Captive of the cult since at least Session 27. Drained as a fire elemental for mutagen production. Confirmed via Sending in S29. Freed in the Gnoble session by Fari's collar-shattering smite. Currently a dwarf at 1 HP, crying, fragile.
Rescued
RG
Reginald
Pit fighter, deceased
Met in S5 at the Creaky Keg. Defeated in 2v2 in S18. Killed before the Gnoble session — body recovered by Varric, brain extracted by mind flayer. His spectral self at the city barrier saved the party from a swarm. His soul is one of the gemstone barrier's powering wards.
Soul-bound
SQ
Squidward
Proto-elder-brain
Was an ally entering Gnoble. Stripped, climbed willingly into the elder brain's vacated pool, and is mutating. Mind-read confirmed non-violent intent — but he caught the read attempt and is holding a grudge. DM hint: easier kill now than ever.
Hostile-pending
II
Inspector Ironclad
City detective (recurring)
Met in S6, recurring through S29. Has a Gorenobyl variant (Thorn Ironclad, with a robotic crossbow arm — Fenwick blew off his original arm years ago). Has been the party's main law-enforcement contact across multiple cities. Bailed them out, kicked them out of the palace, paid the 8,000g reward.
Reliable
ST
Stakars
Vadis's old companion
Powerful, blindfolded, immortal wizard. One of Vadis's 8,000-year-old companions. Currently active and shaping the world. Mentioned in S22 by Himell, confirmed in S25 by Mara Stoneheart, appeared in S28 to verify Clank's soul.
Active immortal
Massive ancient mechanical Behir guarding a teleportation hub. Befriended by Vadis in S22 after the party returned his stolen power core. Asked the party to reactivate other dormant teleportation hubs — request still unfulfilled.
Distant ally
BT
Blackthorn
Legendary thief, at large
Red-haired thief/assassin who escaped with an elemental orb in S6 using legendary actions and Misty Step. Still unaccounted for. The orb she stole is presumably one of the eight gems.
Wanted
YM
Yan Maya
Illusionist wizard
Met in S16. Eccentric chibi illusionist whose lighthouse pocket-tower teleported away after the Trial of Fears. Serves a mysterious patron whose identity has not been disclosed.
Unknown
EB
The Elder Brain
Wounded, plane-shifted
Lairs beneath Gnoble. Drains captured elementals via obsidian collars. Used Wall of Force as a lair action. Plane Shifted away after Fenwick's Counterspell rolled 16 against a DC of 17 — escaped by exactly one.
Will return
SP
Spell
Warforged court wizard
"Synthetic Programmable Entity for Legendary Lore." 2,000-year-old Warforged in service to the Prince. Why an immortal construct serves modern royalty is unexplained.
Loyal to whom?
BG
The Bagman
Bag of Holding entity
Lives inside Bags of Holding. Tried to drag Fenwick into the Bag of Colding in S21. Vadis pulled Fenwick (and the Bagman) partially out in S22. Active threat any time the party reaches into extra-dimensional space.
Latent
CO
Continuity
Wizard · former Banner member
Founding member of the Banner (S1–S10). Saved the party from a TPK in S2 with Create Bonfire. Tried Crown of Madness on Blackthorn in S6 — burned through her Legendary Resistance. Stepped away from the party before the voyage; semi-recurring.
Past member
CS
Captain Summer
Pirate captain · the Lion's Pride
Ferried the Banner across the open sea on the Lion's Pride (S11–S18). Granted them the water-rift expedition. Debt was settled in S18 with underwater pirate treasure. Loyal — may return.
Reliable
Captain Summer's navigator. Abducted by a Flesh Golem in S11, rescued by Vadis. Revived him with a potion. A debt the party hasn't called in.
Friendly
MS
Mara Stoneheart
Earth Genasi professor
Gorenobyl University historian. Confirmed for Vadis that his old party members (Stakars, Alandra, Dragar) are immortal and active. The party's most reliable lore source — knows what others have forgotten.
Reliable
Recovered Reginald's body before the Gnoble session. The mind flayer extracted the brain. Varric remains a contact — useful when corpses need quietly moving.
Contact
MW
Meat Weaver
Golem-maker · imprisoned
Ran the Flesh Golem operation in Solitae. Cornered and arrested in S12 with Inspector Ironclad's help. Currently in custody for questioning. The wider question — who supplied his methods — remains.
Imprisoned
Disguised as a missing cat. Defeated in Session 3 — the Banner's first serious win. Established the campaign's pattern: small jobs hide bigger horrors.
Defeated
ZE
Zesium
Half-robot necromancer
En route to the airship believing an elder brain is on board. There isn't. The conversation that follows determines whether his soul-transfer expertise is offered freely, or whether Reginald's fate comes at a price.
Inbound
AL
Alandra
Vadis's old companion
One of the three immortals from Vadis's 8,000-year-old party. Confirmed alive and active by Mara Stoneheart (S25). Has not yet appeared on-screen. Whereabouts and intentions unknown.
Active immortal
The third member of Vadis's old party — a rogue, also immortal. Whereabouts unknown. Flagged explicitly in S25's mysteries: "Where is Dragar?"
Whereabouts unknown
ON
Prince O Nisia
Royal patron of Solitae
Bestowed the gemstone adornments in S2 — the bracelets that hold the eight elemental gems. Attended Vadis's play in S19 and invited the party to the disastrous royal banquet in S20. Currently estranged after the skeleton incident.
Estranged patron
LN
Lady Nina
Dawnfather cleric
Met at the royal banquet in S20. Seemingly rejected the Prince's advances. Has not appeared since. The detail of "rejecting royalty" is the kind of thing the campaign returns to.
Cold trail
LE
Lady Evangeline
Gorenobyl magistrate
Presided over the meeting that determined Clank's legal personhood. Stakars verified the soul in court. A potential ally if soul-mechanics become court evidence again — relevant to Reginald.
Court contact
LO
Loom
Mech pilot · Gorenobyl
Lost his mech in S29 fighting the Magma Shark in the streets. The party earned an 8,000 gold reward; Loom earned a wreck. Owed.
Owed a favor
CA
Cassian
Heavily-guarded noble
Encountered on the open road in S21. Blond, well-spoken, escorted by serious soldiers. His identity and destination were never disclosed. He has not reappeared.
Identity unknown
SP
Shady Pete
Underworld informant
Violently interrogated in S8 to locate the Black Market entrance. Coughed up the location and a heist mission. Resentful, presumably still alive, presumably still owes someone an explanation.
Resentful
BA
Bang
Powder monkey · the Lion's Pride
Helped Vadis rebuild a broken cannon during the living-lightning storm in S17. "Let loose! Bang!" Small role, unforgettable line.
Crew
SV
Steven the Tree
A tree, awakened
Greeted the party in S27 with "I am tree. Hello." No further information has been gathered. Presumed still a tree.
Sessile
ME
Meredith
Ruler of the sunken city
Medusa-like ruler trapped in crystal by intruders, freed by the party in S15. Gratitude was immediate — she charged the adornments with the Water Gem, the first of eight. Whereabouts unknown since the city was vacated.
Freed · S15
SH
Shart
Merrow guardian · sunken ruins
Merrow spellcaster named after a mispronunciation of its primordial name. Initially hostile in S14 — after the party's hired sharks were defeated, Fari brokered a truce. Shart accepted Fenwick's Pearl of Power as tribute and guided them to the rift.
Conditional truce
CJ
Clockwork Jenkins
Recurring thief
Stole the Clockwork Behir's power core, triggering the S22 encounter. Tracked down and pinned by the party. Resurfaced in S28 to disrupt Clank's legal hearing. Has a habit of appearing at the worst moment.
At large
BD
Boss Delore
Fight pit organizer
Runs the underground fight pit at the Creaky Keg. The Banner became champions after S5. Paid out a 200gp bonus when Fari and Fenwick won the S18 2v2. A reliable if unsavory contact.
Business contact
DN
Darren Notwell
Theater producer
Greenlighted Vadis's adaptation of The Greatest Showman in S19 and oversaw production. The opening night impressed the Prince and landed the party a royal dinner invitation — inadvertently setting off the S20 skeleton incident.
Past ally
EN
Lady Evelyn Nightshade
Noble quest-giver · S1 & S3
Posted the missing-cat quest that drew the Banner into their first real job. The cat was stolen by a Dusk Hag; the party killed it and returned Whiskers. Rewarded them with her grandfather's adventuring gear including the Cloak of Echoing Spirits.
Grateful patron