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The Plaguelands

A Dungeons & Dragons 5e game In the world of The Cracked Marble
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Supporting Cast
  • Agatha
    Guided the party on their transcendental planar path to Celeste's Garden.
  • Bard of the Times
    The Bard of the Times is an era-based cultural figure. He wears a black suit, white ornate mask, and plays a classical guitar. The party suspects that he is scientist Dr. Corvek.
  • Chief of Helltusk Chases Dragons
    Chief of Helltusk, all of its citizens defer to him for his ancient wisdoms and piety to Rah.
  • Dr. Rockwell
    Has a keen interest in the diseases and their effects, particularly that of Renovare's Slumber. The party suspects he is hiding something, but he has helped prepare them for the trials of Western Plaguelands.
  • Dunger Opus
    One of Wratholme's crime lords, resides in the South. Known for murder and brutalization crimes.
  • Gary Sparkplug
    Intentions unknown, says he's worked with both the Green Hoods and the gnomish scientists of Wratholme Tower.
  • Geralt Sorus
    One of Wratholme's crime lords, resides in the North. Known for thieving and assassin work.
  • Illisandra
    As of now, nobody knows much of anything about Illasandra. Max knows what she looks like, and Smorkle heard Dr. Rockwell ask her to "Go easy on her."
  • Drug Lord Izzy Goodbrew
    One of Wratholme's crime lords, resided in the East. Known for drug-related crimes. Now deceased.
  • Joe
    Brews the finest coffee in all of Wratholme. Likes the party, since they've provided him with a new strain of coffee bean. In the morning he drinks Desert Coffee, black. Afternoon, Azure coffee, cream no sugar. Nighttime drink? Decaffeinated Dwarven Cold Brew, cream and sugar. If you've read this, you can metagame this knowledge to get Joe to fall in love with you.
  • Kyliena
    Stood guard at the last Crystal Tree of the Eastern Plaguelands. Mother of Tlatchga Littleroot, as well as 3 other children who had passed away. She guided the natural process of reincarnation, and had them reborn spiritually as Crystal Trees. Her dwarven husband, for unknown reasons, chopped down one of the trees. Renovare did the same to extract the Heart of the tree, an ingredient necessary for reaching Celeste's Garden. She stood guard at the last crystal tree, defending it with her life until convinced otherwise.
  • Miss Silk
    Owner of the Silky Way, Wratholme. Has a professional and somewhat chummy relationship with Max.
  • Octovarinocotazon
    An expert magical artificer that lives in the lower levels of Wratholme Tower. Befriended by Mimir, Theo and Sunshine.
  • Orianna
    Sister of Kyliena. Advised the party on how to deal with Kyliena when she guarded the Crystal Tree.
  • Fungal Lord Renovare
    Former Druid of the Swarm, Became a Plague Lord propagating Renovare's Slumber, Now deceased.
  • Rotten King's Wife
    Rotten King's Wife. Y'all don't even know her name.
  • Salve Lady
    Sells the salves, salts and other ingredients for staving off the various plagues of Strathmore. Hinted at losing family to the diseases.
  • Skorn
    One of Wratholme's crime lords, resides in the West. Known for recruiting and organizing the Green Hoods' operations. Max stole his axe.
  • Stockholm
    Hey, an orc's gotta do what a orc's gotta do.
  • The Rotten King
    Former King of the Northern section of Strathmore. Propagator of the Plague of the Rotten King (Duh). Now deceased.
  • Tlatchga Littleroot
    Son of Kyliena, used by Max as a bargaining chip to convince Kyliena to give them the last Crystal Tree.
  • Gnomish Executive Wilfred Gearturner
    Initially contacted the party to investigate the plagues and purify the continent. Provides the purifiers to the party, as well as updates them on whats to come in each area. Widower of Reya Gearturner. Reya had a construct that Wilfred created, whom Reya named "Sunshine".

This story is told by

The Protagonists

Maximilian Arendale

Theo Mooncrest-Emberstone

Jade Spades

Bazusko

Sunshine

Estella Hala Archer