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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GodOfCheese" data-source="post: 1581259" data-attributes="member: 19170">People of Interest<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The core party:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Zara the tainted (Human), a Monk of the Crescent Moon Order with no sense of humor and very little concept of mercy.  Carries a magical kama of alien intelligence and unknown purpose.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Chloe Steeles the discerning (Human), a young adventuring priestess of the Church of Pelor who has seen too much.  Chloe has intermittent, uncontrolled empathic powers that are sometimes helpful but usually seem like a curse.  Wears a magic amulet to stave off horrible nightmares.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Effrem the Fine (Human), a quiet man of intelligence who doesn't like to be touched, with a fantastic gift for archery and stealth.  Effrem is paranoid but a snappy dresser.  Wears a magical helm that can see invisible creatures but also causes the occasional hallucination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Davron Chesek (Half-Elf), a tracker formerly in the service of Hask Oakenstone.  Horribly killed by Ogres long ago, and had to be physically reassembled by Chloe prior to resurrection.  </li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The known "Bad Guys"<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hask Oakenstone-- the last archmage of the dying Elven race.  Went missing almost a decade ago, turned up in Millington, apparently friendly.  The party discovered his evil purpose and ambushed him.  He escaped, but not before his consort, Elania Silkenshaft, was slain.  His last words before teleporting away were "This isn't over."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Milo the Sadistic-- a halfling from the Western Cliffs with a talent for sorcery.  Abandoned the party during an expedition underneath Millington.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Axiardalon the Terrible*-- the Great White Wyrm of the Great White Wastes.  His numerous spawn have menaced the party in the past.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the Master -- a vile illithid trapped on the Material plane, residing in the Forbidden Forest with a horde of Ogre thralls.  Spared the party's lives in an earlier encounter because they seem to figure into his plans somehow.  Visits (torments) Chloe's dreams from time to time.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Supporting Characters (abbreviated)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sir Voldren Greenshield (elf) -- a knight of the Saldasha empire charged with tracking down the rogue mage Oakenstone and the leader of Millington's security reinforcements (read: occupying army).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Baghb, son of Bighl** (human) -- Oakenstone's leutenant.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tharmellaine Autumnbreeze (elf)-- an elderly Diviner in the service of the Empire.  Advisor to Greenshield and some form of instructor to Baghb.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bishop Sarek (human) -- the aged cleric in charge of the unique Cathedral of Pelor in Millington</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Young Bradley (human) -- a handsome apprentice priest at the Cathedral.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicholas (half-elf) -- a Druid of the Circle who maintains a strange grove in the center of Millington.  A close friend of Sarek's for many years.  (see Rogue's Gallery entry)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ainthreaxilos-- a flamboyantly happy silver dragon with a love of "human food" who tracks Axiardalon's movements.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Torlith Dornar (human) -- a bald monk of the Snow Order formerly allied with Oakenstone, who maintained a secret training ground beneath Millington.  Cold and serious, he betrayed Oakenstone and sided with the party at the ambush.  In reprisal, Oakenstone's consort, a consecrate of Nerull, slew him.  Chloe resurrected him recently and he is recovering.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Andrew Scraal (human) -- a criminal of low character, well connected in Millington, who sometimes helps the party.</li> </ul></li> </ul>*Axiardalon is a bastardization of "Ashardalon", the name of a dragon mentioned in the Sunless Citadel.  I thought the name was great, and used it on my own.  Unfortunately, the name "Ashardalon" showed up in many other sources, and draconic names IMC now have an incompatible symantic structure, so the dragon's name needed to change to avoid confusion.  It is pronounced "Ak-shee-arr-duh-lonn".** Baghb and Bighl: the "gh" combination is pronounced as though clearing one's throat, and would otherwise sound like "Bob" and "Bill".  The fact that Baghb has no last name suggests that he is low-born.</blockquote>

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