Highsummer 2001 Cast List
This is identical to the list passed around at the game, except
for the addition of details about S.E.A.L. as well as other details marked
in red.
Ducal Court
The Court is located at Caer Asterlan, a crystal
palace near Walden Pond. It is primarily accessible by trod from the Two
Trees Cafe in Central Square, Cambridge.
Duke Nicholas Riley ap Balor (NPC; Steve D.).
Satyr grump. Decidedly unseelie, Nicholas was once a fiery proponent of
commoners' rights, then a wanted criminal for his part in the sinister
Dragon Ritual of Lughnasa 1998. Now (for who can understand the mysteries
of fate?) he reigns as Winter Duke of Novanglia, and currently acts as
regent for the missing Summer Duke, the Fiona sidhe Sean of the Cross.
Now
deceased and/or transmogrified.
Sir Daniel Sorensen the Chamberlain (Jeff M.).
Selkie
grump. Son of the disgraced sidhe Lady Sorana and thus grandson
of the famous Duke Asterlan, Sir Daniel runs the business of the ducal
court when he is not involved in dealing with the mortal court system on
behalf of changelings with legal trouble. Those who seek an audience with
the Duke generally get him instead.
Sir Jon-Jon, Reeve of the Court (NPC). Pooka
(fox) grump. Rarely seen these days, all that can be said for certain is
that he is no longer the joyful trickster he was in the days of Duke Brendan.
Shayne Charge, Acting Captain of the Guard (Jim
C.). Troll wilder. Shane, notorious for killing a fellow troll,
a palace guard, in an ill-considered assault on Caer Asterlan (now sometimes
hyperbolically called the "Midsummer Massacre"), was forced to serve in
his place for a year and a day. He ended up staying on.
Mr. Breaker, Troubleshooter (Dan P.).
Fir-bholg.
Mr. Breaker, a newcomer, is rarely far from Duke Nicholas' side unless
he is on some errand for His Grace. A mysterious antlered man in a suit,
Mr. Breaker keeps his own counsel. He'll be back,
and has a ready answer for the question, "You and what army?"
Goblin Bob, Court Armorer (NPC, Eric P.).
Nocker grump. Cousin and something of a rival of Matthias Scroop (below).
He seems to be spending a lot of his time lately making weapons.
Chi Mu
Chi Mu is a seelie-commoners-only freehold located
at MIT. Its twisting, turning tunnels and scientific wonders are the envy
of nockers and like-minded kithain the world o'er; its powerful Balefire
the envy of just about everyone.
Matthias Scroop, Master of the Forge (Drew M.).
Nocker grump. A well-respected proponent of commoner equality and skilled
scientist, Scroop was also a member of Concordia's Parliament of Dreams
until that body was disbanded a few months ago. His very recent apparent
kidnapping has everyone in a tizzy.
Spring (Diana P.). Pooka (ferret) wilder.
Pity her because she's a war orphan, feel sorry for her because she discovered
her uncle Matthias missing from his trashed workshop, you still can't get
past the fact that she's really rather flighty and irritating to be around,
but that's a pooka for you.
Heimdall (Alex S.). Troll grump. Edgar
Sorenson (apparently no relation to the Chamberlain) works day shift security
at MIT. Heimdall is Protector of Chi Mu and a thane in the Duke's Common
Guard. In either guise, he performs his duty with determination and without
complaint.
Amadeus Crabtree (Jaime G.). Nocker wilder.
Crabtree, a talented young craftsman, is Scroop's chief apprentice, and
many are looking to him to solve the current crisis at the freehold.
Court of the Rose Garden
Baron Corwin ap Gwydion (Dominic O.). Sidhe
grump. A hero (as far as the sidhe are concerned) of the Accordance War,
Baron Corwin rules Boston's Emerald Necklace park system from his faerie
glade in the Rose Garden. His arrogant splendor dazzles those with the
Sight almost as much as his "homeless loony" seeming amuses or frightens
those without. Now Winter
Regent.
Lady Melisande ap Gwydion (Tricia H.).
Sidhe wilder. Corwin's young protg and kinswoman, Lady
Melisande is a haughty Gwydion warrior maiden on her way to knighthood.
She is quick to take offense, and just as quick to forget your existence
entirely once she has received satisfaction.
Dame Fulvia D'Intino ap Eiluned (Jen T.).
Sidhe grump. Remembered by many as one of the "aunts" who forcibly intervened
in preventing the marriage of Countess Ava D'Intino and the late Cassidy
the Clurichaun. A cold wind follows this sorceress wherever she goes -
quite literally - and lights flicker as she passes by. Everything about
her, from her sinister wardrobe to her horrid little homonculus familiar,
sends danger signals to even the thickest and most foolhardy of kithain.
Oh, and she's seelie.
The Free and Happy Kithain of Novanglia and Environs
Baroness Jacqueline de la Noir ap Eiluned (Trish
P.). Sidhe wilder. As unpretentious and affable a sidhe as you'll
meet until they find Duke Sean, this popular noblewoman can become deadly
serious and efficient when circumstances warrant. Now
Summer Regent.
Sir Ashe the Grey (Scott C.). Troll grump.
In his wilder days, Ashe Langdon was an unseelie head-booter who called
himself "Tyr." Now, calmer, wiser, and sadder, Ashe has largely spent the
reign of his former friend-turned-enemy traveling outside the duchy.
Sir Bob "the Good Guy' Roberts of House Gwydion
(Josh P.). Sidhe wilder. This openly unseelie Gwydion likes to stir
things up wherever he goes. That will certainly be the case here, as well,
as it is said he has a family connection to the late Duke Brendan, and
has recently come to press his claim to the throne. If you doubt he'd be
the best, the noblest, and themost handsome ruler in all of kithain history,
he'd be happy to explain at length why you're wrong.
Sir Niall Cornwall (Jeff/Skaven), Sluagh wilder.
Knighted by House Liam, Sir Niall is one of the few nobles actively welcome
at Chi Mu. He uses his mighty greatsword, which he took from the fearsome
beetle-like Conacut, in defense of the weak and the needy among kithain
and mortals alike.
Brynna (Sharon L.). Redcap childling. Brenna
and her dolly and her pooka boyfriend Linus (aka Captain Hamster) have
been a familiar sight in Novanglia for some years. But ever since that
mysterious Habitrail accident, Brenna and her dolly have had to get along
on their own. But now she has a new friend...
Stark (Rob L.). Redcap wilder (grump?).
The newcomer Stark is a redcap and proud of it, and to hell with you if
you disapprove. His hobbies include eating, overthrowing The Man, and teaching
his young kithmate Brynna what being a redcap is really all about.
Alasdair Danger Chance (Shelby G.). Eshu
wilder. Suave and sophisticated, this mysterious stranger is in town on
some sort of mission. An agent in Her Majesty
Queen Mab's Secret Service and arch-nemesis of Professor Poseidon.
Phil Logan, P.I. (Nick A.). Not actually
kithain, the jaded Logan is an apparently human private dick with a long
history of reluctant interaction with the changelings of Novanglia. Strange
things are said to happen when he is around, and remember that it's reincarnated
immortal faerie spirits exiled from their homeland in the world of Dreams
and hiding from Banality by assuming mortal flesh who are saying it.
Moog (NPC, Eric P.). Satyr grump. An embittered
former palace guard, the ex-squire Moog lost an arm in the line of duty
during the "Midsummer Massacre" in 1998. Now he slanders commoners and
nobles alike in his online rumor sheet "The
New Angle."
Thumper (NPC, Steve D.). Pooka (rabbit)
wilder. Like Little Rabbit Fufu, he bops things on the head.
S.E.A.L.
(Society for the Elimination of All Land-dwellers) (details
added)
Professor Poseidon (Kevin T.). Selkie grump.
A scheming madman always foiled at the last minute, Professor Poseidon
plans to flood Boston, then perhaps an area slightly south and west of
Boston, and finally, one day, the world!
Naughtya Tentaculoff (Joanna B.). Murdhuacha
(octopus) nix. Every supervillain needs a femme fatale in his employ. Naughtya
may have suckered tentacles instead of legs, but she can still knock 'em
dead.
Jaws (Alex B.). Merfolk (hammerhead shark)
nix. Exiled from his people for some indiscretion, Lord Q'arsh now finds
some purpose as the fiercely loyal chief henchman whom the hero has to
fight at the end of the movie. Maybe he'll even be back for the sequel.
Whatever Happened To...?
Lady Andrea, Captain of the Guard (Jen T.):
the troll grump heads the search party that is looking for Duke Sean in
the Dreaming.
Else Ruth, Squire to Sir Ashe (Barbara N.):
No one has been so cruel as to press for details from Sir Ashe, but it
is fairly clear that the young pooka fell victim to the war that rages
outside Mab's kingdom.
Eloise the pirate (Juliette R.): Ashe's
niece, the headstrong troll childling is plying her trade on the high seas.
Rose (Karen S.): This troll, once a Baroness
and Captain of the Guard under Brendan, renounced her title and position
when she became disgusted with that Duke and left to wander the world.
Apparently she saw little to keep her here during her brief return for
Midsummer over a year ago. Some say she travels with Eloise.
Countess Ava ap Eiluned (Liz R.): Perhaps
disgruntled that she missed an opportunity to press a claim to the throne
last Midsummer, and presumably not easily getting along with her aunt Dame
Fulvia, the countess is currently at Tara Nar, where she works as an outspoken
proponent of Queen Faerilyth's right to succeed her missing husband King
David as ruler of Concordia.
Sir Mary the Bed ap Eiluned (NPC; Joe W.):
The former Unseelie Posturepedic Nightmare Bed now runs a tea shop with
his wife Susie in Brattleboro, VT.
Sir "Big" Dick McGee ap Balor (Kevin T.):
McGee, pro-wrestlin' eshu and aide to Duke Nicholas, serves as Nicholas'
representative in the search for Duke Sean.
Lady Sorana (NPC; Joe W.): The daughter
of Duke Asterlan himself and mother to Sir Daniel the chamberlain, Sorana
felt that nobles and commoners were better off fighting and is now resides
in one of Queen Mab's finest -- and most secure -- guest houses.
Troy Poodlesbane (NPC; Chris H.): The former
anchor of the faerie newscast "Dreamline" is now a big-time war correspondent
for the Chimerical News Network and even has his own talk show, "Eat the
Press."
Ethel Fletcher (Tricia H.): The boggan
archer accompanied the search party for Sean.
Tom the troll (Mark L.): Tom, muttering something
about dragons, left for the Dreaming on Beltaine.
Everyone who used to be at Chi Mu: they all
graduated.
