Leader of an adventuring party arriving in Diamond Lake, alongside Khellek and Tirria. Auric (a fighter) also claims to be the reigning champion of the Champion's Belt Games, in the City of Greyhawk. Auric is charismatic, loud, and boastful, but one still gets the feeling that he genuinely cares for his team and others. Auric's Band arrived at Diamond Lake in search of adventure. They explored the Stirgenest Cairn; but found little of value and have since moved on to other more lucrative projects.
Auric and Khelleck were fighting in the Champions Belt Games when all hell broke loose.
Auric fought side by side with the Lakers to vanquish the undead abomination release within the arena in the middle of the night. He himself was swallowed and almost transformed before escaping the creatures gullet.
After this encounter, Auric approached Elias and Sorra with a business proposition. It was obvious to all (Him, the Lakers, and even City Officials) that Raknian was behind the mess going on. He thought that a hero of the city could wrest control of the games from Raknian... but who.
The obvious candidates were someone from within the Lakers, or himself. Since the Lakers were obviously not going to stay in Greyhark in the immediate future; he was the obvious choice. And to solidify his hero status in the hearts and minds of the Greyhawk people... all he needed to do was win the Champions Belt a third time in a row.
In exchange for throwing a one-on-one challenge, Auric promised the Lakers a 15% interest in the Champion's Games.
The party took the offer, and is now a silent and unseen business partner.
On an unimportant side note it was discovered by Elias that Khellek had abandoned the team when all the hell started breaking loose. Auric would have battled the party alone, even if they had not accepted the deal.
Encountered in: The Whispering Cairn & The Champion's Belt
Celeste (Human, Female, Rogue? Fighter?)An acquaintance of scholar mage Eligos, she introduces the party to Ekaym Smallcask making it possible for the Lakers to participate in The Champion’s Games. She came and went throughout that event often helping Eligos, Ekaym, and the party.
When Eligos was assassinated, she helped the party retrieve their secret belongings from the mages home; then hurriedly disappeared again on business. The party suspects there is more to her and would not be surprised to see her again.
Encountered in: The Champion's Belt
Dourstone, Ragnolin (Dwarf, Mine Manager)
Dwarven owner of the Dourstone Mines in Diamond Lake. Ragnolin is rumored to have collapsed a family mine in his home town to teach unreuly employees a lesson; killing over 300. For this he was supposedly driven from his home to settle in Diamond Lake. This may just be a rumor because Ragnolin is the most demanding, and cruel of the mine managers; enforcing his will through his subordinate, Trax.Ragnolin was approached by the Ebon Trian who wanted to gain access to an ancient temple to Vecna beneith his mine. He entered into this profitable arrangement and brought in Balabar Smenk to help supply the group.
He suspects the party is responsible for raiding the temple, but can't prove it. Of course he's had other killed for fewer suspicions than that. Had the party not left town when they did, he definitely would have made a move to neutralize them. Maybe he's calmed down since he's had some time to think.
Encountered in: Diamond Lake & The Three Faces of Evil & The Champion's Belt
A horrific fiend demonstrating characteristics of the three vile gods Hextor, Vecna and Erythnul. He was birthed from a black pool beneath the Dourstone mine in Diamond Lake, created by the Faceless One (representing Vecna), with the help of Theldrick (representng Hextor), and Grallak Kur (representing Erythnul). All three were pioneer members of the Ebon Triad seeking to bring about the Age of Worms and the merging of their three gods into an overgod. The monster was forced to emerge before it was fully developed and destroyed by the PCs before they made their "escape" from Dourstone's mine.
Encountered in: The Three Faces of Evil
Faceless One, The (Human, Sorcerer, Deceased)
Leader of the Vecna cult of the Ebon Triad beneath Diamond Lake. Apparently he believed the coming of the Age of Worms would help bring about the coming of the Overgod. It was he that deciphered the rituals and created the Ebon Aspect in the dark pool just outside the lair. The PCs dispatched him and his abomination.
Encountered in: The Three Faces of Evil
Filge (Human, Necromancer, Deceased)Necromancer dwelling within the Old Observatory in Diamond Lake. He was apparently involved in the study of a Kyuss worm, on behalf of Balabar Smenk. He also conspired to rob the graves of the Land farmstead. He was killed by the party as they tried to retrieve the Land family skeletons. It is from Filge that the party acquired their first specimen of a Kyuss worm.
Encountered in: The Whispering Cairn
Grallak Kur (Grimlock, Cleric, Deceased)
One of three leaders of the Ebon Triad cult assembled in an ancient temple and cave system below Diamond Lake. This Grimlock was a follower of Erythnul who lead his people up from the underdark to take part in bringing about the Age of Worms. He was killed by the party as they raided the caves his people occupied
Encountered in: The Three Faces of Evil
Hiska (Lizardman Shaman, Druid)
The spiritual leader of the Mistmarsh lizardmen. She parleyed with the Lakers when they arrived to rescue Marzena and other soldiers kidnapped from the Blackwall Keep. The Lakers further solidified their alliance when they helped rescue the lizardmen eggs from deceptive kobolds and Kyuss worms in the service of Ilthane, the black dragon.
The Lakers agreed to arrange a treaty between the lizardmen and Greyhawk; which they did. Having met with representatives sent from Greyhawk, she is impressed with the terms the party negotiated. Perhaps this is the beginning or a peaceful era between the tribes and the humans.
Encountered in: Encounter at Blackwall Keep
A black dragon who apparently tricked the Lizardfolk of the Mistmarsh, attempting to infect them and their offspring with Kyuss worms, while also turning them against nearby human settlements.
She returned after the party has moved on to Greyhawk to discover her plans thwarted, her minions killed and the lizardflok no longer so accepting of her "help".
Enraged, she learned the identity of the party and their benefactor Allustan of Diamond Lake. She attacked the town, killing many in search of the party (or Allustan); but the party (The Lakers) was away fighting in the Arena Games in Greyhawk; and Allustan was busy exploring the Whispering Cairn.
She tracked down Allustan at the cairn and attacked him; but he managed to escape back into the cairn and through a portal. She set up watch and was rewarded when the Lakers approached a couple days later. A battle ensued resulting in the dragon's demise.
Encountered in: Encounter at Blackwall Keep, The Gathering of Winds
Member of Auric's Band, Khellek is the quite and moody wizard of the group. An able Dragon Chess player, xxx was the only amenity in Diamond Lake that made his stay tolerable.
Khellek abandoned Auric during the Champions Games when all the freaky stuff started happening. His whereabouts are now unknown.
Encountered in: The Whispering Cairn & The Champion's Belt
Land, Alastor (Human Boy, Deceased)Found in the inner chambers of the Whispering Cairn, Alastor is the ghost of a young boy who died exploring those deadly halls. He asked the party to return his body to be buried WITH his family in the family's gravesite. In exchange he would use his incorporial form to assist the party in continueing on through the Whispering Cairn. The promise was a little harder to fullfil, since the Land family skeletons had been stolen by the necromancer Filge.
Encountered in: The Whispering Cairn
Lazare (Human, Business Owner of Diamond Lake)
Serene dragonchess master and owner of Lazare's House that caters to the upper-crust and intellectuals of Diamond Lake.
He used to be a mine manager, but due to ill fortune was forced to sell out to Balabar Smenk.
He has a daughter, Dannath, who is his only child. He is wildly protective of her. She spends her time as the hostess of Lazare's House.
Encountered in: Diamond Lake
Marzena (Human, Female, Wizard)
Spell caster and friend of Allustan Neff stationed at the Blackwall keep. She had written Allustan about the increase in green wormed "un-killable" zombies coming out of the Mistmarsh. She was kidnapped by the lizardmen and later rescued by the party.
Encountered in: Encounter at Blackwall Keep
Neff, Allustan (Human, Wizard)
An outstanding citizen of Diamond Lake; which is surprising when you take into account his brother, Lanod. He seems like a man comfortable in his own skin. He'll socialize a bit, entertain exostic guests every now and then, takes a trip here and there, and still dabbles in wizardry.It's rumored that he has high wizardly connections, real high; but that he fell out of favor with his master and just retired.
Recently, Allustan discovered a portal at the Whispering Cairn that lead to another burial vault. When he existed the Cairn for supplies he was attacked by the dragon Ilthane for his (and the party's) interferance with her plans.
He escaped back into the Cairn and the portal, but his condition and whereabouts are currently unknown.
Encountered in: Diamond Lake & Throughout Early Adventure Path
Neff, Lanod (Human, Mayor of Diamond Lake)
Mayor of Diamond Lake, appointed by Greyhawk. His father had been the mayor who pulled some strings and got him a position at the garrison. By the time his father died, he had enough pull to get himself appointed to the big time. His manor overlooks most of the town.
He's actually a good fit for Diamond Lake being a lying, cheating, philanderer. He lines his pockets with the with city money; and spreads just enough around to his cronies (the Sheriff among them) to stay in power.
His brother is Allustan, the wizard. They don't socialize much, but blook can run thick. Allustan is one of those unknown factors that probably keeps Lanod's enemies from making a move on him.
Encountered in: Diamond Lake
Loris is a famous adventurer and former gladiator, who is now the Arena Director for Champion’s Belt tournament. The prestige and money Loris had brought to the city has made him a celebrity and outstanding citizen of Greyhawk.
This will mark the 10th anniversary of the Champions Belt and Loris has promised that this one will make the gods take notice.
For someone who is such an outstanding citizen; Loris Raknian has taken an immediate dislike to The Lakers from the moment they reached Greyhawk. He hired a mind flayer to have the party discredited and killed. When the mind flayer failed, Raknian discovered the party entered into his Champion’s Belt tournament.
Besides his obvious hatred for the party; the fact that Raknian bought a minor evil artifact, the Apostolic Scrolls, from the mind-flayer does not speak well of his character.
It is now obvious that Raknian tried to use the Apostolic Scrolls to bring about some mass destructions at the games. His stature and influence deminished, he recently disappeared from Greyhawk.
Encountered in: The Champion's Belt
Shukak (Lizardman, Deceased)
Lizard King of the Mistmarsh tribe, he was responsible for the cruel and violent attacks on the Blackwall Keep garrison, having been tricked by Ilthane into believing the humans there responsible for the plague that killed the lizardfolk hatchlings, a few years prior.
Encountered in: Encounter at Blackwall Keep
One of the most corrupt mine managers in Diamond Lake, and that's saying something. Balabar's star is on the rise, as he schemes to bankrupt other managers and buy them out for coppers on the gold. Balabar recently found himself involved in supplying a cult called the Ebon Triad under Ragnolin Dourstones mine. What he saw there brought fear even to his black heart.
He requested a meeting with the party where he told them he forgave them for them for the death of his "friend", Filg. He then hired the PCs to infiltrate the Ebon Triad complex and destroy any evidence he was involved. The PCs accepted the deal and did just that as they destroyed and disbanded the cult.
It was the unlikely alliance of Allustan and Smenk who arranged for an escape plan for the party from the Ebon Triad complex and the Doursone mine, using gaseous form and a covered coach.
Elias kept one document linking Smenk to the Ebon Triad; but produced and destroyed it when the business partners met in the outskirts of town to settle their accounts. There is currently mistrust but an easy truce between Smenk and the party.
Encountered in: Diamond Lake & The Three Faces of Evil
Theldrick (Human, Cleric of Hextor, Deceased)
Leader of the Hextor branch of the Ebon Triad beneath Diamond Lake. He and his followers put up a valiant fight against the party using barricades and other devices of war. Eventually the party proved too much for the Hextor branch; but Theldrick managed to escape. This was probably the cause of Dourstone preparing a small armada to greet the PCs when they surfaced. Theldrick and Dourstone to this day wonder how the PCs reappeared in town; bypassing their trap. Both have probably taken this as a sign from the gods to mend their evil ways...
Encountered in: The Three Faces of Evil
Member of Auric's Band, Tirria is a mischievous elven rogue indirectly responsible for the party getting together. She duped Elias and Sif into getting into a fist-fight at the Feral Dog so that she could pick pockets during the distraction. She later befriended Elias and Sif; finding in them kindred spirits.
Though she is in the process of separating from Auric's Band, she is still friends with her old comrades. Because of her friendship with both parties; she has asked each to be careful when battling each other in the arena.
Tirria has befriended Elias while she still has allegiance to her old comrades. She has asked both parties to be careful and not "hurt" the other; concerned that both may be too powerful for the Champions Belt Games.
Encountered in: The Whispering Cairn & The Champion's Belt
Zyrxog (Mind Flayer, Sorcerer, Deceased)
Zyrxog commanded a lair accessible by sewer beneath the City of Greyhawk. With drow thralls at his command, the munched on random citizens kidnapped from above and continued bizarre experiments, including the creation of new aberrations such as the Octopin.
Zyrxog occasionally did business with citizens in the world above, including one Loris Raknian. Raknian hired the mind flayer to first acquire for him a minor artifact know as the Apostolic Scrolls. Then he hired him to dispose of a group of travelers just arriving in Greyhawk. At first, Zyrxog tried to dispose of the PCs using a band of Doppelganger he controlled. When this didn't work, the Lakers paid him a visit (discovering the location of his lair) and put an end to his meddling.
Encountered in: The Hall of Harsh Reflections
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