Kinslayer NPC's

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A list of NPC's the party has encountered.

Thorncity

Princess Flora: The Supreme Commander of the Free People's Armies. A human woman in her forties, and a skilled warlord. She has brown hair and blue eyes. She wields a powerful bastard sword called Silversoul, said to have been forged for her by her Magic-User husband as a wedding gift (one of the Ten). Her tactical acumen, selfless courage, and dogged determination is widely credited for being the reason Thornwall has not fallen in the past twenty years. She insists it has more to do with the courageous men and women beneath her, and that all her courage and determination is but a pale shadow compared to theirs. Now that the war is over, she is leading the effort to regain the vast swaths of land conquered by the Kinslayer. Known as the Steel in Silk. She has two children: a daughter in her mid to late teens, and a preteen son (viewtopic.php?p=707907#p707907).

Wesleyan: A middle-aged member of the Thorny Rose order of Cavaliers who interrogated Corvin and Mordred about their escapades with the Battleaxe Gang.


High Priest Derek: High Priest of Thorncity. A blind, middle-aged, rather rotund man with a bandana around his eyes embroidered with a weeping eye. He is also the Patriarch of the Order of the Weeping Eye: an order of Clerics and priests dedicated to healing the injured rather than punishing the guilty.

Marsh: A cleric of the Order of the Weeping Eye, responsible for cleaning out the Tower that once been the home of the Battleaxe Gang.

Ol' Will/Lil' Will/Sabrina: The owner of the The Stolid Soldier, his son (12) and daughter (17). The Stolid Soldier is a tavern and impromptu headquarters of "adventurers" mostly those soldiers who had been discharged, but weren't quite sure what to do with their lives now that the Kinslayer is dead.

Sebastian: A friend of Mordred's. He'd dropped out of Magic-User training, but had apparently found his calling as a Druid. He seeks Mordred's aid with something.

Benjamin, Wendy, Benjy, Astrid, Nathan: The family of Benjamin and Wendy and their three children. They took Corvin in after his family was killed in a raid by a Dragon the Kinslayer had somehow managed to bend to His will. Corvin recently found their home burned down, save for a wall carved with the sigil of a battleaxe. No sign of the families' remains had been found. Corvin and Mordred manage to rescue Astrid. Wendy was killed during the abduction, Benjamin was sacrificed to the Kinslayer, and Nathan turned into a zombie (now put to rest). Benjy did not appear to be present during the abduction.

Korin - An old elf getting close to the end of his life (which might still be several human generations away). He is one of the most powerful elves in the Refuge, but has mostly abandoned active magical research. He spends his days now teaching magic-users and young elves how to harness the arcane arts, and trying to piece back together the elven history that was lost in the Kinslayer War.

Jordan: A middle-aged Magic-User who taught Mordred, and to whom Mordred brought information about the teleport circle found in the tunnels beyond the Wall.

Natasja: Owner of a tavern The Sly Girl. Seems to know almost as much about the going ons of the city as Ol' Will, though her connections seem to be more focused on the...rougher parts of town. Seems to be in a good-natured competition with Ol' Will, though the two have been known to send folk each other's way. An unofficial aunt of Ol' Will's children.

Lord August: A nobleman seeking adventurers to join an expedition across Barrier Bay to a large penninsula just north of the Refuge of Free Peoples that had once been dominated by wealthy human maritime city-states along the coast. Like the Refuge, it is connected to the main continent by a small isthmus, making it an ideal place to begin regaining a foothold from the Kinslayer's monsters.

Great Druid Sebastian: A powerful, old and ancient Druid, who'd given his life (along with the lives of many of his most powerful students) in a Druidic ritual to raise the Thornwall about 25 years ago. Somehow, the Kinslayer learned of his plan, and launched a vicious assault to stop it. Including somehow sneaking a battalion of orcs and harpies behind the lines of the Free Peoples to flank the Druid. The battle would have ended disastrously, were it not for Princess Flora's grandfather, then a minor noble. He had sacrificed his life and the life of his soldiers to hold the monsters at bay long enough for Sebastian to complete the ritual. It was in "reward" for this sacrifice that the Council of Free Peoples granted the lands of the Thornwall to Flora's family, catapulting them from a minor noble family to one of the most powerful and richest families in the Refuge in one fell swoop. Sebastian has become a very popular name amongst the families who follow the Druidic ways in honor of the Great Druid.

Great Druid Carlos "Rootbeard' - The Great Druid of the Refuge. He lives in a large Druid grove to the south of Thorncity, along the edge of the Thornwall along with various other Druids, Rangers, and elves. The Grove is widely considered to be the largest gathering of Druids in the Refgue, all tasked with maintaining the Thornwall.

Howard and his family: A peasant family living in the residential section in the central western part of the city. A grandpa (Howard), a grandma, and seven children. They had five sons, three of whom were married, but all but the middle one died in a mix of battle and childbirth, leaving behind seven children of their own between them. The middle son is serving on the Thornwall along the southern coast of the Isthmus. The eldest grandchild is a girl (Elise) of 13, the next eldest a boy of 11 (Charles), both with red hair. The grandpa was badly injured, but stable in a fight with three members of the Battleaxe Gang.

Geraint: A thug who the group convinced to help them against the Battleaxe Gang. Dreamed of being a soldier like his grandfather, but panicked and deserted during/after the Battle of the Misty Morning, when an army of undead assaulted Thorncity on an especially foggy day. Helped Corvin and Mordred break up the Battleaxe Gang, but has since fled along with one of the other survivors of the gang.

Goldstreak: An old and powerful Lupine, and great hero from the War. His courage and exploits were instrumental in convincing the wary people of the Refuge that the Lupine are courageous and noble in spirit, despite their origin as experiments of the Enemy. He leads the largest Lupine pack in the Refuge. They wander about the Refuge, hunting any roaming bands of monsters who make it past the Thornwall, providing additional labor during harvest and planting seasons, and the like. They return to the Druid Grove outside of Thorncity every year for the Winter and Summer Solstice festivals.

Elven trinket seller: An elven woman who sells...less than legal minor magical trinkets for the right price. Her shop is tucked away in a small corner of the docks in Thorncity.

Mortamur: A dwarven captain who often takes scouting commissions from the Princess.

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Tuskdale

Baron Fredrick Tuskdale: Patriarch of the Tuskdale noble family. Whereabouts unknown.

Nathan Tuskdale: Youngest son of the Tuskdale family. He is 11 as of May AR 1. He was sent to join the Seer's seminary in Greenspan as the Tuskdale family failed. He is still at the Seminary so far as anyone knows.

Esmeralda Tuskdale: Eldest daughter of the Tuskdale family. A trained Magic-User, she's been wanting to explore the Outside, while her father wants her to marry into a wealthier noble family. Currently petrified, and holding a magnificent ruby where her heart once was. Appears to have been tricked by a strange merchant into conducting a corrupted ritual of plenty.

Gwen: A guardswoman, daughter of a serving woman in Tuskdale. A childhood friend of Troy. Luca is close friends with her parents, and she calls him "Uncle Lucky."

Baroness Gale: A baroness whose manor is about a day's west of Tuskdale. She was in negotations with Baron Fredrick to have her eldest son marry Esmeralda. Her lands lay outside Princess Flora's lands, and thus Princess Flora is not her liege lady. She owes her loyalty to a different Duke or Duchess. She is rumored to have cultivated close ties to the Inquisition, taking advantage of her land's proximity to Princess Flora's.

Old Merchant: A strange old merchant selling food, sundries, and strange occult reagents. Appeared to have some necromantic capabilities Sought to claim the ruby from Esmerelda's petrified chest, but was slain by Luca and Troy. Appears to have some connection to the Dreadlord. viewtopic.php?p=718157#p718157

Dreadlord: A terrible and ancient evil whispered of in Elven legends from before the rise of the Kinslayer. Said to have a tower of needles in the depths of a distant tundra somewhere. viewtopic.php?p=717054#p717054

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Outside

Viper: A powerful Succubus who served as one of the Kinslayer's lieutenants. In the wake of his death, she has claimed rulership over all the Great Green, the giant forest along the southern edge of the continent. Her claimed lands border the Refuge.

Jandley and Loki: A pair of halflings who have begun to transform into goblins. They live in an underground complex just outside the Thornwall, with a small colony of similar halflings.

Mamba: A Handmaiden of Queen Viper. She seems to be behind the recent spate of kidnappings, and has entered a Devil's Bargain with Mordred.

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Hirelings and Henchmen

Beverly: A young woman Troy and Luca hire to serve as torchbearer. Youngest in a large family, and whose ex-husband had deserted the army a few years ago.

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Akiri Feralis is a bit of a wild child. She is a chaotic druid who is always optimistic, but very easily distracted.
Like all druids, she has a knack with animals. Except for her it's even more than that. She can get very aggressive when an animal is mistreated.
In cities she can easily run off after a stray cat when left alone. She does however value teamwork. Like a pack in the wild, she feels comfortable moving in between as long as it is clear what everyone's job is. Her love for animals does not mean she doesn't eat meat. it's just that she is very careful which animal should be hunted and which should be protected within a specific region.
If she feels a particular animal shouldn't be hunted, she won't allow it to be killed. Aside from that, she never feels the need to challenge anyone.

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Refuge Villages

Diana - A middle-aged female halfling, and unofficial leader in an unnamed village to the south, not far from the Thornwall. Sebastian moved here after becoming a Druid. They have been plagued by a spate of kidnappings that Corvin, Mordred and their companions are investigating.

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Norstrom - A dwarf doing research into an artificial peoples created by Dwarves and given souls by Anvil (the Dwarven Immortal). These peoples were wiped out during the Kinslayer War, and Norstrom seeks to build them anew.

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The Ten

The Ten warriors who accompanied the Seer in a desperate, and successful, effort to slay the Kinslayer.

Prince Roland - Princess Flora's husband, crown prince to the throne, leader of the Ten, and the greatest Magic-User in the Refuge, possibly since the War began. He was gifted with both sword and spell. It is said that only Lillian the Just Soldier could defeat him in a duel of steel, and only the ancient elf Matthias could beat him in one of magic, and neither had much of a chance if he used both in concert. He wove the spells upon his sword himself, while the dwarven warrior and blacksmith Toran forged it to enhance his magical and martial capabilities.

Matthias - An ancient and powerful Elf who was getting on in years when the War began. He is the center of countless stories throughout the war, contending with powerful priests and wizards of the Kinslayer, destroying a lich, dueling with dragons, single-handedly holding off a Kinslayer army long enough for an entire city to evacuate. How much of these are true, how many are exaggerated and how many are wholly made up is impossible to really know.

Lillian - The greatest human warrior in the Refuge. It's said that she only ever introduced herself as "Lillian, just a Soldier" and so she became known as the Just Soldier. She rose from the ranks of the heavy infantry of the Refuge's army to an unmatched warrior and gifted general. She never gave up her humble infantry's sword, called Humility by others (she never named it). It is said that so many foes has she slain with this blade, so often has she bled upon it, so great was her devotion to duty, that the blade took on some small fraction of her skill. Rumors fly that upon her death in the Maw, her soul bonded with Humility so that she may continue to fight for the Refuge even after her death.

Toran - The dwarven warrior and blacksmith (details tbd).

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Kinslayer's Lieutenants

The Kinslayer had four lieutenants, powerful and intelligent creatures who served as his dukes and duchesses and handled the administration of his Empire while he waged war against the Refuge. Naturally, they are now jockeying for power and influence, each seeking to fill the massive power vacuum or at least carve out a place for themselves.

Dread - A powerful Balor, and the Kinslayer's right hand man. He has laid claim to the Iron Mountains and Amber Sea (both East and West). He is likely to come into conflict with Lord August's efforts to colonize the lands across the Barrier Bay from the Refuge, since those lands have ostensibly been claimed by him.

Viper - A crafty succubus. While the weakest of the four lieutenants in a straight fight, she has managed to maneuver herself into control over the Great Green, the great forest in the south of the continent that borders against the Refuge. She is most likely to come in direct conflict with the Refuge since her claimed lands border the Refuge, and is the region that the Refuge is most likely to first try to expand into.

Malice - A powerful and ancient lich who had bedeviled the Free Peoples even before the Kinslaying. He quickly threw in his lot with the Kinslayer when the War started and rose high indeed in His ranks. He is believed to have laid claim to lands east of the Amber Sea. Information is limited, but there are rumors his undead legions have come into conflict with Dread's goblinoid hordes.

Karthiaxus - An incredibly Ancient Dragon Queen. She was the Kinslayer's spymaster and head of assassins. She vanished after the Kinslayer's death, and her whereabouts are unknown.