High Rollers D&D/NPCs

Non-Player Characters (NPCs) from the Dungeons and Dragons series, High Rollers D&D, are designed to assist the main characters, be it in a passive or aggressive manner.

Granamyr is Trellimar's pet pseudo-dragon who assists him throughout the campaign. Some NPCs such as Torwen and Wald are played temporarily by the D&D participants if their main character is out of action over a period of time. Korak the Champion is the NPC with the largest role in the campaign so far, having story arcs linked to most of the adventurers. Other notable NPCs with major roles in the campaign includes Dimitriv, Varesh and Vixanis. Minor NPCs that are fan favourites include Barris, Enoran, Gurli and Spectator.

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Adrick and Korak
Adrick and Korak are twin brothers of a metallic dragonborn race. Adrick is the Champion of Dawn Republic, while Korak is the 1903rd Wyrm King of Bresseras. In dragonborn language, Adrick means "weakness and worthless", while Korak means "son of the kingdom". This is why Adrick choose to adopt the name Korak before he became the the Champion of the Republic and also a way for him to leave his past behind to work for his future.

Annabelle Culenwistle
Annabelle Culenwistle is the Sister Superior of the Temple of Pelor. She is the leader of the Order of the Burning Lantern, a group of clerics and paladins who are followers of the god, Pelor. She appears in Sessions 18 and 19, assisted by the adventurers and Jonathan to quell back the undead in Whisper's Walk.

Amris
Amris is an elven mage residing in the Spire of Eternal Autumn. He is a protector of Queen Shalana. An older elf, his hair is beginning to grey at the temples, pushed back and long.

Arvan
Arvan is a male wizard. He is an apprentice to the master of illusionary magic in Talis'Val. He appears in Sessions 9 and 10 to investigate the overnight disappearance of Feyden's lumber shipment.

Ayandris
Ayandris was once an elven queen, but she is now just a spirit that mourns the loss of her daughter Dehal in her tomb.

Barris
Barris is a young guard who lives with his mother in Tallfield. Barris mentions he has a sister, saying it was her voice that led him out of the village. Barris was seen in a vision by Jiǔtóu, setting off on a journey to become an adventurer.

On one of the Q&A sessions, Mark updates the audience by sharing that Barris is currently on his own adventure, and some events have occurred during it. Mark also says that Barris will return to the main story whenever appropriate.

Following the events in Tallfield, Barris felt inspired by the adventurers and set off on his own adventure. After receiving 100 gold pieces of reward money that the adventurers did not collect, he purchase an armour kit for himself. Attempting to track down the adventurers, he got lost in Longwood forest. He bumps into an elder elf, who guides him out of the forest to Feyden. He also teaches Barris the ways of nature, which he is now proficient in.

Barris then heads off to Talis'Val, knowing that he will find the adventurers there. However, as he has spent his remaining money on beers back in Feyden, he is looking for a job to earn pocket money. Witnessing a robbery occurring, he successfully stop the thief. Durmont, who happens to witness Barris' actions, is impressed and offers him a paid job as a guard for the City Watch. Barris accepts the offer. The tough training, his adeptness and his determination allows Barris to rise up in ranks to be a lieutenant. He returns in Session 25, assisting the adventurers in defeating the young green dragon Irathax.

Bork
Bork, Gurli's elder, is a male svirfneblin elderly who lives in Gloom and a former chef for Queen Charisa. His eyes are white and one of his arms turned into stone by Queen Charisa, after she is displeased with his cooking.

Broken Sky
Broken Sky is a transnational organisation in High Rollers D&D. It is headed by Princess Fellania. It has been designated as a terrorist group by loyalists and supporters of the Dawn Republic, including the Council of Guilds, the Council of Wizards and the Marshal Society.

See here for more information of Broken Sky NPCs. NPCs that are bribed or hired by the organisation (such as Franco and Xandar) are excluded. The list includes:
 * Leader of Broken Sky, Princess Fellania
 * Leaders of Talis'Val cell, Varesh and Victoria
 * Leader of Briarcrest cell, also the town's mayor, Denin
 * Member of Feyden cell, Dimitriv, and his leader, Riss
 * Other members of Broken Sky, Ethes, Horace, Rena and Yuli
 * Young green dragon, Irathax

Brother Wald
Brother Wald (not to be confused with Wald) is a priest the party met at the mausoleum in Feyden. He accepted Dimitriv's body from them and prepared it for the burial ceremony in Session 11.

Calvin
Calvin is the marshal of Tallfield, responsible for the town's security and training the guards.

Cassandra Wyndale
Cassandra is a female human. She is a Paladin of Bahamut and a close aide to Korak the Champion. She is also a student of Sir Francis Drakeborn. She has cropped blonde hair and wears priest-like clothing. In battle, she wears a plate armour with the symbol of Bahamut and carries a greatsword.

Cassandra is a lightborn and hints it to Cam in Session 16 after she overheard him telling Loben in Session 15 that he is one. Cam is made known of her race after Avandra told him in a dream in Session 23. He then requests Cassandra's help in Session 25 to revive Korak the Champion.

Cenaria
Cenaria is a spirit living in the feywild who brought Jiǔtóu back to life. She first appeared as a satyr in Session 6, but with the body of a deer. When the group encounter her again in Session 9, she appears as an elven woman with horns.

Charisa
Charisa is a medusa. She is the Queen of the Garden of Stone after she turn the previous king into stone. Giving the duergars food and wealth, she tasks them to reign over the myconoids and svirfneblins that live in the Garden of Stone. Charisa is defeated in Session 22 when the adventurers successfully tricked her into looking at the mirror hidden in the spellbook she was looking for.

Council of Guilds
The Council of Guilds is a government organisation that manages the main guilds of Dawn Republic. Although Korak the Champion is aware that most of the guild leaders have some issues against him, he points out Franco, Giles and Sabbatha as the three most troublesome guild leaders.

Ellen Wickfoot
Ellen Wickfoot is the guild leader of the Guild of Carpenters. She is a middle-aged female human. Cam describes Ellen as a cougar after noticing that she enjoys the attention men gives her. She has blonde hair.

Franco Sunsitter
Franco Sunsitter is the guild leader of the Guild of Alchemists and Brewers. He is a male halfling. He describes himself as an intellectual extraordinaire, scholar, adventurer and writer. Elora describes him as flamboyant after seeing his style.

Rosy suspects Franco taking a few bribes to allow criminal groups to operate in Talis'Val. After the Black Valley Brewery raid, Franco comments that such criminal groups may form within the city due to being oppressed by the other guild leaders. In Session 25, he is seen meeting with Varesh and two other Broken Sky members in a ruined watchtower near the capital.

Giles Woodcroft
Giles Woodcroft is the guild leader of the Guild of Artists and Jewellers. He is a thin-looking man in his mid-thirties with a goatee and moustache. He has black hair.

Kirkwall Deepstone
Kirkwall Deepstone is the guild leader of the Guild of Masons. He is an adult male dwarf and has brown hair. He also is the signatory of the Writ of Performance that Cam took from the Buckland family.

Franco describes Kirkwall as a drunken man who drinks during the day. Kirkwall was knocked unconscious prior to the assassination attempt on Korak the Champion. A doppelganger disguises as Kirkwall and stabs Korak the Champion.

Malia Goldborn
Malia Goldborn is guild leader of the Guild of Smiths and Miners. She is a young female dwarf. Franco describes Malia as "colder than the iron she mines".

Relenda
Relenda is the deputy guild leader of the Guild of Masons. She is a female halfling. She is in-charge of the performance line-up for the Feast of Stone. She has a rounded face and wears spectacles, short vest, trousers and tight boots. Her hair is tied into a high ponytail and she carries a book for note-keeping.

Rosy Whitefield
Rosy Whitefield is the guild leader of the Guild of Cookery. She is a female halfling. She is in favour of the City Watch managing the security of the whole capital city of Talis'Val as she felt that the Guilded Arms is already having their hands tied with the security of the Guild Quarter.

Sabbatha Dawsk
Sabbatha Dawsk is the guild leader of the Guild of Varied Merchants. She is a female half-orc. She has black hair and a strong build.

As her guild handles merchants and businesses that do not fall into any of the other seven main guilds, she is prone to believing that the Council may be working against her, since the Council does not organise any feasts for her guild. She also believes that while Korak the Champion wants the citizens of Talis'Val to prosper, the other guild leaders will attempt to find ways to limit the prosperity of the people under their guild.

Vincent Horn
Vincent Horn is the guild leader of the Guild of Potters and Glass. He is an old man. He has grey and black hair.

Being a religious man, he wears a holy symbol of Erathis around his neck. He also plans to have all temples of Talis'Val to worship either Erathis or Avandra as he believes that criminal organisations such as Broken Sky are allowed to grow due to a lack of a religious core.

Franco describes Vincent as a man who rams his religion downs everyone's throat and that he should "go back to your spinning wheel".

Cune
Cune is an elf alchemist who occasionally visits Tallfield, being a friend of Finny. He is mute and can only communicate by hand gestures. He may be the silent elf alchemist who was seen working with Falk in Talis'Vahl.

Dahnna
Dahnna is the blacksmith in Tallfield.

Dark Scar Clan
The Dark Scar Clan is a clan of orcs in which Falk is a member of until he was exiled. As such clans live in mobile camps, the adventurers encounter the Dark Scar's camp outside the Temple of Melora. Following a peace agreement with the elven spire, the clan settles down in Longwood forest together with the Spire of Eternal Autumn.

Morgus
Morgus is a high-ranking member of the orc camp and has a pet owlbear. His siblings are Falk and Raxxus. He has a muscular build and has one eye missing, covering with an eye patch. He speaks Common and Orcish. In Session 8, Morgus was turned into a rabbit by two pixies. Cam kicks the rabbit to the owlbear, which it chews on it, causing the illusion to fade. In Session 9, after the peace agreement between the clan and the autumn spire, Falk entrusted Morgus to lead the camp in his absence as Falk needs to assists the adventurers on their quest.

Raxxus
Raxxus was the leader of the clan until Falk takes over the position. His siblings are Falk and Morgus. After his father was killed while protecting the camp from bandits lead by Korak the Champion, Raxxus took over the position as leader and forge an alliance with the Green Hunter to seek revenge. However, the Green Hunter corrupts his mind and attempts to release himself from his binds through Raxxus. He was badly injured by the Green Hunter during the battle in Session 8. After the adventurers defeated the Green Hunter, Raxxus apologises to Falk for treating him badly and asks him to lead the clan. He then succumbs to his injuries.

Other NPCs associated with Dark Scar Clan
Foll, Grey, Gromm and Muk are the other orcs mentioned in the campaign. Both Gromm and Foll are Falk's best buddies, being the only two that talk to Falk despite the whole clan despising him. Muk, despite being rather dimwitted, leads the group back to the feywild after the adventurers defeat the Green Hunter.

DeathBringer NightStalker (Hoots)
DeathBringer NightStalker, or Hoots for short, is Torwen's giant barn owl. Hoots has golden brown wings and a pure white face.

Deities
Listed here are the deities important to the story arcs for High Rollers D&D.

In the original D&D lore, Avandra, Corellon Larethian, Melora and Sehanine Moonbow are known as the Four Free Gods.

Avandra
Avandra is the Good Goddess of Change, Luck and Travel. She is revered by halflings, rogues, travelers, and merchants. She is the deity Cam worships.

Corellon Larethian
Corellon Larethian is the leader of the elven pantheon and God of Magic, Music, Arts, Crafts, Poetry, and Warfare. He is the creator and preserver of the elven race and governs those things held in the highest esteem among elves.

Corellon has a brother, Dah'Mir. He encourages Dah'Mir to be together with Sehanine after he is aware of Dah'Mir's affection for her.

Dah'Mir
Dah'Mir is the former God of the Stars. Due to his limited power as he is no longer a deity, he now communicates with a few selective drows, which he calls them his champions. Trellimar and Zaylin are two of his known champions. A temple built for Dah'Mir resides deep underneath the city of Talis'Val.

Dah'Mir marries Sehanine and they have a daughter named Lolth. However, he fights against Lolth since she created the driders. Lolth wounds Sehanine, which enrages Dah'Mir and he tears his daughter in half. Lolth turns herself into a drider, which devastated Sehanine. Dah'Mir then flees in shame and exiles himself into the far reaches of the stars.

Dah'Mir bestows a mask, the Shroud of Eyes, to Trellimar for him to use it to aid in defeating Lolth and her driders, as well as finding out what is wrong with the daelkyr, a race he created. The mask was originally for Dah'Mir's previous champion, Zaylin. However, she got killed during a scuffle against Matron Vixanis outside the vault containing the mask.

Erathis
Erathis is the unaligned Goddess of Civilization, Inventions and Law. She is a founder of cities and writer of law, revered by warlords, rulers and inventors. Vincent worships her as he believes she looks after the city of Talis'Val.

Lolth
Lolth chaotic evil Goddess of Shadow and Lies. She is the chief goddess of the drows and resides in the Underdark. Also know as the Spider Queen, she is the creator of the driders.

Lolth is the daughter of Dah'Mir and Sehanine.

Melora
Melora is the unaligned Goddess of Wilderness, Nature and the Sea. Her temple is located in the Longwood forest, near the Spire of Eternal Autumn. Dark Scar Clan set up a mobile camp outside the temple.

Sehanine Moonbow
Sehanine Moonbow is the unaligned Goddess of Illusion, Love and the Moon. The Spire of the Moon worships her.

In the Forgotten Realms lore, Sehanine is said to be the wife of Corellon Larethian. However, in the Lightfall campaign, it is Corellon's brother, Dah'Mir, that marries Sehanine. Being a deity, Sehanine cannot conceive, so Dah'Mir pulls power from a strange star and creates a child for themselves. The child is Lolth.

After Lolth wounded Sehanine during a battle, Dah'Mir is enraged and tears Lolth into half, which allows Lolth to turn herself into a drider. This devastated Sehanine, leading Dah'Mir to exile himself. Sehanine now believes that he is long gone and Dah'Mir wishes to keep it that way to not bring back bad memories to her.

Dulgrim
Dulgrim is a male dwarf adorned with gold and gems. He is a rigid businessman, who stuck to his contract when he rewarded Trellimar for recovering the missing lumber in Feyden.

Durmont Vigil
Durmont is a male human and the leader of the Guilded Arms. He is also a close aide to Korak the Champion. He has a thuggish look and is bald. He has a square-shaped face with box ears and flat nose. He wears a leather-looking chestplate with colours of green and black. He is also the greatest knife-fighter of Talis'Val and carries a machete. Durmont was once a leader of the Thief's Guild and was a foe of Korak the Champion. They became allies after Korak the Champion defeated the Thief's Guild.

Cam finds Durmont's name funny and sniggers every time he hears his name. In return, Durmont makes fun of Cam's name, calling him "Fuckland" at one time.

Enoran Swiftwind
Enoran is a male elf tailor and the owner of the Unicorn's Patch located in Journeyman's Run, Talis'Val. The adventurers chance upon his shop in Session 12 while looking for a store to find costumes for the performance at the Feast of Stone. They visit him again in Session 25, this time requesting clothes as a disguise.

Enoran's skin is of autumn-gold in colour and has long dark hair with silver beads and gemstones tied into the braids. He wears an exquisite suit, sleeves rolled up, with pink and white striped vests matching his trousers. He also wears a necklace with jewellery around his neck. His personality is likened to that of Gilmore from Critical Role and Sarge from Beverly Hills Cop.

Fenwick Cresthaven
Fenwick is a young male bard. He is well known for playing the lute amongst the higher establishment of Talis'Val. He is described to have feminine features, a thin-looking face and hair combed back. He wears a leather jacket over his shirt with trousers.

Fenwick is the first to perform at the Feast of Stone. As Jiǔtóu likes singers with a bowtie, she requests Fenwick to wear one, even helping him to do up his bowtie moments before his performance in Session 16.

Finny
Finny is a halfling, and the owner of the Alabaster Cask, a tavern in Tallfield. He is later seen selling magic beer at the Summer Festival in Session 26.

On one of the Q&A session, Mark shares that Finny was originally from Talis'Val, but he is not always an honest businessman. Mark also says that the adventurers may encounter people in Talis'Val that knows him.

Gurli
Gurli is a 104-year-old young girl svirfneblin who lives in Gloom. She also knows her elder, Bork. Disliking the bad treatment by Queen Charisa and the duergars upon her kind and the myconids, Gurli always attempts to escape to the surface. Upon the adventurer's request, Gurli tries to persuade her community to rebel against the duergars while the adventurers and the duergars ally together complete their mission in the drow enclave. Gurli later leads the rebellion and nearly foils the new plan drawn up by the new alliance, unaware that they agreed to work together to rebel against Queen Charisa.

After the defeat of Queen Charisa, Gurli begs Cam, whom she favours, to take her to the surface. Cam promised her, but asks her to do some research in Session 23 to find a spell to turn people back from stone, while he and his companions continue to search for Trellimar's relic mask. However, the circumstances after finding the mask forced Cam to make a tough decision to leave Gurli behind in Session 25 in favour of saving Dawn Republic. Before leaving, Cam promised Gurli again via a communication portal to take her to the surface, much to Gurli's disappointment.

Granamyr


Granamyr is Trellimar's pet pseudo-dragon.

Green Hunter
The Green Hunter is a creature imprisoned in the Temple of Melora by the elves from the Spire of Eternal Autumn. He tricks Raxxus into freeing him in order to seek revenge against the spire. After Raxxus completes his task, the Green Hunter kills him.

When the adventurers approach Cenaria to help resurrect Jiǔtóu in Session 6, she tells them to retrieve a horn from the Green Hunter to aid in the resurrection.

Group of Four Drows
The unnamed Group of Four Drows appears in several of Trellimar's vision from Session 19 to 24, where the adventurers are searching for Trellimar's mask in the temple underneath Talis'Val and the Underdark. Based on the accounts of Queen Charisa and the Spectator, the Group existed around 600-900 years from present in-campaign time.

Each time Trellimar blanks out, he wakes up in the perspective of Xan. The information that is revealed to him is that the Group just completed their first part of the mission to assassinate a noble woman given by Dah'Mir, Zaylin's patron. The second part of the mission is searching for the relic mask, the Shroud of Eyes, in the Underdark.

In acting out the four drows, Trott, Matt, Kim and Katie plays Nix, Xan, Yylwis and Zaylin respectively. Only Trott, Kim and Katie receive key information of their respective characters from Mark as a guide for them to roleplay.

Nix
Played by Trott, Nix is a young male drow assassin with personalities opposite of Cam. He always appear to be nervous, seemingly on-guard with his surroundings. Like Cam, Nix have a pair of daggers attached to his belt.

Nix was raised in a female dominated family. His matron mother and sisters would often beat and abuse him through whippings, brutal training regimes and mental tortures. This made Nix an assassin the family could use to eliminate rivals, although it also made him terrified of female drows.

With the Group, Xan is the closest thing Nix had to a friend, but his upbringing made it difficult for him to express this. He also notices Yylwis leaving marks along the way down to the Underdark, which made him suspects her to be a double agent. After Yylwis attacked Xan, it leads into a scuffle with Nix as he tries to protect him.

He is presumed dead by an explosion of lightning caused by Xan. His skeletal remains is later found by Trellimar and his companions in Session 24.

Xan
Played by Matt, Xan is a male drow with personalities similar to Trellimar, or at least within Trellimar's visions. He is judged by Zaylin as a person that keeps on blanking out and the only member of the Group that questioned their mission's objective.

On the other hand, both Nix and Yylwis are concerned of Xan's well-being, since Xan is Nix's closest friend and Yylwis have an affection for him. Nix tells Xan that Yylwis is suspicious by leaving marks along their way, but he could not explain further when Yylwis interrupts their conversation.

During a battle with matron Vixanis and her troops, Xan released an explosion of lightning. This presumably results in everyone, including Xan, dead; matron Vixanis survives. His skeletal remains is later found by Trellimar and his companions in Session 24.

Yylwis
Played by Kim, Yylwis is a female drow with personalities opposite of Jiǔtóu. Yylwis is seen wearing traditional drow garments, and carries a bow and quiver and vials of drow poison.

Her sharp tongue and blunt demeanour made Yylwis a feared and respected warrior in her house. However, her lack of magical or divine knowledge prevents her from being anyone of worth. Unlike many other female drows, she does not have an inherent distaste for men and prefers the company around them than to her matron mother and sisters. This led to awful rumours being circulated about her.

Yylwis has endured mental and emotional torment for a long time, yet continues to do her duty. There was an ambush incident setup by her family that led to her forces slaughtered while they were on patrolling duty. Xan, an outcast drow whom Yylwis later develops an affection for, saved her from the incident and nursed her back to health.

While the Group journeys down the Underdark, Yylwis sneakily leaves markings along the way back to the surface, in hopes that she can convince Xan to leave with her and start a new life. This unfortunately leads to Nix suspecting her to be a double agent. Katie and Trott meta-games by asking Kim if her NPC is a double agent, but Kim intentionally ignores their question. However, Yylwis felt betrayed when matron Vixanis thanks Xan for leading the Group to the vault containing the relic mask. She attacked Xan, which leads into a scuffle with Nix as he tries to protect him.

She is presumed dead by an explosion of lightning caused by Xan. Her skeletal remains is later found by Trellimar and his companions in Session 24.

Zaylin
Played by Katie, Zaylin  is a female drow with personalities opposite of Elora. She has a leather-bound whip with a crossbow by her side, and wears an armour with a regal bearing.

Zaylin was once a priestess of goddess Lolth. However, on witnessing the horrors enforced by the goddess, especially after Lolth transforms her sister into a drider and was then killed, Zaylin fled into the Underdark alone. During one of her sleep, Dah'Mir spoke with her and guides her to overcome her grief. This made Zaylin devoting herself to the Figure. Still, being a former priestess of Lolth, her abrasive and no-nonsense personality remains.

Entrusted by Dah'Mir and several leaders of her house, Zaylin is tasked to lead the Group in completing the mission and guides them through the Underdark. According to Trellimar, Zaylin is fierce towards the Group, particularly at Xan since, in the perspective of Zaylin, Xan keeps on blanking out and questioned their objective. However, by the time the Group reach the vault, Zaylin felt distrusted by the Group when Nix and Yylwis later accuse her for leading them into a trap.

Zaylin is presumed dead when matron Vixanis attacked her. Her skeletal remains is later found by Trellimar and his companions in Session 24.

Guanyin
Master Guanyin is an old woman residing atop a mountain in Aborea. She taught Jiǔtóu of her successes and failures when she died, and also taught her how to control fire.

Guanyin has grey hair and tribal tattoos.

Gulthia
Gulthia is a sly female dryad who sacrificed a number of innocent people to cleanse the corruption form the land.

The adventurers bumped into her in Session 1 while exploring the elven barrow. She tricked them into thinking that destroying the tomb of Ayandris' daughter will cleanse the evil from the land. After the adventurers discover her trick, they battle against her in Session 2, ultimately leading to her death when Renwyn kills her during a scuffle inside the Gulthian tree.

House of Kel
The House of Kel comprises of drow family members and relatives under the same surname.

Matron Vixanis
Matron Vixanis is a female drow the Group of Four Drows encountered in the Temple of Dah'Mir in Session 24. She seeks to obtain a relic mask, the Shroud of Eyes, that Yylwis is tasked by her patron to find. The Matron leads a drow contingent of a mage and ten elite warriors.

The Matron thanked Xan for giving vital information on the mask's location, leading to confusion and thoughts of betrayel amongst the Group of Four Drows. During the battle between all parties, Xan unleash an explosion of lightning, presumably killing everyone. Only Matron Vixanis survived, as the adventurers could not find her skeletal remains in Session 24.

It is unclear if Vixanis is related to Matron Vixanis, but it is known that drows tend to name their child after popular figures, hoping that the child will have similar trait to the figures they are named after.

Vixanis Kel
Vixanis is a female drow rouge who was captured before the events of Session 3 by the people of Tallfield after being caught scouting around the town. She was accused of being responsible for the deaths that had been occurring in the town. Vixanis claims that she is just after a dwarf that recently passes through the village. After freeing her, she was requested by Trellimar in Session 6 to head to Briarcrest and search for a mysterious power that could help to resurrect Jiǔtóu while Trellimar and his companions search for another source of power in Longwood forest. However, she was murdered by agents of Broken Sky in Briarcrest and was later found dead by the group in a valley near Feyden in Session 10.

On one of the Q&A session, Mark shares that Vixanis would have meet the adventurers at Briarcrest during a political unrest the town is facing. This will also allows them to encounter their first event related to the Broken Sky. Vixanis would have also found a lead on the dwarf she is after.

It is unclear if Vixanis is related to Matron Vixanis, but it is known that drows tend to name their child after popular figures, hoping that the child will have similar trait to the figures they are named after.

Xandar Kel
Xandar is a male drow Trellimar was acquainted with during their younger days. He works for the Broken Sky as a third party member, modifying the drow poison darts, which usually kill people, to only paralyse the target.

Jonathan Knightsbrook
Jonathan Knightsbrook is the leader of the Mournraven, a group designated by the city to be the protectors of Whisper's Walk. The Mournravens are also followers of the Raven Queen, whom is the protector of the transitional period between life and death. Jonathan appears in Sessions 18 and 19, assisted by the adventurers and Annabelle to destroy the portal to the Shadowfell.

Kari Silverstone
Kari Silverstone is a female dwarf and the owner of Duck and Porters. She was first seen in Session 11, then again in Session 12 when the adventurers visit her tavern to investigate on the missing tieflings.

Lao, Lee and Sheng
The three male tieflings, Lao, Lee and Sheng, are friends of one another. They had escaped from slavery in Bresseras and now reside in Talis'Val to seek the life Korak the Champion has promised to all inhabitants. They usually meet at the tavern Duck and Porters, which also happens to be Sheng's workplace for 6 months before his disappearance. Lao works at the smithery The Laughing Blacksmith for 4-5 months before his disappearance. Lee previously works at Journeyman's Run before hired by the jewellery Open Locket at Dawn Square for 3-4 months before his disappearance. Their respective employers all spoke well of them. Lee's employer commented that his skills are sought after amongst the influential people. The three tieflings also have plans to open a martial arts school at Journeyman's Run.

Lao, Lee and Sheng all lives at The Stacks: Lao and Sheng stay at their own separate apartment; Lee lives in a small house. All three were kidnapped by Broken Sky within the vicinity of their homes about 3-6 days before the adventurers arrive at Talis'Val. They are found locked up in a cell located deep underneath the Black Valley Brewery. They shared that Broken Sky plans to have them teach martial arts to its members. However, when Sheng refuses to join them, Varesh throws him down a pit in Session 13. Lao and Lee are rescued in Session 15 after the raid on Black Valley Brewery.

Those who witnessed Sheng being thrown into the pit assumed that Sheng is killed by the demons in it. However, Mark stops short of confirming if Sheng did die from the fall, saying that he may make a roll to determine his fate.

Merrik Waendel
Officer Merrik Waendel is a member of the security force in Talis'Val, responsible for Journeyman's Run district.

Nanny Bones
Nanny Bones, also Lady of Bones, is a name given by the townspeople of Tallfield to describe an old lady who digs up graves and collects the bones to make her creatures. She appears in Session 3 to 6.

Oswyn
Oswyn is the owner of the Oaken Wagon, a tavern in Feyden. He have a daugther who usually takes over his shift in the evening.

Payla
Payla is the commander of the military forces of Spire of Eternal Autumn. She is dusky skinned, with long black hair, and wears brilliant red and gold armour. She carries a slender longsword and a shield in the shape of an autumn oak leaf. Mark confirmed on Reddit that Payla and Shalana are a couple.

Renwyn
Renwyn was a good-natured druid who was tricked into working with Gulthia. He is supposedly killed in Session 2 as he remained inside the Gulthian tree to make sure that it was destroyed.

Reznak
Reznak, a male duergar, is the leader of the duergar guards guarding the palace of Queen Charisa. He is also the chief collector for Gloom. Initially hostile to the adventurers after they killed one of his men, Reznak and his troops allied with the adventurers, myconids and svirfneblins after the adventurers shown him the potential evil plans Queen Charisa had. Reznak also decides to rebel against Queen Charisa since she did forcefully take control of the Garden of Stones by killing their king.

Rika Flamewind
Rika is the manager of the Feyden lumber mill. She is not the official leader of the town, but does hold an authoritative position, being the one to ultimately decide Cam's fate in Session 11. She has fiery crimson hair.

Salah Balam
Salah Balam is a male genie, have blue-coloured skin and a large belly. He lives with his cloud servants on a large circular stone platform up in the sky. After an honourable man freed him a long time ago, he is now a free genie. As such, he no longer grants wishes to anyone, only doing so with a fee. He now roams the universe, collecting unique magical items and curiosities. He also trades such items with potential customers that he invites into his realm, such as the adventurers in Session 17.

Shalana
Shalana is the queen of the Spire of Eternal Autumn. Her hair is a mix of colours from brown to copper, blonde, red, and even gold. She has delicate features, and is roughly the human age equivalent mid-thirties. Mark confirmed on Reddit that Payla and Shalana are a couple.

Shambler
The Shambler is a custom-made creature similar to the shambling mound, but instead of being a plant-like creature, the Shambler is a pile of corpses magically linked together by a magical heart in its core. It is created by an unnamed female necromancer, who piles a bunch of bodies together and fuses it with necromancy magic to form a huge brute-like creature.

The adventurers encounter the Shambler in the cathedral inside the demi-shadowfell. What initially was a pile of corpses, it activates and forms into the Shambler when Cam draws out his dagger Nimbus in an attempt to destroy the gemstone trapping Zachary's soul.

The idea and design of the Shambler is inspired by a monster of a similar kind from the anime Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress that Mark watches. He drafted the idea for the Shambler on the Q&A livestream on June 18, 2016. At the time he hinted it would be something the players may encounter at some point.

Smiles
Smiles is a death dog owned by Nanny Bones. It was seen in Session 5 inside the Old Windmill with a half-orge, which both are killed by the adventurers.

Spectator
The adventurers encounter a Spectator guarding the entrance to the Garden of Stone from the Temple of Tharizdun in Session 20. It claims to be Tharizdun, yet the adventurers do not believe it. The Spectator also claims to have an invisible platinum dragon named Bahamut as a pet. Despite its nonsensical behaviours, the Spectator hates the drows (for desecrating the place especially the unnamed Group of Four Drows) and the duergars (for attacking the Spectator under orders by Queen Charisa).

Tanos
Tanos is a winged elf who first found Jiǔtóu when she arrived in Aborea in Session 7.5.

The Bucklands
The Buckland family is a family of human entertainers travelling around the country to perform for the high society people. Cam Buckland is a member of the family, adopted by them when he was found as a baby abandoned in the forest.

Amelia
Amelia is a half-elf and is Mirela's sister. She was captured in Session 4 after causing a ruckus in Tallfield disguised as Cam. She wished to frame him and ruin his name, since she believes that he was responsible for her sister's death.

Keran Blackhearth
Keran Blackhearth is a merchant and a good friend of the Buckland family. Amelia refers to him as being someone who did a lot to look after them. He was the only other person present when Mirela was killed. He was apparently quite attached to Mirela and Amelia assumes that Cam's jealousy of this fact was his motivation to kill Mirela.

Mirela
Mirela is a half-elf and is Cam's childhood friend. Her sister Amelia, Cam and herself were in the town of Greybell, where Keran provided them with food, supplies and shelter. Amelia mentions that both Kerin and Mirela plans to get married.

Amelia claims that both Cam and Keran were present in the same room Mirela was killed, with one of Cam's dagger found covered in blood. The same dagger was a gift made by Mirela on Cam's 18th birthday.

Trixania Darkmagic
Trixania is a female illusionist. She has silver hair with blue streaks. She wears a robe tighten up with a belt of pouches and spellbooks. With her diva-like personality, she claims to be the famous illusionist of Dawn Republic.

When Trixania calls the adventurers peasants in Session 16, Elora, who is of royalty tells her off. However, Trixania mocks her that she is the Queen of the Outdoors after seeing Elora's boots covered in mud. This makes Jiǔtóu furious as she steps forward and sternly warns her to not insult Elora, scaring Trixania off.

Trixania is the second to perform at the Feast of Stone, taking over the spot of two gnome acrobats that did not turn up for the performance. She also attempts to sabotage Cam's performance but with limited success. Cam, with the help of his companions, later got his revenge by successfully hijacking her performance during the Summer Festival in Session 26. Trixania left the stage in embarrassment, warning Cam that she will get her revenge.

Tomas
Tomas was the master of the caravan the group were travelling with. He was later sacrificed by Gulthia in Session 2.

Torwen Ialdes
Torwen is an elven scout ranger and Queen Shalana's lieutenant. Her name is Sindarin for "Call of the Forest". She is in her thirties and wears green clothing to help her blend in with the forest. She also has the Mask of the Wild ability, meaning she can become almost invisible in the forest. Her light armour allows her to move swiftly and quietly. Torwen carries two elven scimitars, and a dagger. She has a trusty pet owl called DeathBringer NightStalker, or Hoots for short.

Torwen was Kim's temporary character for Session 7 and has also been played by Mark in Kim's absence in Sessions 8 and 9. Kim imagines Torwen similar to Tauriel from The Hobbit. It has also been suggested that she is based on Hannah's Minecraft character Lomadia, but mostly due to the association with owls.

Wald
Wald (not to be confused with Brother Wald) is a young man and a recruit for the Broken Sky. He is disenfranchised with the Dawn Republic. Wald is beautiful, rugged, tall and has blonde shoulder-length wavy hair. When Jiǔtóu and Trellimar met him at the barrack in Session 14, he is wearing tattered clothing and has a broken manacle on his wrist.

Wald was Trott's temporary character for Sessions 14 and 15. Although described as beautiful, Chris said that he is not as beautiful as his other character Cam, yet similar to Chris Hemsworth. It is revealed in Session 15 that Wald is actually Cam Buckland in disguise. As such, his stats and abilities are similar to Cam's. How Cam, disguised as Wald, managed to get himself ahead of his companions by being inside the barrack of the Broken Sky remains a mystery as Chris prefers not to explain the situation behind it.

Zachary
Zachary was a pianist from Sigil, until he was murdered and had his soul trapped in Shadowfell for eternity. By the time the adventurers sees him in playing the organ in the cathedral in the Shadowfell, Zachary appears thin and skeletal and wears tattered clothing. He is also sobbing due to his plight

In his younger days, Zachary was hired by his patron to play music pieces while she works on her studies. Over a long period of time, as Zachary gets old, his music pieces are no longer as grand as before. This angers his patron. She then reveals that she works for Orcus and kills him, imprisoning his soul into a red ruby gemstone embedded onto the organ in the cathedral. He is then doomed to play music pieces for eternity, with the music he is playing animating the Shambler when the need arises. Upon request, the adventurers kill Zachary in Session 18, freeing his soul and allowing him to rest in peace.