Johann Glück is a man like any other. Each day he wakes up at the crack of dawn, bathes, has breakfast, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and finally goes to sleep. Some men are farmers, tending the land; some merchants, beholden to the almighty gold piece; Johann is the grim reaper, and he […]
Volgart is a gaunt, wiry man of middle age who lives and works in a converted warehouse. His knowledge of the alchemical arts is, some say, unrivaled. Certainly he seems to think so. Unfortunately, he is also quite a bit off his rocker, perhaps from years of strange fumes and accidents. He is independently wealthy, […]
Sniper drakes are small, dragon-like flying reptiles the size of a large bird. Their leathery, bat-like wings span three to five feet across and are a darker shade of the creature’s overall color. Sniper drakes usually come in pastel greens, blues, yellows and reds. Their head is long and thin and dominated by very large, […]
The hermit Saursa is a bit of a loner, not by choice but by circumstance. Actually, he’s quite lonely, but it’s very dangerous for him to get attached with anyone so he lives by himself in the middle of a dense forest.
He’d run off to explore a cave as a teenager and become trapped in […]
Spooks, ghosts, shadows– all terms applied to the Specters of Ptolan. A small group, practically unheard by even the most well-connected, yet they’ve agents in almost every court in every kingdom.
Each specter is an elite assassin trained in a variety of skills. Tracking, espionage, impersonation, forgery… all are required for the specter’s mission. Specters are […]
For hundreds of years, the city of Rastonia has been under the de facto rule of three guilds of varying legitimacy: The Moneylenders, the Shadow Guild, and the Crafters’ Guild. Each of the guilds is headed by a vampire, the three of which make no attempts to hide their nature.
The Moneylenders is headed by Lord […]
Minaerva Lenesticles is the latest artist to dominate the cutthroat high-art scene of Shentreau. Minaerva goes by the sobriquet “M,” and was once just another of the self-important sycophants which litter the city’s courts. She longed to break through and join the cognoscenti, but it seemed she could never follow the tastes of the moment– […]
The Coriander Spice started life as a merchant vessel transporting spices (including, of course, coriander) from the east to the west. It was taken over, however, by the ruthless pirate Ma Bartley nearly fifteen years ago, and today its sails are a scourge on the horizon.
Ma Bartley herself is a grizzled pirate on the wrong […]
Pushing back the end of the world, one day at a time.
The Chronastic Assembly is a secret society comprising some of the most powerful individuals in the world. They possess an artifact, a book from the end of time itself, which details how the world ends, and what lead up to it.
Armed with this knowledge, […]
One night, while gathered around the camp fire, off in the distance the players spot a little girl walking towards them.
The girl says nothing to them, but walks up to the fire and kneels down to warm her hands. She sits there for a few minutes, taking respite from the cold night, before leaving.
The little […]
