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<blockquote data-quote="Knight Otu" data-source="post: 3962657" data-attributes="member: 192"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">NPC Information</span></strong></p><p><strong>Sina:</strong> A frightened young girl that witnessed Eskaron killing a man, when she had hoped she might save him, and then fled Grenton. She came across the merchant Jakub, who brought her to a temple and then to the Red Dragon Inn, where she lived until Eskaron's death. It seems she knew beforehand that Grenton had been freed when Jakub came looking for her, and insisted on returning there with him, now much better able to handle her fears. She is the daughter of Jeline and a now-dead adventurer. Z'kar's dossier says about her "Rebellious. Keep in view. Addendum: Fled after Execution of Meras. Dangerous."</p><p></p><p><strong>Jakub:</strong> A merchant who rescued Sina and aided the adventurers on the first leg of their journey, lending some horses and his cart. He wears fine clothes and has stables in Allimon. He feels that the respect for merchants has suffered in recent times, and would like to help to improve it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Eskaron:</strong> A were-monitor lizard human sorcerer. In his human form, he is large and has purely-black eyes. Eskaron was born as Eron, son of Meras. Due to a prophecy of a witch that claimed that Eron would bring doom to their home village, Meras was forced to abandon Eron into the wilderness. Through unknown means (the kobold leaders claim that the World Scale took pity on the child), Eron contracted his unusual strain of lycanthropy, which also awakened his sorcerous abilities. It was stated that Eskaron recalls the events of his childhood, which made him hateful. The kobold leaders of a nearby clan, seeing him as a "Cleansed One", took him in, taught him, and he eventually took up the leadership position (presenting him to the other kobolds as a dragon) as a Crusader. Eskaron has a sister, with whom he still had contact, who killed the witch making the prophecy, and who seems to have contact with a powerful organization. Eskaron was beheaded by Farid after being knocked unconcious in battle.</p><p></p><p><strong>Meras:</strong> A villager in Grenton, who was killed by Eskaron for suggesting that the latter was not a real dragon repeatedly. He originally lived in another village until he lost his son due to superstitions of others. The group later learns that Meras was in fact Eskaron's father. Z'kar's dossier says about him "Dangerous, and rebellious. Eskaron's order of no execution holds for now. Addendum: Executed by Eskaron."</p><p></p><p><strong>Z'zess:</strong> A kobold leading a small troop searching for Sina. He was captured by the adventurers and held in Allimon along with the survivors of his troop until he was released by Farid, Katherine, Opale, and Quarion. He and his troop protested against Eskaron's occupation of the human villages, out of fear it would bring unwanted attention, and seems to have been one of the few to talk to the Grentoners. One of Z'kar's dossiers identified him as Indifferent with Integrator leanings.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jeline:</strong> Sina's mother and a villager of Grenton. When first met, she seemed more healthy than the other villagers of Grenton, but yet more tired and broken. After Grenton was saved from being burned down, she took up a spokesperson position of a group grateful to the adventurers and who wanted to stay in Grenton. She wanted to join the adventurers in their final battle against Eskaron, but the other villagers persuaded her to stay. Her lover, and Sina's father, was a retired adventurer who was killed by worgs during a travel. She may have learned some things from him. Z'kar's dossier says about her "Dangerous - may inspire rebellion. Learned much from late lover. Addendum: Upset by the flight of daughter. Infinite torture ordered to keep broken."</p><p></p><p><strong>Z'kar:</strong> A kobold cleric of an unnamed deity and the de-facto leader of Grenton under Eskaron's rule. A fanatical Crusader who prepared the burning of Grenton in case the kobolds were defeated. He kept short dossiers of the villagers and the kobolds under his command. He was killed by the adventurers.</p><p></p><p><strong>Joran:</strong> A villager in Grenton. After Grenton was saved from being burned down, he took up a spokesperson position of a group that wanted to leave Grenton, seeing it as doomed anyway, to be free from Eskaron and the kobolds. He later relented, provided the group with some silver, and wanted to join the adventurers in their final battle against Eskaron. The other villagers persuaded him to stay, however. Z'kar's says about him "Dangerous - might try to lead other townsfolk away during night."</p><p></p><p><strong>Old Marl:</strong> An old villager of Grenton. At the time the adventurers visited, he was one of the few willing to give room to visitors. He appears to need some herbs for some reason.</p><p></p><p><strong>Nerlos:</strong> A villager of Grenton who was in charge of the northern watchtower. He resumed this duty even after Grenton was freed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ancient Priest of the World Scale:</strong> An old kobold druid who remained in the shrine beneath Grenton to honor it with his death. He belonged to the Integrators, and was a mentor to Eskaron before the latter took up the mantle of the Crusaders. While the ancient priest retained some measure of power, he and the Integrators did not have the means to act against Eskaron, and thus remained loyal. When the adventurers found him, he told them a phrase that should keep Integrators out of the fight, and, with his dying breath, tried to tell them Eskaron's secret.</p><p></p><p><strong>Alina:</strong> One of the villagers who joined the adventurers in the final battle against Eskaron. She often wound up next to Planus in battle, and has jokingly suggested that the priest radiates an aura of misfortune.</p><p></p><p><strong>Druid Exile:</strong> A kobold druid and Integrator, worried about an apparent worg infestation in the forests. He joined the adventurers against Eskaron, though he implied that he didn't consider attacking his own clan very kobold-like and that he would become an exile for that. He cut off Eskaron's escape route with the help of summoned creatures.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Organization Information</span></strong></p><p><strong>Eskaron's Clan:</strong> Eskaron's Clan was a kobold clan living beneath the forests west of Lathirn, led by Eskaron, a sorcerous were-lizard. Under the leadership of the supposed dragon, it conquered and controlled four villages, among them Grenton, and was looking to expand further. The clan took many valuables from the villages and confiscated much of their produce, allowing semi-regular trade with Lathirn, the only city the kobolds could hope to trade with in the vicincy for other needed goods. These ambitions were cut short when Eskaron was slain by adventurers - the kobolds withdrew from the occupied villages and paid some reparations out of Eskaron's treasury. Who took up leadership of the clan after the death of the lycanthrope is unknown, but presumably an Integrator.</p><p>Under the influence of the Crusaders and Eskaron, and the realities of kobold life, the kobolds of Eskaron's clan had little love for the non-reptilian races, with lawless and uncivilized being the more harmless insults that even an Integrator might use, vermin and abomination being popular among the Crusaders.</p><p><strong>Crusaders, Integrators, and Indifferent:</strong> Factions within Eskaron's Clan, and probably within some other kobold clans as well. Crusaders and Integrators strongly believe in the legends of the Ur-Dragon and the En-Father, but while the Crusaders seek to rid the world of the soft-skinned races, with a fanaticism rarely attributed to the supposedly cowardly kobolds, the Integrators wish to integrate kobolds into the world's society peacefully, living among the other races. Indifferent is the name of both those groups for kobolds who either do not care, or worse, do not know about the mythological origins they attribute to the world. The Indifferent greatly outnumber both the Crusaders and the Integrators (a fact both groups bemoan), and Eskaron hindered the Integrators greatly, increasing the number of Crusaders.</p><p>Among most of the smaller kobold clans and tribes, and possibly even some the larger ones, these groupings may be nonexistant or secretive. The Integrators of Eskaron's Clan had a phrase that, among other things, signalled each other that they are not to interfere with those fighting against Eskaron if said by these warriors. It was "Integration shall be the goal!"</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Loose Ends/Unresolved Issues</span></strong></p><p>How exactly did Eskaron contract were-monitor lycantropy?</p><p>Has the worg threat successfully been dealt with by Grenton and the Integrators?</p><p>What of Eskaron's sister? Will she try to exact revenge on his killers or the village?</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Legends</span></strong></p><p><strong>Kobold Faiths:</strong> A number of kobold clans, and especially kobold druids, believe that Enworld is in reality a scale, now known as the World Scale, of an entity known as the Ur-Dragon, ripped out by a traitor known as the En-Father. The scaled races lived on the body of the Ur-Dragon as its children, though few of them remember the treachery. The soft-skinned races are children of the treacherous En-Father. The nature of the treachery was not revealed in the adventure, but certainly involves the presence of the soft-skinned races.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Notes</span></strong></p><p>This game was a victim of the Big Crash,but was reconstructed from Google cache.</p><p>Due to a transcription error from 'Beneath Grenton,' subsequent adventures have moved Grenton between Orussus and Allimon, potentially invalidating some information in this summary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knight Otu, post: 3962657, member: 192"] [B][SIZE=3]NPC Information[/SIZE][/B] [B]Sina:[/B] A frightened young girl that witnessed Eskaron killing a man, when she had hoped she might save him, and then fled Grenton. She came across the merchant Jakub, who brought her to a temple and then to the Red Dragon Inn, where she lived until Eskaron's death. It seems she knew beforehand that Grenton had been freed when Jakub came looking for her, and insisted on returning there with him, now much better able to handle her fears. She is the daughter of Jeline and a now-dead adventurer. Z'kar's dossier says about her "Rebellious. Keep in view. Addendum: Fled after Execution of Meras. Dangerous." [b]Jakub:[/b] A merchant who rescued Sina and aided the adventurers on the first leg of their journey, lending some horses and his cart. He wears fine clothes and has stables in Allimon. He feels that the respect for merchants has suffered in recent times, and would like to help to improve it. [b]Eskaron:[/b] A were-monitor lizard human sorcerer. In his human form, he is large and has purely-black eyes. Eskaron was born as Eron, son of Meras. Due to a prophecy of a witch that claimed that Eron would bring doom to their home village, Meras was forced to abandon Eron into the wilderness. Through unknown means (the kobold leaders claim that the World Scale took pity on the child), Eron contracted his unusual strain of lycanthropy, which also awakened his sorcerous abilities. It was stated that Eskaron recalls the events of his childhood, which made him hateful. The kobold leaders of a nearby clan, seeing him as a "Cleansed One", took him in, taught him, and he eventually took up the leadership position (presenting him to the other kobolds as a dragon) as a Crusader. Eskaron has a sister, with whom he still had contact, who killed the witch making the prophecy, and who seems to have contact with a powerful organization. Eskaron was beheaded by Farid after being knocked unconcious in battle. [b]Meras:[/b] A villager in Grenton, who was killed by Eskaron for suggesting that the latter was not a real dragon repeatedly. He originally lived in another village until he lost his son due to superstitions of others. The group later learns that Meras was in fact Eskaron's father. Z'kar's dossier says about him "Dangerous, and rebellious. Eskaron's order of no execution holds for now. Addendum: Executed by Eskaron." [b]Z'zess:[/b] A kobold leading a small troop searching for Sina. He was captured by the adventurers and held in Allimon along with the survivors of his troop until he was released by Farid, Katherine, Opale, and Quarion. He and his troop protested against Eskaron's occupation of the human villages, out of fear it would bring unwanted attention, and seems to have been one of the few to talk to the Grentoners. One of Z'kar's dossiers identified him as Indifferent with Integrator leanings. [b]Jeline:[/b] Sina's mother and a villager of Grenton. When first met, she seemed more healthy than the other villagers of Grenton, but yet more tired and broken. After Grenton was saved from being burned down, she took up a spokesperson position of a group grateful to the adventurers and who wanted to stay in Grenton. She wanted to join the adventurers in their final battle against Eskaron, but the other villagers persuaded her to stay. Her lover, and Sina's father, was a retired adventurer who was killed by worgs during a travel. She may have learned some things from him. Z'kar's dossier says about her "Dangerous - may inspire rebellion. Learned much from late lover. Addendum: Upset by the flight of daughter. Infinite torture ordered to keep broken." [b]Z'kar:[/b] A kobold cleric of an unnamed deity and the de-facto leader of Grenton under Eskaron's rule. A fanatical Crusader who prepared the burning of Grenton in case the kobolds were defeated. He kept short dossiers of the villagers and the kobolds under his command. He was killed by the adventurers. [b]Joran:[/b] A villager in Grenton. After Grenton was saved from being burned down, he took up a spokesperson position of a group that wanted to leave Grenton, seeing it as doomed anyway, to be free from Eskaron and the kobolds. He later relented, provided the group with some silver, and wanted to join the adventurers in their final battle against Eskaron. The other villagers persuaded him to stay, however. Z'kar's says about him "Dangerous - might try to lead other townsfolk away during night." [b]Old Marl:[/b] An old villager of Grenton. At the time the adventurers visited, he was one of the few willing to give room to visitors. He appears to need some herbs for some reason. [b]Nerlos:[/b] A villager of Grenton who was in charge of the northern watchtower. He resumed this duty even after Grenton was freed. [b]Ancient Priest of the World Scale:[/b] An old kobold druid who remained in the shrine beneath Grenton to honor it with his death. He belonged to the Integrators, and was a mentor to Eskaron before the latter took up the mantle of the Crusaders. While the ancient priest retained some measure of power, he and the Integrators did not have the means to act against Eskaron, and thus remained loyal. When the adventurers found him, he told them a phrase that should keep Integrators out of the fight, and, with his dying breath, tried to tell them Eskaron's secret. [b]Alina:[/b] One of the villagers who joined the adventurers in the final battle against Eskaron. She often wound up next to Planus in battle, and has jokingly suggested that the priest radiates an aura of misfortune. [b]Druid Exile:[/b] A kobold druid and Integrator, worried about an apparent worg infestation in the forests. He joined the adventurers against Eskaron, though he implied that he didn't consider attacking his own clan very kobold-like and that he would become an exile for that. He cut off Eskaron's escape route with the help of summoned creatures. [B][SIZE=3]Organization Information[/SIZE][/B] [B]Eskaron's Clan:[/B] Eskaron's Clan was a kobold clan living beneath the forests west of Lathirn, led by Eskaron, a sorcerous were-lizard. Under the leadership of the supposed dragon, it conquered and controlled four villages, among them Grenton, and was looking to expand further. The clan took many valuables from the villages and confiscated much of their produce, allowing semi-regular trade with Lathirn, the only city the kobolds could hope to trade with in the vicincy for other needed goods. These ambitions were cut short when Eskaron was slain by adventurers - the kobolds withdrew from the occupied villages and paid some reparations out of Eskaron's treasury. Who took up leadership of the clan after the death of the lycanthrope is unknown, but presumably an Integrator. Under the influence of the Crusaders and Eskaron, and the realities of kobold life, the kobolds of Eskaron's clan had little love for the non-reptilian races, with lawless and uncivilized being the more harmless insults that even an Integrator might use, vermin and abomination being popular among the Crusaders. [b]Crusaders, Integrators, and Indifferent:[/b] Factions within Eskaron's Clan, and probably within some other kobold clans as well. Crusaders and Integrators strongly believe in the legends of the Ur-Dragon and the En-Father, but while the Crusaders seek to rid the world of the soft-skinned races, with a fanaticism rarely attributed to the supposedly cowardly kobolds, the Integrators wish to integrate kobolds into the world's society peacefully, living among the other races. Indifferent is the name of both those groups for kobolds who either do not care, or worse, do not know about the mythological origins they attribute to the world. The Indifferent greatly outnumber both the Crusaders and the Integrators (a fact both groups bemoan), and Eskaron hindered the Integrators greatly, increasing the number of Crusaders. Among most of the smaller kobold clans and tribes, and possibly even some the larger ones, these groupings may be nonexistant or secretive. The Integrators of Eskaron's Clan had a phrase that, among other things, signalled each other that they are not to interfere with those fighting against Eskaron if said by these warriors. It was "Integration shall be the goal!" [B][SIZE=3]Loose Ends/Unresolved Issues[/SIZE][/B] How exactly did Eskaron contract were-monitor lycantropy? Has the worg threat successfully been dealt with by Grenton and the Integrators? What of Eskaron's sister? Will she try to exact revenge on his killers or the village? [B][SIZE=3]Legends[/SIZE][/B] [B]Kobold Faiths:[/B] A number of kobold clans, and especially kobold druids, believe that Enworld is in reality a scale, now known as the World Scale, of an entity known as the Ur-Dragon, ripped out by a traitor known as the En-Father. The scaled races lived on the body of the Ur-Dragon as its children, though few of them remember the treachery. The soft-skinned races are children of the treacherous En-Father. The nature of the treachery was not revealed in the adventure, but certainly involves the presence of the soft-skinned races. [B][SIZE=3]Notes[/SIZE][/B] This game was a victim of the Big Crash,but was reconstructed from Google cache. Due to a transcription error from 'Beneath Grenton,' subsequent adventures have moved Grenton between Orussus and Allimon, potentially invalidating some information in this summary. [/QUOTE]
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