Aebrynnian People

Some Individuals of Note

The Chosen

Ai

Short name for some as yet unseen assassins.

Ash

This was an aging and powerful wizard, an elf of great lineage and high respect. He returned from a decade of absence, with the Child of Light, and the secrets of the manufacture of the Great and Small Swords. Ash sought and found a group of Companions who traveled the world seeking allies and leading counter-strikes against smaller plots of the Dark One, before leading Howell, Child of Light, to the citadel of the Dark One, where Howell apparently slew this masterful sorceror. Ash retired to elven lands after this, and was not seen among humankind again. Ash died when his successor, Ash II, was still a very young man.

Ash II

This is the grandson of Ash I, born nearly a hundred years after the First Mage War, and trained as the successor to Ash, with a sacred duty to preserve the knowledge of the Return, and to find the saviors against the Second Dark. Ash retired from storytelling, and was alone on an island when the Child returned to Aebrynnis, with the exception of his adopted Great Wolf, Lost. He is about 300 years old.

Atar, The most powerful Lost

God: Adurian
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Skin: Egyptian gold
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 180 lbs
Atar is the premier person that Azrai has taught the rigors of magic. But it has changed him greatly. Almost as greatly as kironide changes a person into a Psion. He is the leader of the Dark Ones, a group of strange mystics that have infiltrated several parallel universes. Including the Federation one. Atar currently is training a new mage. Sigmund Tjorkil.
Note: This is the one major NPC that can be killed. Of course, this will not be the end for him either...

Avani

God: Basa'a
Hair: Jet Black
Eyes: Black
Skin: Dark Chocolate
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 139 lbs
A radiant princess of a Djapar ruling family, and priestess of Basa'a. She has been blessed by the sun goddess in the gift of a scimitar with strange powers. She is a bright person, but seems to be weighed down with the weight of her people as the Shadow closes in on them.

Belenik

God: Azrai
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 165 lbs
A bloodthristy warrior from the fens of Vosgaard, Belenik is the epitomy of Vos barbarism. He is dark and will kill at the least slight. His boon from his diety is a battle axe with strange powers. He leads the assaults on the southern domains.

Bellcat Ringling

Nobody knows the original name of this middle aged campaigner. His racial heritage is both elven and human, but he has shrouded his past in mystery. Bellcat claims that he won his name in a contest against a godling, but he is known for his tall tales and gests. He has won several fortunes through his craft and guile, and is considered to be a masterful artist of sleight of hand and the mystical arts of illusion and misdirection. He will allow himself to be found by a Knight away team, and be recruited to be their 'native guide', for his facility with language and his 'golden tongue'. Bellcat will be known as Fan Fen, a chubby, outlandishly dressed, and endearing soul, who will be studying the Knights as much as they are studying Aebrynnis. At 55, he is finding modern times to be quite exhilarating.

Child of Light

Aka: Howell Bridger During the First Mage War, the mysterious wizard Ash brought a young boy into the old council hall, a blind and mind weary teenager, to train and to gain revenge by slaying the Dark One in his citadel. Ash and the Old Council procured the Great Sword and the Small Sword for the teenaged Child, called Howell, and found him new eyes. At the end of hte War, Howell was transported home, to his otherworld called Earth. The Child of Light has been all over time and space, through odd circumstances, and is now Captain Howell Bridger, CO, USS Knight. He does not want to set foot on Aebrynnis, for reasons of his own.

Erik

God: Reynir
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Crystal Blue
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 175 lbs
A druid (specialty priest) of Reynir. Descendant of the most prominent druid family in all of the Rjuven lands (his ancestor had saved the Rjuven by letting the druids under her command oppose the elves trying to destroy them), Erik has received a small boon from his liege, an aged oak staff. This staff is said to have druidic powers of its own. Erik is a revered personage in Sigmund's life, as after Deismaar, the Rjuven are renamed in his honor, as the Rjurik.

Haelyn

God: Andurias
Hair: Red
Eyes: Ice Blue
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 200 lbs
A prince of the first tribe of the Andu, Haelyn is the leader of the Council meeting in the City of Anuire. This ability to lead the diplomatic proceedings does well for his future. He is normally dressed in a suit of full plate armor, and carries a two-handed sword. He fears for his culture's future. Especially with his half-brother Raesene leading part of the Shadow's armies.

Juuro (Wolf)

Subdominant Alpha of Clan Deep Cliffs

Kriesha

God: Azrai
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 123 lbs
A priestess of Azrai, with a focus on ice and monsters. She is a cold person, and seems well suited to the cold wilderness that is Vosgaard. From her liege, she has been given two items. One is a warhammer of great skill. The other is a strange short sword that she intends to attract the attention of a certain otherworlder. Currently, she leads the campaign in the north.
Note: None of the Chosen can be killed. And this is especially true for Haelyn. At Deismaar the calendar of HC is begun. And HC stands for Haelyn's Count.

Lost

This is a Great Wolf, of that race of dreaded, magic resistant sapient beings who know the secret places throughout the world, and sell themselves as raiders to those who will bring them true knowledge. Ash was part of a party of hunters who slew the family of this cub, and prevented the destruction of this one being from the group. Instead, Ash raised the pup as his own, and trained him in the arts of history, ancient lore, and storytelling. Lost is of noble mien, and has a child's innocence, but a berserkers fury. Lost is 8, and an adolescent of his species.

Magus Kreven

Of mixed human heritage, a healthy 84, the Steward of the Council for the past twelve years. The most popular Master in the eyes of the younger Council members, he is the one who insisted on performing the ritual to draw the Child back to Aebrynnis. He had survived four attempts at assassination, and has found and given over all four assassins, to the Warden, for disposition. He is both an historical scholar and a Mechanician and Mathematician.

Magus Rhian

Half-Elven, Master Healer, aged 205. Watcher and Warden of the Council for 12 years, making her both the effective Chief of Security and the Military force leader. She was an unpopular choice, but her election was forced by the former Grandmaster.

Nadivian

A High Elf of middle age, captured and imprisoned by Vaspillias's minions for the last forty years. Used to serve as page 'boy' for Vaspillias's household before escaping.

Nesirie

God: Masela
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Green
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 125 lbs
A princess of the Masetian Empire, and paladin of the goddess of the seas. She is vivacious, and her blessing from Masela is a Cutlass of some enchantment. It's major feature is a massive water opal. She is disheartened by the losses that the Masetians have suffered in battle. She fears that her people will be destroyed by this conflict.

Ofis the Serpent, Pirate Captain

Culture: Masetian
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 199 lbs
A very skillful captain, Ofis is the head of the Shadow's naval forces. And he has won many a battle in the last year and a half. Now he is ready to assault the Masetian Empire itself. The only ones that might be able to oppose him are the Brecht towerships. But those are being held in reserve by the Council.

Raesene, The Black Prince

God: Andurias (Now Azrai)
Hair: Black
Eyes: Midnight Blue
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 225 lbs
Half-brother of Haelyn and Roele, Raesene is not in direct line to the throne of the Andu. As such, he has become darker and darker. At age 18, after helping with the teaching of his brothers, he went off exploring. Not much is known about this period, but when he came back, he was somewhat mad. His rage has built up, making him quite easy to fall into Azrai's ranks. He currently commands the central armies.

Rhuobhe, Manslayer

Culture: Cerilian Elf
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 95 lbs
Rhuobhe has been alive for at least three centuries. He is the crown prince of the Aelvinnwode elven kingdom. As such, it was his pleasure to welcome the humans to their lands. Especially when they both began to eliminate the humanoid menace.
But after the end of the goblin threat, the humans began logging and destroying the woods. This was because of their short lives. After all elves can live to be over two thousand years old. In fact they only died when killed by a blow, or from some sort of disease that gets around their defenses. So he attacked. After his 100th kill for the Ghaelle Sidhe (Hunt of the Elves), he was given the title Manslayer. he was one of the first to come over to Azrai's side in this battle.

Roele

God: Andurias
Hair: Red
Eyes: Ice Blue
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 205 lbs
Roele is a paladin of Andurias, and leader of the Cerilian armies. His future is as great as his brother's. His main foe in his battles is Raesene, his half-brother. Currently, he sits in the Council chamber, quite bored.

Row of Faces

Facing the Council Hall, made up of the images, in stone, of the greatest heroes of the modern age. The first such image, is that of the Child. The fine homes, with their walled gardens, behind the Row, are among the most lovely on all of Aebrynnis.

Ruornil

God: Vorynn
Hair: Red
Eyes: Green
Skin:
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 168 lbs
A magician (lesser mage) from a backwoods area. One of the few humans who still has the trust of the Sidhelien, Ruornil lives mainly at night, and tries to influence the elves into turning on the Shadow. Because of his Chosen nature, he has been given a dagger of mithril, with a strange gem in the hilt. Is quite saddened by the loss of the Vos to his liege Vorynn.

Sera

God: Brenna
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 115 lbs
A guilder of some renown, she follows the tenants of Brenna, and as such has been gifted with a rapier of great workmanship. She, like her people believe that this war will pass over sooner or later. But she also knows that the Shadow must be defeated.
Special Note: Guilders are a special class restricted to the Brecht, and those that they choose to teach. They are a rogue-type class, but do not steal. Instead they control guilds and sell products to those who will buy them. Some are underhanded, some principled.

Tal'Qazar, The Spiderlord

Culture: Cerilian Goblin
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Red
Height: 3'10"
Weight: 250 lbs
Tal'Qazar is a feral beast from a deep wooded area called the Spiderfell. His forces include numerous goblins, orogs, ogres, and gnolls, and operate a mere hundred miles from the City of Anuire. His forces are now content to make quick strikes, before fading away.

Traggur (Wolf)

Alpha Male of Great Wolf Clan Deep Cliffs

Vaspillias

A Dark Elf of middle age. Overlord of the Drow village of Sen'hin. A famed warlord, known for his great strength and cruelty.

Information provided by William Bolitho