NPC Index

The Cleenseau region is home to a population of about 2300 people, mostly humans with some lizardfolk and halflings as well. This outlines the major NPCs the party knows in the region.

Cleenseau

The Essford Family

The Essford family have been the lords of the Manor of Cleenseau for 70 years, since Reginald Essford was granted the manor as a reward for his service in the hobgoblin wars. They are the most prominent nobles in the region, and despite having no formal authority over the other three manors, exert influence over the whole region.

The family consists of:

Rosalind Essford, the defacto lord of the Manor of Cleenseau, currently traveling to Embry
Wymar Essford, Rosalind’s father, senile and bedridden
Rinault Essford, Rosalind’s brother, a hothead, unmarried and without children
Arthur Essford, Rosalind’s husband, of the Bybet family, currently traveling with his wife

And their retainers and servants:

Annet Bybet, Arthur’s cousin, and the chamberlain of Essford Manor, currently traveling with Rosalind
Harold Bybet, Annet’s husband and a childhood friend of Rinault’s. Did not go to Embry with his wife.
Eremon, a acolyte of the Night Queen and confidant and advisor to Rosalind, currently traveling with Rosalind
Ames Benthey, the captain of the household guard, currently traveling with Rosalind
Jonathon Henwyn, the steward of Essford manor, with his wife, and their three young children
Genevote, the stablemaster of Essford Manor
Yvette, the caretaker and nurse for Wymar, recently a cook. She tends the small shrine to the Night Queen in the manor, in Eremon’s absence

The Town Watch

Order is kept in town by the magistrate and the Lord’s Guard of Cleenseau

Nicholas Wysson, the young town magistrate
Ysabel, the old sheriff, recently killed by zombies
Béatrix Thorne, a guardswoman, recently promoted to sheriff

The Army

The Army Garrison of Cleenseau is based in Cleenseau.

Ida Rosfeld, the Captain
Eveyln Totteridge, the Sergeant of the River Patrol
Ancer Benthey the Sergeant of the Bridge Patrol, currently still in Dunfry

The Innkeepers

There are four inns in Cleenseau, and the innkeepers are significant figures in the community.

Marigold Stonebridge, and the Stonebridges, the owners of The Crossroads Inn
Selma Wisthelwind, a Zimka transplant, prominent worshipper of the Kestavo, and owner of The Fox’s Flagon
Duncan Rivers, the owner of The Bandit’s End, proud and self-important
Constance Farnham, the owner of The River’s Blessing

Other Important People

Cleenseau itself is a large market town of about 1200 people.

Catherine de Brune and the de Brune family are wealthy merchants with many landholdings across the region
Geoffrey Save and the Save family are significant landlords in Underhill and brewers and bakers
Arnaud Ausson, a Isinguer merchant, the center of a small Isingue community in Cleenseau
Matteo Ausson, Arnaud’s son and a companion of Rinault Essford
Anselm, the administrator of the Temple of the Warlord
Conrad, one of Anselm’s assistants
Elaine, Anselm’s other assistant

Important People in Auloutte

Auloutte is a small fishing village that is part of the Manor of Cleenseau.

Gideon Thorne is a fisherman and the most respected man in Aulout, the father-in-law of Béatrix

Important Familes in Taviose

Taviose is a small hamlet near the Cleenseau Wood, also part of the Manor of Cleenseau

Perrin Voclain, a druid and acolyte of the Wildling
Remy Darrow, the elderly patriarch of the Darrow family
Hugh Darrow, Remy’s son, and sturdy with an ax. Helped in the Battle Against Wakog
Odo Cordwaner, recently discharged from the Army of the West and now the entirely of the Taviose town watch
!left Abigail Moss, one of the few survivors of the once large Moss family, struggling to maintain her family orchard
Phillipa Northwood, the matriarch of the large Northwood family, a woodcutter. Helped in the Battle Against Wakog

Important People in Ganboa

Ganboa is the small lizardfolk hamlet along the Enst

Erdu, the village spokesperson
Unai, an herbalist and teacher

Important People in Asineau

The Manor of Asineau is one of the smaller manors in the region, and has suffered from poor management for many years. The fishing village of Asineau is the center of the manor.

Lorin Valbert, the lord of the manor, recently fled into the night
Isolde, Lorin’s enforcer and guardswoman, fled with him
Thierry, a veteran of the Army of the West and a local boat builder.
Eleanor, the long time administrator of the Temple of the Wyrdling in Asineau, bedridden and ill
El, a acolyte of the Wyrdling, recently experienced their first miracle
Bertram Northwoods, the stablemaster
Susanna Northwoods, the steward

Important People in Beury

The Manor of Beury is the wealthiest of the region, after the Manor of Cleenseau, and is about 6 miles east along the Great South Road

Erick Murtha, the lord
Edmund Bracken, his valet and steward
Lionel Mortagne, the master of the guard in Beury
Blanche, Lionel’s assistant and the magistrate
Collette Murtha, the administrator of the temple of the Father in Beury
Jean-Luc d’Aslain, a disciple of the Father

Important People in Valit

The Manor of Valit is a baronial manor based on the small village of Valit and near the Cleenseau Wood

Sabine de Brune, the castellean and magistrate
Giselle, her secretary and clerk of the baronial records
Warin the Woodsman, captain of Valit’s household guard and a skilled tracker

Colorful Characters Around The Region

Mabel, a sometimes scout who helped scout during the Battle Against Wakog
Walter of Cleenseau, helps out around the garrison
Jasper of Beury, a hired laborer, ex-robber, and mercenary type, who helped during the Battle Against Wakog
Brot Starsearcher, an eccentric dwarf, and their wife Diesla Starsearcher
Balthazar, an orphan and perhaps budding warlock
Aldric Tannen, a schemer looking to start a ferryboat company

Farther Afield

Jacques Bellemont, the Duke of Wisford
Isabeau d’Aslain, the Baroness of Aveil
Vincent de Arban, an agent of Susanne Garay investigating rumors
Susanne Garay, a notable merchant in Embry and the pretend-mother of Najeer Garay (now revealed as an alternative identity of Viepuck)
Guy de Varan, a merchant and traveler from Evis
Agnés, a caravan guard