Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

Masters & Marauders
Lotharius Haakenberg and other wellconnected
individuals, who could create
problems for him.
Campbell, Angus (Fighter 5, N),
Lieutenant of the Fourth Company. A
Glantrian expatriate, Angus has a different
fighting style than the typical Thyatian
soldier, and is at his best in skirmishes
rather than formation combat. This makes
him especially valuable for fighting
enemies such as goblinoid or bandit gangs,
but puts him at odd with more
traditionalist officers.
Manov, Boris (Fighter 8, L), Captain of
Riverfork Keep. Boris Manov is the first
Traladaran to hold the rank of Captain at
Riverfork Keep, after a string of Thyatisborn
officers (mostly of Hattian or Tel
Akbiri ancestry). He has also received this
commission very recently, after spending
several years as a Lieutenant at Rugalov
Keep. As such, he is not much trusted by
his Lieutenants, except for Lt. Slavosky.
Moreover, his administrative staff, led by
Lt. Avensubaius is inefficient and corrupt.
When the Duke’s Seneschal asked for a
guard detachment to be sent to support
Lord Kaerin, Manov took the occasion to
rid himself of Lt. Tintivilus, a chauvinistic
Thyatian officer. This has given him some
breath, and he’s starting to get his
garrison back into shape. Manov makes a
show of being fair to both Traladarans and
Thyatians, and of strictly following the
rules, to avoid attracting even more
criticism, but is otherwise a reasonable
fellow.
Slavosky, Danislav (Fighter 5, N),
Lieutenant of the Third Company. Capt.
Manov main supporter, Lt. Slavosky
eschews responsibilities and is content
with his current rank. Moreover, he is
somewhat boisterous and loud, and
strongly favors the Traladarans. Thus, his
colleagues do not take him very seriously
-- Lt. Tintivilus openly considers him an
idiot, and the other officers are somewhat
less open, but do not have much higher
opinion of Danislav.
Stronghollow, Bombur Dorficwarf
(Dwarf 5, L), Lieutenant of the First
Company. A serious officer with significant
seniority in the rank, Bombur is a
Stronghollow dwarf who migrated to
Karameikos and joined the army
somewhat after the Duke took over. He
worked steadily through the ranks -- most
of the few dwarves in the Karameikan
army stop progressing when they get a
position in the Duke’s Guard, as they are
more comfortable as heavy infantrymen,
but Bombur accepted a Lieutenant
commission, and plans on getting his own
command soon. Like most dwarves, he
prefers Thyatians to Traladarans, but his
doubts on Capt. Manov have more to do
with the relative lack of experience of the
man. Bombur is considered outgoing for a
dwarf, mostly because he takes to human
pastimes (he even plays poker) more than
other dwarves.
Tibonerial, Anastasia (Magic User 6, C),
Magist of the “Fury of the West”. Anastasia
is formally commissioned as an
Administrative Lieutenant, though she
does not concern herself with provisioning
or similar affairs, which fall entirely under
the control of Lt. Avensubaius. She acts
instead as an advisor to Capt. Manov on
magical affairs. She also maintains the
magical wards of the Keep. Anastasia is of
Thyatian descent, and is generally
indifferent towards the Traladarans -- what
she is not indifferent to, however, is
money. Lt. Tibonerial not only has several
shady business activities ongoing in the
Cruth Lowlands, but she is also a spy for
Baron Von Hendricks. A totally amoral
character, Anastasia does whatever she
needs to earn her a comfortable lifestyle --
and her standards are rather high in this
matter.
Tintivilus, Marcia (Fighter 5, L),
Lieutenant of the Second Company and
commander of the Nova Achelos guard.
Marcia has been sent to Nova Achelos
because Capt. Manov wanted to get rid of
her, and she knows it. She hates the
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