NPCs and Deities

= NPCs = Roland DeLille – Deceased A friendly, well dressed human with wispy silver hair and a big bushy moustache. He and his business partner “Rock” drive a magical carriage around the Northlands and encounter the party in Ralgan as they disembark a ship. Their fare paid, he drove the carriage down the High Road and he was killed by the eleven ambushers that tried to abduct a member of the party. Raghleen “Rock” Aymer – Alive? An enormous red dragonborn with a wicked greataxe and a warm charming smile. Travels the Northlands with her business partner Roland, Rock is last seen by the party charging off into the dark in pursuit of the enigmatic figure who destroyed the magical carriage. Was likely seen by McDuff (cart to Vendt). Enigmatic Figure – Unknown He appears as a tall, gaunt figure wearing a hooded cloak. Casts a strange fireball at the carriage after the failed abduction on the High Road. He marked the five party members as his target and destroys the bridge before slipping into the night. Current location and status are unknown. Master Daine – Does Not Exist Formerly the leader of the Greenleaf Temple, the halfling is a facsimile of the order’s founder Letus Romaine performed by three changelings B’ariz, C’ariz, and A’ariz. The three siblings used their shapeshifting ability to hide their age and incompetence from the order to try and preserve the temple and traditions of its order. Over time, the task spiraled out of control when B’ariz asks the party to finally brave the secret trial in the temple’s basement. Their identities revealed, they reside at the Greenleaf Temple. Vermunds – Alive A middle-aged human and advanced instructor at the Greenleaf Temple, he assumed leadership of the order after confronting Master Daine with a band of loyal students. He acknowledged the changelings’ efforts to keep the order afloat and allowed them to continue residing at the temple. The Drunken Monks – Alive Devouts at the Greenleaf Temple and students of the Way of the Drunken Master, they played drinking games and shared food and drink with the party. They were fit, friendly, and generally indifferent to shirts. The party met Botwine, Meghan, Arnar, Allriy, Fjalar, and Aebbe. Baldrick – Alive A dim-witted and uncurious human from Newt Alley in Gwyllipelta. He escorted the party from the Greenleaf Temple to Sunnyvale Acres, and informed the party about his friends Edmund and Percy who own and operate the Black Adder pub in Newt Alley. Lokgan Ogrim – Unknown A renowned half-orc artificer retired from the Brightmind Corps, he lives with his partner Hawley at Sunnyvale Acres, their estate in Sheigh Cyth. Strong, kind, and generous, he instructed the party on magic, provided them a gun, and gave them documents to allow them passage through Vendt or Brayhlm to get to Gwyllipelta. He created Luxphoen, a one-of-a-kind vehicle and stunning achievement of magic, engineering, and artificery. When a gigantic flaming ram spirit charged through Sunnyvale Acres lighting his crops and farm machinery ablaze, the party fought alongside him to extinguish the flames until he told them to take Luxphoen to Forcoil to warn them of the fiery danger. Hawley Sweet - Alive A master baker now retired living with his partner Lokgan on their estate Sunnyvale Acres. Somewhat nostalgic for the hustle-bustle days of his bakery in Gwyllipelta near the Brightmind Corps building, he encouraged the party to seek out his former storefront and to visit the Rushing Gardens. Rhaelyn – Alive A mysterious gaunt elven traveler wearing a hooded cloak and satchel, he arrived at Sunnyvale Acres with Hawley. He told the party he had been attacked on the road and escaped without ascertaining the identities of his attackers. He helped the party extinguish the inferno at Sunnyvale Acres and joined them to warn Forcoil. He attempted to leave the party when Janna interrogated him en route to Forcoil, rhetorically asking “Why should I care what happens to Forcoil?” Daphinia convinced him to stay, and he healed the party during its final encounter with the flame ram. Immediately after the fight, he announced his departure from the party. He presented the party with both writs of transportation provided by Lokgan – one through Vendt and one through Brayhlm. After the party chose Vendt, he handed them the writ and disappeared into the woods.

Forcoil
Milos Bindermin - Alive A young halfling early-career journalist, he is the Gwyllipelta Gazette’s “field office” in Forcoil. He expresses admiration for the party after witnessing their fight with the flame ram, and sought them out so he could write a story about their heroism. He expressed sincere belief in the Pax Quinstella project, and in his role to help that project through holding officials accountable and connecting peoples in Pax territories through his reporting. He joined the party’s meeting with the Forcoil Pax officials, and the party invited him to join their meeting with Mayor. Laran – Alive A dwarf and owner of the Tall Tree Home inn met the party first as they sought accommodations after their battle with the flame ram. She has a warm personality, welcoming nature, and hilarious sense of humor almost as sharp as her business sense. Mayor Smythe Gwilbarion – Alive A mid-50s, gregarious and barrel-chested human with dark red hair and beard. He is the Mayor of Forcoil. The party first encountered him when he gave the citizens of Forcoil a rallying speech after the elf-flame ram attack. He invited the party to dine at his manor the same evening via a message from his steward, Girilen the Proud. Girilen the Proud – Alive A tiny green dragonborn with a diminutive demeanor. He is the steward to Smythe, the Mayor of Forcoil. The party first meets Girilen at the Pax Offices in Forcoil to invite them to dine at the Mayor’s mansion the evening of their debrief with the Forcoil Pax leaders.

Forcoil Pax Council
Ellis Gale – Alive Captain of the Forcoil Swords of the New Order, mid-30s human male with the cordial air typical of a military officer. He first encountered the party after their battle with the flame ram and loaned them his pocket watch so that they would be on time to debrief their journey with the other Pax order representatives stationed in Forcoil. He revealed to the party that the flame ram attacked coincided with a three-pronged elven assault on vulnerable people and positions in Forcoil. In his conversations with the party, he appeared deeply committed to the Pax Quinstella and its mission. Veth Iandolier – Alive A halfling in his late middle-age, he is an abrasive, hostile, and condescending representative of the Arcane Archivists in Forcoil. The party met Veth during their debrief with Forcoil’s Pax leadership following the flame ram attack. Frustrated with his perceived lack of candor from the party during that conversation, he cast Zone of Truth to attempt to compel their cooperation which was ultimately an unnecessary and overly-aggressive move. Despite his nasty behavior, he and Janna developed a bond over their shared support for the mistreatment of elves. Kruba Greenfork – Alive An attractive and aloof human woman in her mid-40s, she wore customized and stylish ceremonial garb for the Forcoil Pax officials debrief with the party. She sat largely disengaged from the discussion, puffing on a pipe with her feet up on the stone dais. Garilain Gwallybrook – Alive A gentle, elderly halfling woman with silver hair and a genuine smile. She is the Fraternity of the Silver Star representative in Forcoil. The party met Garilain at their debrief with the Forcoil Pax officials following the flame ram and elf attack. Her conversations with the party focused solely on the nature of the flame ram and whether it could be something called an echo, which would require an anchor. The party deceives her and did not admit that they had retrieved a mysterious stone after defeating the flame ram. Barlin McLeod – Alive A skeptical, blunt dwarf who leads the local Brightmind Corp. He has little interest in formalities, as indicated by his workmanly appearance at the formal meeting between the Forcoil Pax officials and the party. He tells the party that he used to work for Lokgan.

= Deities =

The Pax Pantheon
The Fraternity of the Silver Star safeguards the Quinstellan pantheon and preserves the divine perfection of its deities at the Holy See in Gwyllipelta, the national capital. These beings represent the values and ideals the Pax seeks to infuse in its stewardship and leadership of its peoples, and adherents try to live up to these holy exemplars. Their names lost to time, the divines are known by the following titles and depictions:


 * The Transcendent – A flame-wreathed warrior with a horned helmet and two handaxes.
 * The Chastiser – A broad shouldered elder, robes whipping in a gust of wind.
 * The Angel of Truth – Two children, hand in hand, a single shawl draped over the duo.
 * The Knight-Star – Wearing spiked plate with a sphere engraved in the breastplate, wielding with fearsome armored gauntlets
 * The Protector – Wild haired with an enormous tower shield strapped to the back
 * The Virgin – A starburst of pure light
 * The Arbiter – Ornate robes adorn a faceless figure levitating two orbs
 * The Majestic – A being of stunning beauty wearing a pointed pendant
 * The Martyr - A solemn figure wrapped around a small lute in contemplation
 * The Benevolent – An intense, imposing figure holding a cornucopia and a sturdy staff
 * The Holy Queen – A matriarch gazing upwards with arms raised before a waterfall
 * The Celebrant – A rotund, welcoming figure holding two large casks of ice cold ale

Worship of other deities is permitted within Pax lands, though it does enforce public decency laws on specific types of religious activity (e.g. violence, sacrifice, proselytizing). Private worship is allowed in small gatherings, though followers of other faiths may not establish dedicated public sites of worship.

The Old Gods
The Untamed Peoples and Gnomes share the Old Gods. In contrast to the Quinstellan pantheon, the Old Gods are associated with beasts and elements of nature. Further, while the Quinstellan pantheon is worshipped as a single faith, many practitioners of the old faith devote themselves to one primary deity while still acknowledging the divinity of the others. Gnomes view these beings similarly to how modern Greek or Egyptian society might view Zeus or Ra, occupying a cultural or mythical space in society.

The Primals of Creation


 * Ima – light, dawn, destruction (Shapeless)
 * Lhera – darkness, dusk, creation (Shapeless)
 * Sel – Reckoning, Magic (can change a physical form)

The Other Primals


 * Bel – Mountain Ram (Flame, the sun)
 * Duma – Bull (Wind)
 * Beb – Frog (Water)
 * Urim – Mountain lion (Earth)
 * Tiallo – Spider (poison, death)
 * Roph – Eagle (the hunt, spirit)
 * Lec – Goat, thunder
 * Cher – The First Kith (cultivation, growth)
 * Than – Fish (ice, the moon)

Familiar faces to some of you – Banaar, Maya, Sahira, and others – are understood more as local legend or folk heroes in places who may know of them. Removed from major pantheons but still held in the hearts of some, there may be some who know more about these heroes. Be wary, as superstition and rumor are the coin of those who traffic in tales of these forgotten figures.