Lock was sold as an indentured slave by his parents as a child to a human organization that managed farms and various trade skills. He worships the orc goddess of healing, Luthic. Lock learned his faith from the older orc women working on the farms with him. Lock has been released on his 30th birthday and is looking forward to working to himself. Lock hasn't been back in Magnimar too long since finally being freed. Often in Lowcleft, he hangs out at the Gilded Cage (and is friends with Jayleen "Morning Dove" Mordove) or at The Fancy Reefclaw (and has befriended Golliver Haskinswurth). He's also fond of spending his gold on trips to the Triodea in Starsilver Plaza, and sometimes to the Rose and Rake; he loves the shows.
Enemies: Vert Klydus at the Dreaming Dryad. Vert's drug "Midnight Milk" led to the death of one of Lock's good friends.
From the Dockway district, he spends a lot of his time at the Shucked Oyster near his good friend Seeshah Raccas, he's also close with Sabriyya Kalmeralm at the Bazaar of Sails and Whitelips at the Captain's Club. He has regular contact with most of Dockway, and is even acquainted with Sir Aeryn Darvengian. A charlatan, he has a false persona as Duke Aquaenus Evenstar.
Enemies: Donal Carent and his Wreckwash Blades gang.
The strange druid is acquainted with Billiver Billivin of the magic shop Billivin's Benevolent Balms and Effulgent Elixirs, and with Siov Cassimeel of the Friendly Merchant tavern (though she disdains Siov's advances, he'd do almost anything for her). She's good friends with Luma Derexhi, a noblewoman and one of the only other druids in the city. When she's in town, Cerridanae stays in Luma's Villa in the Alabaster district.
Enemies: Master Basaalee Minvandu at the Matador's Lodge. Minvandu's sadism against animals enrages the druid.
Vexerandis “Vex” Sevenclaw
Where to start… uh… geez. Well, my folks live in Sanos Forest. That’s where my whole clan is still to this day. Sevenclaw Clan is all gnomes and they like to stick to themselves. Lots of huntin’ and gatherin’-oh and bears. They fuckin’ love bears, man. I dunno what it is, just one of those old traditions, I guess. They got bear idols, and bear claws, and bear rugs. My ol’ pappy used to have this big, bear skull he’d drink his ale in for special occasions.
It was a pretty good life for a while…. me… my parents… my little brother, Timmon.
This one day, see. A bunch of us kids were out in the woods, just goofin’ off like. We’d play this dumb game where we’d take turns fightin’ each other with sticks… like we were knights or something stupid. So it’s my turn and I gotta fight Victus. Boy, what a little shit that guy was! Just cuz he was the chief’s son, he thought none of us would hurt him. He picked on all the kids… ‘specially Timmon.
So I’m up against him, right? Now I wasn’t as tough as I am now. I was kinda scrawny and Victus had a couple inches on me. Gods, I can still remember it. He comes at me with his stick and slaps me right across the knuckles. This white-hot, needle pain just shoot up my arm and … somethin’ came over me. I snapped and just lunged at him. I grabbed the stick right out of his hands and just started beatin’ him with it. I swung and swung and swung. The other kids tried to pull me off but they couldn’t stop me. I just shoved ‘em back. I only stopped when I heard someone yell Timmon’s name.
I guess he tried to stop me first. I must have hit him with the stick or pushed him, but he landed funny on this rock and well… I remember trying to push his head up right. I was so fuckin’ stupid. Carried him home but it was too late.
The really shitty part is that Victus was okay, a few bruises, some black and blue. But fine otherwise.
Ma wouldn’t even look at me. And Pa… well, I think he knew what it was… I think he knew there was something in me. He took me over to Whistledown and threw me a boat to Magnimar. He said I had an Uncle Pecco that worked there and I could stay with him ‘til this all blows over.
And you know what was the last, fuckin’ thing he said to me?
“The bear,” he says, pointing his wrinkly old hand in my chest. “The bear will keep you safe.”
Like I said, “Fuckin’ bears.”
Notable NPCs:
• Magnimar:
o Pecco (male forest gnome): Uncle, employed at The Friendly Merchant (pg 39)
Vex lived with him for less than a year
o Haugen (pg 38): Leader of the Creepers
Vex’s boss for several years
o Tisk (female Halfling): Member of the Creepers
Taught Vex to survive in the city
• Sanos Forest:
o Aldulin Sevenclaw (male forest gnome): Father
o Beatrice Sevenclaw (female forest gnome): Mother
o Victus Sevenclaw (male forest gnome): childhood rival, current heir to gnome clan
Character name: Carpenter (first name) Jane
Age: 40s
Race: Human
Allies: Annamentus Jivorus – Carpenter and some friends help the Church of Pharasma when undead and demons appear in the graveyards around Magnimar, for a nominal fee.
Billiver Billivin – The urban rangers need a lot of the potions this gnome creates. Carpenter got to talking about his trinkets in the shop one day and the possibilities of expanding his shop with stonework.
Ayavah – Carpenter and Ayavah have met on several occasions in out of the way places as the latter was examining the Thassilonian sculptures hidden in various parts of the monuments and the former was examining the workmanship of the monuments themselves.
Enemies: Gradon Scarnetti – thinks Carpenter deliberately caused the collapse of part of one of the vaults of his family. Is responsible for her current impoverished state. Erylium – the quasit was tending another runewell, under Magnimar this time. The urban rangers ran into her and buried the well under tons of rock.