Hello, Everyone!
Here's the updated Glossary of all the people we've encountered so far in Mary Windfiddle's story, with the Bulgarian translation after each name (for those three--or four!--fellow Bulgarians who I know are reading the story).
I've separated the 'People' portion of the Glossary from the 'Creatures' one and will post the other separately because this post is getting ridiculously long 😓 This link will be active when I get to it...
But anyway.
by region, up to - and including -
The Eye of the Storm - Part 6.
(introduction chapter)
A human warlock from Frinkeltong. Likes to read and learn things. Not very good in social situations. Capable of more than she thinks.
(introduction chapter)
A dwarven cleric from Belfast. Very serious and responsible. Likes to make toys and interesting mechanical things. Sometimes forgets the name of his deity.
(introduction chapter)
Not actually knighted. A human bard from Pamagos. Grew up in a circus. Likes to
(introduction chapter)
A mysterious tabaxi rogue from the Islands. Very straightforward and no-nonsense, immediately calls out everyone’s bulshit. Dangerous in close combat and SUPER fast! Has her own agenda but will accept (and give) help to others.
(introduction chapter)
Bruno's sister. Super cool. A druid. Likes to be unique. Supplies Aurum with weed. Mary likes her a lot. After the events of the first Arc, she found some friends (Asya, Toto and Vivian) and went on adventuring on their own.
(introduction chapter)
Bruno's mom. Very strict, head of the family. Disapproves of Paulina's carefree lifestyle.
(introduction chapter)
Bruno and Paulina's brother. Disappeared in the tunnels beneath Belfast, along with a group of dwarven loggers, but got saved later by our heroes. Known to be a tunnel safety specialist.
(introduction chapter)
The richest and most influential dwarf in Belfast. Has a chain of banks. Signed the Pamagos Agreement in 1197, along with the other rulers of Eastern Erathos.
(introduction chapter)
Dwarven loggers, captured by the duergar during the fight in the goblin cavern. After being imprisoned, they were being taken to 'the brains' (presumably to be offered as a sacrifice of some sort). Saved by Mary and her friends in their first fight with a Roper.
(introduction chapter)
One of the dwarven loggers. After being captured by the Duergar, he was sent to Nurvureem's cavern to be her 'plaything'. He was tortured by the dragon but Mary and her friends managed to get him out. He lives in Orswald now.
(introduction chapter)
A pair of dwarven loggers. Saved by Mary and her company in the Underdark, while they were being taken to Menzoberranzan as a gift for its ruler.
(first mentioned here)
Another of Bruno’s siblings. A smith by trade.
(introduction chapter)
The orc owner of ‘Leopold’s Antique Shop’ in Belfast. Has a peculiar way of pricing his items.
(introduction chapter)
Paulina’s friend and later teammate. Single mother, human. Doesn’t drink alcohol and likes to experiment with hairstyles. Has a daughter named Alexa who lives with her grandmother in Belfast.
(introduction chapter)
Mary’s adoptive and Leefie’s biological mother. Wife of Bramble Windfiddle. Very caring, loves to dance. Used to be a travelling performer in Professor Rascal’s troupe.
(introduction chapter)
Mary’s adoptive and Leefie’s biological father. Husband to Lilly Windfiddle. A famous performer who was often touring and having concerts during Mary’s childhood.
(introduction chapter)
Mary’s (half-)brother. The sweetest little boy in the world!
(introduction chapter)
A.k.a. ‘Grandma Mona’. Bramble’s mother and Mary’s grandmother. Works in the Frinkeltong office of ‘Bank Ferenc’.
(first mentioned here)
A toymaker and engineer, Bruno’s Frinkeltong employer. Designed the first tram in the city.
(first mentioned here)
The librarian in Frinkeltong’s library. Mary spent half her adolescence in his reading room.
(first mentioned here)
The gnome president of Frinkeltong. Signed the Pamagos Agreement in 1197, along with the other rulers of Eastern Erathos.
(introduction chapter)
The owner of the troupe Lilly and Bramble Windfiddle performed in before they had Mary. Calls Mary ‘Medlar’.
(introduction chapter)
Mary’s (only) childhood friend. They met in the library but not in the usual way. A summoning circle was involved. Kari’s catchphrase is “Don’t worry ‘bout it!”
(introduction chapter)
Some of Mary’s childhood bullies. Went to the same middle and high school as her and used to spread rumours about her and Karina.
(introduction chapter)
A merchant from Pamagos. Hired Mary, Bruno and Aurum as escort for him and his family from Pamagos to Myth Adofhaer where he intended to settle in.
(introduction chapter)
Lord Dwendel's 6 year-old son. Can't be sneaky to save his life. Told Mary he wanted to marry her.
(first mentioned here)
Lord Dwendel's missing daughter. Last seen six years ago in Pamagos. Known to be kind and merciful. Had merits with the elves and because of them her family was allowed in Myth Adofhaer.
Reveal spoiler
As of ‘Aftermath – part 4’ she’s with her family again, after Mary and her friends saved her from being controlled by the necromancer Kloth.
(introduction chapter)
Another adventurer hired by lord Dwendel to escort him from Pamagos to Myth Adofhaer. Brash and self-centered, likes to brag about his successes (or successes that he thinks are his).
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In ‘A Writer’s Dismay – part 5‘ we learned that he stole Mary’s manuscript and published it under the pseudonym ‘Flamingo’.
(introduction chapter)
The human ruler of Pamagos. Signed the Pamagos Agreement in 1197, along with the other rulers of Eastern Erathos. Likes to talk to people. Has a cat named Miyuki. Was Dorina Dwendel’s employer before she disappeared and is currently employing Elaria in her place.
(introduction chapter)
Dynatos Perres’ assistant. Likes reading.
(introduction chapter)
Dorina Dwendel’s successor as a bodyguard and assassin-finder for Dynatos Perres. Half-elf. Has a cute pseudodragon.
(introduction chapter)
Dynatos Perres’ young wife. Born in Zerakas tol.
(first mentioned here)
The pseudonym of the person who published Mary’s adventures in Pamagos.
Reveal spoiler
Later revealed to have been the group’s previous companion Jared Flay.
(introduction chapter)
Jared Flay’s sister and...
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his accomplice in publishing ‘Mary Windfiddle’s Grand Adventure’. Mary feels guilty for ruining her life by taking back the earnings from the book.
(introduction chapter)
Paulina’s friends and teammates. Mary doesn’t like them, Aurum has ‘a thing’ with Toto.
(introduction chapter)
The owner of ‘The Maimed Lion’, the inn our heroes and Paulina’s group like to spend their time in Pamagos.
(introduction chapter)
The halfling receptionist of ‘Steel Brothers Printing House’. Very nervous. Has a complicated relationship with the store room of the Printing House.
(introduction chapter)
The owner of ‘Steel Brothers Printing House’ in Pamagos. Is always busy but otherwise very helpful.
(introduction chapter)
And artist and book critic from ‘The Gallery’ in Pamagos. Coined the term ‘Mary Sue’ after reading ‘Mary Windfiddle’s Grand Adventure’.
(introduction chapter)
The owners of ‘The Salty Bitch’, a tavern in Pamagos.
(introduction chapter)
A frequent visitor in ‘The Salty Bitch’. Orc. Likes playing cards.
(introduction chapter)
A gnome tattoo artist. Spends a lot of time in ‘The Salty Bitch’. Likes art and curses a lot.
(introduction chapter)
The Captain of Pamagos’ guard. Hired Mary, Bruno and Aurum as Agents of Pamagos and let them investigate the undead attacks around Erathos.
(introduction chapter)
A half-dragon man, servant of Nurvureem.
(first mentioned here)
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Mary’s biological mother. Used to live in Pamagos but travelled to Myth Adofhaer, where she met a man named Halas and they fell in love. Was turned undead after being kidnapped by Correlon Entivio, 18 years before the current events.
(first mentioned here)
The parents of Edmund Bright, died in a shipwreck near Ekoba six years ago. Creen was Emperor Ignas II’s son but everybody who knew him says that he didn’t have his father’s ‘spirit’.
(first mentioned here)
An adventurer bard, Mary’s favourite poet. Was close friends with Creen and Augustina Bright and disappeared in their shipwreck near Ekoba. Was rumored to have something to do with Maheshvara’s bells.
(introduction chapter)
Sister of one Rickard Steel and the co-owner of ‘Steel Brothers Printing House’ in Pamagos. Is not actually a brother.
(introduction chapter)
Pamagos’ own ‘Plush Tycoon’. Has been manufacturing little dolls that resemble Mary, Bruno and Aurum, based on their image from ‘Mary Windfiddle’s Grand Adventure’. Bruno doesn’t like her.
(introduction chapter)
A group of Terpeshian mercenaries that hung out with (and presumably protected) Jared Flay when our heroes came back to Pamagos. A human man named Kent (Кент), a tiefling woman named Kresna (Кресна), and an unnamed halfling woman.
(first mentioned here)
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Dorina Dwendel’s old partner. After her disappearance, Dynatos Perres sent him out to Ekoba where he was devoured by the False Hydra, hence erasing his whole existence from the minds of the people who knew him. Sebastian was also the person who handled the map that our heroes now have, making marks of unknown significance.
(introduction chapter)
One of the three elven Elders, head of the Council of Hundred. Signed the Pamagos Agreement in 1197, along with the other rulers of Eastern Erathos. Very buff, known for leading the elves in battle. Wears glasses which is unusual for an elf. Was Falka’s friend and Halas’ teacher back in the day. Knows Gillean and owns the Fen’thras bow.
Reveal spoiler
He was killed by Tesaya around the time our heroes were preparing to leave Ekoba. Beheaded, soul lost, magical bow taken.
(introduction chapter)
One of the three elven Elders, head of the Council of Hundred. She doesn’t like outsiders, Francesca Findabair and Belfast. Is mistrustful to anyone who wants to ‘steal’ information from the elven Archives.
(introduction chapter)
One of the three elven Elders, head of the Council of Hundred. Head of commerce and almost as antagonistic as Tiriel Elaire.
(introduction chapter)
A nice elf, for a change. Was given the task of ‘babysitting’ our heroes and getting them from one place to the next in Myth Adofhaer. Very calm, very patient. Is a Paladin of the Ancients but for some reason hasn’t advanced in her craft for the last 42 years.
Reveal spoiler
In ‘The Eye of the Storm’ – part 5’ she was revealed to have been working with (for?) the dragon Trax’rion the whole time. She betrayed our heroes and released her Master with the help of an ancient Artefact.
(first mentioned here)
An elf scientist (dead). Used to do experiments with plants, tried to give them consciousness in order for them to be able to protect themselves. Presumably killed by one of his own test subjects- a living tree.
(first mentioned here)
The half-elven wife of Ignas II. Some people think she's killed her husband 48 years ago. Lives in Myth Adofhaer and is under its protection. The elves are aiming to put her on her late husband's throne.
(introduction chapter)
An elven woman and her little girl. Got betrayed by Moira’s brother-in-law Clement and were abducted by the Duergar who were going to take them to Menzoberranzan as a gift for its ruler. Got saved by our heroes and went on to live in Orswald.
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In Some Things to Talk About – part 4 we find out that Moira was a friend of Mary’s mother and named her daughter after her.
(introduction chapter)
Moira’s brother-in-law. Works with the Duergar. Betrayed his family when his life was at stake. When he got back to Myth Adofhaer, he pretended to be very distraught by their disappearance to avoid more questioning.
(introduction chapter)
The elven man who confessed to the undead attacks and kidnappings six years ago, but had recently started rambling that he was innocent and wasn’t himself back then.
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Turned out to have been controlled by Kloth and his whole capture had been staged.
(introduction chapter)
An elf guard who was tasked with taking care of Mary, Aurum and Bruno before they were given to Tesaya. A strict but not too snooty person.
(introduction chapter)
A snooty person. Elf. Works at Myth Adofhaer’s administration. Is not an address book.
(introduction chapter)
An elf guard. She was used by Dorina Dwendel as bait six years ago, in order to catch Maquiel Prouvier.
(first mentioned here)
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Mary’s biological grandfather, died in battle protecting the world and his wife Falka.
(first mentioned here)
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Mary’s biological grandmother, died in battle a long time ago, protecting the world from the dragon Trax’rion and his army. Got destroyed, giving her Self to power the spell that bound the dragon. For some reason, speaking of her and her ‘feat’ is forbidden among the elves.
(first mentioned here)
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Mary’s real name, given by her biological parents Dalia an Halas
(first mentioned here)
Member of the Council of Hundred. Apparently has some pro-Empirial views which make her suspicious to the other elves.
(first mentioned here)
A promising young elf, daughter of Algo Ders.
(introduction chapter)
An elven woman, died after an attack by Undead about 18-19 years ago. Her soul was destroyed. Her husband is Correlon Entivio.
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Was resurrected by Correlon, using unnatural means.
(introduction chapter)
The husband of Olivia Enry. Mourns her death even to this day.
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Turned out to be behind all the cyclic Undead activity and the kidnapping of elven maidens. Did it all to try and bring back his late wife’s soul and preserve her body. Used the name Kloth.
(introduction chapter)
A dark entity known to have been behind all the cyclic Undead activity and the kidnapping of elven maidens. Tried to make a deal with Mary and her friends but had to fight them instead.
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Turned out to have been Correlon Entivio the whole time.
(introduction chapter)
An elven artist, hired to make our heroes’ statue after they finished their feat for the elves. Known to have made the special map for Dorina Dwendel which is now at the possession of our heroes.
(first mentioned here)
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A half-elven woman from Myth Adofhaer. Her existence was a mystery until our heroes found out about the False Hydra’s ability to erase the people it devours from the minds of everyone who knew them. Apparently, Lanurey used to be Aurum’s girlfriend and Mary’s alchemy teacher. She joined our heroes in the fight against Kloth and travelled with them to Ekoba, where she met her doom.
(introduction chapter)
A Dragonborn from the Zerakastolian forces, companion to Lady Kaire. Very rude. Hates elves.
(introduction chapter)
A Divination wizard from Zerakas tol. Sent to Meraket to deal with the drought there. Accompanied by Sir Genos. A nice lady, spreads propaganda.
(first mentioned here)
A female wizard, human. Founded Zerakas tol 700 years ago and is still its ruler to this day. Signed the Pamagos Agreement in 1197 along with the other rulers of Eastern Erathos. Known to have died in battle multiple times.
(first mentioned here)
Ignas II's grandson, 14 years old. Lives in Zerakas tol and is under its protection. People who know him say he's just like his grandfather. Zerakas tol is aiming to put him on Ignas' throne to unite the Empire once again.
(first mentioned here)
Aurum’s conquest in Zerakas tol. For ‘some reason’, Mary doesn’t really like her.
(first mentioned here)
The president of Ekoba. Known to have had the previous king assassinated 48 years ago in order to take his throne. Signed the Pamagos Agreement in 1197, along with the other rulers of Eastern Erathos.
(introduction chapter)
Desperate Ekobian boys who tried to turn to a life of crime (quite unsucessfully). Joined our heroes on their way out of Ekoba and became part of their Guard.
(first mentioned here)
A.k.a. ‘the Service for Stability and Security’. An organisation of thugs hired by Rezemius Briggs to protect his regime.
(introduction chapter)
Has a tavern in the city of Ekoba. Appeared to be a sentient counter that can talk and serve people, until...
Reveal spoiler
our heroes found out that he was devoured by the False Hydra and was erased from their memories. In actuality, he was probably a dwarf from the Ferenc clan named Rorius Ferenc.
(introduction chapter)
Has a tavern in the city of Ekoba that he and his son Piper manage.
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In A Hole in the Shape of A Person we found out that his wife was probably devoured by the False Hydra and thus was erased from her family’s memories.
(first mentioned here)
A resident of Ekoba City, complained of someone trying to jinx him by putting women’s clothes in his wardrobe.
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In A Hole in the Shape of A Person it turned out that he used to have a wife named Sara. She was probably devoured by the False Hydra and thus was erased from her family’s memories.
(introduction chapter)
An Archfey. Likes oranges. Provides Mary with her magic powers and gives her tasks. Likes tea and joking around.
(introduction chapter)
A creepy old lady with freakishly long fingers. Owns ‘The Hut’. Shady as f*ck. Likes our heroes, calls them her ‘grandchildren’. Finds stuff for them and lets them shop in ‘The Hut’ at a discount in exchange for
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them letting her know what they do at any given moment.
In ‘The Heroes of Belfast – part 5’ she gave them a special card-reading which is bound to start fulfilling any time soon!
(introduction chapter)
A halfling bartender from Meraket, very opportunistic and rude. Owner of 'The Stern Mistress', later renamed 'The Entrance to the Underground'.
(introduction chapter)
The exasperated Captain of Meraket's guard. Has a squabble with Rupert. Really doesn't like that halfling.
(first mentioned here)
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Mary’s biological father. Fell in a deep gorge while running from the dark-cloaked elves from Myth Adofhaer. His last wish was for the Archfey Gillean to take his daughter and save her. Agreed to have her be ‘Fatebound’ to Gillean.
(introduction chapter)
Duergar brothers (a.k.a. dark dwarves). Ugarhos got killed by Agrax. Mary and her companions met Barhados in their first mission together and spared his life.
(first mentioned here)
A giant made of stone. Leads the Duergar. Has sent an ultimatum to Belfast to either give his people access to their mines, or be destroyed by his army.
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Later turned out to have been working for the Dry Hand, a.k.a. Racox.
(introduction chapter)
A goblin girl who almost got eaten in the tunnels beneath Belfast. Mary and her friends saved her and proved that humans don't eat goblins.
(introduction chapter)
Kiyra's grandmother, a goblin lady. Knows everything (according to Kiyra). Has a pretty good bargaining sense.
(introduction chapter)
A black dragon. Terrifying. Likes to torture her victims. Captured Mary when she messed up her retreat. Was very angry when our heroes saved Fennec from her claws, and later when they did the same with Nymphadora.
(introduction chapter)
A pair of Drow (a.k.a. dark elves) that were escorting some prisoners from Gracklstugh to Menzoberranzan. Fought our heroes in The Prison Cart and died after the tunnel collapsed on their heads.
(introduction chapter)
A Drow (Dark Elven) enchantress that Mary’s familiars saw making a deal with the Duergar back in ‘The Great Familiar Recconnaisance – part 3’. Known to have taken the soul of Moira’s husband and used it as a spell component.
(first mentioned here)
The Matriarch of the dark elves and High Priestess of Lolth.
(introduction chapter)
A Deep gnome that our heroes summoned in the tunnels of the Underdark. Led them back to Belfast via a small tunnel that he himself created.
(introduction chapter)
A shady individual who took the Artefact from the stone giant Agrax and teleported somewhere. Known also as ‘the Bishop’ and ‘the one who’s mudding the water’.
Reveal spoiler
In ‘The Eye of the Storn – part 6’ we learned that his name was Racox.
(first mentioned here)
A Loxodon (elephant-headed person). A legendary figure, famous for leading the defence of Kipsos pass against demons in year 918. Had magical bells that looked the same as the one Aurum has.
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Maheshvara is actually a title, not a name. The previous Maheshvara was called Joakim Berros and he died from old age around the year 960.
(introduction chapter)
The messenger guild in Eastern Erathos. Able to magically find the recipients for the messages sent through them. Patroned by the goddess of knowledge Ioun.
(first mentioned here)
A Bearer who Mary knew in her childhood but whom she hasn’t seen in years.
Aurum’s alter egos. He made them with the Alter Self spell and used them, respectively, as decoys, first against his parents and then against the kidnapper of elven girls.
(introduction chapter)
Aurum’s parents. Own a travelling circus. Aurum doesn’t like them very much.
(first mentioned here)
Twin acrobats, part of the di Castillo circus, used to make fun of Aurum when they were children.
(first mentioned here)
The last Emperor of Erathos. Died 48 years ago in dubious circumstances. Due to the details around his death never having been revealed, in certain circles he's thought to have been murdured by his wife Cremena.
(introduction chapter)
Two of the children in Papa’s Orphanage. Reckless when it comes to candy.
(introduction chapter)
The owner of Papa’s Orphanage. An older, plump person who cares for the orphans and is fond of joking around. Quite stronger than he looks.
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Later revealed to be a Metallic dragon in human form.
(first mentioned here)
Rezemius Briggs’ daughter, leader of The children of Terpesh.
(first mentioned here)
An underground organisation who worships Tiamat, the mother of Chromatic dragons. Kalien and Racox (a.k.a. the Dry Hand) are some of its known members. They try to use dragons like Nurvureem, Morgax, the White Queen and Trax'rion for their purposes.
(first mentioned here)
A Golden dragon that used to live in Ekoba. Recently killed by Nurvureem, with his body picked up (head, limbs, wings… even his skin), presumably to be sold in parts on the Black Market.
(first mentioned here)
Rumored to have overpowered the White Queen once, making him worthy of her respect and friendship. Recently been killed by the Titan of Ix.
(first mentioned here)
An Ancient White dragon, ruling over the White Waste deep in the North. Last time she was stirred was about a thousand years ago, when an assassination attempt was made on her, and she covered Half of Eastern Erathos in thick ice. A friend with the wizard Meltharond.
(first mentioned here)
A Green dragon from the Islands who is gathering an army and aiming to conquer Eastern Erathos.
(first mentioned here)
A Metallic dragon that lives near Lake Dunlain.
(first mentioned here)
A legendary assassin. Rumored to be after Maheshvara’s bells.
(first mentioned here)
Agatha’s father figure back on the Islands. He was not a good man but it took her too long to see that.
(introduction chapter)
Orswald’s butlers. Recently married.
(first mentioned here)
Fictional characters that Mary and her friend Karina invented to use for their imaginary adventures. Mary continued writing about Imre years later (as seen in Fire in Raxstrad - Part 3).
(introduction chapter)
A diplomat of the Moon Rats. Is a rat (obviously).
(first mentioned here)
A demon Lord from the Abyss. His cult tried to summon the demon Glabrezu and use his roaming fo feed their Master.
(introduction chapter)
A demon, summoned and Anchored in the Material Plane by the cult of Yeenoghu.
(introduction chapter)
A mysterious wooden dagger used to Anchor a demon in the Material Plane. Talks in Agatha’s mind.
(introduction chapter)
An ancient Blue dragon. About five decades before the current events, he raised an army to try and conquer Eastern Erathos. He was stopped by Erathos’ own army of men and elves, and was imprisoned in a magical cell. He swore revenge on the ones who helped detain him.
(see ‘the Dry Hand’)
(first mentioned here)
The first Emperor of Eastern Erathos. Rumored to have been friends with Francesca Findabair who built the city of Zerakas tol in his name.
(first mentioned here)
Francesca Findabair’s fearsome army. Rumored to have never been defeated in battle.
(first mentioned here)
An organization of cruel criminals living beyond the Teeth. They have tattoos of a black dragon on their bodies which are not only for decoration.
(first encountered here)
A special division of the Elven forces. Known to have special sapphire brooches as badges. They were first encountered moving a caged wagon through the Red forest.
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Turns out the name of their division is ‘The Order of Falka’. How curious!
(first mentioned here)
Bruno’s deity! God of blacksmiths and crafters. Known to have given the world its form and forged the first dwarves. Values proactivity, valour and honest labor.
(first mentioned here)
Mary worships her! Goddess of knowledge and prophecy. She created language and writing so that information can be shared among the mortals. Known to have given pegasi to the first Bearers to allow them to deliver their messages around the world.
(first mentioned here)
Goddess of the chromatic dragons. Usually depicted as a five-headed dragon. Her symbol is a five-pointed star, each of the points in a different colour characteristic of the dragons in her care. The members of the Cult of Tiamat in Pamagos refer to her as ‘The Morning Star’ to avoid persecution.
(first mentioned here)
An Elven Deity. Mary suspects that he might be Gillean’s father because she read something in a book once.
That's all, folks!
At least for now.
I hope you don't get too confused with all the people and creatures in Mary's world. If you don't know where anything is, take a look at the Map of Eastern Erathos. And if you want to know more about the creatures and special items encountered in the story, here's a list.
(Also, here's a link to the Chapter Guide for the series. You're welcome!)
An important disclaimer: These are my notes from a D&D game turned into a narrative. All the worldbuilding and NPC encounters belong to our DM, and all the actions of the other main characters (Aurum and Bruno) belong to my co-players. My contribution to the story is only everything Mary-related (actions, reactions, inner thoughts), as well as the writing itself.