NPCs

Brine Mother
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A deity of the sea—a vast, unknowable presence who dwells in the depths. The Brine Mother is venerated by the…

S2
Enemy of Vash+6
Cord
Cord

A member of the party who used a holy relic to vaporize all undead and fungal thralls outside Uberfarb's gates, forcing…

S10
Enemy of Saren+1
Corrupted Cow
Corrupted Cow

A once-ordinary cow now grotesquely transformed by fungal corruption. Its face has been overtaken by fungal growth…

S11
Member of Mushroom-Zombie Army+1
Unknown
Doctor Accula
Doctor Accula

A figure Vash asks about at the apothecary. Lyra Voss has never heard of this name, suggesting Accula is not known in…

S10
Unknown
Doctor Stein
Doctor Stein

A mysterious and dangerous figure known to Lyra Voss by reputation. She describes him as 'very smart, very dangerous'…

S10
Created by Lyra Voss
Fearsome Four
Fearsome Four

An adventuring party led by Lady Garr. They are described by Heliana as incompetent and dangerous, 'dumb enough to get…

S6
Lady Gar leader of
Frost
Frost

A Landerin elf and member of the Whitewater Worship who stands vigilantly beside Mustaf. Frost silently warns Dicer not…

S5
Member of Whitewater Worship
Gally
the old hag

Gally is the sharp-tongued proprietor of the Three Hats, an enigmatic witch who hides her true nature behind glamour…

S1
Allied with Dicer
Gloomites
Gloomites

Large, swarming insects native to the Shadowfell. They fear fire and can attack in dozens, representing a common hazard…

S7
Granny Weathertax

Granny Weathertax is the Loot Tavern’s bouncer, an austere presence who enforces the house’s peace with tradition and…

S1
Gren Hammerstone
Gren Hammerstone

A campaign character not present in earlier sessions but now active. He moves 25 feet and takes two shots with his…

S9
Located in Uber Farm+1
Heliana
Heliana

A patron of Uber Farm who tasks the party with delivering Humperdinck to his mother in the Shadowfell. She appears to…

S6
Located in Uber Farm+1
Humperdink
Humperdinck

The nervous and reluctant heir to the Shadowfell throne, Humperdinck is a warlock bound to Lady Marguerite, his patron…

S1
Saren enemy of+21
Humperdink's Father
Humperdong

A mute, clockwork automaton that serves as Humperdinck's assistant at Uber Farm. It shares a name with the vampire's…

S6
Humperdink's Mother
Humperdink's mother

A figure in the Shadowfell who is the mother of Humperdinck. She has been pressuring him to return for over a century…

S6
Humperdink enemy of+4
L'arsene
Larcene

A master forger or crafter who provides the party with enchanted items. She gave Gren four fear arrows and explained…

S1
Allied with Vash+3
Lady Gar
Lady Garr

Leader of the Fearsome Four, an adventuring party. She lent Gren her elven cloak, which he recently returned. Her party…

S2
Allied with Gren Hammerstone+1
Lieutenant Duskmark
Lieutenant Duskmark

A lieutenant of Uberfarb's guard who greeted the party upon entry. He briefed them on the city's amenities: free stay…

S9
Member of Uberfart+1
Lutisha
Lutisha

The bartender at Lute Tavern. She serves Humperdinck a potent true-blood drink that gets him instantly drunk, and warns…

S1
Allied with Dicer+5
Lyra Voss
Lyra Voss

The overworked and grumpy alchemist who runs the Shadow Glass Apothecary in Uberfarb. She is initially dismissive of…

S10
Located in Cathedral of Uberfarb+5
Mara Vexley
Mara Vexley

The innkeeper of the Gloom Rest Inn. She warmly welcomed the party, noting they looked battered and offering baths and…

S10
Vash located in+1
Dead
Meenlock
Mean Lock

Meenlocks (also called mean locks) are fearsome insectoid creatures that dwell in dark, cramped tunnels. They stand…

S3
Khord killed+7
Mulch
the captured ally

Mulch is a gnome druid and a member of the party who was captured by meenlocks in the tunnels beneath the Brine…

S3
Located in Mimics’ Lair+2
Mustaf
Mustaf

The stern and devout leader of the Whitewater Worship in Arimachi. Mustaf publicly denounces the party for their…

S5
Leader of Whitewater Worship
Mustaf De loge

An elven hero of the last Convergence who originally pushed back the planar threat by constructing wards. The Brine…

S1
Enemy of Dicer+3
Myra
Lyra Voss

The overworked and grumpy alchemist who runs the Shadow Glass Apothecary in Uberfarb. The party plans to visit her to…

S10
Located in Shadow Glass Apothecary
Mysterious Winged Figure
Mysterious Winged Figure

A large, heavily armored creature with a barbed-hook sword, sitting on a rock watching the siege of Uberfarm. It…

S8
Leader of Mushroom-Zombie Army+1
Owlivia sun
the dog

A creature created by Humperdinck, likely a happy, candy-themed construct. Humperdinck laments that in the Shadowfell…

S1
Dicer allied with+4
Unknown
Paddington
Paddington

A bear from Vash's lost memories who loved marmalade sandwiches. This memory fragment suggests Vash's past may be…

S10
Vash friend of
Peepers
Peepers

A librarian who runs a library in the town. He is knowledgeable and helpful, assisting the party in researching…

S1
Queen Margarita
Mama

The ruler of the Shadowfell and Humperdinck's mother, Lady Marguerite is also his warlock patron, granting him magical…

S6
Heliana allied with+14
Unknown
Saren
Saren

A loyal subject of Lady Marguerite, Saren is a potential target for rescue or elimination. The party suspects he may…

S9
Enemy of Humperdink+6
Scratch
Scratch

Scratch is the gruff bartender of the Three Eyed Fish, a local who wears irritation like armor—especially when the…

S2
Serenthalos
Saren Thallos

The former captain of the guard of Uberfarb and expected successor to Lady Marguerite. He was a beloved figure who fell…

S10
Guards Cathedral of Uberfarb+2
Sister Offenwald
Sister Offenwald

A cleric serving in Uberfarb who wields unsettling necromantic healing powers. She heals Vash and Humperdink using…

S9
Member of Convergence
Tink Cha

Tink Cha is a gnome alchemist who runs the Saucery, a potion shop known for refined and unusual concoctions. Practical…

S1
Allied with Dicer
Tommy
Tommy

A young child in the Shadowfell who approached Humperdinck with a crude drawing and asked him to fix the cathedral…

S11
Dead
Valerith Umbrozan
Valerith Umbrozan

A celestial elf who studied stars, with a name meaning 'he who sees beyond the veil' and a surname meaning 'in shadow.'…

S6
Located in Peepers' Library
Winged Commander
Winged Commander

A large, heavily armored winged creature wielding a barbed-hook sword, commanding the siege of Uberfarm. He is now…

S8
Vash enemy of+7

Locations

Aromachi
Arimachi

A town in the campaign world where the Whitewater Worship is based. The party returns here and faces the consequences…

S4
Whitewater Worship located in
Broken Chalice
Broken Chalice

A tavern in Uberfarb where the party has free ale arranged by Lady Marguerite.

S9
Cathedral of Uberfarb
Cathedral (Shadowfell)

A corrupted cathedral in the Shadowfell that is the source of the disruption affecting Lady Marguerite's power and…

S10
Lyra Voss located in+9
Door of Despair
Door of Despair

A treacherous rocky path around a deliberate cave-in on the approach to the corrupted cathedral. The cave-in was caused…

S7
Corrupted Cow located in
Gloam Rest Inn
Gloam Rest Inn

An inn in Uberfarb where the party has free lodging arranged by Lady Marguerite. The innkeeper is Mara Vexley. The…

S9
Khord located in+3
Humperdink's Laboratory
Humperdink's Laboratory

A laboratory owned by the vampire Humperdink, where he conducts experiments on essence and modifies magical items. It…

S6
Loot Tavern
Lute Tavern

A tavern where the party meets Humperdinck to negotiate the details of the Shadowfell journey. It serves as a neutral…

S5
L'arsene located in+1
Mimics’ Lair
Larger Cavern (Where Mulch is Held)

A labyrinthine cave system beneath the fungal woods. It contains the meanlock lair and connects to the Salt-Water Pond…

S2
Meenlock located in+3
Peepers' Library
Peepers' Library

A library run by Peepers, containing books and scrolls on various topics. The party used it to research Valerith…

S6
Valerith Umbrozan located in
Pit of Despair
Pit of Despair

A dark pit within the Door of Despair chasm in the Shadowfell. It is a 25-foot-deep hole that Humperdinck's mother…

S7
Salt-Water Pond

A vibrant, mysterious pond in the fungal woods. Its water is salt water, and drinking it grants 1 HP and instills an…

S4
Mimics’ Lair located in+1
Shadow Glass Apothecary
Shadow Glass Apothecary

A shop in the Shadowfell where the party purchased the Raven's Mercy for 250 gold. It is presumably a source of…

S9
Myra located in+1
Shadowfell
Shadowfell

A dark, dangerous plane from which Humperdinck fled over a century ago. It is the home of Humperdinck's mother and the…

S6
Valley of Sadness located in+2
Three-Eyed Fish
Three-Eyed Fish

A tavern in Arimachi run by Scratch. It is where the party received an unwelcome return, suggesting strained relations…

S5
Twilight Citadel
Twilight Citadel

The seat of Lady Marguerite's power in Uberfarb, where she holds court in her throne room. It is the administrative and…

S9
Queen Margarita located in
Uber Farm
Uberfarm

A settlement in the Shadowfell where Dicer's character remains behind to help make elixirs. An undead army is…

S7
Gren Hammerstone located in+10
Uberfart
Uberfart

A fortified city that was under siege by undead and fungal forces. The party gained entry after defeating the attackers…

S6
Lieutenant Duskmark member of+6
Valley of Sadness
Valley of Sadness

A valley within the Shadowfell where Humperdinck and the party first arrive. Upon seeing it, Humperdinck becomes a…

S7
Located in Shadowfell

Items

Antitoxin
Antitoxin

A common alchemical remedy sold at the Shadow Glass Apothecary for 50 gold. It grants advantage on poison saving throws…

S10
Created by Lyra Voss
Bag of Holding
Bag of Holding

A container owned by the party that currently holds various supplies: 25 week kernel golds, a large gem, components for…

S7
Bark/Overgrown Shield
Bark Shield

The Bark/Overgrown Shield is a magical shield that answers a command word by wrapping its bearer in living wooden…

S1
Dicer owns
Blue Amber
Blue Amber

A bluish stone used to fuel the cold flame lantern. It must be struck with force to ignite and produce a cold flame.

S6
Blue Flame Oil
Blue Flame Oil

A rare alchemical oil sold at the Shadow Glass Apothecary for 200 gold. When applied to a weapon, it adds radiant…

S10
Created by Lyra Voss
Blue Gold Flame Lamp
Blue Gold Flame Lamp

A lamp owned by Khord that emits a calm, bluish light in a 20-foot radius with an additional 20 feet of dim light. The…

S7
Blue Light
Blue Light

A mysterious blue light that affects the fungal rot creatures, causing them discomfort and wincing. Its effect is…

S9
Enemy of Mushroom-Zombie Army
Blue Puffball Mushrooms
blue glowing puffball mushrooms

Blue Puffball Mushrooms are a patch of blue glowing explosive fungi found in the tunnels beneath the Brine Mother's…

S3
Brine Mother's Belt
Atonement Belt

A belt worn by Vash, identified by Peepers as the Belt of Atonement worn by acolytes of the Grandmother (Brine Mother)…

S4
Vash owns+2
Cloak of Elvenkind
Gren's cloak

A cloak belonging to Lady Garr that Gren borrowed and recently returned. Its absence caused Lady Garr's party to have a…

S2
Gren Hammerstone owns
Cold Flame Lantern
Cold Flame Lantern

A pitch-black lantern with strange etchings that absorbs light. When struck with force, it burns blue amber to produce…

S6
Located in Shadowfell+1
Diamond

This diamond is a high-value gem sought as a spell component, valued at roughly 300 gp and treated as a scarce resource…

S1
Dicer's Spoon
Dicer's Spoon

A spoon wielded by Dicer as a weapon, used with ferocious strikes to attack thralls. It is treated with absurd bravado…

S9
Face Psyche

A small, grotesque fungal effigy that the party harvested from the meanlock lair instead of the desired fear gland. It…

S4
Fear Arrows
Fear Arrows

A special arrow used by Gren Hammerstone that, when fired, causes the target to perceive Gren as a divine angelic being…

S6
Gren Hammerstone owns+1
Fey Psyche
Fey Psyche

A harvested substance usable for weapon imbuement. The party harvested fey psyche during their hunt and it can be…

S5
Frail Essence
the frail essence

Frail Essence is a mysterious substance that can be harvested from the corpses of CR3 meenlocks. It is a valuable…

S3
Created by Meenlock
Humperdinck's Cloak of Ethereal Travel
Humperdinck's Cloak of Ethereal Travel

A magical cloak given to Humperdinck by Lady Marguerite that allows him to blink into the Ethereal Plane, bringing one…

S11
Created by Queen Margarita+1
Humperdinck's Healing Brooch
Humperdinck's Healing Brooch

A magical brooch given to Humperdinck by Lady Marguerite that can heal wounds when a rose petal is used. It is one of…

S11
Created by Queen Margarita+1
Humperdinck's Ring of Bravery
Humperdinck's Ring of Bravery

A magical ring given to Humperdinck by Lady Marguerite that grants bravery to the wearer. It is one of three magical…

S11
Created by Queen Margarita+1
Ice Bullets
freezing bullets

Ice Bullets are specialized magical ammunition crafted to deliver freezing power on impact, turning an unusual reagent…

S1
Dicer owns
Iridescent Stone
Feyglass Opal

A luminous opal found in the Brine Mother's lake. Vash gifts it to Mustaf as the meaningful offering for the Rite of…

S4
Vash owns+1
Khord's Holy Symbol
Khord's Holy Symbol

A decayed, crusted, rotted gold relic that looks holy in nature but is old and beat-up. Khord uses it to channel his…

S9
Khord owns
Destroyed
Larcene's Bag of Devouring
Larcene's Bag of Devouring

A prank created by the bard Larcene that transformed Humperdinck's Bag of Holding into a devouring creature, which ate…

S7
Light Spell Scroll
Light Spell Scroll

A spell scroll containing the light spell, given by Humperdinck to the party for navigating the Shadowfell. It is…

S7
Humperdink owns
Lute Tavern Souvenir Cup
Lute Tavern Souvenir Cup

A souvenir cup from Lute Tavern, given to each party member by Lutisha. It features a blinking Peeper collectible and…

S7
Lutisha owns
Mauling Maul
the Maul

The Mauling Maul is a heavy maul wielded by Khord, chained to him and used to deliver devastating, cartoonishly brutal…

S3
Khord owns
Maw Crawler
Maw Crawler

A battering ram used by the mushroom-zombie army to assault Uberfarm's gate. It pulses with purple bioluminescence…

S8
Member of Mushroom-Zombie Army+3
Moonwater Vial
Moonwater Vial

An anti-fear potion. Gren Hammerstone decided to purchase two vials from the Shadow Glass Apothecary for 200 gold.

S10
Gren Hammerstone owns
Mulch’s Claw

Mulch’s Claw is a torn, bloodied claw consistent with Mulch, left behind as evidence rather than a trophy. Its…

S2
Noradrino Mushroom
blue-lightning-capped mushroom

The Noradrino Mushroom is a strange Feywild fungus marked by a blue cap that crackles with lightning-like coloration…

S2
Olivia’s Amulet
Olivia's Amulet

A modified amulet worn by Olivia that acts as a vacuum to gather leftover essence from creatures too small or too long…

S2
Humperdink created by+1
Pain Blinder Axe
Pain Blinder Battle Axe

Gren Hammerstone's battle axe, which has the ability to release spores that Gren can inhale to gain temporary hit…

S1
Gren Hammerstone owns
Port Ale Travel Cocktails
Port Ale cocktails

Port Ale Travel Cocktails are enchanted drinks sold in sealed souvenir cups, their magic tuned to carry travelers…

S2
Lutisha owns
Raven's Mercy
Raven's Mercy

A potion or alchemical item purchased from the Shadow Glass Apothecary for 250 gold. It is intended for use in the…

S10
Created by Lyra Voss+2
Rite of Reconciliation
Rite of Reconciliation

A religious ceremony proposed by Mustaf to restore balance in Arimachi. The party must complete this rite, which…

S5
Destroyed
Scroll of Teleportation
Scroll of Teleportation

A scroll used by Humperdink to teleport Vash out of the tangle vine trap. The scroll is consumed in the process…

S8
Humperdink owns
Soul Stone
Soul Stone

A soul stone found by Vash in the lake. It is described as resembling a cool shell or something like diamond or gold…

S5
Spelldriver Tome
Gren's spellbook

A tome belonging to Gren Hammerstone that contains magical spells, including 'protection from good and evil' and…

S7
Sporeguard Tincture
Sporeguard Tincture

A tincture sold at the Shadow Glass Apothecary for 50 gold. It grants a one-time advantage against fungal attacks…

S10
Created by Lyra Voss
Tangle Vine Trap
Tangle Vine Trap

A trap deployed by Gren Hammerstone on the path to slow the battering ram (Maw Crawler) during the siege. It is a…

S8
Gren Hammerstone owns+1
The Night
The Night

A newly forged pistol infused with fey psyche, transformed into a sentient psychic horror weapon with a distinct…

S5
True-Blood Drink
True-Blood Drink

A special drink served to Humperdinck by Lutisha. It is a bubbly dark red liquid (likely true blood) that gets him…

S7
Unidentified Belt
the belt

The Unidentified Belt is a stolen magical belt of fine make whose removal previously triggered a monk’s gruesome death…

S1
Vash owns