Charrone Gernteur is the youngest daughter of Duke Anton Genteur of Kintargo in Cheliax. Blessed with a strong sense of justice, Charrone sought a life of adventure and service, and so petitioned to join the Hellknights of Cheliax, an elite military order dedicated to preserving law and order. As a noblewoman, she was given a commission as Maralictor (lieutenant) almost immediately, and was assigned to the Order of the Nail, whose headquarters are near Korvosa in Varisia. Charrone liked her role as lawbringer, but was troubled when she led her unit to put down a peasant revolt less than six months into her service. The action turned much uglier than she intended, and scores of peasants ended up slain by heavily armored knights. Charrone was given a medal and commendation for putting down a revolt, but she realized that law without morality is wrong, and resigned her commission. Taking vows as a paladin of Iomedae, she donated most of her personal fortune to the families of the slain farmers. Now a wandering champion of the downtrodden, she has found her way to Sandpoint for the Swallowtail Festival.
McGreggor ("Mick") has been fascinated all his life by the ancient Thassalonian ruins that dot Varisia. During the course of his studies, he became a wizard of the universalist tradition. He has been in Sandpoint for a few months studying the Old Light with Brodert Quint, a local scholar of ancient Thassalon.
Larissa grew up on the streets and among the monuments of Magnimar. Orphaned at a young age, she fell in with a gang of street toughs where she learned the art of survival using her wits and her bow. She's in Sandpoint as a first stop of an aimless journey of adventure.
Halfred Egilson is a tall young man of Ulfen ancestry from Magnimar. Halfred's family is originally from Karlsgard in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. Due to an incident that he won't talk much about, Halfred's father Egil was declared an outlaw and was forced to forfeit his land. Egil moved the family to Magnimar, where he has become a successful merchant of fine wines and spirits. Halfred, however, inherited an ancestral streak of the berserker, and has little patience for salesmanship or accounting (much to his father's chagrin). Halfred accompanied his father to Sandpoint with a shipment of wine for the Swallowtail Festival, but plans not to return to Magnimar with him.
Theodore "Ted" Waters is a student wizard from Magnimar who is on leave from the newly-opened Cryptic College, operated by the Cyphermages in Riddleport. While he would have preferred to attend either the Stone of the Seers in Magnimar or even the upstart Twilight Academy in Galduria, his family couldn't afford the tuition for these more traditional colleges of magic. Ted is taking a semester (or two) off, and has traveled to Sandpoint partly to attend the Swallowtail Festival, and partly to find work so that he can afford to continue his studies.
Declan Fintane was born in a hamlet on the shores of Ember Lake that was destroyed by goblins when he was young. The attack left his father dead and family destitute, so they resettled in Magnimar, where they were supported by the Church of Sarenrae. As a poor child from the hinterlands, young Declan had difficulty navigating the complexity of urban social life, and spent much time in the temple. There, the compassionate priests of Sarenrae gave him gentle instruction on how to interact with others (and occasional healing) after Declan's "misunderstandings" with city kids. Declan found the Church of Sarenrae's emphasis on dawn and rebirth very appealing. His formative experiences have led him to romanticize life in the countryside, where living is simple, pure, and doesn't hide behind a seemingly-friendly face. He is in Sandpoint to relish the community's revival and to support the opening of the new cathedral.
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