1. Tilla Quillspark (Gnome Female Acolyte)
A cheerful, fast-talking gnome with a mass of curly brown hair barely tamed under her acolyte’s hood. She leads tours for potential students, peppering her explanations with trivia and footnotes, often wandering off-topic to share obscure facts. She carries an overstuffed satchel of scrolls, which she waves about dramatically as she lectures.
2. Seryth Frostsquall (White Dragonborn Male)
A thin, bespectacled dragonborn with pale scales that glisten like frost. At the moment, he is hyperventilating in a corridor before an exam, mumbling formulas and clutching a quill so tightly it’s splintering. His spectacles keep sliding off his snout, which only makes him panic more. He is known among peers for his brilliance—when he can keep his nerves in check.
3. Cindrel Tenderfoot (Halfling Female Student)
A bright-eyed halfling girl with an inkwell always in hand and parchment spilling from her bag. She approaches the players excitedly, quill at the ready, begging to interview them for her thesis: “Tourism in Lygos: Opportunity or Exploitation?” She asks rapid-fire questions and interrupts herself to jot notes furiously.
4. Professor Ysabet Grayvine (Elderly Human Female)
A frail-looking but razor-sharp human woman with iron-gray hair pulled into a bun so tight it seems to pull her whole face upward. She is in mid-argument about the “true origins of Netherese spellcraft,” her voice crisp and cutting.
5. Professor Thalanor Starbough (Elderly Male Elf)
A stately elf in his twilight centuries, robes draped elegantly. He counters Ysabet with long-winded retorts on “the influence of Sarrukh proto-magic.” The two are notorious for their endless debates—sometimes so obscure even other professors stop listening.
6. Dorga Ironlace (Dwarf Female Acolyte of Gond)
A broad-shouldered dwarf woman with singed gloves, soot-smudged cheeks, and a bundle of parchment petitions under her arm. She is canvassing students and faculty for signatures to open a Crafter’s Wing at the academy, insisting that “not every bright mind needs to be buried in books—some of us need anvils and gears!”
7. Veyra Ashmark (Hobgoblin Female Student)
A tall, athletic hobgoblin girl with her textbooks forgotten in the grass. She leans against the tree trunk, one arm draped lazily around her study partner’s shoulders. Her smirk leaves no doubt she’s more interested in him than in her books.
8. Tomas Drell (Human Male Student)
A lanky young man with tousled brown hair and ink-stained fingers. His notes lie abandoned in his lap as he leans eagerly toward Veyra. They claim to be “studying under the tree,” but their whispering and shy laughter make it obvious they are mostly studying each other.
9. Serene Willowmark (Half-Elf Female Alchemist)
A frazzled half-elf woman in a soot-stained robe bursts from one of the alchemy labs, smoke billowing behind her. She waves her arm wildly, yelping for help as a leather glove she accidentally enchanted clings stubbornly to her hand, squeezing tighter with every affectionate “hug.” Her long auburn hair is singed at the ends, and her spectacles are askew, but between frantic gasps she still shouts, “It’s not dangerous—it’s just too loving!”