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Nurah Dendiwhar

Small in stature but vast in spirit, Nurah Dendiwhar brings light where shadows linger. A bard, historian, and self-proclaimed “morale officer extraordinaire,” Nurah has travelled across Mendev chronicling the heroics and tragedies of the crusades. Her laughter is infectious, her… Read More »Nurah Dendiwhar

Aron Kir

A man shaped by both loyalty and loss, Aron Kir has seen more of the Crusades’ failures than its triumphs. Once a soldier in the Queen’s armies, Aron later turned his talents toward engineering—building siege engines, fortifications, and field defenses… Read More »Aron Kir

Sosiel Vaenic

Sosiel Vaenic is a man of rare gentleness amid the brutality of the Crusades. A devoted priest of Shelyn, goddess of beauty and love, he tends to both the wounded body and the wounded soul. Tall, calm, and graceful in… Read More »Sosiel Vaenic

Drezen

Drezen is a crusader citadel in the middle of the Worldwound, erected when victory over the demons seemed so close. Its high walls can house an entire army. Control over this city is key to victory in the war. Drezen… Read More »Drezen

Demon, Babau

The babau is an assassin, a murderer, and a sadist. Certainly not traits unusual in the demons, yet the babau’s penchant for stealth and surprise sets it apart from its generally less-subtle kin. With no need to eat (although most… Read More »Demon, Babau

Areelu Vorlesh

The half-succubus witch Areelu Vorlesh was one of the most powerful denizens of the land known as the Worldwound. She was best known for having aided the demon lord Deskari in opening the Worldwound in 4606 AR, shortly after her… Read More »Areelu Vorlesh

Minotaur

Nothing holds a grudge like a minotaur. Scorned by the civilized races centuries ago and born from a deific curse, minotaurs have hunted, slain, and devoured lesser humanoids in retribution for real or imagined slights for as long as anyone… Read More »Minotaur

Peryton

Savage creatures of nightmare, perytons combine the features of stags, wolves, and great birds of prey. Though vicious beasts, perytons possess all the intelligence of a human. Perytons hunt any creature weaker than themselves, but prefer humanoid prey, as they… Read More »Peryton

Deskari

Deskari is the Demon Lord of infestation, swarms, and the apocalypse that comes on endless wings. His vast, chitinous form towers over mortals, a hybrid of man and locust — six clawed limbs, vast serrated mandibles, and a crown of… Read More »Deskari

Demon, Schir

A schir resembles a tall, muscular humanoid with the head and hooves of a demonic goat. A ragged hide covers patches of a schir’s body, usually around the forearms and lower legs, with a crestlike patch running down from the… Read More »Demon, Schir

Demon, Vermlek

Vermleks form from the souls of those who habitually violated the dead in life, such as grave robbers, necromancers, and necrophiles. Demonic armies often use them as disposable troops in war, with vermleks inhabiting the bodies of slain humanoid enemies… Read More »Demon, Vermlek

Mandragora

A mandragora rises spontaneously from a mandrake root that has drawn nutrition from the corpse or ichor of a demon. A typical mandragora stands at just over 3 feet tall and only weighs 30 pounds. However, its size hides the… Read More »Mandragora

Kenabres’ Wardstone

A wardstone is a minor artifact in the form of a menhir inscribed with runes, and is designed to ward out demons of the Worldwound. Its power must be maintained by regular prayers and annual rituals. The wardstones are infused… Read More »Kenabres’ Wardstone

Queen Galfrey

Galfrey is the eldest daughter of the last prince of Mendev who died under mysterious circumstances on a diplomatic mission to Sarkoris in 4601 AR. She was quickly crowned and has remained the head of state ever since. Galfrey originally… Read More »Queen Galfrey

Irabeth Tirabade

Commander of the Eagle Watch, Defender of Kenabres A half-orc paladin of Iomedae, Irabeth is a stoic and unwavering defender of the city. Now the highest-ranking member of the Eagle Watch following the fall of Kenabres, she has taken command… Read More »Irabeth Tirabade

Howler

The howler is a native to the Abyss, an Outer Plane where madness is the norm and cruelty is expected and often rewarded. The howler prowls these Abyssal realms, serving the role of a hungry predator like a lion or… Read More »Howler

Riftwardens

The Riftwardens are a loose collection of planar travellers from across the Great Beyond who guard the multiverse’s integrity and stability. They aim to prevent evildoers from using planar gateways and punish any who they catch trying. Riftwardens are believed… Read More »Riftwardens

Demon, Abrikandilu

Known as wrecker demons, abrikandilus delight in destroying beauty, be it by rending a fine painting to shreds, reducing a magnificent statue to rubble, or scarring a lovely face. Abrikandilus are formed from the souls of mortals who vandalised art… Read More »Demon, Abrikandilu

Ruined Kenabres

Legend A: Exit from the UnderwayB: Blackwing LibraryC: Gwerm ManorD: Tirabade ResidenceE: Topaz SolutionsF: Nyserian ManorG: The Tower of EstrodH: Defenders HeartI: ?

Hosilla’s Orders

Hosilla, You will remain, for the time being, in Kenabres. But know this: the city’s days are numbered. Seek a place of safety—the underground den of your mongrel lackeys should suffice to keep you safe from the devastation to come.… Read More »Hosilla’s Orders

Demon, Dretch

Even the lowest demons of the Abyss are dangerous and filled with a driving need to spread ruin and dismay. The lowly dretch is as hideous and foul as it is cruel, even if it lacks the strength and power… Read More »Demon, Dretch

Iomedae

Iomedaeis the goddess of righteous valor, justice, and honor. Having served as Aroden’s herald, she inherited many of the Last Azlanti’s followers upon his disappearance and continues to espouse the ideas of honor and righteousness in the defense of good… Read More »Iomedae

Baphomet

Baphomet demon lord of beasts, mazes, and traitors, rules over the Abyssal realm known as the Ivory Labyrinth.

Lann

Lann the mongrelman is a curious sight even for the distorted land of the Worldwound. A descendant of the first crusaders, a child of the caves beneath Kenabres, he followed his new leader up toward the light of the foreign… Read More »Lann

Session One: Fall of the Kite

The day began in celebration. Armasse had come to Kenabres, drawing crowds from across the crusader city to Clydwell Plaza. Among them stood Suliman the Magus, Frod the Grippli Rogue, Mokrer Djir the ratfolk Wizard, and Rurik the Dwarven Shapeshifter.… Read More »Session One: Fall of the Kite

Darkmantle

The darkmantle isn’t a particularly good climber, but it can cling to a cave roof like a bat, hanging by the hooks at the ends of its tentacles so that its dangling body looks nearly indistinguishable from a stalactite. In… Read More »Darkmantle

Terendelev

The ancient silver dragon Terendelev has made her home in the Mendevian city of Kenabres for many years. She serves the Iomedaean leadership as a soldier and enforcer, patrolling the city with a group of like-minded paladins.

Lord Hulrun Shappok

Prelate Hulrun Shappok is the aging leader of all inquisitors in Mendev, and the ruler of the northern city of Kenabres. He is second in power in Mendev only to Queen Galfrey.

Horgus Gwerm

Horgus is a wealthy aristocrat from one of the minor noble families of Kenabres. He has a numberof superficial cuts and scrapes, but is otherwise unharmed.

Aravashnial

Aravashnial is a Riftwarden, a member of a secretive society that has long opposed the works of theBlackfire Adepts and any others who would use planar portals and gateways to undermine or assault the Material Plane. While his blindness severely… Read More »Aravashnial

Anevia Tirabade

Anevia is a semi-retired adventurer who settled in Kenabres after falling in love with a crusader named Irabeth. Her rogue abilities include certain skills that may be needed to escape the caverns alive.

Huecava

Huecuvas are the risen corpses of heretical clerics who blasphemed and renounced their deities before meeting death. In unlife, they hate and seek to destroy those pious souls who keep their vows. Although easily mistaken for zombies or even skeletons,… Read More »Huecava

Giant Fly & Maggot

Voracious scavengers, giant maggots feed constantly, gorging themselves on the dead in preparation for their transformation into giant flies. Their pallid, corpulent bodies are the size of human children, and their rasping teeth are capable of eating even the bones… Read More »Giant Fly & Maggot

Kenabres

Kenabres is a fortified crusader city bordering the Worldwound. Currently, the city is the center of a radical faction of Iomedae’s faith who are renowned witch-hunters, led by the aging Hulrun Shappok. Although the city has become infamous for its… Read More »Kenabres