**Weight** 110 lbs

Esther Pasture (born Esther Cordo) was raised in a middle class family in Kurleigh Castle. She lived a mostly unassuming life until she was attacked in an alley while on her way home from a family event. The mugger left her to bleed out but she was found by the previous Matron of the Pasture family, Céleste. Esther was offered the chance at immortality through Vampirism and she accepted. Esther slowly proved herself over the years and became a figurehead in the family before finally having the title of Matron passed to her when Céleste retired to rest her mind in the year 900. Esther quickly began implementing changes, bringing forward new ideas and cementing the family as a cornerstone of Kurleigh.

**Year of Birth** 507 AGW 544 Years old

**Circumstances of Birth**

Ancient Annie was a daughter of a human and another Night Hag.

**Hair** Shoulder Length, Black

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Pale White

**Height** 5' (8'6")

Ancient Annie was born to a Night Hag mother and a young human soldier by the name of Dayton Daemon. She was given to Dayton's mother and kept under her care. On the cusp of her thirteenth birthday, Annie's mother returned. She forced the heinous Night Hag procreation ritual upon her and, though the transformation took, much of Annie's mind remained human. She resented her mother and her new form though over time she found it impossible to live in a world that saw her as a monster, and so she allowed the monster to take over. She settled into the role well, and found a small group of nomads wandering around the swamp in the center of Ovenica. She followed them for centuries and, when they finally settled a small area, she too built a house warded from the world, and called it home. She has been living in Basin ever since, leeching off the minor misfortunes of the townspeople, though never doing any proper harm.

When the adventurers (eventually known as The Shield of Basin) came to her asking for help, a semblance of her humanity was reignited. Over the course of many interactions she grew to trust this strange group and eventually would go on to marry one of them, Orpheus, and go to live with him in the settlement he and his group built, Fort Basin of Mirefield.

**Life**

7 AGW 53 AGW 46 years old

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Green/Brown

**Founded Settlements** Palesteel Academy

Born only a few short years after the gods war, Bem saw personally the aftereffects of the war. However Bem had a curious mind and, wanting to learn of the history of the land, set off on his own before he even came of age. He met up with a elven wizard who taught him spells and magic. Bem caught on quickly and within a few short years discovered his aptitude for magic. He spent his life in the company of a small group of adventurers. With the world so young there were so many things to be seen. He spoke with dragons, dined with vampires and even, it is to be believed, discovered the location of the slumbering terrasque. He kept notes on all his adventures, writing down every minute detail. He filled many journals, all of which are missing, or destroyed. In the end he vanished, and is assumed dead at this point, though no one knows for sure. The pages of his journals are prized among scholars, religious leaders, and adventurers alike, and finding one could mean a valuble treasure, a hoard of treasure, or a knife in your back.

An ancient creature, potentially the last of his kind. Divis is known to reside at the bottom of the ocean near Stonehill, but contacting the creature can prove difficult. Divis is known to be benevolent and even helpful at times. Unlike other powerful beings mortals might seek out for help Divis rarely asks for anything in return and, more surprisingly perhaps, very rarely interferes in mortal lives.

**Year of Birth**

813 AGW 238 Years old

**Hair** Long, White

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Tanned, White

Maria was born to her mother Clara and her father Emir Dengra in the middle of a storm. Clara believed that this was The Mother's way of telling them that Maria was destined for great things. However, as the years went on it seemed that Maria was growing up as any child would. Her ears were a little more pointy than her friends, and she was much taller than her father but other than that she seemed to take more from her human genes than her Firbolg ones. In the end it wasn't until recently that things began to escalate in Maria's life. Her partner Mayda was kidnapped by an Aboleth, and for some time Maria had given up hope of ever seeing her again until a party of adventurers (eventually known as The Shield of Basin) came through town and rescued Mayda, though not unharmed. Mayda has succumbed to the Aboleth's curse and was forced to stay in water or risk death. However, with the help of the Night Hag Ancient Annie (Aurora) Maria was able to save Mayda by giving Annie the original colour of her hair, a brilliant blonde. Some weeks later, when the adventurers returned she showed interest in the teachings one of them was discussing. She asked to be taught of the Mother and shown how to worship. In the month the adventurers were gone Maria meditated and prayed, reaching out for guidance she was surprised when she was answered. The Mother promised her that she would watch over Maria and her town. She gave Maria some of her power, and began to teach her to cast spells.

**Life**

808 AGW 842 AGW 34 years old

**Circumstances of Death**

In an attempt to become more powerful Radulos turned himself into a lich, and was ultimately slain (but not destroyed) by the Beacons of Sunlight.

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Pale

**Weight** 150lbs

Druid turned Necromancer, Radulos was grateful for a safe place to perform his grotesque experiments combining plants with undead creatures and his loyalty to Lord Idris Daemon was unmatched. Thanks to the frequent use of the Clone spell, Radulos also enjoyed outings into dangerous places to find the best corpses and rarest plants.

Radulos was born into the Circle of Druids who follow the calling of the Twilight Realm, and are devoted to The Mother. While he grew up with the ideals of the Druids drilled into his head, he was filled with burning curiosity with the undead. His circle, dedicated to the destruction of all undead creatures, would not entertain his curiosities when he brought them up and what friends he did have soon left him. When he was eighteen he discovered an amulet while cleaning out a cursed graveyard and hid it from his teachers. Through it he began to learn of the magic he craved, and he twisted it to his will. He created his first undead a few months later. He was discovered, and banished for this crime.

**Life**

764 BGW 385 BGW 379 years old

**Pronouns** She/Her

**Hair** Floor length braids

Little is known about Ragden Greybane before she entered the public eye. Most believe that she came from nothing. Just an average dwarf. However, her legacy lives on as potentially the greatest mason Dwarves have ever seen. During the gods war, The Dwarven Empire was dealing with incursions of fiendish creatures on all fronts. It was a bloody conflict which saw the deaths of many dwarves and other races. As the war began to near its end (though none knew when that end would come) the Emperor of Kurleigh decided that he wanted more protection for his glorious city and commissioned a great gate to be built. With many of its people out fighting in the war, it fell on a simple dwarf mason who was relatively unknown at the time. This dwarf was Ragden Greybane. Over several years she worked tirelessly to create the Emperors gate. It was, as designed, hundreds of segments of overlapping stone and metal which sat at the cavernous mouth of Kurleigh. If the need arose, the segments could be released and the gate would cascade down, sealing city. It was a monumental creation. The Emperor was pleased and granted Greybane a noble title, hiring her on as his personal family's mason. Greybane went on to refurbish several of the upper levels of Kurleigh, as well as personally designing several lower levels before the world shattered.

**Date of First Recording**

2000 - 1000 BGW

**Date of Setting**

8000 - 5000 BGW

During the gods war, the Eastern portion of Ovenica was ruled by an evil king. With the mountains and Briarborn Wood to the North, and the Allanora Sea to the West, it was virtually impossible to mount a successful attack on his lands. For centuries the King ruled, bloated with power and greed until a noble knight, now known only as The Ember Knight, bravely made their way past the kings defences and face him in single combat. During that battle the knight called upon The Champion to bless them and holy fire wreathed their sword. With a final blow the evil king was stuck down and a prophecy escaping as his final breath: that he would return. Even with the lands now freed from the evil king's terror, the Ember Knight was restless. Their mind became consumed with the prophecy and they spent every waking moment looking into ways to keep the evil king from returning. Eventually the Ember Knight passed and was laid to rest alongside their holy sword: the Emberblade.

**Life** Born ??? Died 843 AGW

Ryscag was a Nerra with grandiose hopes of conquering lands and the people within them. He had undertaken a feat not seen before by Nerra, and taken control of the skeleton of a Lesser Giant. In addition to his extreme size, Ryscag was a powerful spellcaster and on several occasions gave The Shield of Basin a run for their money.

**Conditions** Inferna Sanguinem

**Currently Held Titles** Headmaster

**Year of Birth**

1003 AGW 48 Years old

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Green

**Ruled Locations** Palesteel Academy

Carston grew up in Palesteel Castle and quickly became an apprentice under the League of the Eye. His sharp mind quickly propelled him past his peers and he became a favourite among the League's leadership. After the previous head of the organization stepped down in 1048, it took only a year before Carston had the full support of the League and was given the title of Headmaster in 1049.

**Life** 758 AGW 860 AGW 102 years old

**Hair** Shoulder Length, Brown with hints of grey

Ulric Covenlash was the last ruler of The Silent Assembly. He vanished suddenly (and is presumed dead) in the year 860AGW. Shortly after that The Silent Assembly fell apart. As with most things the Assembly did, these events are completely shrouded in mystery and known to very few. To most, Ulric was simply another noble who vanished during the years preceding the War for Stonehill.

**Conditions** Draco Puer

**Year of Birth** 1010 AGW 41 Years old

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Dark Grey with Black Traditional Tattoos

**Aligned Organization** Followers of the Beacon

Eagrain was raised by his mother Ellice after the death of his father Alex. His mother was a priest of The Children of Divinity and spent the rest of her time working for an Artisan's guild. She, along with Eagrain's two siblings Timor and Aline, still live in their home city: Kurleigh. From a young age Egrain loved participating in traditional Goliath sport and culture while Timor followed his mother into Priesthood and Aline left to live by herself in the wilderness when she was of age. Despite his competency in sport, Eagrain had few friends and spent most of his evenings alone. He began seeking out more dangerous entertainment and competition, eventually falling in with an underground fighting ring. Eventually he was caught and jailed. Sentenced to five years aboard a prison ship on Titan's Rest, he served his time quietly and, upon release, considered himself a changed man. He swore an oath to leave his old life behind. He discovered The Followers of the Beacon and relished the opportunity to prove himself anew. After several years of hard work, Eagrain is now counted among the most experienced in the organization and has come into his own as its leader.

**Species** Half-elf

**Year of Birth** 1,013 OGA (38 years old)

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** White

**Weight** 178lbs

**Title** Courier

Florence MacMillian was born to Emberleigh MacMillian, granddaughter of Jirimi MacMillian of Fort Basin of Mirefield. After the death of her Mother and Grandmother on the road, Florence worked with Orpheus to get her established in the new Frontier lands south of Titans Rest. She was able to acquire a job working for the Coldharbour postal service and spends much of her time now travelling around the Frontier delivering parcels, mail, and all sorts of things, happy to have carved out a life for herself.

**Species** Rakshasa

**Life**

Born 4893 BGW (5,944 years old)

**Hair** Tiger Stripes

**Species** Human (Aberrant)

**Year of Birth** 1028 OGA (23 Years old)

**Hair** Tidy, Autumn Brown

**Weight** 220lbs

Nicolas grew up under the tutelage of his father, a Cleanser of Prathia, who was killed during a freak avalanche in the Brimraine Mountains that cost the lives of 22 Cleansers. Nicolas looked up to his father more than anything and had also been in training to be a Cleanser. His father's death fueled the fire and saw him join the forces of Prathia early, becoming a Cleanser a full year ahead of his fellow trainees.

The influence of The Hands of God twisted Nicolas, and while he regularly maintains his humanlike appearance, he is anything but. A grotesque creature living within the Cleanser armour like a shell.

Species Human (Numen Anima)

**Life** 779 AGW - 892 AGW (113 years old)

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Dark Brown

As all Speakers, Kande was chosen as a child to be the next Speaker. When he came of age he put the sign of The Speaker on his mask and spent all day sitting with the last Speaker, listening to stories and memorizing them. He did nothing else for thirty nine years. When he was fifty two his Speaker passed and he burned his mask and accepted his new role. Since then he worked tirelessly to keep their traditions, and population, alive. He began to take drastic measures which included inviting outsiders to join their tribe and take on the traditions of their people. This came under some fire as it is a major change from the norm, however the belief that his choices are coming directly from the gods keeps anyone from saying too much in protest.

**Species** Human (Inferna Sanguinem)

**Life** 1000 OGA (51 years old)

**Skin Tone/Pigmentation** Black with thick red bands

Ko was born to the granddaughter of the Great Kande Omenah. Shortly after their birth, Ko was taken in by a different family when their mother was excommunicated from the tribe for becoming Vervloek. Ko was watched from a very young age due to their mother's misstep and their heritage. At age three, when they began developing their skin pigments and small, exterior fangs, it was declared by the current speaker that Ko was a sign from Afe himself and would be immediately considered for the role of speaker.

As Ko grew, so did their influence on the people around them. Ko was naturally charismatic and even during their Speaker Acolyte ceremony, many guessed which student would be the one to be "chosen" when Ko (who was supposed to remain anonymous) would do a small happy wiggle whenever a different student "lost" the battle of wits.