Erik of Clovershire

Erik excels in the Clerics League, and graduated at the top of his class. His master (his personal tutor and guide) sees in Erik an intense, studious resolve to do whatever is necessary to protect his homeland. So, she advocates him to be selected for a risky, high profile mission to the fringes of the empire: to a ancient stalwart citadel known as Jurango.

Tru (Trudence) Garranger

Tru’s inquisitiveness and powers of observation have landed her as the Inspector General (I.G.) of the citadel, Jurango. She is also an experienced fighter in the Rangers League. Having been in many brutal campaigns beyond the walls, she has learned to not develop attachments. She prefers working alone, which makes her job as IG the perfect assignment, that is, until Erik shows up at her doorstep.

Ghor-Roc

Grock was once a great Sorcerer, highly regarded within his league. But when he commits a particular heinous crime, he is found guilty, excommunicated by the league, turned undead, and banished to live an eternity in torment beyond the borders of the empire. For years, he traveled about, surviving only using his magical abilities. The torment he experiences only heightens his desires to exact revenge on his league and on the empire, until it becomes a feared pitch.

Kofu

Combat is an orc's only means of demonstrating their true fortitude: physical strength, grit, and bravery. And it is these qualities that landed Kofu as Supreme Commander of the Demon Lord's orc army. Kofu, like all orcs, lives and breathes for the glory of battle. So, when his Demon Lord offered him, under the direction of the undead wizard Grock, the opportunity to bring down the ancient empire Krell, Kofu seizes the moment.

Bryce

Bryce was born in Jurango, and has always lived there. He desired nothing more than to be a soldier--fully prepared to fight and die for the empire. But a freak accident as a child left him with a club foot, and the empire refused to take him into the army. With no real vocation, he barely makes a living cleaning the stables and taking care of the few horses remaining at the citadel. He takes on other menial tasks such as gardening and washing dirty laundry from the barracks to help him get by. Over time, forgotten, he grows embittered, blaming the empire and citadel command for his situation.

Tomas Arghus

Tomas has been the commander of the citadel, Jurango, long enough to believe that the stronghold, its village, and all its inhabitants are under his own personal rule. He demands unquestioning loyalty from everyone, and is quite willing (some believe happy) to use whatever means at his disposal to ensure this happens (extortion, bribery, intimidation, torture). Of late, Tru has become an especially irritating thorn in his foot as she does not respect his authority. And it has been months since he has made an example of someone worthy of his wrath.

Karlati Tarmeera

Karlati Tarmeera has had a gambling problem for some time. And, for several years, luck more than skill has kept her out of trouble. But luck is a fickle spirit as Karlati’s luck changed overnight. It wasn’t long before she finds herself deep in debt, and those she owes coin to don’t do easy payment plans.

Garrett Smallwood ("Beef")

Someone, years ago, nicknamed Garrett “Beef” because of his size, and the name stuck. Garrett never really liked the name, though attempts to rectify the branding fell on deaf ears.

Shoak

Found unconscious among the bodies of a massacre between a patrol of Jurango soldiers and a band of goblins, now he awaits his sentencing in the citadel's brig.

Spy

Nothing is known about this individual.

Dungeon Guard

A gruff Imperial sergeant, he is a veteran of many battles with goblins, orcs, trolls, and undead. But now, he is too old to run patrols and put out to pasture, assigned to dungeon duty, which he despises with a passion. When he is given charge to watch over a captured goblin (Shoak), he is bent on exacting all his frustration and hatred on the little green creature.

Molly

Molly was born and raised at Jurango. She is young, impetuous, inquisitive, and outwardly innocent about the world. Recently, she has taken a position cleaning some of the officers’ quarters.

Old Master

Old Master is Erik's Cleric master, a senior member of the Clerics League.

Hera

Hera is the sixty-fourth empress of the empire, Krell. She has dedicated her life for the greater good of all those she rules over, and has sacrificed her greatest treasure. Her devotion to the empire makes her strong, but it also blinds her to the truth: that her great and ancient empire, after more than a thousand years, is failing.

Demon Lord

​For a millennium, the demon lord Isu-Kitso has dreamt of the great empire Krell's destruction. So when the undead Wizard Grock tells her that he possesses the means of razing Jurango, the impenetrable fortress that stands in the way of her dream, she acquiesces and gives him command over her orc and goblin armies. Her lack of faith in Grock's abilities, though, does not concern her, as she is playing a much longer game: one that holds the promise of entertainment greater even than bringing the glorious Krell to its unyielding knees.