Friends of the Fox: Characters

Final Player Characters -

Cassiaz (John Kim): A Theinorran sorceror, an ambitious nobleman who is seeking to make his fortune.
Amrek (Dutch): A Fericopian warrior, known as "Kinslayer" after being found with a bloody axe and his family chopped to pieces, remembering nothing. Years later he discovered that it was a curse upon the axe which killed them -- but he is still hunted by relatives of his wife as an outlaw.
Shekur (Tony): An Andorran bard, an albino, who is fairly well known for his ballads. He enjoys outdoor spaces, and has a pet wolf.
Sephirath (Liz): A Theinorran philosopher-warrior of the Rahadain order. He is a stoic ascetic, dedicated to logical and selfless action. (Prophecy: "Give your heart to the trade you have learnt and draw refreshment from it".)

Absent Player Characters -

Salaomer ein Ringoral (Russell): A rakish Thein who was formerly of the Blue Sash gang, a rowdy lot of adventurers. He was twice enslaved by the Nefari, and escaped along with a set of companions from Nefari lands.
Myshik (John): A Loiborran alpaca herder with a mysterious destiny.

NPCs

Salaomer's companions from Nefari lands -

Rogah: a four-armed clay golem who can physically hold spirits
Norel: a living shadow
Alagen: a Lorelei empath and healer, currently comatose after healing Kohoth from a deep coma

Task force to deal with Castle Briarcliff -

Bymodyr: priest of Baal
Ruephat eal Tanmevar: a paladin, currently carrying the Nefari sword Frostbiter to the land of the dead to return it to Baal
Men at arms:
- Ohash (M): grumpy veteran
- Dishaz (M)
- Naphtael (M)
- Jemaphat (M)
- Chedorlali (F): naive, but very level-headed
- Phicath (M)
- Abiam (M): deceased, killed by the collapse of the castle.
- Zibad (M)
- Gersah (F)
- Kemah (F): deceased, killed by one of the demons in Briarcliff.

Court of the Thein of Theins -

Joam, the current Thein of Theins: His power granted by the scepter of Noah is that everyone must tell him the truth. He ascended by challenging the former Thein of Theins, who was a madman who tried to use his power of mind control to conquer all of Neng. Joam's wife died 3 yrs ago, but he has yet to find a new wife. Instead, he is conducting the fertility rites of Aliah with the second priestess - which is becoming strange.
Amalthea: Joam's daughter (Prophecy: "The princess is proud; Proud of her purse; Proud of her place; Proud of her person.")
Thea, Amal's shadow: Created by the fungus in the cave. (Prophecy: "There is no light without shadows, there are no shadows without light")
Ruememal: The court wizard, who created Thea's disguise.
Abiaso: Justiciar of Chandiope, Sephirath's good friend
Kohoth: Champion of the Thane. He has a lightning-sword.

Major grain merchants in Chandiope -

Shinab: A local Theinorran, short and hard-nosed, killed by a falling meteor. Had a reputation for ruthlessness.
Zadior: A medium-tall and obese old man with a full head of white hair. He is from Harmody, and ships grain thru there to lands beyond, such as the Spice Islands. Violently prejudiced against Holy-Landers.
Math: Head of the grain merchants guild, an emigre from the Holy Land. He is tall, chunky, and balding. H e has a daughter, Rachel, whose marriage is the subject of rumor.
Hevay: Ship captain working for Math. He was captain of the grain hulk Abundance which nearly sank, and the half-brother of Hoi, the grain clerk who died.

Other suspects in Chandiope -

Ashsaphel: Chief priest of Baal, given to large parties at his house. One of these was where Hoi was killed by a falling gargoyle
Hoi: A grain clerk killed just after the public granary burned down. She had been arguing with Math at the party.
Sherab: The replacement clerk for Hoi.
Orari: Chancellor of the Exchequer, who got sick (food poisoning?) shortly after the party where Hoi was killed.
Naphaph: A wizened old man, wanted as a bandit, who hired thugs to attack the _other_ albino Andorran, Gatur. He hired the thugs (ex-Sea-Raiders) at a bar called the Traveller's Rest.

Miscellaneous -

Gatur: An enormous, sumo-wrestler-like albino Andorran. He claims to be a simple merchant, but is in conflict with Naphaph
Gamylah: A bardic friend of Shekur, a Loiborran Pyrydain.
Hader: Amrek's factor in Chandiope.
Abishothai: Housemaster of Sephirath's Rahadain Chapterhouse. A handsome middle-aged woman.
Maacatha: Master of Philosophy of the Chapterhouse. An unbelievably wizened crone

Nefari-aligned, Doppleganger-building Magi -

Opposing Demonologist tentatively identified as -

Jeron: the last known active demonologist, who was a "farmer" thein (equivalent to a baron) over a small village in southern Theinorra. Approximately ten years ago he sacrificed his entire village, and was hunted down but disappeared.

Nefari -

Lord Onyx, lord of Seige Radix, original "owner" of Salaomer, from his first sojourn in Nephari lands.
Lord Feldspar, son of Onyx (? - killed at Castle Briarcliff fighting the demon in the holy well, leaving Frostbiter stabbed into it) Frostbiter was one of 12 artifact swords of the Nefari, most of which were lost during the war)
Lord Carbon, Seige Manifold, where the party entered Nefari lands. Claimed ownership of them on that basis.
Lord Nephrite, Seige Inverse, captor of Amrek, challenged Carbon's claim before the Umbra Court.
Lord Sapphire, Seige Cardinal, captor of Salaomer and Shekur
Lady Aspen, who secretly helped Salaomer escape last time

Nefari slaves -

Jomodah, who arranged the party's escape by substituting farm animals wearing their clothes, so that the Nefari would assume that one of the lords transformed them before the matter could be settled in court.

Rings found in the Tower of Time: