Author name: Jeremy Adams

A young woman dressed in forest colors. A scout for the Taldan Phalanx, she is skilled at wilderness travel and with her bow. SkillsAcrobatics, Bluff, Escape Artist, Knowledge (geography), Knowledge (local), Knowledge (nature), Linguistics, Perception, Perform (wind), Stealth Feats Class AbilitiesBard (2nd level spells, bardic knowledge, bardic performance) Party Agents and Allies

A middle-aged man with a suspicious look in his eyes and a huge scar. Once a quartermaster in the army, he turned smuggler to keep his unit supplied but was caught and drummed out. SkillsAppraise, Bluff, Disguise, Handle Animal, Knowledge (engineering), Knowledge (geography), Perception, Profession (merchant), Profession (quartermaster), Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Survival

An old man with a dry sense of humor and keen eyes. Trained as a wizard to satisfy his family, but found his true passion in law. SkillsDiplomacy, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (history), Knowledge (local), Knowledge (nobility), Linguistics, Profession (barrister), Profession (professor), Sense Motive, Spellcraft FeatsScribe Scroll Class AbilitiesWizard (1st level spells) Party Agents and Allies

A shy young woman skilled in alchemy and making gadgets. Retractable blades, disassembling armor, smoke bombs, and other such items can be made by her. SkillsBluff, Craft (alchemy), Craft (armor), Craft (mechanical), Craft (weapons), Disable Device, Disguise, Heal, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (engineering), Sleight of Hand, Spellcraft, Use Magic Device FeatsBrew Potion, Scribe Scroll, Gunsmithing, Craft

A Lion Blade specializing in impersonation and infiltration. Lem Lightfoot once rescued Gannaius early in his career when he was infiltrating a Chelish slaver ring. The party also “rescued” him from jail after being arrested for crimes committed by the real person he was impersonating. Dramatis Personae

A Mwangi half-elf cleric of Abadar, Eudonius was a guest of Baron Trant. Eudonius has some previous adventuring experience having been part of the expedition to Saventh-Yhi. There he fought against the minions of the Gorilla King and the reborn sekmin empire. Eudonius was among those rescued from the Forgotten Archives. He healed the party

Sir Gryphus Plastion is an old knight who earned his spurs fighting against the Rovagug worshipping orcs east of the World’s Edge Mountains. He fought multiple times against the Disciples of Ruin, a group of orc shamans who led multiple invasions of Taldor from their wasteland homes. The party rescued Sir Plastion from the Forgotten

Lord Botoles is a minor nobleman from Cassomir. He has an interest in ancient Taldan artifacts and uses business connections to obtain such things for his private collection. The party rescued Lord Botoles from the Forgotten Archives after the Exaltation Massacre. He gifted them with 300 gp for his rescue. Dramatis Personae

Lady Clement is of Mwangi descent by way of the disastrous Sixth Army of Exploration. Her ancestors had been guides and returned with the defeated Taldans. Her current seat on the Senate was hard earned by her ancestors and she is proud of that heritage, but considers herself entirely Taldane. Dramatis Personae

One of Taldor’s oldest Senators, Octavia spends most of her time at her archive of occult mysteries known as the Endless Repository. She is quite reclusive, seen in Oppara only a few times a year. Dramatis Personae