Tiera Vartia The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Tiera Vartia is a wilderness guide based in Dulwich whose services can be arranged through Eronen’s Safe Travels. Familiar with the surrounding countryside, she earns her living accompanying travelers beyond town and helping them navigate the demands of overland journeys. Her services cost 3 gp per day, making her an established option for those seeking knowledgeable company on Ashlar’s roads and trails.

Olli Vartanen The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Olli Vartanen is a young porter in Dulwich who earns his living hauling supplies for woodland work crews and accompanying travelers with more baggage than they can comfortably carry. Strong, attentive, and good with pack animals, he takes pride in securing loads properly and keeping equipment dry and organized. His easygoing manner makes him pleasant company on the road, although he becomes firm when someone expects an animal to carry too much. Olli is willing to defend himself when necessary, but he makes his terms clear: he is hired to carry supplies and help maintain camp, and expects additional pay for unusually dangerous work.

Nilta Rautia The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Nilta Rautia is a local wilderness guide based in Dulwich, offering her services through Eronen’s Safe Travels for 1 gp per day. Familiar with the surrounding countryside, she accompanies travelers on journeys beyond town, helping them follow unfamiliar routes and find suitable places to rest along the way. Her work brings her into contact with merchants, woodland workers, and visitors exploring the region, while her connection with Henni Eronen makes the outfitter’s shop a convenient place to arrange her services.

Vuokko Laiten The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Vuokko Laiten is the young high priest of Conn at Dulwich’s Lawgiver’s Hall, having succeeded Taistro Rintala while still in her twenties. Her office places her among the town’s prominent religious figures, with responsibilities extending from leading worship to representing the temple in community affairs. She serves a faith centered on family, community, and rulership, supported by fellow priest Mikael Tuntia and the temple’s attendants and guards. Her youth makes her appointment particularly notable in a town where established interests and longstanding relationships carry considerable influence.

Asta Korhonen The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Asta Korhonen is an aspiring human wizard and scholar in Dulwich who occasionally assists with copying manuscripts at Saini Alanen’s library. Intelligent and methodical, she has a particular interest in ancient inscriptions, forgotten settlements, and the construction of old ruins. She hopes to support her studies through paid expedition work, offering her knowledge and magical abilities to those willing to employ her. Though curious about what lies beyond town, Asta is cautious about danger and readily admits that her practical experience has yet to catch up with her reading.

Jaakkima Aikio The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Jaakkima Aikio is the caretaker of Dulwich’s cemetery, tending the burial grounds and helping maintain the graves entrusted to his care. His work involves clearing paths, managing encroaching vegetation, and keeping the grounds accessible to mourners and visiting families. Familiar with its weathered monuments and older burial places, he is a natural source of information about the cemetery and those buried there. His occupation places him on the quieter side of town life, where respectful conduct and consideration for grieving visitors matter more than lively conversation.

The Underdark The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Saini Alanen The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Saini Alanen is a human wizard and one of Dulwich’s most knowledgeable scholars, recognizable by her distinctive red velvet robes. She lives in a three-story tower whose ground floor houses a small public library, dividing her time between her own studies and assisting visitors with their inquiries. Exceptionally intelligent, Saini takes a particular interest in the history and surrounding countryside of Dulwich, including its older settlements and forgotten ruins. She also undertakes private research commissions for 5 gp per day, making her expertise available to those seeking answers beyond the contents of a casually consulted book.

Eero Kallio The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Eero Kallio is a human mercenary in Dulwich who previously guarded lumber caravans and now seeks steadier employment. Dependable with a spear and shield, he is accustomed to long journeys, exposed campsites, and keeping watch while others sleep. He approaches his work with quiet practicality, checking equipment carefully and preferring clear arrangements over ambitious promises. Fair treatment earns his loyalty, but Eero expects those giving orders to share the dangers they ask others to face.

Marja Pellinen The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Marja Pellinen is a human cleric of Conn who serves as a junior attendant at Dulwich’s Lawgiver’s Hall. Calm and compassionate, she takes a practical approach to her faith, helping those in need and encouraging cooperation within the community. Marja hopes to gain experience beyond the temple by accompanying travelers and offering spiritual support on their journeys. Though willing to face hardship, she firmly believes that caring for wounded companions must take precedence over collecting valuables or pursuing personal glory.

Nurlon Rekunen The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Nurlon Rekunen is the half-elven proprietor of the Dancing Bear, a Dulwich inn popular with adventurers and off-duty guards. A bearded former adventurer, he has owned the establishment for more than a century and accumulated considerable knowledge of the surrounding countryside and its stories. His twin sister, Nalthra Rekunen, runs the town’s jewellery shop, giving both siblings longstanding connections within the community. Although dependable and welcoming, Nurlon sometimes grows melancholy when drinking, reflecting on the human relatives he has outlived. Much of the inn’s daily business is entrusted to his experienced manager, Liekko Unaja.

Tobin Reedfoot The Known World & Raging Swan Press The current year for our homebrewed campaign setting is set during 672 CY (Common Year). Inspired By Gary Gygax

Tobin Reedfoot is a halfling scout in Dulwich who previously traveled with merchant caravans and now takes work accompanying expeditions into the surrounding countryside. Cheerful and patient, he has sharp eyes and a habit of quietly studying unfamiliar ground before committing himself to a route. He favors careful exploration, concealed observation, and a sensible retreat when circumstances warrant one. Although Tobin enjoys a joke and makes pleasant company around a campfire, he takes his safety seriously and has little patience for anyone who treats his small stature as a reason to send him into danger first.