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Emon. Beyond this new agreement with Emon, however, those strong of heart with little to lose.
Whitestone remains isolated from the rest of Tal’Dorei. Small sects of the Orders have ventured
West to wander the lands of Tal’Dorei
figures of interest in recent years, keeping out of the
public eye and remaining vigilant
lady caSSandra Johanna von muSel
to the signs of familiar darkness
kloSSowSki de rolo, guardian of woven Stone
undermining the region.
Human Rogue/Fighter, Head of the Chamber of Whitestone.
The youngest of the de Rolo siblings, Cassandra survived goals
the terrible reign of the Briarwoods. Though she fell
The Creed of the Claret
under their sway during the occupation, she has emerged
Orders asks its followers
stronger and determined to restore Whitestone and
to commit their lives to the
redeem her past actions.
hunt of entities and creatures
that threaten the sanctity of
lord percival fredrickStein von muSel
life and joy. While the sacrifice
kloSSowSki de rolo iii, SophiSt of native ingenuity
is great, the reward is the contin-
Human Gunslinger, Member of the Chamber of Whitestone. ued existence of purity and good in
The darkly intelligent savior of Whitestone and oldest the world. The Orders strive to protect
surviving de Rolo, Percival is driven by love of family, love those who cannot protect themselves
of friends, and the importance of legacy. As a member of from the shadows, taking no credit for
Vox Machina, Percival is rarely in Whitestone. their deeds or reward for their services,
beyond the means to live and travel.
lady vex’ahlia, baroneSS of the third houSe of
Some have strayed, focusing on building
whiteStone and grand miStreSS of the grey hunt
a fortune for themselves, but should word
Half-Elf Ranger/Rogue, Member of the Chamber of White- of such intent make it back to the heads of the Orders, and
stone. Vox Machina’s charming ranger Vex’ahlia is a their actions begin to threaten the innocents they’ve sworn
scoundrel first and foremost. Her involvement in White- to protect, they may find themselves the hunted.
stone’s politics is dubious at best, but the baroness has
nonetheless taken to her title with great glee. relationships
grog StrongJaw, grand poobah de boink, The Claret Orders have no alliance or allegiance to any
standing government or group. Solitary in action and
in charge of all thiS-and-that
discrete in display, they’ve not yet drawn the attention of
Grog is the noble, if simple, warrior of Vox Machina. No
many factions in Tal’Dorei. However, it is only a matter
one really knows if Grog’s noble title is a real title at all, or
of time before curious eyes begin to seek answers to ques-
if Percy was just joking when he gave it to him. Grog likes
tions about these dark guardians and their true nature.
it, and that’s good enough for most people.
the claret orders figures of interest
claret director tereSa dulamar
Dwarf Blood Cleric of Ravens. Head of the Claret Orders
Hundreds of years ago, a fell power exerted its dark will
in Tal’Dorei, she mostly stays within Kymal as an infor-
over Wildemount, corrupting its outlying townships and
mation nexus for her hunters who play sentinel to these
spreading chaos among its people. Undeath washed over
newer lands. Collected and seemingly cold, she keeps her
grave sites like a plague, shadowed beasts stalked the
compassion hidden before the untrusted riffraff.
midnight woods, and the influence of fiends befouled even
Wildemount’s purest souls. hunter Jorick lamenSh
In the eleventh hour, a priest of the Matron of Ravens
Human Blood Hunter. Right hand to Teresa Dulamar
named Trence Orman prayed for a way to protect his
and capable member of the Order of the Profane Soul,
flock. The Matron’s inspiration came in the form of
his hatred for fiends and their making of pawns of good
long-hidden knowledge: the secrets to blood magic.
people is only matched by his skill with a blade.
Taking his gifts, Trence trained his most trusted warriors
in these techniques, giving a portion of their humanity
in exchange for the power to defend their people. This
marked the origin of the Claret Orders, and the first
Blood Clerics and Blood Hunters.
The Claret Orders work in relative secrecy, as the “As blood flows through and invigorates the body, so faith
nature of their abilities are largely misunderstood flows through and invigorates the soul. Ever remember
and often lead to persecution. Their numbers are this: Thy blood and thy faith are one in the same. Spill
small, as the price is great and the Orders only accept not thy blood nor that of another heedlessly, but do not
hesitate to spill either when the cause is just.”
—From the Crimson Canon,
a holy text of the Claret Orders