Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

Masters & Marauders
other threats by the Riverfork Keep.
Grygori is quite knowledgeable about the
area around Gorica and the inhabitants of
his village, but that is the limit of his
knowledge.
Kolavich, Anya (Cleric 3 of Petra, N),
Traladaran priestess at Riverfork Keep.
Anya and her husband, Fyodor, run the
Church of Traladara in the village outside
the Keep. Since Riverfork has a larger
share of Thyatians than other villages in
the area, they have only a small following.
Thus, Anya also operates a board and
room service within the Church rectory.
Anya is especially fond of Hin Yallara and
Sheared youths, and does her best to help
those people.
Kolavich, Fyodor (Cleric 4 of Zirchev, N),
Traladaran priest at Riverfork Keep.
Fyodor is as much an outdoorsman as he
is a priest. He hunts on his own, and offers
his services as a guide as well. He is rather
companionable, if a bit too fond of
boasting about his survival and hunting
skills.
Radu, Gregor (Cleric 5 of the Church of
Traladara, N), village priest of Petra. This
priest is distant a relative of the
Specularum Radu, but is totally unaware of
their dealings. His family moved to
western Karameikos right after the arrival
of Duke Stefan. His community is besieged
by dangers, including bandits and
goblinoids, but Gregor does his best to
keep it together. He has recently contacted
Emil Radu (a third-cousin of his), the
manager of the Radu Quarry, to get some
help.
Dimitri Sokolov (Cleric 7 of the Church of
Traladara, L), bishop of Nova Achelos. A
newly promoted bishop and a member of
an up-and-coming new wave of Traladaran
priests, Dimitri believes in cooperation
with the Thyatian authorities, but his
highly competitive with the Church of
Karameikos. He would like to establish a
military order for the Church of Traladara,
and feels the success of his mission in
Nova Achelos is critical to this end.
Local Leaders and Outlaws
“Achelos” (F10, N), leader of the Achelos
Outlaws. This infamous outlaw claims to
be the reincarnated Achelos II, or a
descendant of the king --- his story is told
in many variations across the Cruth
Lowlands. Actually, the Achelos Outlaws
are little more than a bandit gang that
preys on both the Thyatians (stealing and
assaulting caravans) and the Traladarans
(extorting money as “contributions” to the
fight against the Thyatians). The bandit
leader, himself, is a powerful and
experienced Traladaran warrior and an
expert woodsman. He guides his bandits
from an hidden encampment in the
mountains. When he leads raids (which he
does infrequently), he always appears
masked with a black bandana covering his
lower face and a hood or helmet.
Andrios, Petr (Thief 5, N), member of the
Achelos Outlaws. Petr is the main agent of
the Achelos Outlaws among the trappers
on the middle course of the Achelos River.
Given a trapper’s job leads him to
prolonged absences from the Contra
Outpost, he has the opportunity to travel
on missions for the bandits, relaying
information and orders to and from the
bandits’ encampment.
Contra, Arkan (Fighter 4, N) is a veteran
of the “Hell’s Jailers”, as well as the leader
of the Achelos river trappers. There is a
small community of hunters and trappers
on the lower middle course of the Achelos
river, between Gorica and Nova Achelos,
which has been active for several years
now. These trappers are a hardy,
independent folk. Many of them have
something to hide from their past, and a
few are active agents of the Achelos
Outlaws. The Contra outpost 7 , while listed
as a “large” one, has a small resident
7
See River of Blood for more details.
19