Dictionary of Places and People

[Vaylon Kenadell]

Maps

The known world.	A map showing the main regions encountered so far in the campaign.
The ruined tower near Amai.	A map showing the ruined tower near Amai and the several tunnels beneath it.
The central Shade.	A map showing the path of Khaldun's army through the Shade, from the Southern Passage to Fasina.

Regions

Acrine	A region in Othnea controlled by House Salle.
Ardmor	A state east of Damerus and one of its political rivals. A rocky and harsh land.
Damerus	A sovereign state ruled by King Itzal. It is located within the Shield.
Drukkna	The land of the dwarves. It is southeast of Irla.
Irla	The island that most of the PCs are shipwrecked on at the start of the campaign.
Othnea	The realm that most of the PCs initially set out from. Othnea wishes to conquer Irla, starting with Damerus, in order to forge their new empire.
Pinnacle Rock	An island between Othnea and Damerus housing the independent port city of Dila and the keep of the Order of Dorn.
The Shade	A geographical region within Irla beyond the Shield consisting of a vast wasteland.
The Shield	A geographical region within Irla so named for its great mountains.
Southern Passage	A geographical region within Irla consisting of a valley in the middle of the mountains to the south of Damerus. It's dotted with villages.
The Sphaeram	A term encompassing all known planes of existence.
Uzad	A state west of Damerus and one of its political rivals. A land of swamps and great forests.

Irlan Settlements

Amai	A village in the Southern Passage, four days south of Damerus, whence many bandits came. Rumor was that village has fallen on hard times because mountain tribes are raiding the farms in the valleys. The village is a collection of old stone houses and farms and was deserted when the PCs arrived.
Badian	A prosperous port town east of Damerus. Fish is a common resource here. The Fisher's Road runs from Badian to Damerus.
Damerus	The capital city of Damerus. Out of fear of invasion by Othnea, the city is garrisoning its troops, leaving other regions in Damerus to suffer. The city is walled, and at the center of the city is a great spire surrounded by floating stone platforms.
Distira	A bustling mining town at the north end of the Southern Passage, two days south of Damerus. Damerus's great wealth of gold comes from here. The Golden Road runs from Distira to Damerus.
The Great Hive	A colony of ant-like humanoids settled deep into the mountains near Amai. An adventurer from Prathea is counted among them.
Indar's Hold	A fortress near the Shade.
Itsa	A small fishing village half a day north from Raindura.
Raindura	A town east of Badian situated in the middle of a forest. It has a keep and controls the only bridge across the river. It had been taken over by Markas, the crazed rogue paladin, and his outlaws, who stopped and robbed caravans along the Fisher's Road. The PCs captured Markas and immediately afterwards fought off an attempt by House Salle to seize Raindura.

Other Settlements

Dila	A bustling, independent port city on Pinnacle Rock, protected by the paladins of Dorn.
Oslon	A city in Othnea near the Eldasharkai border.

Badian Residents

Bailar	A fur trader who brought the PCs to Damerus; because the PCs brought back his stolen goods, he didn't have to sell off his yak, Old Hodei.
Bakar	A friendly old innkeeper who runs the best inn in Badian.
Danel	A shopkeeper who sells clothing, fabric, and tailoring implements.
Mikel	One of Sendoa's friendlier and more talkative subordinates.
Nahia	Sendoa's wife and a warrior in her own right.
Sendoa	A militia leader in charge of rooting out bandits around Badian. The party rescued him from the Laughing One. He was killed in battle fighting an iron golem in Raindura.

Damerus Residents

Amaya	An elderly woman who works as a steward for the PCs.
Ander Bakarne	The former owner of The Stone Spire, an inn and brothel in the Gold District. Using Osane as his pawn, Nikolai cheated Ander out of the ownership of his brothel.
Argia Sua	The magia, or mage district representative, in Damerus. He is a part of the king's council. About him, Escatair said, "I hear he's a terror with lightning, and as tall as a giant."
Arkait	A bloodwarrior under the command of Garaile who fought legions of monsters at the Battle of Indar's Hold. At the Battle of Amai, he was turned into a gray man by Khaldun.
Casimir	A priest and skilled healer from Othnea. He came to Irla to preach before tensions rose with Othnea, but afterwards has been barely been able to show his face in public. He applied to join the party so that he could leave Damerus.
Ekain	An old mage in green robes and part of the Mage's Council. He was secretly plotting against the magia, Argia Sua, alongside Ilun. Nikolai, disguised as Ilun, convinced Ekain of the wisdom of allowing the magia's expedition to find the Celestial Spear.
Escatair	A foreign elven merchant who runs Escatair's Fine Magical Goods in Damerus's Market District. He usually deals with "adventurers who don't know any better" and badly wanted to purchase magic items owned by the Laughing One. Kestrel hired him to accompany the PCs. Escatair bargained a promise from Kestrel that she would get him into the Mage's District, which she accepted and made good on. In the Mage's District, Escatair's research focuses on the weakening of barriers between planes.
Esti	A young district mage knowledgeable in alchemy, enchantment breaking, and "stuff the district doesn't officially condone." She is also adept with frost-based offensive magic. The PCs hired her to accompany them. She identified Tasuna Otzi as the person most likely to be Ilun. Ilun took her hostage and killed her before the PCs could react.
Gaizka	An older district mage who specializes in offensive magic, enchantments, and alchemy.
Garaile Lantza	The general of the realm's armies. He is King Itzal's cousin and took the threat of the Grey Men seriously enough to lead a host from the garrison to secure the Passage.
Ibai	A priest who has lived a long time in the South District healing the sick and preaching devotion to the spirits. Lately, his sermons call for action against the crown to stop ignoring the city's ills.
Iker	A large, friendly man who works as a chef for the PCs. His specialty is fish, and he is skilled with pastries as well.
Ilun	A 2,000-year-old vampire who abandoned his coven in Old Damerus, choosing to live somewhere in Damerus in a position of power and prestige.
Irune	A priestess and healer. She is a scholar of the College of the Thirty-Seven, a place in Damerus where religious texts on the many spirits and deities of Irla are archived and studied, and where useful knowledge is pursued in general. She applied to join the party as a healer due to her good-natured concern over starvation and rioting.
Itzal Lantza	The ruler of Damerus and the surrounding lands. He's a large but short man who doesn't look as if he could handle himself in a fight; though he appears carefree and lighthearted, in reality he is a skilled manipulator. He is in control of his subjects, but a strong noble opposed to him might be able to bring him down. He hired the PCs to go on a diplomatic mission to the Moon tribe and to Raindura. He is styled "King Itzal Lantza, lord of Damerus, and rightful ruler of the Shield."
Jakin Ontzia	The manager of the realm's finances. He is a part of the king's council and is distrustful of dwarves.
Kemen	A former bandit who survived Cor Cy Ael's slaughter during "Blood for Blood." Kestrel hired him as an operative.
Luken	An instrument maker who can be found in the Market District. Norman traded a magic sack and a song for a lute from him.
Mattin	A former bandit who was captured by Oliver during "Blood for Blood." Despite his initial hostility, Kestrel convinced him to join her as an operative.
Ortzi Lantza	The king's brother. The PCs saved him from an angry mob. He appears to be immature and reckless -- or absent-minded.
Osane	A vampiress and the leader of the coven hiding in Old Damerus.
Peio	An adventurer and healer. He tended to the sick and wounded in Ardmor before he came to Damerus; he also has some experience in fighting, and his days of wandering the lands has given him much knowledge of the traditions and legends of Irla. He applied to join the party as a healer due to his curiosity over the rumors of bandits in Raindura.
Siarme	A monstrous half-woman, half-spider being who lived in Old Damerus. She was responsible for disappearances in the South District and was killed by the PCs.
Tasuna Otzi	An influential councilor in the Mage's District -- and suspected secret identity of Ilun, the ancient vampire.
Unai	A human who works for Escatair in his shop. He seems put-upon and abused.
Willow	A halfling warrior determined to follow Oliver into battle.
Xabi	A young mage taught by the magia himself. He is said to specialize in magical item identification and breaking enchantments.
Zeru Urre	The councilor of the Miner's Guild. King Itzal wishes to have him dead. He conspired with Lord Salle to capture Damerus for Othnea.

Members of the Moon Tribe

Arrana	A druidess, presumably, of the Moon tribe who is able to shift into an eagle. She led the PCs to an old tower and joined them in fighting against the grey men there.
Chief Otso	The chief of the Moon tribe. Though he is a hard man and seasoned warrior, the grey men threatening the Southern Passage took his kin, forcing him to agree to sacrifice in order to save the village.
Zaldi	A warrior of the Moon tribe who fights alongside his wolf companion, Hiz. He dislikes the way Chief Otso has handled the grey men and joined the PCs in fighting against them. Later, he challenged the chief to a duel and was slain.

Dwarves of Drukkna

Brynjar Eyvindur	The leader of a group of dwarven mercenaries, the South Sea Company. The PCs hired his 300 dwarven mercenaries to retake Indar's Hold. The mercenaries were previously employed by Lord Salle to patrol the waters, a task the belligerent dwarves resented.
Fjall	Part of Hamar's expedition. He is a quiet dwarf who warned that "[t]he days of Irla's three kingdoms are ending." He suggested that the PCs would make more money if they instead worked for Drukkna as mercenaries.
Hamar	The leader of an expedition into the caverns near Amai. The dwarves were looking for rivers to ferry supplies down in order to extend their mining operations. Hamar is a mail-clad dwarf with a crossbow.
Risi	Part of Hamar's expedition. She is a dwarf with a crossbow who seemed interested in food.
Stor	Part of Hamar's expedition. He is a large dwarf with a battleaxe. He seemed fond of cats and of Grimalkin.

Residents of Pinnacle Rock

Anton of Prathe	The chief war-priest of the Order of Thunder. He is knowledgeable in religious matters and provided guidance to the party regarding Dorn and informed the party of the Sacred March.
Baldwin	A paladin of Dorn. The PCs rescued him from being sacrificed by the cultists of Alios.
Robert	A paladin of Dorn. The PCs rescued him from being sacrificed by the cultists of Alios.
Sir Eldred	A paladin of Dorn. He went with the PCs to retake the summit from the cultists of Alios.

Othnean Scum

Elise Briet	Queen of Othnea and High Priestess of the Church of Alios.
Lord Salle	The lord of Acrine in Othnea and son of the archbishop. His forces attacked Raindura and were routed by militia led by the PCs.

Other Persons

Alharis	A powerful mage who resides in his personal fortress within his own plane of existence. He was researching the Sphaeram, which contains all known planes of existence. He discovered that the barriers between different planes of existence are weakening, allowing otherworldly beings to slip into the material world. The PCs agreed to help him find the cause.
Ander	A cowardly bandit captured by Luthor during "Blood for Blood." He went back to Amai with the other bandits who were set free.
Artames	A grey man whose body ends in writhing tentacles. He is Khaldun's lieutenant and a powerful sorcerer. By murdering thousands of people all at once in the old empire, he created a black gemstone filled with power and used it to spread darkness over Irla. The gemstone was stored in his laboratory in tunnels beneath a ruined tower near Amai.
Bidane	A priestess of the Wanderer. She blessed the PCs and gave them holy symbols in preparation for their journey into the Shade.
Bronen	One of Ilun's constructs: a hulking, man-like figure with immense strength. Nikolai took control of the creature as his own servant.
Cyrus	A foreign, old knight sent to Irla to retrieve Artames' black jewel for the queen of Othnea. Selene claimed that his nickname is "Old Skin and Bones" and that he is an Inquisitor. He was found caged up in the ruined tower near the Moon tribe. The PCs freed him, and he hid himself with the Moon Tribe, waiting for Artames to return so that he could take the black jewel. He failed at this task, however, and when battle reached Amai, hid himself, emerging only when the PCs arrived. He accompanied them into the tunnels in order to track down Artames.
Eldingar	A storm elemental conjured by Markas who threatened to lead an invasion.
Fermin	Captain of the Sea Star, a merchant ship. Fermin brought the characters from Damerus to Dila and back in the midst of growing chaos.
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Khaldun	A legendary emperor who allegedly built Damerus. He renounced the gods, it is said, and the seat of his empire sunk into the earth. He is depicted as wearing a horned full helmet and wielding a spear.
Laughing One	The spellcasting leader of the Dead Men. He moved from place to place and associated mostly with his lieutenants. He was captured and brought back to Badian, whence he was taken to Damerus and publicly executed.
Markas	A foreign, rogue paladin being hunted by Cor Cy Ael and Luthor. He tried to challenge the Laughing One but failed. Afterward, he took the castle of Raindura by surprise in the night and started robbing caravans along the road. The rumors say that he died after fighting the Laughing One and was brought back to life and that he killed the lord of Raindura with a spear of lightning. After an intense battle with his rebels, he was captured by the PCs and brought to justice by Luthor.
Markel	A former bloodwarrior of the king of Uzad. He's an experienced fighter armed with chitin armor, a spear, an iron shield, and a shortsword. Kestrel found him in Damerus and hired him as a bodyguard, though he's more interested in fighting than guarding.
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Miarma	A being of some type, a demoness or goddess, associated with shadows and magic.
Osric	Oliver's brother. He was killed by bandits in Leafhollow, and Oliver feels lingering guilt over his inability to have saved him.
Raun	An agent of Miarma. He gave Kestrel a book of magic.
Lord Commander Richard Provost	A mysterious figure who gave orders to Selene through magical incense sticks.
Rivenna	The shape-shifting succubus who forced Nikolai to drink from the Red Grail, turning him into a vampire. She has "wings of black night and curling horns on her head." A dagger with her symbol was found among the cultists of Alios' possessions.
Senna	An unknown person associated with the ruined tower near Amai. The name possibly refers to the malign spirit that inhabits the bronze mask.
Vasalon Von'kai	A priest of Aladine who travelled to Damerus. He said that the priests of Aladine were travelling throughout the world to prepare it for the Last Harvest: when the world is doomed, Aladine will send her four greatest warriors to end the mortal races.

Factions

The Church of Othnea	A prominent religious order in Othnea whose symbol is red fire.
Dead Men	The biggest bandit clan in Damerus. They raid caravans with impunity. Their leader was the Laughing One, but he was captured. The effects of this on the rest of the bandits are as of yet unknown.
Grey Men	The grey men are strange, skinny, grey creatures, some with wings, who are intelligent and deadly. The winged ones carry bronze armor and weapons. There are also sorcerous grey men who have great power, particularly over the minds of others. Evidence points to them being led by Khaldun.
Miner's Guild	An influential guild in Damerus. Damerus has mined gold from the southern mountains for years. There are some dwarves who want to do business with the Miner's Guild, but they refuse to pay the king's taxes.
Moon Tribe	A simple people who have lived in the southern mountains for centuries. They don't work with magic or metals. They are usually peaceful with the villages of the Southern Passage, but every once and a while they raid for food. They have never traded with the villages. They are located at the top of a crag west of Amai and are believed to worship spirits of nature as part of some strange cult. In reality, they worship a goddess known as the Mother, who granted powers to the Moon tribe when it was first formed.

Deities

Aladine	A god of death, the main patron of the Ash Elves.
Alios	The "holy fire" followed by the Church of Othnea.
Dorn	God of storms, associated with lightning. His paladins are stationed at Pinnacle Rock.
The Mother	The patron goddess of the Moon tribe. The tribe believes she gave them special powers "in exchange for holding no magical powers as [the] northerners do."
Xiven	The Great One, the Elder, and the Black King, a god of life and death. The PCs encountered Valeria, a cleric of Xiven from the Church of the Twilight Grove in the city of Fel Valley.
The Wanderer	An Irlan deity without temples or churches whose priests, like their namesake, are itinerant. The only known way of resisting the Shade's evil influence is to be blessed by a priest of the Wanderer and carry holy symbols bearing his favor.