Rogue’s Gallery

NPC - Einar  and Vit Einar is a Schnai warrior whose family was killed when an invasion of Gnolls swept down from the mountain upon his village. He had been away at the time serving the interests of the King by eliminating several problems in Ratik. Upon his return he was informed of the loss of his village and kin.  After immediately leaving the King's service he traveled north, then further north, then beyond the last outposts of the Schnai among the Corrusk Mountains. Einar is an immensely powerful warrior but neither a skilled mountaineer nor a tracker. Lost among the mountains trying to track down the Gnoll chieftain behind the raid on his village, he went a little mad in the wilderness. He had become a terror among the creatures of the mountains. One day he came upon a party of Ogres who had wounded a giant white wolf with a thrown stone. The wolf had bloodied one ogre but the group was preparing to bring it down with nets and stones. That is when Einar attacked them. His great sword cut through their flesh like it was made of snow and he steaming bloody sections. The wolf was down and unconscious so Einar brought it back to his camp and cared for it. In it he saw the spirit of his lost kin and named the wolf Vit.  Vit is of  unusual size and intelligence. He is absolutely loyal to Einar and understands the basics of what Einar's words. The pair hunt the Corrusk Mountains but descend to the Schnai lands while Einar still searches for the Gnoll tribe and vengeance. Originally published ... read more!

NPC - Lord Guerin of Furyondy Lord Guerin of Furyondy is a first cousin to Prince Thrommel (Mother's side) and while of highest nobility is far removed from ever inheriting the throne. He is also the younger son of Duke Climent and unlikely to even inherit the dukedom as his older sister is married with three children of her own and is earmarked by the Duke and his council to take things over if the old man should ever die (something the young Guerin doesn't see as a possibility). Guerin has an adventuresome spirit and has decided to go in search of adventure. He has left his father's estate with what he considers a small band of retainers in search of adventure. Luckily Guerin is well trained in combat and reasonably experienced as well. His two companions are both Paladins of Heironious and his retainers are all veterans with two being experienced Rangers, all are assigned to keep an eye on Guerin by his father the Duke. 1. Lord Guerin of Furyondy experienced Knight, his armor is both finely crafted and enchanted, his longsword shatters shields and splits non-enchanted armor with a well struck blow. 2. Sir Flourent, Paladin of Heironious 3 Sir Symmonett, Paladin of Heironious 4. Guard Captain Guillott 5. Guard Serjeant Raoulin 6. Scout Bertain, Ranger 7. Scout Thomas, Ranger 8. Trooper Dydier 9. Trooper Henriet Originally published on the Hall of the Mountain King blog.

The Smoke from their Wings  Zeif, Old Zeif, is long dead and buried beneath the western sands. The Zeif of today is a fragment, a few seaports of the vast empire that was ancient when the Bakluni were unlettered nomads and the Suel wore skins and chipped flint knives and spear-heads for weapons. It was not the Invoked Devastation which brought about the end of Mighty Zeif but the relentless sands.  The Gods of Zeif were not the Gods of the Bakluni or the God-King who rose from Zeif and left Zeif to first teach those same Bakluni and then to rule them. Those old Gods perished in the wars they fought among themselves, the war against Sutek who first brought the sands that swallowed cities, and the wars that followed till only a handful of the Old Gods of Zeif remained. The goddess Neith, the Queen of Water, was slain by Sutek at beginning of the God War long ago, but the Immortal Queen could never really die and even today her priestesses can summon the ghost of their Goddess. When summoned during the Feast of Lamps at her temple in the forgotten and half-buried city of Ta-senet she appears as a creature of smoke with the wings of the holy Ibis. The inner sanctum of the temple is set over an eternal burning fire that is said to come from the center of the Oerth and whose smoke opens The Way of Eternity that only the priestesses can breathe and survive. It is said that the path opened leads to the desolation of the west, a place worse than the empty deserts.  The ... read more!

NPC - The Night Hag's DaughterWhen the Temple of Elemental Evil was overthrown many powerful entities were released. One of them was a Night Hag named, on this Oerth, Solonia and her daughter, a strange combination of Night Hag and Demi-Urge, Valera.The race of Night Hags is born from the essence of the Plane called Hades and a strict number of them exist at one time. When one is slain there is a black viscid pool that releases the larval form of another Night Hag. On the fetid banks of this pool they squirm about and consume the bodies of evil creatures who are captured by Night Hags brought to Hades and transformed into parodies of the Night Hag larva.Somehow a being, a user of magic no longer human, captured the Night Hag Solonia and conceived the mad but immensely powerful Valera. Solonia would have vengeance upon this Demi-Urge but his power is too great, so great that he has put a compulsion upon the Hag to watch over her daughter and remain bound to the Oerth.The Demi-Urge conferred upon both Solonia and Valera the ability to mask their true nature and unless powerful magic is used to pierce this illusion they appear as a comely matron of middle years and a strikingly beautiful young woman just past the first blush of youth.Since being released from the strange prison within the Temple of Elemental Evil Solonia first approached the lands of the Horned Society but the power of the Hierarchs proved to great for any direct confrontation so she settled among the Bandit Kingdoms in the city of Freehold where she runs a prosperous inn ... read more!

NPC - Prince Ian Skotti Chief Constable of Niole Dra Ian Skotti is the third child of the king and fills a hereditary role as the capital city's chief constable. This is a duty that Prince Ian does not take lightly and with the opposing factions aligned against his father and his family he cannot afford to do so. The city guard takes care of crime in the city and several knights dispense justice of a low and moderate sort but what Prince Ian inherited was the job of Spy Master for the kingdom rather than simply constable of the city. His chief aid is the Ranger and expert bowman Hugh, a commoner of Flannish stock. Despite Ian's fathers affinity for the wild, Ian himself is a solid city-dweller though trained in the noble art of war. A good number of his armed troops in the constabulary are Rangers though his agents informers are from every ilk and part of society. Here they can be seen outside the walls of Niole Dra ambushing a group of conspirators in the pay of the Kettish Beygraf. Of late Ket has been making moves through spies and trade into the Flannaes rather than direct confrontation such as their numerous skirmishes with Bissel along the Ket/Bissel border. Originally published on the Hall of the Mountain King blog.

NPC - Sir Nyarad of Bissel Ezred of the Ogre Slayers Sir Nyarad of Bissel is the company commander, Ezred, of the Ogre Slayers, a spear and sword armed company of Bisselite footmen. He is a moderately experienced warrior, excellently trained in both weapons and tactics. Currently he is on his way to the border region with Ket because of Hobgoblin incursion in the area. The Ogre Slayers, two hundred strong, are composed primarily of veteran troops with only a smattering of green recruits.His sub-commander or Alzred, is Agas a cousin, but someone who has been with him since their days training for the military life on his father's estate. All the nobility of Bissel train and serve for a time with the various Bisselite companies of Foot, Horse, Scouts or Archers. Agas' spear and chain shirt match those of regular troopers in the Ogre Slayers but his green shield and plumed golden helm mark him as an officer. Fotor (Chief Sergeant) Vadaz commands the scouts attached to the Ogre Slayers, fifty men who are experienced with the wild and dangerous border area. He and many of his men are Rangers rather than just regular fighters and Vadaz is older and more experienced than Sir Nyarad but of common birth.Alzred Agas, Ezred Nyarad, Fotor Vadaz Originally published on the Hall of the Mountain King blog.

NPC - Bey Durrakan of Ket and his Retainers The Bey Durrakan can be seen with the walls of Lopolla on the hill in the distance. On foot before him are his two most trusted retainers Berkan and Serdar. Recent incursions of Hobgoblins in the boarder area between Ket and Bissel have seen the Bey lead a strong force of over 500 Kettish soldiers to reinforce the garrisons manning the fortresses which guard the boarder. The Bisselites have recently moved reinforcements of their own and while tensions run higher than usual the Hobgoblins are a common foe. Neither side will aid the other but both now escort the large trading caravans passing from west to east, east to west, and the goods and gold being carried. Durrakan is a bit of a hot head but a powerful warrior and renowned archer. Serdar acts as his lieutenant while Berkan is a commoner and in charge of the discipline among the foot-soldiers assigned to the Pbey.  Originally published on the Hall of the Mountain King blog.