character like c'mon guys I'm struggling to make a story for this adopted pet goblin.
* Hibby's class is fighter.
* Hibby speaks really quickly because DM speaks really quickly under pressure
Knoxis

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

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## Description

Knoxis is a withering town where crops fail to grow and they rely heavily on imports to survive. Exports are all over the place, and may prove to be unsustainable.

## Government

Seth Doxenleve, A ruler plagued by death, but hasn't died himself yet.  The last of his line and is looking for political allies.  Very down to earth, and looking to join an alliance.

## Notes

Hometown of Mantle

Hometown of Duskset

H'rard shrine in the Moorwarden

## Gallery

by kammy the hrard shrinehaasio rushed this
Angela

**Angela** is a tabaxi artificer associated with The Psychotic Nerds party.

## History

Angela's parents had stowed away on a boat to Iporis before she was born. Her parents ran a small potion supply shop in Peyden which Angela helped out with as she got older, she developed a insatiable urge for knowledge, eagerly reading through all of her parents books about potions and plants, and her parents quickly allowed her to start making potions and preparing ingredients (with supervision). But Angela wasn't satisfied with learning about a single topic, she went to the library and read through as many  of the books as she could as quickly as she could.

She became obsessed with the idea of artificing and building her steel defender, Solembum, to protect her and to keep her company.  Once she grew old enough to head out on her own she left Peyden (after receiving the blessing of the local priests of Galonoth) and set out to explore Iporis and gather as much information as she possible could, She always returned to Peyden every few years to visit her parents and bring them some exotic ingredients and new recipes to add to their shop.

Angela, Using her parchment and ink writes a letter to the rest of the party with instructions for whoever find it to give a copy to each of her companions. The note reads as such: "My ~~~companions~~~ Friends, Im sorry to make it end like this. We fought through so much and worked as a team to conquer the challanges that awaited us and its not fair of me to leave you in such a terrible way. But this is how it must end, I have seen and learned much in my life on the material plane and I fear i can learn no more here. I assume by the time you get this ill be in a different plane, the Feywild if my guess is correct, It has so much potential! magic roams wild there and i can learn so much from the Sylvan! I am leaving Solembum behind with order that once im through, to destroy the portal so nobody else has to lose someone to this, If i do somehow find you again it will be with many more stories and things to share with you all! If I dont see you again....Well just know that this was one of my favorite adventures that ive ever been on"
Perchance

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## Description

lavender walking corpse with bastard lizard

## History

Born an only child to the Dianthan Family, Perchance had a rather normal childhood. She kept to herself, burying herself in books and fiction.

On the days leading up to her beheadedment, she was traveling with a Caravan of Tieflings that she had encountered and felt it safe to travel with on her way to the City of Peyden. She was traveling to Peyden to visit her grandparents and returning books she had borrowed from them. The Tieflings that made up the Caravan were **Victory**, **Beguile**, **Klen'artech** and **his Daughter**, **Mantle**, and the fabled **The Twin-Tailed Devil**. Accompanying them was a little green Pseudodragon Victory had picked up on their travels.
However, she would not make it to Peyden, only part-way before the Caravan was attacked. The Co-Leaders, Victory and Beguile, were killed and she herself was beheaded.

grew up an only child and would visit grandparents every other summer bc `ayyy grandpa and grandma :D`, she was really introverted and bookwormy and latchkey-y and didnt go out that much due to not having many friends that she could relate to, so when she met beguile&victory's caravan on the way to Corova (with the end goal of Peyden) she was very :O!!!!! at the other tieflings in the group and was like `oh fuck that guys hot` @ klen HAHAHA

## Relationships

strum.

literally just strum.

there was not much other stuff

## Trivia

* Oohhhh idk when the noir starts, but after perchance gets her head back: debt 10 combined with debt 8 (mayhaps bounty hunters start looking for peoples associated with Omen (Aerin, Calia, Perchance, Klen, etc) and using them as a way to catch him) OR debt 5 in relation to hunt, confidence, and advantageous to make it more personal :3c (now that im thinking about it im leaning towards this one more but its your pick lol)
* Roll again. It’s not your debt: it’s your lover’s problem. Can you solve the problem before they have to face the consequences? (Eberron Debt 10)
* You’ve got a price on your head. Until you settle things, you’d better keep an eye out for bounty hunters. (Eberron Debt 8)
* Someone knows the whereabouts of a sibling or loved one you thought lost, but that information is going to cost you. (Eberron Debt 5)
Finam

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

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### Economy

Life revolves around the bazaar. Finam is the closest major city to Ergan and Deucalis, so they frequently come for goods and to trade. It is also connected by road to Pothos and Jimmyton, so Finam is considerably influenced by the Nekronian Empire in terms of technology.

## Government

The ruling monarchy are the Arafiels, a family of elves.

Aerin is descended from the ruling monarchy, the Arafiels

### Leader

The matriarch is Aaliyah Arafiel.

Aerin's aunt.

## Notable NPCS

### The Arafiels

Aerin Arafiel

Lorun Arafiel
Qui'ternoki

The **Qui'Ternoki** is a small tribe of pseudodragons that lives in a small portion of the Moorwarden Forest that strive to protect the forest and study the wildlife there. Since the date of the tribe's establishment (362 P.A.) and presently, they are independent of any faction.

## Members

All known members of the tribe are pseudodragons, but most of them are willing to welcome an ally of any race.
Rook

* Portrait
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> "I am Rook! Are you friend?"
>
> Rook, to Hardtrein, The Red Terror, Session 1

**Rook** is a kenku druid associated with The Red Terror party

## History

Rook has lived isolated in the Mythsong Forest for so long that she doesn’t remember who even left her there. She talks to the trees and plants and created a personality for all of them.

There is one tree in particular that she refers to as "Tree Father". While the tree itself didn't look special to her, she noticed people going there, muttering prayers to it. She perceived this as conversation, and also took to speaking with the tree, which would eventually earn her a connection with Silvanus, and eventually her role as a druid.

One fateful day, the nearby town of Pothos was sieged by the white dragon Illtern. She watched as the monstrous reptile destroyed homes and ravaged the forest. When the people returned to "Tree Father", they had to cut it down for lumber. Rook protested, attacked the people, but eventually came to understand that "Tree Father" was protecting the humans now as it had once protected the forest.

Knowing the woods she’s lived in all this time aren’t safe anymore, and grieving the loss of her tree father, she ventured out into the world, seeking vengeance but needing stronger allies to help her. She is very awkward because she doesn’t quite know how to acceptably act in society yet but she is very determined to achieve her goals.

Eventually, she overheard the clergy of Pothos recite the Godhunter Prophecy. Rook committed the text to memory, and wandered off in search of company to avenge the death of her guardian.

## Characteristics

* She overestimates her abilities a lot, hence the attacking a giant lumberjack dude as a small bird child.

* Also because she’s lived in the woods for so long she hasn’t heard much talking yet so she can’t say much yet.
* Her name is Rook, because I still like the pun.

## Trivia

* https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/Shapeshifter333/characters/34928765
* The Godhunter Prophecy wasn't meant to reach the Kingdom of Cyndrus, but since the clergy didn't realize that Rook was there, she was able to wander there, eventually alerting The Red Terror of its existence.
Sentinel

**Sentinel** is a rusty toned tiefling that The Scaled Bastards met in Peyden on the banks of the Seraph's River.

## The Scaled Bastards Storyline

### Session 16

Hyresha and her friend **Sentinel** were sailing on the Seraph's River where they found Strum trying to hail down a boat. They approached, only to discover a badly wounded Vincent and Perchance. Hyresha convinced Sentinel to allow Caeric to use the medicine kit instead, seeing that he had more experience with it. With that, they set off for Peyden, hopefully finding medical help.

## Trivia

* literally had to make this one up because YOU GUYS DERAILED THE ENTIRE SESSION LMAO
Alistair

Non-Byselon

This content refers to phenomenon outside of the world of Byselon.

* Portrait
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## History

Just off the top of my head for a background Alistair was just a normal guy who was good at a lot but only what he put his mind too which normally was hunting. So when he left home he naturally fell into bounty hunting. His parents support but don't condone his line of work but they love him all the same

## Personality

I was going to play up Alistair as a casual and good natured guy. Really mellow and really easy to get along with but will not hesitate to kill anyone if someone pays enough.
Criminals kill, professionals have standards
Zarikar

Non-Byselon

This content refers to phenomenon outside of the world of Byselon.

* Portrait
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Zarikar is a noble bard from Baldur's Gate. He was forced to move north. He's asexual.

## Backstory

Zarikar is the only son of the younger sister of the Mephistikar patriarch. The Mephistikar are a rising Tiefling family in Baldur's Gate. They've made their money off of their magical services and connections. They are noble through money rather than birth.

Zarikar was gloomed for politics and high marriages but was quite rebellious. He didn't respect their lineage or their work. He had high aptitude for eloquence and minor magic, but wasn't inclined to play the game so to speak. He doesn't hate the money it brings, though. He loves lavish clothing.

The Mephistikar, as their name suggests, are descended from Mephistopheles. Because of his idleness and petulance, he was sent to Icewind Dale…to reflect on his lineage and purpose due to the icy nature of their devil ancestor’s domain and the environment. He hates it, but is stuck there until he suitably ‘matures’.
Calamity Prophecy

Iporis

This content refers to phenomenon on the continent of Iporis.

**The Calamity Prophecy** was discovered in 202 PA by explorers in the Peydonian Sepulchre beneath Peyden. By 220, it was completely deciphered and translated from Undercommon, Primordial, and a ciphered version of Common.

The Psychotic Nerds discovered a piece of it in 200 PA.

## The Prophecy

*Whispering thorns and clashing seas*

*Erupt from the ground and order shall cease*

*Deface their domain and weather their fury*

*And cull your lights in flight and hurry*

*On four-hundred fiftieth year and 888th moon*

*Or perchance not, may that be too soon...*

## Interpretation

### *Theories and Speculations of the Calamity Prophecy*

* Peyden is doomed to fall to the nature gods.
* Peyden will collapse into the hill because of the unstable ruins beneath.
* The land will turn against Peyden, and it will be assailed by the wild.
* Evacuating Peyden will become necessary.
* This will happen on, or after the year 524 PA (450 + 888/12 = 524).

### The Fostered Council

* Peyden will be assaulted by the wild and monsters.
* Peyden will be attacked by the Cloven Conclave.
* Whatever happens, Peyden will prevail.
* The last two lines of the prophecy are incorrect. In reality, the Calamity will happen much sooner.

### Other

* Perchance is involved, speculated by Vincent.

## Effects

* Subterranean vines clogging the sewers and drowning people
* Surges and monsters in the river
* Monster attacks on the farms surrounding the hill

## Trivia

* emma was on a prophecy writing spree after drafting the Godhunter Prophecy and so this came out too
* I didn't intend for this to be a super plot relevant thing, but here we are
Stephanos

**Stephanos** is a half-orc merchant traveling with a fortune-teller that the party encountered in Northrun and at the gates of Dremleen.

## Sniff and Yiff Storyline

### Session 6

Encountered en route to Chunathan. Sold a decanter of endless water to Frans.

## The Scaled Bastards Storyline

### Session 14

Was encountered at the gates of Dremleen with the fortune-teller. H'rard snuck into his wagon and discovered a menagerie of caged magical creatures and released all of them much to the dismay of Stephanos. The half-orc mumbled to himself about not meeting the deadlines of the Broker and being 300 gp in debt. He offered a quest to recollect the animals to the party, but it was declined.

### Oneshot 3: Strum's Birthday

Was seen briefly in Northrun with the fortune-teller. Sold the party the nightmare totem.

## Trivia

* i said he didn't look good but then i drew him looking good so now he looks good
* how the hell is this man over 200 years old he appears in 204 and in 474....
Freya

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**Freya** is a Kalashtar monk associated with the Sniff and Yiff and The Red Terror parties.

## History

Freya's parents abandoned her on the side of the road when she was seven because they were unable to take care of her leaving her an orphan.

With nowhere else to turn and in need of food and shelter she joined a group of spies. There she learned their ways and was put on many missions because children are often over looked. The spy organization didn't have the friendliest people but it kept her alive.

While on one mission her cover was blown by a loud singing bard and she fled the scene running straight into a group of monks. The monks decided to take her in so she didn't grow up into a life of crime.

At the Temple of the Mist monastery she learned excelled in all of her training and enjoyed living a safer life. She became friends with a clumsy monk in training named Yodice and a rivalry developed among one of her other monks in training named Eboni. At Freya's monastery monks in training set out into the world to prove they are worthy of being a full monk. This can take many years to complete and Freya is not allowed to go back to her monastery until she does something worthy, if she fails she is never allowed to return to the monastery.

Currently Freya is about a year into her journey and she is desperate to prove she would be a good monk. Recently however Freya is struggling to fulfill her quest because the excitement from adventuring gets the best of her bad habits return.

## Trivia

* thank you kat for actually writing a backstory.
* Freya has ptsd from bards because of the one that blew her cover as a child and put her lifer in danger. She is particularly fearful of Zen.
* After the mess that was Sniff and Yiff Freya did some soul searching. She realized that eating crickets, bullying dragons, stealing gold, and kicking nerds on the head (even though it was fun) will not prove that she is worthy enough to make a good monk. So Freya has decided that she will attack only in self-defense (because her moves are pretty amazing and need to be used sometimes), has decided to go vegan, and taken up the belief that walking on grass is morally wrong.
Toomadri

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**Toomadri** is isolated on an island where the Seraph's River and Ignet's River meet. It is surrounded by Peyden, Wyndpa, and Natin

## History

The oldest of the cities around it, Toomadri has been standing since 40 P.A. as a result of the Albatross Assemblyexpanding southward.

It later decided to join the Nekronian Empire

## Trivia

* named after a player in The Scaled Bastards, Tu Madre
Crimson Consortium

**The Crimson Consortium** is criminal organization that provides illegal gambling, substances, and other black market goods and services.

theres probably a ponzi scheme somewhere too

## Relationships

### The Requiem

The weirdest alliance ever. somehow they get along??? vigilantes and.. criminals/smugglers/pimps. yeah.

### The Stave

Competitor in the black market, generally not fond of each other.
Bao

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> "I'm Bao, and I'm adventuring on behalf of the Monastery of Multiple Faiths."
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> Bao, to Vicaver Sylvectus, Session 7

## Biography

hes a burly bitch with an axe to compensate for his *bao zhi* sized di-

**Bao** is a human monk hailing from Disefin. He became a monk at the Saffron Crescent Monastery after seeking to create his own path, away from that of his parents.

## The Scaled Bastards Storyline

### Session 0.5

Calliope Stoneturner SENPAI PLEASE NOTICE ME

## History

Bao grew up with parents who were religious maniacs in Disefin. After a series of disagreements, trounces, and disowning, his parents kicked him out of the household at the age of 16. To spite his parents, he headed toward the Nekronian Empire, knowing that they were a bastion of religious freedom. He wound up in Northrun when he was 18, and was taken in by the Saffron Crescent Monastery.

At the monastery, he was taught about a legend of a warrior scholar with an axe. Inspired, he decided to try learning how to wield one. The Warrior Scholar lived in 54 P.A. He was known as the Spirit Slayer, the Tyrant Turner, and the Bastion of All Faiths. The Warrior Scholar concluded his journey by deposing the emperor of <town>, establishing hope for persecuted people, and serving as an advisor to the next in line.

His main instructor was Oskar, a dwarven monk. Oskar taught him that there will always be 40% of the population that will disagree with you regardless of philosophy or science, and that no matter what they did, they wouldn't tolerate his views on religion. Logic and reason wouldn't get to these kinds of people, so he would need to physically fight them, otherwise kids like him would continue to end up persecuted by their own communities. He also met Strive, a tiefling who was generally disliked in the Albatross Assembly for his tendency to whistle. They bonded over their past time being ridiculed in the Assembly.

## Relationships

### Duskset

ive literally never met this man in my life. is probably going to end up dadding for him.

### Eskis

Childhood friends, but disagree on the use of tradition in life. Bao feels that Eskis makes too many decisions based off of upholding the values of the past, and not enough regarding the present or future.

## Quotes

> "Dr. Calliope, I'm Bao. Saffron Crescent monastery sent me to go over a couple of documents with you in hopes that we'd be able to find something beneficial for us."
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> Bao, Session 0.5

> "To hell with your language."
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> Bao, to H'rard and Strum about swearing, Session 1

## Trivia

* adi what the FUCK
* haha bao means pork bun
* the forbidden indian/east asian child
* he tries to be the dad he didn't get to have
Pal

**Pal** is a tiefling paladin associated with the Sniff and Yiff party.

## History

none

except like 1 thing Michael mentioned about Pal being a "rebel" and being good aligned instead of evil aligned...? but tieflings??? aren't?????? my brain hurts

## Trivia

* Multiple iterations of this character have gone through different names. It's been Pal, Paalis, and then back to Pal
* Was mentioned in that dnd beard bard video
* i'm sorry for being mean to you :<
S'bornisk

**Satqur Harkobornisk,** or simply **S'bornisk,** is a fallen deva of Tyr. Part of his punishment was being polymorphed into a smoke demon so that others were hesitant to trust him.

## History

S'bornisk was cast down from Tyr's court in 163 A.E. on Byselon. He was tasked with usurping a corrupt scheme in the <i havent worldbuilt byselon yet> Confederacy. <insert person related to that>, wielding H'rard's talisman, invoked duplicity and moved the duplicate in front of a stack of crates in an alley. Unbeknownst to either of them, there was a half elf beggar hiding there to wait for the conflict to pass. As S'bornisk struck the duplicate, he also accidentally killed the bystander.

This mistake marked S'bornisk permanently, and Tyr immediately cast him down, refusing to tolerate anything less than perfect. With a personal vendetta against H'rard, he commanded a handful of clerics to pursue the fiend and strike him down. H'rard was caught and plead for his life, and the clerics made a deal with him; assume the form of a pseudodragon and relinquish his fiendish powers, and they would let him live. S'bornisk was furious that they didn't kill him outright, and was going to punish them, but Tyr stepped in to defend his clerics. S'bornisk was forced to assume the form of a smoke demon, so that any other attempts at using his status as a Deva to send clerics to carry out his revenge would be unsuccessful.

## Trivia

* has been rewritten maybe twice a week for as long as the character has existed
* inspiration song is *Thunderzone V2* by Waterflame
* a better song i should've picked was *Imperfect* by Shady Cicada
* he is very floaty floaty
* i mostly just designed him as the annoying patron npc

## Gallery

S'bornisk and H'rard's original formsoriginal Deva form
Temple of the Mist

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**The Temple of the Mist** is a monastery temple in the Trade District of Eastshire.

## Description

A large establishment dedicated to Selune, Tyr, and Rao. It trains clergy, as well as monks.

## Notable NPCs

Yodice

Yodice is very clumsy and the monks only took her in when she was a child because she would have died on her own. However they didn’t want her to leave the monastery to prove she would be a good monk because they didn't trust that she would be able to survive on her own. Yodice gets fed up with depending on other people so one night she leaves on her own. The monks fearing for her life send Eboni after her, which makes him very mad because he was just about to set out on his own journey and Freya just left the week before otherwise she would have been the one sent after Yodice.

Eboni
Ektarious

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**Ektarious** is a centaur storm sorcerer associated with The Fellow Fellows party.

## History

Ektarious, a Lagonna centaur, was orphaned at a young age when his trader family was slaughtered in a Pheres centaur raid. His parents, Tharion and Kelitia, were bartering with Human traders from Akros who had, unbeknownst to them, insulted the Pheres centaur. The Pheres centaur raiders killed the Humans and Ek's parents, but were stopped when a great storm appeared and struck lightning down upon them, saving the young Ek. From there, Ektarious wandered towards the coast, realizing that perhaps the God Keranos had blessed him that day as, since, he had been able to call forth the power of the storms. However, the meaning of this mattered not to him. He was taken in by sailors for his abilities and worked hard to make a new place for himself. With his storm powers, he has aided various ship’s crew in dangerous situations. He has never really questioned or looked into why Keranos might have given him such power.

As a result of the centaur raid, Ektarious is not that trusting of other centaurs and to a degree Satyr. He prefers the company of sailors and Humans. He is pragmatic and rational. When there’s a problem, he’s always trying to figure out the best way to solve it. He is confident in his experience and wisdom.

## Relationships

### Zoe

Ektarious is frustrated that she doesn't take anything seriously, it seems.

### Artur

Artur was Ektarious's first companion exploring the island. He was a true friend and ally.

## Trivia

* Ektarious was a druid in the one shot, and was retconned into a storm sorcerer to make more sense with his backstory.
* His arcane focus is an old astrolabe that he received on his first ship's captain.
Simymelk

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## Description

This settlement is fairly well established, though it doesn’t quite have the population or traffic to be considered a city, and is ruled by a monarchy of nobles-- the Abygayles.  It is primarily a fishing and farming district, located not too far from the coast of the Bay.

## Culture

very. very anti-magic. think salem witch trials except assume all magic is as dangerous as evocation, manipulative as enchantment, and evil as necromancy..

## Locations

### Xiao Ginger Farms

*It’s a humble establishment, and you can see apple trees and ginger being grown.  Strangely enough, it's only those two.  You step through the doorway of a building labelled “Home Sweet Cuckshed”, whatever that means.*

Xiao Ginger Farms is run by a blonde man named Kilos Applepound. His son is named Ginger, and looks nothing like him, but no one questions that. Kilos really just wants Ginger to grow up and get a life.

## Trivia

* 100% a joke town
* made it based off of a famous line from my chemistry teacher
> "Guys, wanna see my milk?"
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> Emma's chemistry teacher, mixing two transparent solutions together to create a milky white liquid
Fnipper

**Fonkin "Fnipper" Sivis** is a gnome divination wizard associated with The Psychotic Nerds party.

## History

With a neatly trimmed beard, luscious locks that flow in wind, and a never-ending fulfillment that comes from making fun of others, Fonkin "Fnipper" Sivis is a young gnome born and raised in the Peyden division of House Sivis: a prestigious house of calligrapher's and book translators. His family, however, was a bloodline of magic-savvy gnomes who couldn't have cared less about Fnipper. Following his father's career of wizardry, Fnipper took up learning magic ever since he could walk on two feet and make fun of everyone in the room. Fnipper, however, took little enjoyment from the idle work of sitting at a desk wasting hours upon hours all to copy things down on parchment. Moreover, Fnipper took up his business in the streets and local taverns as an entertainer. Using his wits and infuriating attitude, Fnipper believes the world is his stage and he was brought to this life to perform. Although highly skilled in playing his hand-carved Thelarr, Fnipper takes a greater liking in using his intelligence to simply make fun of other people in one grand stand-up comedy show. Bringing laughs to many and hatred from some, Fnipper was and is supported by his friends: Malcer, a young air genasi who was raised by another family of gnomes after his parents abandoned him, and Panurian, an Eldarin who took a liking to Fnipper's odd sense of humor and has since become rather close to him. With the Mark of Scribing (pictured) tattooed on his right shoulder, Fnipper rarely shows any sign of emotion other than utter disappointment and passive aggression. Although secretly, it is Fnipper's desire to one day become a Grand Mage for the Nekronian Empire, and as such he has recently taken up work as an adventurer in the hopes of proving his magical prowess.

After the Sepulchre, Fnipper would go back to life in Peyden, constantly moving around looking for odd-end jobs to improve his magical prowess and "making the world a better place" by insulting everyone in his own twisted sense of comedy. He has no reason to leave Peyden because he feels a bond with his house despite his family practically ignoring him as a child. He would ultimately aim to become a Grand Mage of the Nekronian Empire if possible by using his magic day in and day out and hoping rehearsed practice can lead to excellence. This story of his adventure, however, would go down as another grand fairy tale he tells at his favorite tavern for a few copper pieces every night as part of his evening routine working as a psuedo-minstrel.

## Trivia

* Fnipper sounds like Beetlejuice from the Beetlejuice Musical
Batek

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## Description

Batek is a small, isolated, and elitist town located inland.  The outskirts are seldom patrolled, and as a result, they are dangerous.  The center contains a concentrated population of wealthy people.  Their form of government is a council whose positions and hierarchy depend on the wealth and prestige of the individual. The town has a generally light atmosphere, with people doing public performances, playing games and sports, and plenty of small vendors markets. Occasionally there is a public execution, but its never mandatory so most of the towns inhabitants don't show.

## History

### The Haemodem Affliction Epidemic of 470

Spanning from December 470 to October 471, the Haemodem Affliction was a disease that spread through contact with bodily fluids and it damaged blood vessel tissue. This caused symptoms such as internal bleeding, bleeding out of the facial orifices, and anemia. On its own, it would typically run its course over 2 weeks, but a more lethal strain hit Batek that year, causing long-lasting infections and continued bleeding, often until death by blood loss or tissue damage.

## Government

### The Guinevere Family

Basically the de facto rulers.  They are wealthy merchants whose rivals "mysteriously disappear", but they are well liked. They have the most reign over Batek, and like to make sure everyone knows it. The only parts of the family that ever make public appearances are Ezekiel and Linota, two incredibly powerful wizards. No one is completely sure how they rose to power, but demeritorious deeds were suspected.

## Notable NPCs

Dr. Haganshmirtz

Donvan

Chaya

Ezekiel

Linota

## Trivia

* why is everyone's character from batek.
* like seriously. an early version of Bao was.