Dramatis Personae

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Abelard (dead): Nors juggler of Dolphus-DeWitt's Traveling Circus and the one in charge of keeping the group sedated. He died in the conflagration at Bertrum Manor while seeking to recapture the group.

Abnen: The Dead Dog Bleeder who realized the error of his ways after Narra's mental jarring. He left the battle to rethink his life and perhaps get into baking.

Abum: Muscular, seven-foot-tall bouncer at The Mummy's Hand with a cold touch and a dead stare. An assumed member of the Hand of Doom. Whereabouts unknown.

Acantha (Spelltower): Beautiful, raven-haired elf and owner of The Seven Swans Inn. Fread's aunt and Elewoon's partner. Offered counsel to Kaylan on matters of the heart, and was appreciative of Portia's efforts making Fread feel more comfortable with himself.

Afflicted Watchman (unnamed): An Edmarkian watchman who learned too much about the facility he was assigned to guard. The vast, psychic entity beneath the lighthouse attempted to silence him before he could divulge anything, but Narra, Gens and Kaylan managed to spirit him out and keep him alive. Gens deposited him somewhere safe where he'd be cared for.

Aldric of the Dark (dead): Also known as The Shadow Prophet, he was a pale, beautiful human warlock and chosen prophet of Hecate. Through dream visions he was instructed to resurrect Triglav, most ancient of archfiends, as the new exarch of the goddess, the one who would prepare the way for Hecate's awakening. He led a cult of witches, monsters and devils bent on such a purpose, but was thwarted by the group in their efforts to save Chiela. He escaped death in the Temple of Triglav, but was cornered in the bowels of Grymig Crypt. He fell on his own sword to prevent capture and defeat. He was a bitter enemy of Mara, despite their working together to help bring down Strahd years prior.

Alisandra (Spelltower): Human high priestess of Raya rescued from Loss. She questioned the group on the mint of their coins and the phoenix holy symbol Kaylan wore.

Alistar Huma: Mad prophet of the Nebul Jihad, The Nine Stars of Chaos, he is the last scion of House Huma, a menacing, bestial starlock that haunts Saspien's Ruins. He predicts the end of all worlds in nine years in a prophecy relating to Kalinda and The Devourer. Details were found in riddles and sing-song, other times in eerie deadpan, but Diana showed no fear and learned a crucial portent that somehow includes her (see Star Child hook).

Al'kek'uma: Hideous, canine demon standing twelve feet tall with intestine-like cords for beard and locks. He initially corrupted the Savanna with Blight, using it to command a legion of gnoll, demon and undead supplicants. He was defeated by the group and their Verger allies at the apex of Twisttongue Tower. There Jeda robbed him of the Blackheart and he fled into the great clouds of dust that uplifted with the tower's collapse. Whereabouts unknown.

Countess Angelique von Zarovich: Pale, beautiful dhampir noblewoman and current mistress of Castle Ravenloft. She is daughter of the infamous Count Strahd von Zarovich and sister of King Dante Il'spana of Saspien. Isabella spent the last two summers in her care, despite Victoria Il'spana's great dislike for the woman. She has access to a castle's worth of magic, gargoyles and mystery, a prize of knowledge sought by many factions in and out of Barovia.

Angernian Militiaman: Adolescent, spear-wielding cultist of The Green God. Giers defeated him in combat and spared his life. He was sent packing off into the Black Forest. Whereabouts unknown.

The Angry Ghost: A silent figure with a red demon mask who brandished the legendary blade Angry Ghost. He or she aimed the sword at Kaylan and promised blood, before sending his drow underlings to kill the children (unsuccessfully). Thamior and Kaylan fear in their heart of hearts it is none other than Takeshi, alive and very angry. He's also been training drow in the secret feladrin arts. Whereabouts unknown.

Anubians (race): Alien beings looking like impossibly-tall, impossibly-thin jackal men. They possess terrifying psychic powers and an understanding of technology far beyond any Othyrian artificer. They preserved the time continuum while the group fought the One Day War and reversed the time storm caused by the group's misuse of the Tesseract. They invented the hypercube and claim it was stolen, promising a reckoning with Reedthagn in the future, one the group will be a part of. They also predicted the group would be called on again to preserve time and space, as the Anubians have called on many similar groups throughout the ages. They deposited the group in the Darklands, on the edge of the Wild and Cadavera, on the road to finding Giers and Hulda.

Argentum: Ezariel's white celestial charger, who lets only the pure of spirit approach him.

Arik Swilovich: Barrel-shaped brewer and barkeep of Blood o' the Vine.

Arkith (dead): A brown mastiff the size of a rhino, he was the Lord of the Packlands and a king of the cu sidhe (fey hounds), as well as father of Bannoch. Died in the Battle of the Twisttongue.

Captain Arshagouhl (dead): Swashbuckling bugbear commander of The Hand of Doom's Screaming Caves cell. She perished during the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived.

Dame Ashlyn D'Flores the Lady Raven: Formerly the head of the Lightbringers, Ashlyn has severed all ties with The Children of Light and formed The Raven Knights to guard the village of Barovia. She's quickly become one of the most important figures in Barovia, the militant backing of the burgomeisters across the nation. Thus far she's managed to keep Barovia safe, and intends on expanding once her keep is built. More impressive, thus far she's managed to keep her integrity.

Aspect of Baphomet (defeated): The demon-possessed form of the already daunting troll king Rend. Twenty feet tall, bulging with muscle, with wicked horns and a host of abyssal powers, he nearly wiped The Dark Three from existence, if not for the miraculous channeling of Mara through a desperate Isabella. Though defeated, the spirit of Baphomet lives on in the Iron Crown.

Atisshon: The sole survivor of Rend's harem, a Gloriandeline woman with a dagger, some rags and a head full of bad memories.

Empress Aurora Serenor: The Lady Behind the Curtains, she is the wife of the now late Emperor Issima Serenor and one of the oldest elves on Othyr. Her's is a beauty so dazzling it's as a walking star, and she must always remain concealed or else blind or madden others. She offered Kaylan kind words about her ancient family, and helped her son escape the Silver Spire.

Azalin Rex the Lich-King (mentioned): The undead sovereign of Barovia's northern neighbor Darakaan, he is undeniably the most powerful wizard in all the Cadaveran Kingdoms. He was a hated enemy of Count Strahd von Zarovich, and remains an unknowable power looming just beyond the Balinoks. He commands the largest army in the realms, as well as an order of spies known as the Kargat.

Azalin's Shade: The lich-king's misty avatar in Barovia, which chased The Dark Three to the gates of Ravenloft, but was ultimately driven away by Strahd's shade.


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Baba Crech and Babe (dead): Despicable, crib-robbing hag and expert of black magic, Baba Crech constantly dragged around a toddler by the leg (turned out to be her disguised imp Babe). Devote worshiper of Hecate, she was aiding Aldric in the forest ritual, but perished under Kaern's sunblade. She was the fashioner of the black rattles, and had a bag full (claimed by Thamior).

Babushka Lead sled dog on the team which brought the group's supplies from Barovia to Ivlis Marsh.:

Uncle "Bart" Barthelemo: Half-elf co-owner of what was The Weeping Stone Inn. He's half-brother to Innkeeper Higliac and uncle to Petunia. He's been in hiding all his life just under the notice of Inquisitors and discouraged group from going to Provia, whose Inquisition presence was great. Since the destruction of the inn, he resents the group. Whereabouts unknown.

Bannoch: Slate-colored mastiff the size of a tiger, he is a cu sidhe adolescent and prince, the son of Arkith. He rose as a champion and survivor of the Battle of the Twisstongue and the new leader of the pack. He was exceedingly affectionate, especially with Hulda.

Bara: Vistani woman suffering from diarrhea after bean night. She met Kaylan by the Dumping Trees outside the Vistani encampment, where she offered a joke. Kaylan's rebuttal was so funny, the woman fell over into her own mess!

The Barber Trio: Three leathery guild barbers promised good coin from Terrence, but, when the gutter was killed, surrendered. They were eventually allowed to leave. Whereabouts unknown.

Boss Batenhk (dead): Bulging, ogre commander of The Hand of Doom's Screaming Caves cell. He won an eating contest with Hulda on the night of the group's arrival, and lost his prized maul to Hulda in a game of dice the following evening. Died during the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived.

Bathild (dead): A skanky camp follower of Dolphus-DeWitt's Traveling Circus who often serviced Abelard. She died in the conflagration at Bertrum Manor looking to recapture the group.

Battlestorm (time rift): Young warforged soldier with blades on his forearms, shoulders and joints. He stood a head taller than Relic, sleek steel body with red-enameled accents. He was a hothead, but good at heart, and idolized General Ruin.

Bearded Lady (dead): Hairy, militant lesbian of Dolphus-DeWitt's Traveling Circus who wanted Isabella for her perversions.

Belesana Doveel: The pale, redheaded precentor of the Chapel of Lust, a vampire of fluid movements and ample curves partial to flowing, ephemeral robes. She tends the Pequid idol and leads the lustite congregations in song and orgy. She took notice of Isabella's beauty and thought to test her arts as anguiness. The girl passed, earning herself a good word with High Priestess Widofa Lorein and a place of honor among the congregation.

Archduke Belizeez (mentioned): Archduke of the Endless Feast, Hell's Fourth Ring. Once known as The Minister, Hell's envoy on Othyr, he was banished by the Saviors and replaced by King Dante Il'spana. He's since been promoted to the Lord of All Gluttony. He's also DeWitt's father.

Sister Bereatha (dead):

Mama Bernardo (Spelltower): Mr. Bernardo's old mother and a genius chef. She was an old friend of the Blackwing family and adored Christopher.

Mr. Bernardo (Spelltower): Jovial, Pricilli owner of a small bistro on Spelltower's south side which entertained Diana and Christopher, as well as Selja and Filias. He was an old friend of the Blackwing family.

Bethany's Mother: A Norswoman whose mind has been so tampered with she equates the empire with her daughter Bethany, misplaced love and devotion which seems to have driven her mad.


Biddy Barton (Spelltower): Old elven witch living near the Rayan temple. She was on iffy terms with Alisandra, but allowed the priestess and the wounded shelter in her enchanted house.

The Blackheart: A fist-sized piece of smooth obsidian tied intimately with Cadavera. It has a decidedly female personality which calls itself Adej, the tiefling shadow of the one who woke her: Jeda. She is one of a series of planar gems possessing untold powers, including shadow conjuration and nightmare visions. Last seen with Jeda, and used during Kaylan and Selja's abductions and subsequent rapes. Whereabouts unknown.

Lord Blackthorn:

Blaster: Rheen soldier and member of the Vergers, who acted as Portia's shoulder perch for the Battle of Twisttongue.

Bli: Dire bear companion of the hill giant Fruga. He was initially menacing, but a gentle creature at heart. He was freed from the Bearhead Hall with his mistress, a friend of Relic and Diana.

Blight: Demonic artifact mace with an evil sentience. It is intimately linked with Falst the Witherer, demon lord of entropy, decay, radiant and necrotic energy. It tempts people to wield it, infecting them with the unholy seed that could germinate into Falst reborn. Was used by Al'kek'uma (though wisely never physically wielded) to power Mangletooth, the first of his evil towers and the one which kept the Savanna sick and withered. The mace escaped its servitude through the group and was taken to Reedthagn at the Tesseract. Reedthagn used the mace as blackmail to ensure the group would retrieve Ghisidhran's tongue, and is currently housed in his deep vaults.

Blightwarped Minotaur (dead): A nameless minotaur mutant twisted by Blight's dire radiation, slain in Mangletooth Tower after having raped and ripped apart dozens of helpless female sacrifices for sport of the gnolls.

Blitzwing (time rift): Young warforged scout with telescopic vision, heightened senses and stealth jets. He was a head shorter than Relic, with indigo metal accents, and proved much more patient than Battlestorm. He idolized General Ruin.

Bloodbelly: Faerie dragon who ate all of Thamior's rations. He vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr. Whereabouts unknown.

Blon (dead): Satyr that raped Kaylan with a co-conspirator during her drunken wanderings of the Verger camp. He was killed during the Battle of the Twisttongue.

Grand Inquisitor "Bloody" Bluch:

Bray Martikova: Owner and innkeeper of Blood o' the Vine with a curious raven feather token about his neck. Understanding and entrepreneurial, he catered to the group no matter how strange their makeup.

Bremen Wright: Nors toddler of noble blood and Percival's younger brother. He was to be a sacrficie to Raggamoffyn, but Thamior saved him. In his blind joy, he called Thamior father and allowed the elf to hug, carry and dote on him. He was reunited with his brother and presumably taken home via Ezariel's powers.


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Ciir (Spelltower): Gruff, half-elf ranger and member of Elewoon's investigatory party out on the Saindoron Plains. He owned three hounds. He thought the group was crazy for all their time travel talk, but otherwise found Thamior amusing. Nearly perished in the tall grasses when he stumbled on several, very large foulspawn.

Frederick Changeling: Unnamed fey impostor who appeared as Frederick during the group's first exploration of the Wild. It tried to kill Hulda and Giers, and caused all sorts of angst between group members. Whereabouts unknown.

Cherub (Spelltower): Cute, nameless infant with white, feathery wings, a halo and a tiny bow and arrow who possessed several in The Watchman's Ease throughout the course of the party's stay. He mentioned something about being on a mission of love, trying to ensure three destined couplings. Relic nearly squashed the thing, but ended up letting it go out of pure disgust (it peed on his face and had quite the sass mouth).

Chiela: A blond, green-eyed Nors girl of six and Tyvis's little sister. She was kidnapped by diabolists after having found a pretty red ruby to give to her brother on his birthday, a ruby that turned out to be none other than the stolen Hellheart. She became bait to lure Tyvis to Barovia, but was saved with the help of the group. She is a symbol of innocence and purity, one of the few things keeping Tyvis going.

Chokloth: Luscious, naiad sister in the freshwater grotto beneath Blackdelve. She took a shine to anyone who visited them, begging them to stay. She vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr. Whereabouts unknown.

Captain Christopher Blackwing (Spelltower): Tall, dark, handsome human captain of the Scepter Guard from an illustrious line of military men. Diana saved his life after finding him in some wreckage at the opera, and he was forever smitten by her beauty and compassion. He took Diana on her first date, giving her a magic dagger and a keepsake necklace to always remember him by. The sorceress spent the last of her time in the floating city enveloped in his loving arms, having in turn become quite smitten with him.

Chrysaor (mentioned): An ancient, eldritch entity beyond even the scope of gods lurking in the center of the Void. Tiberius could only liken It to the blackness between stars, the cold, dark infinity of space, the formless chaos of prehistory. It despises life and light, which has corrupted and sickened It. It initiated the God War, fathered Laz and Delilah (and incidentally is the 'grandfather' of all demons, undead and aberrations). It succeeded in killing most of the Old Gods, but the defeat of Its avatars prevented Creation's total annihilation. According to the warforged, ten years in the party's future Chrysaor returns and finishes what It began, destroying all worlds and leaving Othyr a wasteland. The warforged believed It was somehow guided back to Othyr and the party should seek to prevent that at all costs.

Claw of Tsojcanth (dead): King Rend's second-in-command, who came to inspect Isabella before her audience with his master.

Colta: Young bay mare freed from a locked stables back in the Darklands, which now serves as Selja's mount.

The Conjoined (dead): Two deformed hyena demons fused at the heads, serving as lieutenant of Al'kek'uma's forces. It oversaw the burning of Tifana, but was slain when the group returned.

Couatals (race): Winged, rainbow serpents some ten or more feet long and entirely infused with magic. They were created by Kultuss for the God War, but developed such love of life and nature that they turned on their father and joined Lordanna's forces. They are subsequently despised by all dragons on an almost instinctual level. Couatl detest defilers of nature and will not tolerate them if they can help it.

Crematia Golgora: Pale, psychotic beauty and admittedly DeWitt's lover. Portia caught her torturing a baby on marionette strings whilst spying. After kicking the shit out of Jeda during one of the circus shows, she was revealed to be something much more than human, having glowing red eyes and fiery breath. She again fought Jeda during the collapse of Bertrum Manor, when the floor caved and they both plunged into burning wreckage. She's truly a devilish mix between a bat and a crimson giantess, riddled with black spines and wrapped in molten chains under her control. She was impersonated by one of the emperor's puppets during the events in Edmark, having escaped death by Nors hands. Now a fugitive along with her lover Deloth DeWitt and most wanted by the emperor's forces.

Cyclops Forgemaster (unnamed): A fifteen-foot-tall, hunched bluish giant with a massive central eye who instructed the careful forging of King Rends plate mail. He was accidentally poisoned, though it had no effect on the hearty titan, and he ended up secretly selling Renato some of the new ore used in Rend's armor.


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Dancy the Dressmaker (Spelltower): Squat, obese human dressmaker gifted at her work. She sold Selja and Thamior dresses. She wanted Thamior and Portia to kill her husband so she'd have sole rights to the shop, and was willing to trade a one-of-a-kind gown of phoenix down, but they refused.

King Dante Il'spana I: The King of the Night, he is lord of the vampiric empire both on Othyr and Tir'buk. His rule has always been challenged, largely because of his half-blooded nature, but also because of his soft, even sentimental, stances toward the kine/bestiame/non-vampires. He banned the consumption of humanoid blood and strengthened ties with the outside world, joining Saspien with the Northern Alliance. Though a new era of acceptance has risen in regard to vampires in the northern world, many perceive these gains a negative, especially during a war with the Holy Nors Empire in which Saspien is facing the brunt of initial conflicts. Coupled with the fact Dante is aging much faster than a full-blood vampire, his wife openly ridicules him, his daughter marred his reputation by shamefully killing herself (or so the public believes), rivals disregard him daily in court, and he proves unable to properly defend the Saspish Vale from recent Nors incursions, most believe (perhaps himself included) that his days as ruler are numbered. Izzy, through ritual, did uncover evidence that he loves her and misses her still, something entirely opposite her soul-selling mother. He may be involved in some sort of affair with the marquess.

Dar (dead): Satyr that raped Kaylan with Blon. Died during the Battle of the Twisttongue.

The Dark One: Being of shadow and wind who inspires primal terror with its very presence. It destroyed The Weeping Stone Inn searching for the Hearts, and would have claimed them if Ezariel hadn't managed to open a dimensional door for the group to escape. It found the group again in the Darklands, where it nearly claimed the Hearts if not for Wildheart's heroic efforts. It will keep on pursuing the group until it has all the planar gems, of that they are sure. Whereabouts unknown.

Dazeen the Uniter: Elven prince of the former Gloriandeline Empire with knowledge on how to unite the Hearts. He is the son of High King Gloriandel and presumably Kaylan's uncle. Dazeen currently lays within a tomb beneath Blackdelve Aslyum in ageless sleep, put there by High King Gloriandel for reasons unknown. Kaylan received a vision while in the tomb showing how to wake him via three elven relics, a circlet and two rings.

Dead Dog Alpha (dead): A tall, bald, ugly Edmarkian and leader of the Dead Dogs gang in Edmark. He had a mouth on him, and managed some brutal hits (especially on Curck and Anita). Tyvis in his black dire wolf form ripped both his hands off, bleeding him out after having already been shot twice by the Liscari.

Deep Sashelas: Known by many names, including Old Man River, he is one of the Primal Spirits embodying water and rejuvenation, a healer and defender who makes the rivers, oceans, lakes, springs and falls his home. He manifested at Tyvis's call as a colossal octopus with a single aquamarine eye, many barbed tentacles and a beak large enough to snap a riverboat in two. His daughter, Dewdrop, now apprentices under Gens and Narra.

Deloth DeWitt: To the public a wealthy and dashing Nors rake, his true identity is that of a blue-skinned tiefling who profits from the vices of imperials: casinos, cruises, brothels, even carnivals. Purportedly the son of Archduke Belizeez, Lord of Malbolge, he's been acquiring uniques over the passed year for the experiments involving distilling. He was betrayed by the emperor on his return trip to Edmark and narrowly escaped with his life, losing his godengine and his prisoner in the process. Now the most-wanted man in the empire.

Demise: One of the most skilled assassins in the entire Ordo, considered the very best drow killer, and their defacto leader. Many suspect she is a Lord of the Night, a member of The Shadow Cabinet, though it's yet to be confirmed. She's dressed in painful and revealing bondage, leathers, piercings, six-inch-heels, with flowing, red hair and unusually black eyes. She offered Renato a chance to give up his revenge and join them, then sicked Zulthanza on the party while she attended to more pressing matters with the envoy of spiders.

Demons (race): Mothered by the Queen of Madness and Murder, demons are pinnacles of destruction and obscenity. As varied as mortal nightmares, demons come in all shapes, sizes and corruptions. They tend toward the extremely grotesque, and seek to make all around them reflect their cosmic awfulness. They corrupt through force of will and fear, versus the subtler game of devils, and are much more heavy-handed when it comes to politics and war. Their "saints", also known as The Demon Lords, are a terrifying collection of the worst beings in the universe united in one goal, the resurrection of the dark mother Delilah and the subsequent destruction of Creation, so that it might be reborn in demonic image. Most demons, though mindful of the race's goals, partake in the great demonic hordes and war efforts of their archfiends more for the carnage than any long term goals. Demons are, if anything, sentient appetites.

Devils (race): Molded by the Dark Six, divine embodiments of earthly vices, devils are sin made sentient, given vast powers and horrifying forms to capture, imprison and torture the souls of the damned. Their appearances vary according to their affiliation toward Lust, Greed, Envy, Sloth, Wrath, Pride, Gluttony or Dis, but they always retain at least some depraved mortal likeness. Though many souls are Hell-bound of their own volition, devils gain status and power by personally corrupting and collecting choice victims, especially the pure-turned-vile. They play a game of lies and intrigue, of seduction and politics, knowing how to pull strings and bring out the worst in mortals. It is much the same in Hell itself, where battles for power and status never cease. Hell is ruled by seven Archdukes and Archduchesses, all of them beholden to the Lord of Dis, capital city of Hell, whose current regent is Magog Serren Decipio. He sits beside the empty throne of Hell until which time Hecate wakes.

Dewdrop: Nixie daughter of Deep Sashelas and a lover of music and song. She is three feet tall, with shimmering dragonfly wings, lightly-scaled blue skin and deep green hair. She is lithe and fluid of gait, with a mystifying gaze, altogether stunning. Her apprenticeship under Gens and Narra is considered payment for her father's intervention during the battle on the Sly.

Dark Dibs (time rift): The haunted scarecrow of a grown, headless (gem-less) Dibs.

Dieter: Ispar's human disguise. See Ispar.

King Dokur: Tawny, lithe gnome with large eyes reflective of the night sky. He was appointed the new king of the savanna gnomes after Pongwa's death. He was originally the guide to Highmist Mountain, who befriended the group along the way and insisted on sticking with them to the Tesseract. He fought with the Vergers and proved himself something of a war hero.

Dolphus (dead): Former half-owner of Dolphus-DeWitt's Traveling Circus.

The Dominatrix (dead): Perverted drow warlock of The Screaming Caves who harried the group and baited them through several dark, trapped chambers. Portia slew her and stole her pumps, which she wears to this day.

Sister Donna (Spelltower). One of the impregnated nuns, victim of rupture demons, in the Rayan temple. She was purged of her pus sacs and fully recovered.

Drakes (race): The smaller, animal-minded cousins of dragons, drakes are a reptilian afterbirth much like kobolds, accidentally created by Kultuss in the wake of his masterpiece children. While lacking the magic and intelligence of their superior kin, drakes resemble dragons in physiology, possessing reptilian features and often wings. Drakes are marked from young dragons by some sort of non-dragon feature, as well. In the case of the flying drakes at Highmist, their telling features were feathers and beaks. Others have fur, hooves or some other slightly-odd distinguishing element. Drakes were native to Othyr thousands of years ago, but have since fallen into what many suspect extinction. There are, however, a multitude of planar drakes, largely found on the mirror worlds of Cadavera and the Wild.

Dreadful Penny (dead): A blue-skinned winter wight encountered in the Barovian Temple of the Night.

Drelzna von Zarovich: An ancient warrior-vampire of the von Zarovich line, older than even Strahd, who for reasons unknown was interred in the Sanctum Maleficum for thousands of years by her mother Iggwilv. For the last seven years she's waged war with the troll king Rend for dominion of her mother's dungeon, though her true interest is the Planar Nexus. There is a sense of loneliness about her, as everything and everyone she ever knew is now dust and ruins. Despite her adviser's disapproval, she accepted the three vampires' offer to deal with the troll king and the unknown mage behind the throne.

Droppedegg: Slow-witted faerie dragon with a crush on Kaylan. He vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr. Whereabouts unknown.

Drow Priestess of Tenebrous (unnamed, dead): Resident priestess of Tenebrous in the fallen library, a drow who adamantly believed in his divinity and possessed an array of killing powers which she attributed to him. She was taken as a prisoner for a time, but after all Isabella's promises and anticipation of her torture and execution, Diana saw it merciful to kill her during a battle under the guise of accidental.

Duck (dead): Circus hand for DeWitt's who died in the conflagration at Bertrum Manor.

Dust: The Saspish Temple of the Night's most famed killer, she is one of only three assassins to have ever have been afforded erasure from the Book of Life, a ritual which removes her name and presence from all history. Wrapped in bandages from head to toe, only those she's marked for death are able to hear her voice. Renato spotted her for a brief moment on a rooftop before she vanished, though it's unclear whether or not she had been staring at him. Renato suspects she may very well have been the assassin who killed Lady Savrano, the same assassin who his father attempted to fend off.

Dwarf Slave (dead): A dwarf slave who did her best to help The Dark Three in the harem chamber, but lost her mind in the presence of Baphomet and was mercifully ended by Renato.


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Lady Ebb (dead for the moment): Vampiress wizard who served the Ordo for years as an independent arcanist, aiding in rituals and other spells of transportation and location. Imperious and proud, she died badly, but will return 30 days hence via the power of her magic cauldron.

Edmarkian Watchman: The guards along the Peddler's Bridge in Rivergate, Banwar, Leoth and Kolorgar. One was a Wright sympathizer, the other a dutiful captain, and the third an angry racist.

Sir Efflam Torban: Young knight of the Order of Morning Thaw, the Kalindian paladins of Atha. He is Selja and Portia's half-brother on their mother's side, and foster son of Archdruid Sev Torban. He came to Barovia by will of Lord Gravant Marr to aid the Lightbringers in retrieving the Sunsword. After being saved by Dame Ashlyn, and again by Relic and Giers, he made his way back to Atha with his two beloved sisters and some new friends.

Elewoon (Spelltower): Stunning, wise, understanding elf and an invoker of Raya. She led a party to investigate strange monsters on the plains, what was the beginning of the time storm, and discovered the group instead. She brought them back to the city and suggested an inn for them to stay at. Elewoon returned later to warn them of the rifts, as well as to check on her lover Acantha. She survived the One Day War and befriended Kaylan, giving her a magic lion's mane.

Eiath Gwyllion (mentioned): The Gnarlhags; Three sisters who share mind, knowledge and sentence, custodians of the new shrine and worshipers of Chernobog.

Emperor Endymion Norson (mentioned): Absolute ruler of the Holy Nors Empire, he is feared and respected throughout the continent as a cruel, calculating, and dangerously-inspiring demagogue. His conniving and instigation eventually toppled the millennium-old imperial monarchy, and he rose a militant state of zealots in its place, with him as supreme leader. Fanatical by all accounts, Endymion seeks a very literal interpretation of Nor's teachings: the unification of all human races and the extermination or subjugation of all other races. He rules from his throne city of Noran in the heart of the empire, and commands the unwavering loyalty of the Sons of Nor, the Church of Nor, and the Nors Inquisition. He is without doubt the most powerful psychic on Othyr, able to manipulate multiple puppets across the continent and conjure forth terrible telekinetic force. He harnessed ancient Anubian technology and forged infernal and draconic partnerships to rise to his position, and continues to utilize artifacts in efforts to distill himself an ambrosia elixir.

Envoy of Spiders: Once a lovely dark elf with chunks missing from her jaw and shoulder, bite marks its seems, wrapped in gossamer web. She represents a 'new player' in the Ordo's transformation from neutral order to dark religion.

Inquisitor Erig: Young secret policeman whom the group saved from the holding cells of the Angernian Green Cult. He despised his saviors for being non-human, but accepted their help in rescuing his sister Grenwigne from the Screaming Caves. He fought the group at Bertrum Manor, where Portia spared his life and forced him to flee. Whereabouts unknown.

Madame Eva: Inhuman fortune teller and wise woman of the Vistani camp at Tser Pool. She is gigantic and hideous, with a creaky voice, who reads riddles and half-truths from prophetic cards.

Ezariel: Also known as the Stranger, he appears as either a tall, shrouded ascetic or a being of pure, white light. He saved the group from the Dark One back at The Weeping Stone Inn, and again in the Darklands. Ezariel later confessed he was a disgraced angel looking to atone for his failures by recovering the Hearts that were stolen on his watch. He initially thought it best to lock them away again in the heavenly vaults, warning their power was vast and not for mortal hands, but Portia vehemently insisted they were more than just inanimate objects, but living beings, children even. Her compassion won the angel over, and he agreed never to lock them away again. Instead he would protect the gems from falling into the wrong hands. Last seen defending the innocent darlings from an ongoing swarm of evil crows. Whereabouts unknown.


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Faerie Dragons (race): Small fey looking like crosses between butterflies, cats and dragons. They come in a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns. They're capable of speaking Sylvan and are generally playful, curious, perhaps even sweet.

Fauna (dead): Changeling cultist of The Green God in Green Chapel.

Ferranifer Moross (mentioned): A powerful vampire necromancer and candidate for the position of Hecate's exarch. She founded the Bleak Academy in the ancient shadow city of Moil, but after its fall three hundred years ago has claimed asylum in Saspien. She maintains many connections with House Lorein, where she taught well into its decline, and keeps The Dim Triad as her personal guard.

Flas (dead): Young, arrogant drow officer who perished during the siege of Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived.

Flora (dead): Changeling cultist of The Green God in Green Chapel.

Filias (Spelltower): Young, blue jay raptoran who shared a romance with Selja during the days before and after the One Day War. He was a cadet of Scepter Academy, and proved himself a hero after coordinating an impressive defeat of feladrin ninjas spilled from a time rift. He gave Selja a beautiful staff of blue jays and promised never to love another.

High Priestess Finduilas Oranar (mentioned): White, heron raptoran and powerful cleric of Kalinda. She is mother of the New Goddess Kalinda through the power of Raya's divine spark, a willful and righteous bird woman with clear-cut (and some say puritanical) views on right and wrong. She is one of the Saviors of the North, counted as one of the most powerful clerics on Othyr. She runs the Kalindian temple in Etheria and sits on the city-states High Council as its most respected member. She is the mother of Giers and one of the many lovers of King Matthias of Niflheimr. She also mentored Kaylan.

Young Finduilas Oranar (time rift): Young raptoran woman with a fiery temper and the makings of a powerful Templar, destined to become the high priestess of Kalinda. Even at her young age, she took a shine to Kaylan, and bickered incessantly with Victoria and Tasha.

Fire-Eater (dead): Another freak in DeWitt's ever-growing menagerie of circus folk who wielded a fiery great sword he miraculously kept sheathed in his throat. Dressed in red velvet in the likeness of a devil jester, and ironically died in the fires of Bertrum Manor.

Fire Giant (time rift, dead): A laughing shaman some sixteen feet tall with roaring wildfire for a beard and hair. He climbed Nightingale Tower and killed a few bards to draw a primal blood circle upon the roof. Before he could unleash its power, the tower was toppled and the giant killed by Dibs father, an unnamed treant.

Fraz-Urb'luu: A filthy, wretched creature hunched and ragged of gait, with the fly-ridden head of a goat and hooves, hidden under a soiled indigo robe. He hugs a massive tome with dozens of latches and acts as Drelzna's adviser. He has the ability to vanish and reappear in the blink of an eye, and Drelzna mentioned he was a powerful mage besides. He despises the group, convinced they will fail at their task and that alliance with them is a waste of time.

Fread (Spelltower): Clumsy elven teen in the midst of puberty. He acted as handyman at The Seven Swans. He befriended Portia, who gave him the confidence to be himself, and suggested he wear an eye patch to be more mysterious.

Frederick Norson (dead): Nors fugitive and former group member, he claimed to be the son of the late King Deucalion Norson I, rightful ruler of the Nors Kingdom (before Endymion took power and created the Holy Nors Empire). He loved Kaylan dearly, and the two consummated their love while on the Savanna. He died during the Battle of the Twisttongue, attempting to free the gnomes and Verger races from demonic tyranny. Frederick is the father of Kaylan's baby daughter, Bella, making her heir to the Nors Kingdom.

Fruga: Hill giant witch encountered in the Bearhead Hall. Though imposing and putrid, she was a gentle soul, lured to the chram by a "big power" and kept there against her will for some sort of "big evil" ritual. She was freed by Relic and Diana, and wandered back into the hills with her dire bear Bli to tend her young children.


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Overseer Gengen Pulp:

Majordomo Gerald: Snarky ghost charged with the maintenance and management of Castle Ravenloft under the Countess Angelique's reign. He appears as a spectral blue man of middling age, pear-shaped, with a disinterested tone.

Sister Gertruda: Once the priestess of the Barovian chapel of Kalinda, she heeded the call of the Children of Light and made the journey to the top of the Balinoks to help guard the Sunsword. However the village girl retained her reasonable and understanding nature, helping bring about the fall of Zarephath by providing proper witnesses. She's poised to take the reins of the Barovian Children in the wake of Zarephath's fall, and agreed on reaching a compromise regarding Etherian presence at the temple.

Ghisidhran (dead): Green dragon convert of the Green God, a "traitor to his own kind". He was the son of Reedthagn and half-brother to Rogar. He wanted the Hearts to establish himself as a god and knew of Kaylan's unique gift of attracting Hearts, as well as her lineage. He took Kaylan's finger while opening the seals to the Tomb of the Uniter, and she managed to trap him, and with her allies slay him. Before he died, the dragon banished Giers and Hulda to some unknown reach of the Wild. The group brought his tongue back Reedthagn, finding the wyrm had played his son false, raising him to hate and betray him all so that he could learn the true identity of the Green God: Sev Torban!

High King Gloriandel (mentioned, dead): Legends tell he was the first elf created by Raya, the one who discovered magic in the golden city of Glorian. He was crowned a king, then high king of all elves. He was the greatest wizard ever to have lived, creator of the Hoping and the Damning. He founded the Elven Combine and the Gloriandeline Empire afterward. Over time, he grew increasingly resentful of humans, especially their baser natures and the ease in which they could be manipulated. He fought in the God War, the Night War, the Dark War, the Sylvan War and ultimately the Autumn War where he was defeated at the hands of the god king Nor. He was father of great elven princes and princesses, including Dazeen the Uniter, Ilpa of Atha and the former queen of the dark elves Mab. He was Kaylan's grandfather, making her one of the last surviving heirs of the defunct Gloriandeline Empire.

Lady Goldhorn (dead): Transvestite leader of the Ganadon Satyrs who was initially thought sexy by Giers (until he learned of her penis). She was one of the Verger leaders who died in the Battle of the Twisttongue.

Lady Gorgon (dead): Medusa witch of Snakehead Hall come to bare witness to Triglav's rebirth and the subsequent Awakening of Hecate. She was an exotic monster from Azerbad, with steadfast faith in the Queen of Hell. She enjoyed songs and stories, entertained by the group before being killed by them.

Gort: Satyr rapist and Jeda's triumphant tormentor. He survived the Verger battles, much to Jeda's dismay.

Inquisitor Gosha (dead): Bulging, brutish inquisitor with a wicked axe and crimson armor. She was left in charge of protecting Provia while the bulk of her brethren investigated the Weeping Stone Disturbance (namely the vast magical resonance detected when the Dark One destroyed the inn). Slain defending Bertrum Manor by Hulda.

Gravoss: Dire wolf hunting in the Svalich Woods, most likely only one of his forms. He promised Isabella a reward for information on Diana's whereabouts.

The Great Eagle: Ancient primal spirit of the mountains and sky, appearing as a vast eagle-shaped cloud (and storm cloud) with the sun as his eye. Tyvis appealed to him for aid in quickly traveling the mountains (Eagle's Flight ritual), but he initially refused, regarding the Norsman little more than a mouse. After properly testing Tyvis's resolve, he imparted the ritual and wished him well, having 'never met one like him before'.

Gregtchen (dead): A slimy, green hag lurking in the mineral pools beneath the fallen library. She took great joy in terrifying Isabella and nearly drowned Renato.

Gren and Flanek: Nors Gatekeepers of Bleachbone, a frisker and a ledger, choosing who enters the military town and who doesn't. They aren't above denying those who anger them.

Inquisitor Grenwigne: Young secret policewoman whom the group saved from the Angernian Green Cult's holding cells. She was very uncharacteristic for an inquisitor and took a liking to Takeshi, despite being a half-elf. She was kidnapped by purple dragons for a meal in the Screaming Caves, but with the group's help her brother managed to spirit her away. Whereabouts unknown.

Gretta Landso: Daughter of a Havener carpenter, fair of skin and gold of hair, who rode Gens in the stables till the ruckus drew investigation. Young and smooth, she's pretty in her way, but pales to the princesses and priestesses.

Grimkey (Spelltower): Young, red-haired dwarf apprentice of Spellforge who befriended Relic during his studies and designed Giggles out of spare warforged tech.

Priest Grum (Spelltower): Dwarven priest of Raya rescued from Loss. Proud and protective, he often made excuses whenever he got emotional.

The Gutter Boys (dead): Three bowler-hat-wearing, ugly, grinning killers of the barber-surgeon's guild, who moonlit as low-level enforcers for the Dead Dogs of Edmark. Quick and skilled with their blades, all were put down.


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The Hand of Doom (organization): Alliance of orcs, bugbears, hobgoblins, ogres, goblins and drow intent on toppling the Nors Empire and dividing the fragments into their own nations. They sought the aid of Taras the Shadow, and had known followers of a dark Outsider (presumed the Dark One) in their ranks. Operated in terrorist cells across the empire, which gathered in an unsubtle attempt to conquer Provia. They were betrayed, and a ready-and-waiting Yathnoc and his Imperial Dragoons destroyed them, perhaps entirely.

Harem Slaves (unnamed): Women of various races, some missing limbs or chunks, others scarred, broken, all dead inside, waiting grimly for their turn to die in the troll king's bed chambers.

Harlow (dead): Angernian cult follower of The Green God who tried drugging Isabella.

Harnok Shir-narn (dead): The greasy, jaundice tiefling master of the Circus of Shadows, a pimp and drug lord who ran Ordo operations despite not being a member. Perhaps it was due to the weight of his lineage: son of Archduke Pequid, Lord of the Fifth. He kept Malvern Moritan as a pet and plaything for three years, and thanks to Renato was ultimately slain by the boy. He promised revenge against both of them, as he was sent back to Hell (and presumably his father).

Haxlound: Hobgoblin vizier of The Hand of Doom's Screaming Caves cell. He dabbled in magic, science and alchemy, and uncovered the secrets of Black Powder thanks to a dark dwarf tome (which Portia stole). He was turning captured Nors into walking bombs on set timers. He was part of the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived. Whereabouts unknown.

Haw: Hobgoblin warmage of The Screaming Caves and Haxlound's apprentice. He was part of the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived. Whereabouts unknown.

The Hellheart: A fist-sized faceted ruby tied intimately with Hell. It has a decidedly female personality, a little girl in black lace with blood-red curls named Cinell by the one who woke her her: Tyvis. She is one of a series of planar gems possessing untold powers, including fire conjuration. Currently held by the druid Tyvis and treated as a second sister.

Heidi: Presumptuous Nors artist from Tolsted who was scared shitless with the revelations Jeda was a tiefling and Dieter a drow. Jeda spared her life and sent packing back home.

Doctor Hemmler (dead): The prociding doctor of Sodden Hold, a sick and cowardly bastard, who knew much of the secrets of distillation and the facilities. The group managed to draw precious information from him before Tyvis ripped out his throat and Huron flattened him.

Higliac: Old, blind, crippled innkeeper of The Weeping Stone. He was an imperial veteran, father of Petunia and half-brother of Barthelemo. He lost his inn during the Dark One's attack, but was cured of his ailments via the regenerative powers of the Wildheart. He held no ill will toward the group, and actually felt sorry for them. Whereabouts unknown.

Holocaust Witch (time rift, dead): Unnamed, blood-painted witch with jawbones strung to her head. She was able to manipulate fire like a true elemental, and dominated Relic into attacking Kaylan. She was brought down by a fed-up Kriznob and infuriated Diana.

Cadet Horatio (Spelltower): Stern human boy unwilling to let Portia and Selja into the cheering crowd. Classmate of Filias, he was also suspicious of goblins and boggarts.

The Horned Conductor (dead): Angernian cult leader of The Green God who wore great horns on his head.

Horse Groomer: An unnamed, bearded Vistani in a worn, green 3-piece suit. He was in charge of caring for the horses and did a fine job, but demanded steep prices.

The Howling Hag (dead): Unnamed, shrieking hag who murdered Isabella in the Twistwoods. She yearned to hold Blight.

Hugo: A stout, hairy hunchback whose recently come into Angelique's employ. He escorted Isabella to see Giers at the Temple of the Wheel, and saved her life by knocking the avenger out before he could complete his exorcism.

Grand Inquisitor Huron: Puppet of the emperor in charge of activities at Sodden Hold.


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Iggwilv (mentioned): The Witch-Queen of Rakados, once the ruler of the ancient city-state of Izolda, she was a powerful archmage and demon conjurer in the days before the Gloriandeline and Nors empires. So powerful, she was able to summon demon lords and princes. She is the mother of Drelzna von Zarovich, whom she interred in her caverns of power Tsojcanth for reasons unknown. By the way in which Drelzna regards her, they were quite close.

Ignac (dead): Old, bundled-up watchman guarding the village bridge into Barovia with stick legs and an over-sized, gray mustache. He wielded a dim lantern on a staff and proved a devote follower of Tez, whose portfolio includes protection. He was initially suspicious of the group, especially the boggarts, and made everyone wait outside the village limits save Kaylan and Thamior. During the wait, half the group got to know him as dedicated, perhaps rude, but honest and protective. He was eventually revealed to be a ghost that died 2 years prior during Strahd's zombie incursions. Burgomeister Ireena was able to give him peace, and Portia claimed his supernatural lantern.

Imperial Dragoons (seen from afar, organization): Elite Nors knights who ride red dragons into battle, they are considered the premiere fighting force for the imperial army. They're headed by the Elder Red himself at Redcliffe. The group saw both the dragoons and Yathnoc during the burning of Bertrum Manor.

Inquisition (organization): Secret police loyal to the Nors Emperor, serving as his eyes, ears and unquestioned will across the empire. Their duties largely consist of hunting demihumans, mages and dissidents. They've bases in every Nors city, and are headquartered in the capital. The Grand High Inquisitor is one of the most feared men on the continent, the terrifying Valdemar Volker.

Burgomeister Ireena Kolyana: Striking noblewoman with dark hair and unearthly blue eyes, favoring well-made, flattering outfits and thigh-high leather riding boots. She is the last surviving member of Barovia's mayoral house. Diana helped her overcome her lifelong fear of vampires, enough to form an alliance with Countess Angelique, and she has since been reinstated after six month's house arrest by Sir Konrad's Lightbringers. Local rumor tells she was the former object of Strahd's love-crazed obsession, though how far that went or what all became of it remains largely a mystery. A staunch friend of the group, she respects them greatly and welcomes them whenever they visit.

Ironshadow (time rift): Veteran warforged techno-priest a little broader and shorter than Relic. He sports black iron accents and a piston staff topped with a gear. A kind and reasonable senior officer, he became close with Relic in the short time he knew him, and ended up calling him father.

Emperor Issima Serenor (dead): The first and only emperor the ancient feladrin people have ever known, he was the second elf shaped by Raya's hand and second only to the Highking Gloriandel in power and prestige. He withdrew from the Elven Combine when Gloriandel decided to enslave men, and warded the northern barbarians from his madness. He fought in every great conflict since the time of myths, even sacrificing his sacred white city Ivristel to win the Demon War. An elf of supreme honor, he kept two of Vaness' legendary blades: Simple Vow (bane of elves) and Angry Ghost (bane of humans). Such powerful and conflicting swords were as great a bane as a boon, and wielding both created a violent personality disorder in the Emperor known only to those closest in his family (and which Thamior may have shared with some of you). Issima was also the notorious feladrin terrorist Kyodai Ken, a hater of men, whose murderous attacks on trade caravans to Veluvia indirectly helped cause the release of Shalraza herself! The Saviors of the North were able to cure him of his other half, and Issima receded deeper into the Ilon Mountains. He was a guiding force for fledgling Atha, though many considered him cold and distant. However his final act, committing ritualistic suicide to atone for his son's sins, proved him much the contrary, a loving father willing to relinquish life everlasting for his heir. He wished his son well and gave him Simple Vow.


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General Janisar al'Zareef: One of three generals of the vampiric armies, Janiser is of the summoner's house, though prides himself a capable dervish instead of his family's customary mages. His armies are gathered in the Saspish Vale, as opposed to the armies massed in Tir'buk and those in Saspien itself. He currently fights a losing battle on the valley front, trying to retake or at least hold the hills outside Lastlight, where Nors by the thousands are landing from imperial Tolerna, Liscar and Dalmera, and uniting with vampire hunters of the Order of Saint Gormite. He seems young to be a general, and rather dashing with swarthy skin and long black hair, though he wears a perpetual worried look, for there is much to worry about. He appears more loyal to the king than to his sire Kalfar, or at least he observes Dante as the highest authority in court, something many others do not.

Jasan Serenor: Thamior's nephew, son of Princess Ilari Serenor, famed feladrin hero who aided in the defeat of the crazed White Elder Khebozelluth about twenty-five years ago. His father is Buliwyf, another hero who rose to become The Barbarian King of the Roam. Tall, handsome, with long, platinum hair, he's more built than a pureblood fel and possesses softer features. Plans to deliver word of Thamior's heir to his grandmother in Ivristel, having taken the high priestess's portal north.

Jeda: Demonic, tiefling warlord and former group member, she possesses the Blackheart and the Quakeheart. Her exploits with the party included the first meeting with Reedthagn, the Battle of the Twisttongue, and the siege on Crowperch Estates. She always struggled with her conflicting natures, human and demon, and grew increasingly violent and angry over time. She hated Giers, hated DeWitt and really hated Crematia. She did, however, discover something like love with Ispar of the Hand. Thought dead in the conflagration of Bertrum Manor, she was discovered in the Darklands after kidnapping and raping Kaylan, as well as Selja, and implanting them with spider eggs. She's gone from blood red to ashen, her horns withered and black, the beginnings of some sort of transformation. Whereabouts unknown.

Jengaras the Scourge (dead): A lord of lions on the Savanna, able to speak and reason, he led the last defense of Blight in the Mangletooth Tower. Once slain, Giers skinned him and now wears his white hide.

Sister Jenna (Spelltower). One of the impregnated nuns, victim of rupture demons, in the Rayan temple. She was purged of her pus sacs and fully recovered.

Jhovaire Bloodspiller (dead): Albino drow locked in the basement of the Mummy's Hand, a crazed worshiper of the dark Outsider. Jeda stole his holy symbol and masturbated with it one night, receiving nightmare visions from an entity with blazing red eyes as a result.

Jolo the Strongman (dead): Strong man act of Dolphus-DeWitt's Traveling Circus and Hulda's first human crush. After being kidnapped by the group, he began informing them on details of their kidnapping and was immolated through some oath-of-secrecy curse. He was transformed into a walking furnace zombie and slain.


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Kaern (dead): Fallen angel and former protector of Barovia who gave up immortality and Heaven's light in an attempt to right the many mistakes she'd made during her watch. She was involved in the fall of Count Strahd, compassionate to a fault, going against Heaven's orders to see him deposed. What resulted was a power vacuum that left Barovia in a tenuous state, where men like Aldric and devils like Mara stood to gain unspeakable power. She befriended the group and helped them claim the fanes, in the process falling in love with Tyvis. She died facing Mara and was buried by her young love in the woods outside Barovia Village.

Sire Kalfar al'Zareef: The wealthy, eloquent and well-connected sire of House al'Zareef, an accomplished summoner and rival of the royal family. He challenges the monarchy openly at court and carries a large following among the city's envoys and officials. It is no secret he covets the crown, but plays the game so well none have managed to impede his progress toward that end. Dresses in the finest silks and opulent jewelry, and has a devilish appearance with his waxed beard and angled face.

Kasimir Bertrum (dead): Lord of House Bertrum, fourth most influential family in all the empire. He himself was a cruel, eighty-something human noble whose refusal to die angered his swelling collection of heirs, sons, grandsons and even great grandsons. He was noted for being paranoid, enough to move the city barracks next to his own manor on the ancestral estate. Politically, he was independent and wily, proven a cunning adversary for many rivals. He participated in the Secret War, where the noble houses and the church vied for dominion over the empire, and while on the losing side still managed to retain his power. He went mad with the destruction of most his ancestral holdings during the siege of his estate, and was slain by Thamior and Kaylan after refusal to surrender his elven slaves.

Karese (mentioned): Mysterious owner of The Mummy's Hand and possible affiliate with the Hand of Doom.

Kavan the Grim (dead): According to Eva's prophecy, the one who would be called Son of Strahd. He held the Von Zarovich sword as part of his claim, a beastly, hirsute and well-armored vampire who worshiped Strahd at the swamp fane. He despised Angelique after failing to take the Castle for himself. Cunning, he tricked the group into sapping their own strength too near the necrotic fane by feigning a simple-minded devotion. Still, two years in the swamps had made him weak and he died by the party's hands.

Kauthe Page (unnamed): A busty, impatient drow mage who sold Diana some of her order's excess potions.

Huntmistress Kelesha (dead): Young gnoll pack mother in The Conjoined's posse who escaped only to be recaptured by The Vergers. She was tortured for information by Jeda, which Portia accidentally saw too much of.

Inquisitor Kenner: The bearded, bare-chested inquisitor with scars of self mutilation across his back, chest and arms, he possessed absolute control over the magehounds. He proved a twisted individual, dominating Anita and making her swallow a bullet, and showed not even the slightest hint of remorse or fear or rage, even when pinned under Tyvis. Wields an orium tuning fork, which he uses to usurp minds.

Kilkpog the Gray Laird (mentioned): A gremlin lord over a thousand years the master of the mountain people of the southern Dawnspears. The golden idol Anita stole was a likeness of him, something like a goblin with big ears, big hands and feet, and rows of shark teeth. If a typical gremlin, he'd be bad news to encounter, with over a thousand years' of magic and garnered trickery, very bad news.

Killerqueen: The only mean faerie dragon in existence. She vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr. Whereabouts unknown.

The Kindred (organization, debunked): Field-worshiping orphans based out of the village of Darling with a hatred for grown-ups. Led by a disturbed girl named Nel, their patron was a mysterious entity between the rows called Raggamoffyn. All those not killed at the Battle of the Mills were left tied up and helpless as the onslaught of crows attacked the town.

Klepper: Bravest of the Hand's goblin cooks and Portia's would-be suitor. He was clumsy, but not without cunning. Whereabouts unknown.

Kobolds (race): Three-and-a-half-foot-tall lizard men of various draconic heritages as told by their coloring (be it chromatic or metallic). In the days of the God War, they were an accidental afterbirth when Kultuss formed dragons. Cowardly unless gathered in large numbers or under a driving taskmaster, they survive on speed, stealth and cleverness, and have an affinity for traps. The largest known concentration of the beasties lair on Highmist Mountain, supplicants of the Elder Green Reedthagn.

Sir Konrad (dead): Late-thirty-something paladin sporting a red beard shocked with white, and who remained constantly dressed in plate mail. He marshalled the Lightbringers (with a lot of help from Mara). His six-month occupation of the village and choice of advisers drew suspicion, and he was ultimately revealed to be a sexually-deviant thrall of the devil witch. He was slain by Kaern, and subsequently replaced by Dame Ashlyn.

Konstanze (dead): Angernian cultist of The Green God who tried to drug Isabella.

Kosurd (dead): Young, arrogant drow officer who joined in the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived.

Krander Half-Demon (dead): Demon-gnoll hybrid monster in the ruins of Tifana. He constantly called all the party's women "sister".

Kriznob: Green kobold shaman and the unfortunate operator of the Tesseract when it was hijacked. He helped the group return to Othyr by giving its Draconic name of Ot'geal'pan, and was subsequently stranded in Spelltower. Determined to stick with the group (and get back home), he offered information and fought alongside them during the One Day War. He fled the Dark One in the Darklands and hasn't been seen since. Whereabouts unknown.

Brother Kyle Tenner: Human Child of Light and one of only two survivors from the crater massacre. After being healed by Kaylan and imparting DeWitt's message, he agreed to appeal to Giers on behalf of Jiwar and the rebel dwarves in hopes of expanding the Alliance's allies, though he couldn't promise his success.


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The Lady of Chains (dead): Drow lieutenant of The Screaming Caves slain by the group in the torture chamber.

Ladybear: Orso's beastwife, a 300 pound black bear that serves as his sexual partner and guardian.

Ladyrose: Pink faerie dragon that took a liking to Relic beneath Blackdelve. She vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr.

Lashbat: De facto leader of the Blackdelve faerie dragons. He vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr. Whereabouts unknown.

Laurella Vandorn: Short-tempered halfling rescued from The Devil's Due, who spent most her time with the group sleeping. She took the high priestess's portal to Etheria and safety.

Lavendar: Diana's faerie dragon familiar, a cheerful, magical creature that dwells in the sorceress's pack. She stowed away in the vampire's pack during the group's encounter with the faerie dragons, and has become a companion and familiar since.

Dark Lavendar (Spelltower): Chaos-fed faerie dragon turned huge and wrathful under Lord Diana of the Lords of Chaos.

Lehm (Spelltower): Eldritch half-giant blacksmith with purple skin, a fiery red beard, and glowing arcane sigils across his skin. He was the most skilled artificer in Spelltower and even dwarves came to apprentice under him. He helped construct a portal to transport city troops to the field of battle during the end of the One Day War. Known also for a violent temper.

Lightbringers (organization): Zealous Kalindians come to rid Barovia of its vampires, werewolves, ghosts and the unnamed evils that lurk Castle Ravenloft and the surrounding wilderness. Headquartered in a townhouse near Kalinda's Chapel, they were pawns of Mara under the leadership of Sir Konrad. Since Ireena's reinstatement, Dame Ashlyn has take over and promises to work with the people as a peacekeeping and defensive-oriented order.

Lindsay Henry: Girl of fourteen who hid in the Darling schoolhouse and foraged with her little brother Patrick at dusk. Frantic and motherly, she was always concerned with her brother's safety. She begrudgingly helped the group hideout, then aided at the Battle of the Mills. She was presumably transported to safety by Ezariel.

Lisa Tailor (mentioned): Skilled Barovian seamstress who made Ireena's outfit. One night, Mara and Tyvis got loud and intimate in her shop and the druid paid an exorbitant amount on dresses perhaps as compensation.

The Little Man Who Wasn't There: A dusty, short old man, skinny and in burlap rags, with an over-sized pyramidal basket hat to keep his many scavenged trinkets. Encountered on the border of the Gray Kingdom, he insisted he wasn't there, and proved either insane or in on a joke the party just didn't get. Gens ended up giving him Kilkpog's idol as part of his collection. As he wandered away, some noted he'd a copper, reptilian tail peeking from under his robes. Whereabouts unknown.

Brother Longeas: Once an unreasonable elven Child of Light, the exposure of Zarephath's evil softened and humbled his demeanor. He named Isabella redeemed in the eyes of the Children of Light and promised to speak on Barovia's behalf to his brothers and sisters. An Etherian ally.

Lord Loradan (Spelltower): Silver-haired elven mayor of Spelltower who slept with Kaylan just prior to the One Day War. He initially fled the rifts like a coward, but tried to make it up to the group, especially Kaylan, by returning with a hundred Spelltowerns to help clear the chaos. He might have loved Kaylan, but quickly understood she had chosen Thamior. He wished her well none the less.

Sister Lorelai (Spelltower): One of the impregnated nuns, victim of rupture demons, in the Rayan temple. She was purged of her pus sacs and fully recovered.

Lhekrina (dead): Drow overseer of The Screaming Caves who agreed to house the group until confirmation of their lineage. She intended to use the children as bargaining chips to get aid for The Hand of Doom from the northern nations. She interrogated Takeshi every few hours, though it was suspected she was doing other things. She interrupted an attack on the group and was slain by Marzonn and Zulthanza, though her murder was pinned on the group. The group has been marked by the Hand ever since, if any survive now to hold a grudge.

The Lords of Chaos (time rift, organization, mentioned): The alien-possessed group from a nightmarish future, sent by Chrysaor to kill General Ruin and wipe out the last race of Othyr, the warforged. Each member is considered more of an it and thus titled a lord, their number including Lord Portia, Lord Selja, Lord Kaylan, Lord Diana and Lord Vilthamios. The group fought the twisted Lord Portia, and thanks to the strength-sapping Anubian pyramid were able to defeat it and seal the final rift.

Loss (Spelltower): Pallid, leather-clad jester with hooks and stitches woven into her white skin and overly-long limbs. Presumed a demonic entity named after an occurence that has plagued the group since its early beginnings. She knew the group by name and the people they've lost, able to conjure the facsimiles of missing friends and loved ones. She was defeated, but not slain. Whereabouts unknown.

Lysander Rheghas: A tall, broad vampire gladiator of marked beauty painted with streaks of gold and in nothing more than a loincloth, collar and muzzle. His soul belongs to Archduke Pequid, a reality he's long ago come to terms with, accepting hopelessness and taking pride in his being chosen. He chided Izzy for seeking a glimmer of hope and insinuated Mara was out of favor with The Fifth Ring. He also forced the slave-princess down on him, exerting power as slave of Pequid over a slave of lowly Mara.


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Mad Mary: Gray-haired spinster with a frazzled look, wearing the full white gown of a ward of the church. She is Gertruda's mother and half-mad from grief of losing her daughter to Strahd some years prior, despite the fact she was rescued by the Count's destroyers. She begged Thamior to save her daughter, despite the fact she was in the chapel also attending the wounded, truly a lost soul.

Maggie: Grandmotherly maid of the Kolyana household with silver hair, plump frame, rosy cheeks and a frequent smile. She is a very good baker, always cooking something, and all-too-willing to serve refreshments.

Malvern Moritan: Regina's older brother (17), a thin, pretty human boy and favored of the wretched tiefling Harnok Shir-narn for all manner of unspeakable sexual acts in his dungeon suite 'The Red Light Room'. He demanded the act of killing Harnok be his, despite assurances by Regina he was no killer. Three years of rape and torture changes people, and Malvern derived immense retribution from the mutilation of the greasy, jaundice half-devil. He even pried the small, curled brass horns from the monster's head to wear on his own, Renato having earned another loyal assassin. Malvern currently delivers Renato's will to the Circus of Shadow, pretending his orders come from an indisposed Harnok. The ruse will not last forever.

Lawpounder Malven (dead): Ugly teenage leader of the older Kindred who pummeled and dismembered Relic. He wielded wool shears and possessed Quakeheart briefly before a mill was brought down on his head.

Mara: Beautiful, blond, large-breasted "bimbo" who wears the stereotypical trappings of a witch with pride. In actuality a succubus who aided in Strahd's destruction. She was secretly in control of the Lightbringers and all but running Barovia, until the group reinstated Ireena and drove her out. She managed to kill her long-time rival Kaern before escaping, however, making Tyvis her nemesis. Whereabouts unknown.

Marilis: Final-sting faerie loyal to the declining and queenless Kingdom of Leafshadow, somewhere in the Twistwood. She exiled Santh for believing Isabella the reincarnation of their queen Feith Gywillion.

Marro (dead): Higliac's wolfhound who died in the destruction of the Weeping Stone Inn.

Marzonn: Purple dragon wyrmling, revealed to be the son of Taras and twin brother of Zulthanza. He acted as representative of his father in negotiations with the Hand of Doom, courted for Taras's favor by the Screaming Caves. He pinned the murder of Lhekrina on the group, learning quickly to despise them, especially Giers and Hulda after finding out their father was Tara's sworn enemy King Matthias. He was last seen in the clutches of Yathnoc, though his death was never confirmed. Whereabouts unknown.

King Matthias of Niflheimr (mentioned): One-eyed warrior skald and lord of the frost giants. He came from humble beginnings, an Athar human raised by giants, at first for sport much like a pet, then with growing admiration as the boy developed into a capable young man and eventual Savior of the North. He possesses the Glaive of Giantkind, is the single-handed slayer of Araret the Blue Elder Dragon, lover of many, many, many women and father of just as many bastards. He sired Hulda and Giers. He married Jarless Northstar, daughter of the former giant King Rhathgar, from whose lineage Matthias derives his title and claims. Though often contested for his crown by disgruntled giants (who despise being ruled by a man) and would-be usurpers, he has thus far bested them all.

Young Matthias (time rift): Future king of Niflheimr minus the gray and plus an eye, sucked out of a time before the Demon War was won. He was a perfect specimen of Athar male, much to the fluster of the group's ladies, and proved to hold only two things in esteem: honor and booty.

Mazdur (dead): Orc commander of The Hand of Doom's Screaming Caves cell. He died during the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived.

Melinda Melone: A touchy-feely barmaid (she had melons like thiiiis) kidnapped from Veluvia and rescued from The Devil's Due. She welcomed the party to free drinks at The Soldier's Trench Tavern should they ever find themselves as far north as Atha. She took the high priestess's portal to Etheria and safety.

Melisana Belicost: Sister of Tarson and the financial backer of his speaking tours, once a prosperous business woman. Her merchant company went under eight years ago and she disappeared, appearing alongside her brother as another fanatic.

Merlodia (mentioned): Naiad queen of song and eater of the off-key. She rules from Sweet Sound, neighbor of Reedthagn's domain and the hag-infested Twistwood.

Mina Morris: Reserved dhampir mage and associate of the Ravens, she was Diana's 'footsteps' during her extended stay in Barovia. She had a difficult childhood and a macabre flair to her dress, but proved a stalwart, if witty, companion to the Heiress Apparent. She received a curious prophecy from Madame Eva describing her need of friends in the future.

Blackguard Mnessi (dead): Bodyguard of Ispar who died in the conflagration of Bertrum Manor.

Monique (Spelltower): Elven girl working at The Seven Swans. She had a crush on Filias and became Selja's rival, but thanks to some intervention by Diana was scared off.

Morgshu the Vile: The Malbolgean, a twelve foot mountain of pinkish, boil-ridden flesh whose massive, malformed head sits embedded in the center of his body. He reeks of putrid gases, dribbles and vomits acid, and can swallow men whole! Worse, on six legs and possessed of supernatural strength, there is little stopping this heap from crossing chambers in a single charge. His devils and he are part of the Distillery somehow, perhaps operators or engineers, and are aligned with the Grand Inquisitor.

Ms. Beetle: Ispar's goblin servant in disguise as a small, miserable human barkeeper at The Mummy's Hand. Though a member of the Hand of Doom, she was not present at the siege, and was last seen at the bar. Whereabouts unknown.

Mustardseed: The yellow-gold faerie who helped Tyvis during his time curing Mossel of the Brown Plague, sometimes calling himself The Great Mustardo. Generally goodnatured, Chiela seems to adore him.


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Nel the Witch Girl (dead): Blond, crippled and sickly ten year old who made a deal with an unknown entity (presumably the Dark One or a demon) for power to liberate all the children of Darling and the nearby farmsteads. She was, herself, an abused, crippled farmer's daughter who was worked like a slave. Her prized possession was her dolly, given to her by her mother as the only act of kindness she ever knew. That dolly turned out to be Raggamoffyn, used as a false idol of her will and a means to keep herself in power. Nel was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of resistant children and grown-ups, sacrificed by the Kindred and buried under the pews (between the rows) and then out in the corn fields. She went catatonic after facing her crimes and the light of Kalinda, and was executed by Diana despite much debate and disagreement.

Huntmistress Nelisha (dead): Gnoll pack mother of the second floor Mangletooth. She used Pongwa as a hostage to escape the tower, then led the Conjoined and company back to Tifana. She was killed by the group.

Sir Nickedemus Bertrum (dead): Aged knight protector of the House of Bertrum and eldest son of Lord Kasimir Bertrum. He was the former wielder of Shivili.

Nuq Qabib: A sly, power-hungry Azerbadi midget who tends the Garden of Earthly Delights within Tsojcanth. His loyalty is officially to Drelzna, in honor of a pact his ancestors made with her mother Iggwilv, but he has other reasons for serving in the caverns. Nuq has made a deal with Leonardo/Renato: the location of the Planar Nexus for a trip to Barovia. He also proved a male chauvinist and a hedonist besides, looking to break Caprica/Diana like he has his dancers.

Nyx Melaina: dhampir innkeeper of the Sunny Side Bed & Breakfast. She helped Kaylan get over her pre-wedding jitters through vampiric domination.


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Oak (mentioned): Rude, unpleasant gnome and primal herbalist whom Mara suggested knew the location of the Forest Fane. His last known whereabouts were behind the Tser Falls collecting fungi samples. The group is convinced they've accidentally killed the little man. Whereabouts unknown.

Oborl Scratch: A powerful demon on the level of Vrock, his abyssal aura produced vermin and affliction in all those near him: coughing up maggots, picking lice beds in the scalp, sneezing out grub, tugging tapeworms from anus. He appeared elephantine, gray, muscular, with two massive, curled horns used to impale a summoner and a face perpetually shadowed so only blazing eyes and a wide grin were visible, glowing even. Renato managed to convince the chaotic being to kill the drow binders and not the group. The demon, ever the gentleman, restored Regina to her senses free of charge (though its questionable whether or not that was the best move given her fragile state).

Opentus Olivaan (Spelltower): Soverosi owner of The Watchman's Ease who was possessed by a cherub.

Old Crows (organization): More accomplished Provian guards responsible for the well being of Lord Kasimir Bertrum and the Bertrum family. They wear a black and white version of the Provian guard's normally black and green uniforms and serve under the household knights.

Old Stieg: The one-eyed, one-armed Nors veteran turned fisherman who urged the party turn around instead of enter the guarded lighthouse. He assumed them nothing more than teenagers on a dare, but Tyvis managed to convince him otherwise.

Marquess Olivianna Ruiz-Lorein: Sovereign of the vampiric port of Tepest, she married one of the last remaining Loreins with any claim to power. He's enjoying an extended holiday on Tir'buk and Olivianna rules in his stead, controlling the landing point for the Tir'bukan houses (earning her the hatred of Loreins everywhere). She has recently fled to Saspien and the protection of Castle Saspien while the war rages along the vampiric coast and within the Sea of Embers, her daughter acting as her remote hand. Izzy discovered her designs to supplant Queen Victoria and suggested already having had the pleasure of the king. It is in her best interests to keep Dante in power, though she is far from trustworthy. Very far...

Blackguard Oreen (dead): A bodyguard of Ispar who died in the conflagration of Bertrum Manor.

Orso Mallus: Renato's childhood 'friend' and the object of his incessant bullying. Never the less, the rather simple beastmaster proved loyal to Renato upon their reunion and willing to help him clear his name. As with many of the Mallus, he has taken a beastwife in Ladybear, the 300 pound black bear. He himself is a big, bald boy around 6'2" and 260 pounds.

Oscar Mercy: Boy of twelve who refused to join the Kindred and hid in the old mills outside of Darling. He was traumatized by Selja's rape, which he heard all of while hiding in the rafters. Presumed saved by Ezariel along with the rest of the darlings.

Osenth 'Newman' Shydeln: Once the Duke of Edmark, boss of bosses, his gangs have been decimated, his political ties severed and his fortune all but spent. Anita saved him from drowning, left for dead by Crematia, and he bartered for his life with all the information he knew about DeWitt's operations and the location of a small stash. Anita saw him out of town where he looks to make a new life... probably.

Oshay Nambi: A friendly Umabi traveler who offered a particular root gum to Anita for the pain of her broken nose. It numbed things right good. After a little small talk, he explained he'd come to the city to help his mother advocate the root for the benefit of soldiers' needing to go under the knife, and patients across the empire.


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Patrick Henry: Boy of seven who hid with his sister Lindsay in the Darling schoolhouse, a place the Kindred were loathe to ever visit, and foraged at dusks when the cult was out on their Fieldmeets. His parents were slain by the Kindred early on. He helped the group hideout and at the Battle of the Mills. Presumed saved by Ezariel along with the rest of the darlings.

Patrina Velikovna (dead): Banshee of the Ivlis Marsh whom Kavan summoned via the power of an angry fane. Though defeated, it's uncertain if she's been actually destroyed. Whereabouts unknown.

Paul: Balding, mild, twenty-something Nors artist from Tolsted. He was scared shitless after discovering Jeda was a tiefling and Dieter a dark elf. He was sent packing by Jeda's mercy back to Tolsted.

Pearlol: Naiad sister in the freshwater grotto beneath Blackdelve. She took a shine to anyone who visited her, begging them to stay. She vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr. Whereabouts unknown.

Pelt Peddler: Vistani woman draped in the pelts hunted from the Svalich Woods: black and brown bear, wolf and fox. She sold to most in the group.

Archduke Pequid (mentioned): The Lord of Lust, archfiend ruler of The Fifth Ring of Hell. He is a terrifying creature, hulking and bearded, cloven of hoof, and partial to women's clothing: great ball gowns or sultry laces depending on the occasion. At one moment he might be fanciful, almost frivolous, but the next filled with unimaginable rage and quick to dole out the sickest of punishments. A rosy marble idol of his likeness stands in the Chapel of Lust, part of the greater Cathedral of Hecate in Saspien.

Percival Wright: Nors boy of twelve from a noble family in Edmark. He was stolen away to the Darklands by the Dark One and lost his brother Bremen in the confusion. Thamior saved his brother, drastically altering Percival's outlook on elves. He gave Thamior his father's magic ring, which turned out to be the Pureheart. Presumed saved by Ezariel along with the rest of the darlings.

Burgomeister Petre Teodorus: The burgomeister of Immol, a strong, fifty-something year old Barovian dedicated to the people and the object of Samira's affections.

Pettil: Gnome woman Kaylan saved from the debris cloud during the fall of Twisttongue Tower.

Petunia: Higliac's fifteen-year-old Nors daughter. Plump and pretty, she was eyed as a potential conquest by Giers. She loved Frederick and was devestated by his loss. After the destruction of the inn, she fears the group. Whereabouts unknown.

Pig: An unnamed potbelly Relic found sleeping in a child's bed in the Darklands. He suspected it might have been a transformed farmer, but no one sensed any enchantments. Lost during the Dark One's attack. Whereabouts unknown.

Polly: Magician's lovely assistant in DeWitt's circus. She had an attitude and didn't take kindly to Jeda. Whereabouts unknown.

King Pongwa (dead): Former ruler of the Savanna gnomes. He was saved by the group, who inspired him to form The Vergers. He wanted to keep Wildheart to reestablish the gnome tribes and fey of the Savanna, but Portia refused for love of her gem. The two often butted heads. He died in the Battle of the Twisttongue.

Lord Portia (time rift, dead): Black, withered reflection of Portia corrupted by Chrysaotic power. It was adorned in a grizzly assortment of improvised weapons including heads of men, women and children, as well as long-dead fetuses. A dead Hoppers was tied onto its head and it wielded two black tiefling horns as weapons.

The Pretty Boy (dead): Handsome drow noble of The Screaming Caves. He was disfigured and killed by Hulda.

Provian Guards (organization): Watchmen and halberdiers tasked with patrolling the city. Loyal to the ruling House Bertrum, as marked by their black-and-green crow standards. Employed trained hounds and falcons.

The Pureheart: A faceted diamond tied intimately with Heaven, small enough to be set into a ring. It has a decidedly female personality, as of yet unnamed and yet to manifest before the one who woke her: Thamior. The gem was given as a gift from Percival Wright, claimed to have once belonged to his father before him.


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The Quakeheart: A fist-sized, faceted orange citrine tied intimately with the Elemental Maelstrom. It has a decidedly female personality, an angry, adolescent orc named Niza by the one who woke her: Relic. She is one of a series of planar gems possessing untold powers, including the ability to inspire intense emotions. She was the original gem designed to function with Relic's mainframe. The gem was stolen at the Battle of the Mills, and is currently held by Jeda. Whereabouts unknown.

Queen of Fallen Leaves (mentioned): Fey matriarch of the Court of Autumn, a feared sidhe whose outlawed song and holds the blade Solstice in her possession. Those her besmirch her suffer swift visitation by the Honor Guard.

Quentin: Changeling who Tyvis helped replace the corrupt Overseen Pulp as head of Mossel. After a year and three months rule, he's proven overzealous and murderous in his efforts to discourage the town's lumbering. He's likely a follower of The Green God.


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Raggamoffyn (dead): Object of the Kindred's worship and praise, it was responsible for a mass murder of farmers, children and travelers. It turned out to be Nel's rag doll, buried in the fields, the only thing her cruel mother ever gave her. It was the means in which Nel maintained her power. After being dug up, Relic incinerated it.

King Rend (mentioned): King of the Tsojcanthi trolls, his power is legitimized firstly by his unusual size and strength even among his own kind and secondly a symbolic iron crown that has belonged to the line of troll kings since they settled the caverns. Drelzna believes he is just a brutish figurehead, and that some powerful mage truly lords Tsojcanth City.

Reedthagn: Elder green dragon and Lord of Kobolds, who lairs in the Wild, on Highmist Mountain, in the massive Anubian hypercube called The Tesseract. He has been meddling in the affairs of Othyr and the Wild for thousands of years, beginning with the War of Whispers. He originally employed/blackmailed the group in exchange for housing Blight, using them to retrieve his son Ghisidhran's tongue and complete a unique Speak with Dead ritual to uncover the Green God's (his rival's) true identity. He sought to keep the boggart sisters as leverage over Sev Torban, but the group escaped his clutches through a sudden and unexpected use of the Tesseract. He once possessed the Hellheart, but it was stolen by Aldric's followers. He sent Rogar to reclaim it, but along the way lost his son to the group, developing feels for Portia of all irony.

Regina Moritan: The youngest of the Streetwives (14), and one of the youngest Ordo members, it's even more unusual she is a human on the dangerous streets of the Circus of Shadows. Yet she must have some skill as an assassin, skill unseen due to a clever administration of paralyzing poison by Renato. She fearfully called him master in order to safe her own life, but truly pledged her loyalty after Renato helped rescue her older brother from the depraved clutches of Ringmaster Harnok Shir-narn.

Sir Remi D'Flores: Knight of the Ravens, handsome and rugged, passionate about protecting Barovia and his sworn charge Burgomeister Ireena Kolyana. The two seemed to have formed some sort of romantic relationship, and he lives in the manor to always be close to her. He's the brother of Dame Ashyln.

General Rho: Rheen general and a leader amongst The Vergers. Survived the battles across the Savanna to rule his people in peace.

Ris-Radi: Paladin of the dark Outsider and someone important to the Hand of Doom. He was able to question Ispar's motivation in bringing Jeda and the group along on the siege without reprisal. He rode a phase spider mount. He was part of the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived. Whereabouts unknown.

Razilynn: A proud and angry faerie of the Brittleblossom Clique and member of the Court of Autumn, she was questioned by Arinew and then set free, likely to the detriment of the group.

Sir Rothchilde Bertrum: Aged knight protector of the House of Bertrum and the second eldest son of Lord Kasimir Bertrum. He possessed a ship deed which Kaylan claimed, The Ruby Quick docked in Edmark.

Rylasir the Quick Death (dead): A high-ranking drow assassin that failed to kill Countess Angelique, slain by Strahd's Shade and drained by The Brides. He possessed a ring that recalls to the nearest Ordo Shadow Door.



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Sabine A'mour: Lovely vampire with flaxen hair and a thin frame, a slave whose soul is owned by the royal succubus Shami-Amourae. Sabine often frequents the Chapel of Lust, where she met Isabella. Like the slave-princess, she wears a mark of servitude, hers in the form of a ball and chain, small enough to carry but heavy enough to remind her always of her true mistress.

Sagemarie: Gnome messenger of King Pongwa, who survived the Verger battles to become messenger of the new King Dokur.

Sakuk Oivu: A mangy, exiled gnoll of the Savanna boneyard dubbed the Keeper of Bones, he escaped the group's wrath after a failed ambush. Whereabouts unknown.

Dame Samira von Immol: Young, unorthodox knight of the Ravens out of the village of Immol who favors leathers and katars instead of plate, shield and sword. She's known Ashlyn all her life and acts as her eyes and ears in regards to the mission in the temple. Blond and athletic, she's not exactly a beauty.

Santh: Final-sting faerie convinced Isabella was the reincarnation of his queen Feith Gywillion, slain twenty years ago in a demon incursion into the Kingdom of Leafshadow. He was exiled for his radical belief. He intended to become her familiar until the princess was slain by the howling hag. Devastated, he fled into the Twistwood. Whereabouts unknown.

Satyr Stranger: Unnamed satyr prisoner in the kobold's dungeon of Small Keep, claiming to be a spy. He was the first satyr the group ever encountered, rude, wry and secretive.

Huntmistress Seetha (dead): Gnoll pack mother of the second floor Mangletooth and expert shot. Died battling the group in the ruins of Tifana.

Scarred Drow Monk: Unnamed, drow noble who aided Marzonn and Zulthanza in attacking group, also helping kill Lhekrina. He was part of the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived. Whereabouts unknown.

Serren (Spelltower): Azerbadi mage no older than eighteen. He was respected as an accomplished and knowledgeable wizard who aided the group in closing the rifts.

Third Age Serren (time rift): The Azerbadi mage hasn't aged a day in the ten-thousand years after Spelltower, decidedly darker and less social. This incarnation is destined to become a Savior of the North, father of Hecate, and Regent of Hell.

Archdruid Sev Torban (mentioned): Goblin Archdruid of the North whose been missing for the last 4 or so years. He is one of the Saviors of the North, an inspiration for civilized goblins everywhere and co-founder of the goblin cities and warrens. He is keeper of Lordanna's Belt and Lordanna's Cape, protector of the Durance of Shalraza, and arguably the most powerful druid on Othyr. He's known for his unusual pets and companions, among them a goodly green ooze named Snot and the only living Zebrox. He is Portia and Selja's father, as well as the goddess Tez's, and has been revealed as the Green God himself!

Young Sev Torban (time rift): An unassuming goblin with the ability to turn into a giant sloth and alter his anatomy as he sees fit. He is destined to become the greatest of the Archdruids, father of Tez, and also Portia and Selja.

Shami-Amourae (mentioned): The royal succubus sister to their queen Malcanthet, a very powerful and very alluring devil who at one time warred for the coveted title. She even went so far as to align with demons during The Dark War, but was defeated and sentenced to the Well of Darkness. In recent years she has made amends with her sister, helping Malcanthet solidify her power in The Fifth Ring as Archduke Pequid's most cherished adviser and lover.

Shayna Martikova: Innkeeper Bray's young and exuberant wife.

Shilo: Fat house cat with a penchant for grinning. Diana suspects he's magical, but has been unable to detect any sort of enchantments or arcana. He went missing during the party's last days in Barovia. Whereabouts unknown.

Shiver: A huge, gray tiger that dwells in Kolyana Manor. He is really quite gentle, fashioning himself Ireena's protector and shadowing her just about everywhere. He was the companion of Ireena's late Uncle Eaginhart, one of Strahd's destroyers.

Lady Siovhan Pulp:

Slask Seven-Cuts (dead): A named drow assassin of the Ordo encountered in the Barovian Temple of the Night with a ring similar to Rylasir's, a Shadow Door key.

Sorcerers of the Bat (Spelltower, organization): Red-robed sorcerers of the Tower of the Bat who heeded Loradan's call in a bid to retake the city.

Spewm: Easily-distracted faerie dragon with an obsession for Portia's shinies. He vanished after Ghisidhran's defeat, when the fey dungeon beneath Blackdelve phased out of Othyr.

Spleener: Lime phase spider mount of Ris-Radi. It was part of the siege on Crowperch Estates, where few, if any, Hand survived. Whereabouts unknown.

Spirit of Winter (dead): Stranded feylord of winter and follower of The Green God. He was greatly diminished after near twenty years away from The Wild. He was working on a homemade portal powered by Wildheart, but needed green body parts to power the grizzly device. For years he'd been resigned to green eyes, but when Portia revealed herself he was overjoyed and ordered her kidnapped. He was eventually slain in the caverns beneath Green Chapel, his cult destroyed, his planar gem claimed by Portia.

Stenn Belmont: A tall, broad mountain man with many scars and a full beard. He keeps a holy artifact belt around his waist, a vampire slayer, woven with salted thongs and silver lace, etched in holy symbols Diana identified as... worrisome. He seeks his niece Christina, willing to brave warring Othyr in order to train the young girl in the family business. Diana promised to help, but it may just be words.

Lawrd Stinpolk Figgius: A lesser noble of the Court of Autumn, invisible and comprised of cold winds. He rules from the chin of King's Mountain to the western walls of Eglantine. 23rd cousin to the Queen of Fallen Leaves, he fears her greatly. He answered a few questions for Rogar and Arinew before being set free, for good or ill remains to be seen...

Count Strahd von Zarovich: The quintessential vampire lord, bolstered by artifacts and the energy of three ancient fanes. Unlike Othyrian vampires, he contracted vampirism as part of a curse after killing his brother Sergei out of lust for Sergei's wife Tatyana. The deed slowly drove him mad over centuries of isolation in his keep. It eventually inspired him to kidnap Ireena, who he believed the reincarnation of Tatyana. He was slain three years ago by a stalwart band of misfits and outcasts, but his spirit lives on in the Castle somehow. He visited the group in their dreams, biting each of them, taking something from each of them, in the process terrifying (and in one case) fascinating them. Selja became particularly enamored, thinking the count might be able to teach her how to develop her druidic powers, but the group never dared spend another night under Ravenloft's roof. Strahd's lingering presence has called in the question just how in control Angelique really is.

Strahd's Shade: Strahd's apparition, gained in strength enough to manifest in the castle and on the grounds, who defended The Dark Three from Azalin's Shade. The Golden Dragons are as loyal to him as they are the countess, and his presence is all that keeps the lich-king at bay.

The Strangeheart: A fist-sized, smooth purple amethyst tied intimately with the Void, whose low hum and unnatural radiance repels insects and panics animals. It has a decidedly male personality, a stubborn, willful five-year-old dressed in a funerary suit. He was named Tiberius by the one who woke him: Diana. He is one of a series of planar gems possessing untold powers, including cosmic beams and an endless hunger akin to a black hole. The gem was passed down to Diana from her mother, set in a belt worn by the sorceress.

Snowballer (dead): The little person who threw snowballs at the Tser Falls crossing. He met his end in a unified overkill between Diana, Relic and Selja and fell into the frozen churn. He looked to be a boy, gnome or dwarf with a sword and tome. His expiration caused some grief between party members and a question of tactics, and is now suspected of being the herbalist Oak.

Stilts (Spelltower): Dwarf apprentice under Lehm in charge of item sales. Curiously, he had TWO wooden legs.

Stone-Eye (mentioned): A creature in Tsojcanth's Greater Caverns that inspires fear among the weaker populace, particularly the troglodytes. Loyal to Drelzna for no reason other than the opportunity for bloodshed and malice.

High Priest Sufrat Il'spana: The spectral high priest of Gabriel in Saspien, he is a dread wraith looming seven feet tall and heaped in ghostly rags, with a tremendous scythe, black crown and blazing, red eyes. He was once a vampire of considerable power slain in the Demon War by Shalraza herself, only to rise again with the coming of Gabriel to serve as shepherd to the reborn vampires. He claims to have a direct connection with the King of Death, valuing his position even more than his house affiliation. That said, he's a staunch supporter of the king and all other Il'spana in office.

Surgeon Victor (dead): A gaunt, creepy surgeon with psychic powers akin to Narra's. Turned out to be nothing more than a corpse possessed by other psionist, one very interested in the blue-haired angel.

Cadet Sweefel (Spelltower): Stone half-giant girl not much older than Hulda. She was cadet of the Scepter Guard with granite skin and onyx eyes who escorted Portia and Selja into the cheering crowd to find Filias. She aided the bird boy in defeating the ninjas.

Sword Swallower: Sword swallower act of Dolphus-DeWitt's Traveling Circus, who failed to apprehend them in the woods. Whereabouts unknown.


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Takeshi Serenor: Half-feladrin son of Lord Warden Izaki Vreeland and Shoto Alia Serenor, grandson of Emperor Issima of Vanestar and Thamior's nephew. He was a ranger and Warden in training, kidnapped along with the group. Cold and distant, he often butted heads with Giers. He was left in the Screaming Caves, presumed dead (or maybe just left). It was suspected he was having a very short affair with Lhekrina.

Taras (mentioned): Elder shadow dragon and son of Ferenefef, ancient dragon lord who acted as vessel for Rathven the Hunger during the Night War. Taras was once the familiar of the sorcerer Nailo, late ally of the Saviors. Near the end of the Demon War, he was infused with Chrysaotic power enough to reach ancient adulthood. He acted as Shalraza's guardian in the Pyramid of Time, where he fought and fled from the Saviors. He is a sworn enemy of them all, especially King Matthias. In recent years, his name has surfaced along with a new breed of purple dragons. He is the father of Marzonn and Zulthanza.

Tar'iq: Former Jiwari cultist of the Green God, freed from his spore servitude by the Wildheart. He made a blood pact with Giers, Kaylan and Portia to aid them in return for their appeal to their parents to send Jiwar aid. Portia freed him of his side of the oath and the two parted ways ambiably. He left east for Um prior to the siege on Crowperch Estates. Whereabouts unknown.

Tarson Belicost (dead): A former Nors orator and outspoken opponent of the emperor who disappeared ten years ago, only to appear again in the hold, reprogrammed as a die-hard imperial loyal unto death to the government he once despised. In his last moments of life, he remembered who he was.

Young Tasha Thorleif (time rift): Bold dwarf lass with a particularly golden axe, destined to become the Redbeard rebel leader. She is rightful queen of Citadel, in exile after her aunt Moraig killed her mother and betrayed her people for queendom and Nors promises. Tasha was once possessed by Falst and Blight, but survived thanks to the intervening ghosts of her fore bearers dwelling in her axe Queenmaker.

Blackguard Tasna (dead): Drow bodyguard of Ispar who perished in the conflagration of Bertrum Manor.

Tenebrous (implied): Taras, the last surviving shadow dragon. At the end of The Demon War, he was aged from a wyrmling to an ancient wyrm in the fabled 'Pyramid of Time' by Shalraza herself. He had been the familiar of the dragon sorcerer Nailo, a late ally of the Saviors, but turned on them for his and his god Kultuss' greater glory. He was defeated and sent fleeing back into the shadows by King Matthias, who always felt the fight unfinished. There were frost giant parties that hunted for the shadow wyrm, and a great reward set for information on his whereabouts, but Taras was not found- or heard from- until nearly two years ago when his brood Zulthanza and Marzonn were discovered aiding the since-defunct Hand of Doom. It seems he has entered some agreement with the Ordo Templi Nox, posing as their dark god in their evolution from neutral assassins to dark religion.

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Priestess Tia (Spelltower): Lonely Altanian priestess whose was quite infatuated with Kaylan. She followed the priestess around and even tried making a few passes. She was crushed with Kaylan's rejection and stalked her the rest of her time in the city.

The Tome of Barovia: A hideous and all-together monstrous vampire of the old blood, nosferatu, undead and unaffected by The Great Change which destroyed all non-human vampires of the Old World and left the survivors of the Othyrian and Tir'bukan houses mortal (though as long-lived as elves). He translated the cipher of the chapter book, providing proof against The Children, The Ordo and Darakaan. Renato gave him a chance to live, by joining him in a new Ordo of his making, which the old creature agreed to when faced with an alternative of death.

Tom Barber: Master of the Edmarkian barber-surgeon guild, a dapper and trimmed Nors more concerned with coin than race or creed. He represented the free guilds and aligned with the party to wage street war against DeWitt and Shydeln. The two had been stealing far more than their fair share from the guilds for years, preventing a middle class from rising.

Tontia: A Daughter of Nor humiliated by Anita on the road to Edmark. No doubt you'll be seeing her again, as her hateful glare promised revenge. Whereabouts unknown.

Treant (time rift, dead): Living maple with a hatred of fire-starters, but otherwise a polite and sagely creature. He sent Dibs with Selja, suggesting they'd make a good match, but was never named nor his relationship with the Cagedheart made clear. He died soon after toppling the Tower of the Nightingale and potentially saving the entire city from a fire giant's destructive ritual.


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Master Ulwe (Spelltower, mentioned): Elven head of Spelltower's wizards guild in the Tower of the Moth and Third Age Serren's master.

Urlas Chavosk: A young, swarthy and soft-spoken nobleman of a minor family of House al'Zareef. He was once favored to marry Diana several years ago, the girl only remembering him for rumor of his large... natural asset. His family has since gone bankrupt. His sister, mother and he now live in the Ziggurat itself, in the windowless chambers of his skilled father's summoning cloister.

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Valenzo Vega: Renato's stunningly handsome and effeminate cousin of similar age, known for his depraved lusts and spotted wandering The Carnival of Monsters. He is the son of the marquess.

Vectorburn (time rift): Warforged second-in-command of General Ruin's forces, destined to be Relic's first creation, his "first son". He could turn invisible via stealth mode and create holographic disguises. Fiber optic relays allowed him to quickly transfer information. He looked silvery and sleek. Had some attitude after all the war and horror he'd scene. He cannibalized General Ruin to rebuild Relic.

Vergers (organization): Alliance of gnomes, rhreen, cu sidhe and satyrs sworn to free the Savanna from the tyranny of Al'kek'uma. Though their army was largely demolished, they were victorious in toppling the demon towers and expunging the canine demon prince with the help of the group.

Victor Grymig (dead): The Lord of Ghouls, he was a beloved husband buried in the Barrenpine Semetary over 500 years ago only to rise again as a ravenous undead. He fashioned himself a ghoulish monarch and was aligned with Aldric, but perished under Kaern's sunblade.

Queen Victoria Il'spana of Saspien (mentioned): Forty-something human queen of the vampire capital, she is known for her legendary temper and penchant for cruelty. As a young girl, she was sold to the Al'Zareef, experimented on and made undead. In her early adulthood, a wish granted by the dark djinn Que'Nihal restored her humanity. She is a Savior of the North and formerly a powerful necromancer, but in recent years has turned more to the fey and the teachings of Archdruid Calalas. She is the mother of Isabella and wife of King Dante Il'spana.

Young Victoria (time rift): Undead girl in a human illusion, she proved a cruel, arrogant necromancer with a taste for destruction. She often chided Finduilas and fashioned everyone inferior. She was destined to become queen of Saspien and took a shine to Diana for all her groveling.

Inquisitor Videl (dead): The apprentice of Bloody Bluch, a Lord Inquisitor of the northern Heartland and enemy of Tyvis's family, she was famed for her cruelty and sword mastery. She implied knowing Narra in her youth at some sort of school or facility, though Narra herself had no recollection. Highly overrated, despite her psionic powers, Gens and Anita took her down.

Vilthanos: Thamior's darker personality whose hatred for humanity demands total genocide. He was created through the anguish of his first love's death, Thamior's guilt and rage made manifest. He is part of a non-magical condition.

Vision of Faith: Golden angel with fiery wings who guided Kaylan through the desert, what she knows in her heart of hearts was a servant of Kalinda.

Vistani (race): Hardy, swarthy gypsies who travel by painted wagons across Cadavera. They are largely peddlers, entertainers and fortune tellers. They keep dogs and bears, play lutes and pipes, prefer heavily-spiced food and hold superstition, mysticism and the supernatural in high esteem.

Vrock (alias): A powerful vulture demon freed from the Barovian Temple of the Night who, at first, proved cordial, despite his presence tarnishing and aging everything around it. He and Isabella played questions, during which he divulged the connection between The Children, The Ordo and Darakaan, as well as the nature of Ebb's Cauldron, and in turn seemed very interested in Mara's dealings. He incidentally divulged that Queen Victoria Il'spana had sold Isabella's soul to Mara for some dread secret, one the demon greatly desired to know, though he never found out as his aura collapsed the temple. He escaped to a realm unknown.



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The Walrus (dead): Angernian cult lieutenant of The Green God, named for his great bulk and bushy mustache.

Walter (dead): Mean circus hand for DeWitt's who died in the conflagration at Bertrum Manor.

Weight Guesser (dead): Weight guessing act of DeWitt's who died in the conflagration at Bertrum Manor.

High Priestess Widofa Lorein: The decrepit high priestess of Hecate in Saspien, one of the few remaining Loreins with any real power to their name. She was not always so, an ancient vampire baroness of a long-dissolved barony many thousands of years old who had removed herself from the political scene, but, with the rising of Hecate she, like many in her house, leaped at the chance of new-found power through the infernal faith. She oversees the Seven Sects of Sin within the goddess's main Saspish cathedral. Thus far, the Queen of Hell regards her as worthy and she holds many strong ties with the fiendish elements in the city.

The Wildheart: A fist-sized, smooth emerald tied intimately with the Wild, it merged with a faerie frog to better relate with Portia. It has a decidedly male personality, a soft-spoken, extraordinarily-green boggart around sixteen or so. He was named Hoppers II while still a frog, and goes unnamed as a boy by the one who woke him: Portia. He is one of a series of planar gems possessing untold powers, including plant manipulation, animal summoning and healing. He also acts like a key to enter and exit the Wild. The gem led a suicidal charge and saved the group from the Dark One in the Darklands. He hasn't been seen since. Whereabouts unknown.

Wizards of the Moth (Spelltower, organization): White-robed wizards of the Tower of the Moth who heeded Loradan's call in a bid to retake the city.


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Yathnoc (seen from afar): Elder red dragon and proclaimed by the Nors Emperor as "Guardian of the Faith". He has been meddling in the affairs of Othyr for thousands of years, beginning with the War of Whispers. He fought on Shalraza's southern front during the Demon War with the demon lord Kal'Tas, but was defeated by the unleashed Hoping army and sent into hiding. He is a recent convert to Nor and high on the chain of command of all the empire. He commands the loyalty of hundreds of red dragons, many of whom comprise the most elite soldier unit on Othyr: the Imperial Dragoons. He lairs in the Dormud fortress of Redcliffe, training ground for dragoons. When seen during the burning of Crowperch Estates, the group estimated he was at least 500 feet long.

Yggdrasil the World Tree: Ancient primal spirit and custodian of the Heartland, his is the task of choosing and guiding the Heartland Archdruids. He also protects a part of the Raiment Lordanae, the armor Lordanna wore in her battle with the Mother of Demons. He appears as a vague, grandfatherly figure around thirty to forty feet tall composed entirely of the natural world around him. Tyvis encountered him in the Black Forest, where he consisted of hundreds of animals carefully piled and linked, from wolves and bears to field mice and sparrows, wrapped in trees, roots and other flora. He speaks in many 'voices', the tweets, chirps, growls, wind, fire and rumbling earth which collectively form language. After eighteen years in wait, he's chosen Tyvis as the next Archdruid of the Heartlands, and has pledged to be his guide and adviser.

Yiri Okawa: Trusted handmaiden of the Empress Aurora Serenor, sent with Thamior, Kaylan and Relic as they fled the Silver Spire. She had the amazing ability to bend space, fold places on top of each other and allow for a more powerful 'fel step'. She nearly died from the effort, though, but was saved through Kaylan and Relic's healing ability. She's a frail-looking thing with short-cropped, cyan hair and pal white skin. She favors a white kimono with a large, pink ribbon around the waist.


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Zarephath the Guardian Star: An aasimar [also known as deva or half-angel] left in charge of the Temple of the Wheel and by extension the Barovian Children of Light. Friend of Templar Giers, he hails from Etheria, strikingly beautiful to behold with a voice like the clarion trumpets of heaven itself. He was exposed as a traitor to Kalinda's tennants and stricken from grace by the goddess herself. He was then cast down into Hell for his betrayal.

Zulthanza: Purple dragon daughter of Taras and twin brother of Marzonn, one of a previously unheard of dragon species. She acted as a representative of her father to the Hand of Doom, courted by the Screaming Caves in hopes of alliance. She hated the group and wanted to eat them slowly, most especially King Matthias's brood. She attacked the group in their rooms and killed Lhekrina, pinning the murder on the group and drawing the ire of the Screaming Caves. She was part of the Hand's siege and last seen in the clutches of Yathnoc. Whereabouts unknown.