Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

Masters & Marauders
population, since most of the trappers
spend extensive time out in the wilds.
Haakenberg, Lotharius (Fighter 4, L) is
the owner of the Haakenberg outpost. A
“Fury of the West” veteran and a rich
homesteader (as far as things go in this
area), Lotharius is slightly over 50 years
old, solidly built as one would expect of a
Thyatian Legionnaire, though he threw in
with Ludwig Von Hendricks when Duke
Stephan called him and other nobles to
settle his new lands. Lotharius remained
with the “Lance of Doom”, Von Hendrick’s
guard, for a very short time, signing in
with the “Fury of the West” as soon as the
Baron started showing his eccentricity.
Haakenberg spent the next 10 years at
Riverfork Keep, raising to the rank of
Sergeant, then he married and settled
down in his own homestead. His
connections within the army helped his
business start strong, and Lotharius is now
one of the richest homesteaders in the
Riverfork area, as well as a leader of sorts
among the Thyatian settlers. His wife is
also from Thyatis -- theirs was an
arranged marriage organized for Lotharius
by his Thyatian relatives. The Haakenbergs
have three children, aged between twelve
and sixteen years old. They employ twelve
hired hands, including two of Lotharius old
squadron mates and their families.
Ivanovich, Anastasia (Thief 2, N),
matriarch of the Ivanovich clan. Anastasia
is a direct descendant of Zlatan Ivanovich,
one of the few Traladaran heroes to
survive the Thyatian invasion. She is also
the widow of a descendant of Zlatan’s
older brother, Oleg, which is how she
came to the role of family head -- a
marriage she herself engineered to this
end. Anastasia is wise, shrewd and willful,
but controlling, and favors her grandsons,
Ivan and Tibor, over her granddaughter
Natalia. This could lead to internal conflicts
in the family, as Natalia shares the same
strong character of her grandmother.
Pyotrev, Ivan (Fighter 3, N), Logger’s
Guild representative. Ivan is a senior guild
officer in charge of the Logger’s Guild in
the Cruth Lowlands. Formerly based in
Pyotrev Outpost, Ivan relocated to Nova
Achelos very recently to take part to the
town reconstruction effort. He and his
loggers have been trying to expand into
the Near Achelos Woods, meeting strong
resistance from lycanthropes and “hostile
faeries” (actually, both the Lindenelm
elves and the Fey court). Nova Achelos
might well be the last ditch for Ivan,
before the continued lack of profits for
Cruth Lowlands lumberjacks force the
Specularum guild leaders to appoint
someone else to represent the loggers’
interests in the area.
Rucker, Hermann (Fighter 5, C), Reaver
of the Iron Ring. Hermann and his brother
(the Rucker in B10 “Night’s Dark Terror”)
are Hattian warriors whose father moved
to Halag with Baron Von Hendricks. The
Rucker brother, rather than join the Lance
of Doom, moved into the more lucrative
business of slavery by joining the Iron
Ring. Both are Reavers, but work in
different regions -- Hermann is in charge
of keeping contacts with the Orcish tribes
of the Cruth Lowlands, while his brother
moves slaves from eastern Karameikos to
the Black Eagle Barony. Hermann is a
frequent presence at the Hidden market,
mostly buying slaves from the Orcs, but
sometimes also selling merchandise --
usually items plundered during Iron Ring
raids that would not be good to have
reappear on the black market in
Karameikos.
Officers of the “Fury of the
West”
Avensubaius, Solimanus (Fighter 6, L),
Administrative Lieutenant of the “Fury of
the West”. A descendant of one of the
original Tel Abkiri officers in Legate
Alharbius retinue, Solimanus is a lazy and
corrupt officer. He takes advantange of
Captain Manov’ relative inexperience with
management to embezzle funds and takes
hefty bribes from vendors of provisions,
though he is wise enough to leave alone
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