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Mother Isabel Verduna
A kind, human healer who helps the halflings in Port Maraisa and leads healing efforts at The Lazaretto. She is a priestess of [[Ilmater]].
Relationships
- Sister Nightsong: Associate nurse at The Lazaretto
Quests
- The Orphaned Halflings Mother Verdura agreed to help the party find a new home for Elara and Finnegan. She recommended following up with Delridge at The Big Tree.
Other Notes
- Mother Verduna gathers supplies from Port Maraisa every week or two. The halflings help here because they’ve never grown sick in her presence. The humans probably don’t know that she even does this, and would probably not like it. 1
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[[Session 02 (2024-06-30) - Greg#^mother-verduna-supply-runs|Session 2]] ↩︎
Agostino Barlucci
Agostino Barlucci
Augustino is the former lighthouse keeper of the Northern Beacon and currently responsible for the Southern Beacon in Port Maraisa.
Relationships
- Julietta: Augustino’s youngest daughter. Currently in The Lazaretto with the Rotting Disease.
- Corina: Augustino’s elder daughter. Last known to be in Riatavin living with her uncle.
- Augustino’s Wife: Died in a fire caused by Augustino while he was drunk.
Description
Augustino was the lighthouse keeper who lived in the house attached to the Northern Beacon until it burned down. Augustino is known to have a drinking problem, is believed to have been drunk when it happened, and possibly responsible for the fire. Augustino’s wife died in the conflagration.
Albrecht Moray
Albrecht Moray
Albrecht Moray is a younger son of The Moray family. He is competent and subtle, able to blend in more than other members of the family. He is 4th in line for the family.
He was known to be in Port Maraisa in the northeast of Tethyr.
The party found him at the Lazaretto, presently locked in a fever-dream, perhaps an early stage of the rot.
Relationships
- Boblin: Slaving consultant. Albrecht paid Boblin to abduct halfling children after killing their family.
Description
Described by Grottio Montony as youngish, handsome, thirtyish with brown hair and a beard. Albrecht was also described as sweaty, like perpetually drenched by a fever sweat.
Alessio Salvatore
Alessio Salvatore
Alessio Salvatore is the proprietor of the The Twisted Axle in Aurelian. He is father to Marco Salvatore.
Other Notes
- Informed party that Armitage del Veign was ready to meet them in the Twisted Axle’s banquet room.
Amelia
Amelia
Amelia is a Cormyrian who was kidnapped by the White Skull along with the rest of her Stoica. She had no particular destination other than escaping Cormyr, a nation northeast of Aurelian.
She was held briefly at a fortress in the Omlarandin Mountains before being marched to Bad Doric with what remained of her Stoica.
Sling rescued Amelia from the White Skull in Bad Doric during [[Session 05 (2024-08-30)#Amelia|Session 5]].
Armitage Del Veign
Armitage Del Veign
A scarred 30 year old captain and high-ranking veteran of the Calishite Campaign. Loyal retainer of The Corsi family and Richard of Corsi in particular.
Relationships
Person | Relationship | Other notes |
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Richard of Corsi | Officer, Liege |
Other Notes
Generally seems to be competent and not prone to war-crimes. It is not clear how much responsibility he bears for The Saliran Massacre.
Bartolo
Bartolo
Merchant of Riatavin. Currently in Port Maraisa.
Relationships
- Barrick: customer
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Description
Barrick owes Bartolo 100gp on credit - either direct payment or equipment appraised by a 3rd party mutually agreed on in exchange for his miner’s ward cowl.
Other Notes
Cedric Stoddard
Cedric Stoddard
Hugh’s grandfather and Mara’s father.
Deceased former lead rancher at Juniper Hills. Killed by Vance Thornfield when he resisted the sale of the Juniper Hills Ranch.
Relationships
Person | Relationship | Other notes |
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Hugh Stoddard | Grandson | |
Mara Stoddard | Daughter |
COrina Barlucci
Corina Barlucci
Banshee haunting the Southern Beacon.
Relationships
- Julietta Barlucci: Younger sister
- Agostino Barlucci: Father
Other Notes
- Destroyed in [[Pedestrian Wolves/Session Journals/Session 03 (2024-07-21)|Session 3]]
Damia Ironstone
Damia Ironstone
Resident of Saddlestone and mother of Barrick Ironstone. Murdered.
Relationships
- Barrick Ironstone: Damia’s son
- Mara Stoddard: Damia’s close friend
- Frideric Ironstone: Damia’s brother
Other Notes
Murdered about 4 years prior to the start of the campaign. No murderer was ever found.
Dante Rossi
Dante Rossi
Dante Rossi works for Armitage del Veign and escorted the party from The Twisted Axle down to Riatavin where they sold the horses during Session 01.
Relationships
- Armitage del Veign: Officer or employer
Other Notes
- Dante left the party at Riatavin, letting the party proceed to Port Maraisa.
Delridge Berryroot
Delridge Berryroot
Delridge Berryroot is a halfling community leader and the proprietor of the Big Tree Tavern in Port Maraisa.
Quests
- The Orphaned Halflings Delridge Berryroot helped the party care for the orphaned halflings by agreeing to find Elara and Finnegan a welcoming home in the halfling quarter of Port Maraisa.
Dominico Falcone
Dominico Falcone
Dominico Falcone is the mayor of Port Maraisa.
Dominico is loyal to House Auttencourt and unlikely to be swayed by money, but he would be a valuable ally to House Corsi.
Quests
- The Missing Moray Dominico has an effective communication network according to Armitage del Veign. 1
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[[Session 01 (2024-05-24)#^dominico-loyalty|Session 01]] ↩︎
Duke Eldred Corsi
Duke Eldred of Corsi
The head of The Corsi family and Duke of an Aurelian Duchy. Vassal to Amn.
Relationships
Person | Relationship | Other notes |
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Richard of Corsi | Child | none |
Elena Delphino
Elena Delphino
The head of The Merchant Consortium in Port Maraisa
Relationships
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Description
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Ergzett Rukk
Ergzett Rukk
Ergzett Rukk, locally known as Boblin, is the child of the former leader of The White Skull goblin clan. He may also be the current leader in exile. Recent activity suggests The White Skull are more active than previously believed.
Relationships
- Port - Wife
- Lothario Manhandle - Indenturer and “employer”
- [[Mathis]] - Trafficker and business partner
- Grottio Montony - Trafficker and business partner
Description
Other Notes
Deceased. He was executed by the party after admitting to the murder in the Vintner’s Frolic and his involvement in running slaves. After some discussion, we settled on the most likely
Etienne Auttencort
Etienne Auttencort
A member of the Auttencourt family who is reported to participate in a slave trafficking ring in Riatavin.
Albrecht’s target was Etienne Auttencourt, who is in Riatavin. Etienne has an interest in chattel slavery which connects him to the White Skull. He doesn’t seem like a shining pillar of Aurelian nobility, though he is a lesser son and firmly outside the Aurelian territories.
Frideric Ironstone
Frideric Ironstone
Blacksmith in Saddlestone.
Relationships
- Barrick Ironstone: Frideric’s nephew and former apprentice
- Damia Ironstone: Fridereic’s sister
Gareth Hawkridge
Gareth Hawkridge
A baron with holdings in the southern part of the Corsi duchy under The Corsi family.
Relationships
- Amnian Sapphire Syndicate: Gareth’s “sponsoring” business syndicate
- Eldred of Corsi: Gareth’s liege and duke
- Vance Thornfield: Gareth’s shady business partner who connected him with the Amnian Sapphire Syndicate
Other Notes
- Counts Saddlestone as one of his holdings.
- Baron Hawkridge’s seal was used by Vance Thornfield to transfer the Juniper Hills horse ranch to the Amnian Sapphire Syndicate.
- Blamed by Hugh Stoddard for the death of Cedric Stoddard.
Glaive Scouts
Glaive Scouts
The first scout group murdered near Saliran during the Calishite Campaign.
Grottio Montony
Grottio Montony
Trafficker, member of the wool merchants. Captured and interrograted outside Riatavin after fleeing the death of his partner, [[Mathis]].
Description
Grottio Montony is a merchant in the slave trade. He hacked off his hair to disguise himself while fleeing Port Maraisa, but the party caught up to and captured him.
Grottio lives in Riatavin and his family lives in Aureltaran.
Other Notes
- Grottio is a slave trader, though he claims to be reluctant.
- Grottio offered us gold to let him escape, but he said it was in a room in the inn. The party did not find his offer credible and instead decided to bring him back to Port Maraisa as a witness for Dominico Falcone.
Julietta Barlucci
Julietta Barlucci
The daughter of Agostino Barlucci. Julietta caught the Rotting Disease and moved to live in The Lazaretto. When she discovered her father Agostino had moved to The Southern Beacon, she went to the building to hide there and be with him, per her diary discovered in the lighthouse
She apparently died tragically in the central mechanism of the Southern Beacon when Agostino successfully repaired it. (Unconfirmed inference)
Relationships
- Agostino Barlucci: Father.
- Corina Barlucci: Older sister.
Other Notes
- Discovered dead in the central mechanism of The Southern Beacon during [[Pedestrian Wolves/Session Journals/Session 03 (2024-07-21)|Session 3]].
- Presumably knew [[Mother Verduna]] from her time at The Lazaretto.
Khalil
Khalil
A Calishite horse rancher near the city of Saliran
Relationships
- Lillian Rill: A friendly social acquaintance of Khalil. It is unclear if the relationship is more than that.
Kingsley
Kingsley
Caravan leader and merchant met in Port Maraisa.
Description
Kingsley agreed to purchase wine from Ankhapur for Armitage del Veign as part of the party’s cover.
Other Notes
Laguna-kin Korra
Laguna-kin Korra
The Laguna-kin priestess in charge of the Order of Hospitalers Temple.
Killed by Scout Group Sling in [[Pedestrian Wolves/Session Journals/Session 05 (2024-08-30)|Session 5]].
Lepett
Lepett
Lepett is a former cavalryman who now lives in the Port Maraisa Lazaretto.
Relationships
- Mother Verduna: Leader at the Lazaretto
Description
Lepett is a former half-elf cavalryman who is a victim of the rot. He is badly deformed, his 7’ height an unnatural consequence of the disease. His skin is cracked and has taken a bluish tint. He still wears the bits and pieces of his armor and is also wearing a very large bastard sword across his back. Barrick notices that it was once a well-made sword, though it has clearly seen overuse and decay with limited resources for maintenance.
Lillian Rill
Lillian Rill
20 year-old Aurelian working for The Sephira Brothers traders up and down the Agis river. Cargo was stolen and she cannot return without recovering the goods or finding a way to pay for them.
Lorenzo Varese
Lorenzo Varese
Lorenzo is the leader of the River Guild in Port Maraisa.
Quests
- A Lighthouse Divided Lorenzo is rumored to be responsible for the Southern Beacon remaining unlit.
Lothario Manhandle
Lothario Manhandle
Lothario Manhandle, aka “The Vintner”, runs the brothel and bar The Vintner’s Frolic in the northeastern part of the human quarter in Port Maraisa.
Relationships
- Ergzett Rukk: Lothario’s door man, effectively an indentured servant to pay for his new identity
- “Port”: Dancer, effectively an indentured servant to pay for her new identity
- “Syrah”: Dancer
Description
Lothario is the proprietor of The Vintner’s Frolic and seems plugged into the city’s gray markets. We have seen him have dealings with halflings, presumably The Small Brothers, where he didn’t walk away happy.
Mara Stoddard
Mara Stoddard
Rancher at Juniper Hills Ranch near Saddlestone.
Relationships
- Hugh Stoddard: Mara’s son
- Cedric Stoddard: Mara’s father, deceased.
Other Notes
- Mara gave birth to Hugh after a one-night-stand with Vance Thornfield during the Saddlestone harvest festival when she was about twenty-three years old.
- Mara was displaced by Vance Thornfield after Cedric was killed and the ranch was sold to the Amnian Sapphire Syndicate. She is now an itinerant stablehand in the duchy. Her life is difficult, but she’s getting by.
Marco Salvatore
Marco Salvatore
Son of Alessio Salvatore and an employee of the The Twisted Axle.
Mother Laguna
Mother Laguna
The enigmatic leader of the Laguna-kin and a former member of the Order of Hospitalers according to discovered journals. She is also apparently a powerful ally of The White Skull.
Last reported to be located in The White Skull Fortress.
Ottillie Rhindaun
Ottillie Rhindaun
Ottillie Rhinduan is a niece of the Tethyrian royal family. She is a minor princess.
Relationships
- Albrecht Moray: Unclear. Ottillie was an image flashing through Albrecht’s fevered dreams in The Lazaretto.
Description
Ottillie is a young woman and a member of the Rhinduan, the Tethyrian royal family. She does not have a strong claim to the throne, so she will likely be married for political advantage.
Other Notes
Pembrose Dandylion
Pembrose Dandylion
Pembrose “Dander” Dandylion is a halfling fishing boat operator in Port Maraisa. He regularly conducts tasks for Delridge, though Delridge denies being his “boss.”
Relationships
- Delridge Berryroot: (Not the) Boss
Description
Other Notes
- Danders has acknowledged he acquires spell components for arcane casters, specializing in marsh plants, snails, and clams.
Port
Port
Port is the wife of Ergzett Rukk and Lothario Manhandle’s only goblin vintage.
Port tends bar at The Vintner’s Frolic and likes to taunt Ergzett Rukk while she does it.
Relationships
- Ergzett Rukk: husband
- Lothario Manhandle: Boss
Description
Other Notes
Richard Corsi
Richard of Corsi
Senior lord of The Corsi family and leader of the Calishite Campaign.
Relationships
Person | Relationship | Other notes |
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Eldred of Corsi | Parent | |
Armitage del Veign | Subordinate | Second-in-command during the Calishite Campaign |
Other Notes
Lord Richard and Armitage del Veign are not obviously responsible for the humanitarian disasters during the Calishite Campaign. Even if they were, it isn’t clear that they weren’t fed bad intelligence.
It is not clear how responsible he is for The Saliran Massacre.
Rowan
Rowan
A large man claiming to be a horse thief from Darromar.
Description
Rowan is a good singer, jovial, and good with children.
Kira has detected magic on Rowan and learned his belt displays evocation magic and his ring displays enchantment magic.
Other Notes
- Rowan claims to have been chased out of Riatavin, likely thievery catching up with him.
- Rowan was serving drinks in The Vintner’s Frolic after Boblin murdered [[Mathis]]. (Session 4)
Sister Nightsong
Sister Nightsong
Nurse at The Lazaretto.
Relationships
- Mother Isabel Verduna: Head priestess at The Lazaretto
Syrah
Syrah
Syrah works at The Vintner’s Frolic.
Relationships
- Lothario Manhandle: Boss
Description
Other Notes
Talmadge
Talmadge
Talmadge is the proprietor of The Gold Coin and a prick about halflings. He’s a competent innkeeper who prefers to be bribed for information.
The Sausage Maker
The Sausage Maker
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Relationships
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Vance Thornfield
Vance Thornfield
Vance Thornfield is an ambitious, charming opportunist who is more interested at what he can get than in what happens to anyone who isn’t him.
Relationships
- Barrick Ironstone: Vance is Berrick’s father, though the relationship is not known to either party.
- Hugh Stoddard: Vance is Hugh’s father. The relationship is only known to [[Mara Stoddard|Mara]], Hugh’s mother.
Other Notes
- Boasted of brokering the deal between Eldred of Corsi, the Gareth Hawkridge, and the Amnian Sapphire Syndicate to sell Juniper Hills Ranch.
- Killed Cedric Stoddard with a rapier through the heart when Cedric resisted the loss of Juniper Hills.
- Refers to himself as “Lord”, though it’s unclear whether he actually has a title or simply pretends to one.
Zev Faheem
Zev Faheem
Zav Faheem is a Calishite fixer and mercenary who was hired by the Corsi to lead scout groups and support the Calishite Campaign.
Other Notes
Apparently disgusted by rural Calishite folks in Eastern [[Calimshan]] and Western Tethyr.