The Field Book of Rabbits

Physical Appearance:

High Elven. Slight, silver-haired even in youth, an inheritance from the Sylrendreis bloodline in Miriel. Glacial blue eyes. Wears pragmatic field robes layered with reinforced sigil-stitching rather than finery. Distinctive burn scar on upper left thigh.

Personality and Demeanor:

Measured, dry-witted, and relentless. Known among peers for the phrase “Hold the line.” A survivor’s pragmatism tempered by compassion, though she hides both behind discipline. Prone to overwork and distrust of institutions, she saw hope as a kind of warfare: something that must be engineered, not awaited.

Abilities:

Master evoker, abjurer and battlefield strategist; known for combining protective wards with weaponized leylines (“mirror-ward tactics”). Could anchor spellfields without focus stones, an ability considered impossible before her time. Innovated leyline “listen” spells to detect planar breaches. Proficient in conjuration and wardcraft but feared most for her command-level tactical casting, turning entire battlefronts into living sigils, calling fire and lightning from the sky. Survived direct exposure to Leviathan’s heart magic during the Siege of Inh Asari. Most dangerous on open ground.

Allegiances and Titles:

Former Unit Mage of 7th River Cohort of Miriel under General Avaren

Captain of the "Unmarked Company"

Founder and Commander of the Arcane Protections Services in The Capitol (post-war)

Classification:

Leyline Caster, Subtype A

Threat Level: S

Known Operations:

Survivor of Desolation of Inh Asari by Leviathan

The Grain Fire of 6997 in the Bursrood Hills and murder of Lord Arad Zamara

Infiltration of Day of Black Ashes, 6687, causing loss of five major assets

Evacuation of Draconia, 6689

Raging Steppes Campaign Combatant, 6697

Combatant during Battle of the Lockhaster Hills, 6750

Held Eastern Gate at Siege of Kir Darul, 6766

Headed Capitol's Resistance during Operation Flyover (called The Breach by mortals), 6849

Background:

Originally of House Sylrendreis—renounced her lineage during the Cyslone Conclave (shearing her braid before the assembled lords). Declared allegiance to the Free Companies of the Elantran Accord, serving as commander of the Unmarked Company under no nation’s flag. Later associated with the United Elantran Forces and personally endorsed by General Ironlung of Kir Darul.

Observed Weaknesses:

Despite tactical brilliance and sustained resistance to interrogation, Sylren exhibits several exploitable vulnerabilities:

Protective Instinct (Mortals & Youth): Displays pathological empathy toward noncombatants, particularly children and apprentices. Known to divert entire platoons to civilian evacuation efforts at cost of strategic advantage. Recorded statements suggest she regards “innocence” as the only true resource worth preserving — a belief that can be weaponized through hostage scenarios or moral feints.

Obsession: Subject “Alavara” — a missing elven child believed to be her ward from the Cyslone refugee camps (6671). All evidence indicates the girl perished during the Ash Fall, yet Sylren continues to expend resources, time, and operational secrecy in pursuit of proof otherwise. The fixation undermines her otherwise unshakable pragmatism and may be used to lure her into compromised zones. Demonic inquisitors note the name “Alavara” appears frequently in her spellwork wards, suggesting ritual-level attachment.

Attachment to Luella, The Wood Witch: Reports confirm an enduring partnership beyond formal command structure. Whether romantic, spiritual, or strategic in nature, their proximity amplifies both subjects’ power resonance. Separation or injury to one has provoked erratic and self-destructive behavior in the other (see incident: The Brand Hunts Back). Recommend exploitation via targeted strikes on their shared command network.

Isolation Reflex (Wounded State): When physically or emotionally compromised, Sylren habitually withdraws from allies, entering prolonged self-repair cycles marked by fasting, insomnia, and silence. During these periods, she resists all counsel and rejects external healing — an instinct rooted in early trauma and reinforced by years of survivalism. Operatives report that she prefers to “bleed alone rather than burden the living.” Such isolation leaves her temporarily defenseless to scrying and psychological incursion.

Emotional Ties to Queen Nalearhine: Sylren was close friends with Queen Nalearhine throughout childhood. The Queen’s loyalty to Graz'zt and betrayal of the Miriel Court remains a psychological fault line; invoking her name or authority provokes measurable destabilization in Sylren’s aura field.

Claimant:

Emperor Graz'zt and Queen Nalearhine

Status:

Captured and imprisoned by Emperor Graz'zt

Physical Appearance:

Wood elven woman. Hair deep chestnut brown, often bound in a loose braid threaded with living grass. After liberation, she wears layered leathers and woven wards grown from living fibers rather than stitched. The circular soul brand at the nape of her neck remains visible. Green eyes.

Personality and Demeanor:

Measured and quietly sardonic; speaks with the cadence of someone used to explaining the impossible. Deeply moral but unflinching , where Iliyria’s hope is engineered, Luella’s is cultivated. Unafraid of pain, though she treats suffering as soil: something to be turned, not glorified. Often underestimated due to her gentleness; those who’ve faced her in the field learn too late that her restraint is the truest form of power.

Abilities:

Circle-trained druid of extraordinary empathy and precision. Prior to capture, served as a field healer and geomancer within the Free Accord ranks. After her branding by Zamara’s cult, developed the capacity to “hear” demonic leyline flows, allowing her to locate Graz'zian supply chains and redirect energy back into living systems. Abilities include use of healing magic, elemental evocation magic, and animal shape-changing (most commonly bear).

Allegiances and Titles:

Former Field Healer, Elantran Frontline Corps

Later: Second-in-command, Unmarked Company (under Iliyria Sylren)

Archdruidess of Moonlight Grove (post-war)

Classification:

Nature Caster, Healer Subtype C

Threat Level: A

Known Operations:

The Grain Fire of 6997 in the Bursrood Hills and murder of Lord Arad Zamara

Infiltration of Day of Black Ashes, 6687, causing loss of five major assets

Evacuation of Draconia, 6689

Raging Steppes Campaign Combatant, 6697

Combatant during Battle of the Lockhaster Hills, 6750

Held Eastern Gate at Siege of Kir Darul, 6766

Assisted Capitol's Resistance during Operation Flyover (called The Breach by mortals), 6849

Background:

Originally from the Deep Wilds, Luella was living among the Hill Dwarves at the Bursrood Hills at the time of invasion. Captured and enslaved under Lord Arad Zamara, Warlord of the Sixth Circle and sent to field labor camps.

She was branded by Zamara and presumed bound to his will, a failure that cost him his legion and his life. Following her rescue by Iliyria Sylren, she swore allegiance to the Unmarked Company, formally aligning with mortal resistance forces.

Observed Weaknesses:

Protective Reflex (Healer’s Instinct): Exhibits compulsive prioritization of the wounded. Field reports confirm repeated abandonment of advantageous positions to reach injured personnel, resulting in loss of operational tempo. Unable to distinguish tactical necessity from moral obligation. Displays profound physiological distress when forced to witness preventable suffering. Recommended exploitation: staged casualties or false cries for aid can divert her attention and break formation integrity.

Empathic Response to Natural Destruction: Reacts violently to large-scale ecological devastation, animal suffering, or desecration of sacred terrain. Known episodes include uncontrolled elemental surges following deforestation, slaughter of beasts, or tainted soil rituals. Such stimuli provoke a loss of restraint and measurable disruption to her concentration and spell balance.

Attachment: Iliyria Sylren (“The Silver Rabbit”): Relationship exceeds standard command loyalty. Observed to share spell resonance and protective auras in proximity. Exhibits agitation or recklessness when Sylren is injured or imperiled. Demonic archivists debate whether the attachment is romantic or devotional; regardless of classification, severing or simulating Iliyria’s death would likely destabilize her composure.

Pacifist Guilt Response: Although capable of extreme violence when provoked, subject demonstrates immediate remorse and withdrawal following lethal engagements. Entering extended periods of silence and self-imposed isolation, she refuses nourishment or healing until personally justified through ritual or penance. Behavioral model suggests self-harming as contrition mechanism, creating exploitable downtime between conflicts.

Residual Corruption from Brand Trauma: Though the Arad Zamara sigil has been inverted, traces of infernal energy remain embedded in her nervous system. Under specific tonal frequencies or visual runes, the scar tissue emits sympathetic resonance — potential avenue for reactivation or psychic overload. Exposure to sustained abyssal frequencies may induce visions or paralysis.

Claimant:

Her regenerative influence on battlefield terrain is classified as counterproductive to standard hellfront operations. Capturing her alive remains a high priority for reclamation of the Brand’s original architecture.

If captured should be immediately remanded to the custody of Lord Thezos Zamara, the holder of her Brand Sigil.

Status:

Remains a threat, trackable through Soul Brand.

Addendum: Bursrood Hills Imprisonment Record

(Source: Overseer Serpius, Sixth Legion Work Division – Report No. 441-BH / Classified “Internal Discipline”)

Summary of Detention:
Subject was apprehended during a perimeter sweep of the Bursrood Hills work trenches, having entered under false registry as a captured medic from the southern Elantran front. Initially compliant and reserved, she was assigned to the field infirmary for waste reclamation and corpse management. Within four weeks, irregularities in slave health metrics prompted inquiry.

Confirmed Violations:
— Use of unsanctioned restorative enchantments on fellow detainees, including regenerative fieldwork incompatible with prescribed labor quotas.
— Unauthorized conjuration of foodstuffs and healing flora, notably sprigs of feverleaf and groundstar — crops not native to the region and absent from standard requisition.
— Distribution of child’s bane, a sterilizing herb historically used to prevent half-blood births among captured mortals. Subject was observed grinding the herb into communal broth and binding it into wound poultices under guise of infection control.
— Verbal agitation among the workforce encouraging “choice and dignity,” resulting in work slowdowns and at least one attempted escape.

Disciplinary Action:
Overseer Serpius ordered public restraint, binding to post under midday sun with brands inscribed by Warlord Zamara’s own hand. Witnesses report she remained conscious throughout the engraving process and lashings.

Final Status:

The post was later discovered empty after the destruction of the Zamaran Granaries.

Filed conclusion:
Subject’s defiance constituted a theological contamination, not mere rebellion. Recommend immediate extermination of all who shared her labor quadrant, pending further analysis of soil corruption and fertility disruption within the affected sector.

Physical Appearance:

Gnome male, compact and wiry, with iron-grey hair perpetually singed at the ends and goggles fused to his brow by habit rather than necessity. Skin bears multiple chemical burns; right hand partially mechanical, fitted with modular fingertips for precision alchemy. Often wears a reinforced leather coat layered with stitched pockets, each containing a different powder, coil, or sigil-etched ampoule. His voice is clipped and grating, like a gear that refuses to fit, and his eyes show permanent discoloration from exposure to aether fumes.

Personality and Demeanor:

Pragmatic to the point of cruelty. Treats war as an engineering problem, not a moral one. Speaks little unless forced, and when he does, it is with surgical precision; half lecture, half insult. His cynicism masks a deep loyalty to his companions, though he denies it even under duress. Known to refer to Iliyria as “Captain” and Luella as “Conscience,” often in the same breath. Holds private funerals for his machines but not his comrades.

Abilities:

Classified by demonic reconnaissance as Category IV Threat: Infrastructure Denial Specialist. Master alchemist, engineer, and leyline tactician specializing in battlefield logistics and chemical thaumaturgy. Capable of generating combustible reagents on-site using ambient arcanite traces , “makes miracles out of mud and corpses.” Designed the mirror-ward flares that stabilized Iliyria Sylren’s leyline operations, and created the Blackroot Bombs used during the destruction of Zamara’s granaries. His tactical models were adopted by three separate armies, none of whom survived long enough to thank him. Though lacking in direct combat ability, his inventions routinely alter the course of engagements; a single crate of his devices can erase a battalion.

Allegiances and Titles:

Master Engineer (Disgraced) of Freefort

Chief Logistician of the "Unmarked Company"

Classification:

Alchemist, Engineer

Threat Level: A

Known Operations:

Survivor of Desolation of Inh Asari by Leviathan

The Grain Fire of 6997 in the Bursrood Hills and murder of Lord Arad Zamara

Infiltration of Day of Black Ashes, 6687, causing loss of five major assets

Evacuation of Draconia, 6689

Raging Steppes Campaign Combatant, 6697

Background:

Originally a highly respected engineer in Freefort, disgraced due to experimentation "unsanctioned" by the Guild.

Observed Weaknesses:

Though indispensable to mortal logistics, Subject “Greev” presents multiple exploitable liabilities, primarily psychological and ethical rather than physical:

Compulsion for Control: Displays obsessive need to quantify, categorize, and optimize all variables in his environment. When faced with uncertainty or improvisation by others, suffers measurable cognitive lag and elevated stress indicators. Disruption of supply lines or sabotage of his own devices induces paralysis and prolonged fixation on correction rather than survival.

Moral Disassociation: While outwardly amoral, his detachment is defensive rather than absolute. Recovered fragments of correspondence indicate recurring guilt episodes following mass-casualty events caused by his inventions. Under sufficient psychological pressure, this guilt converts to self-destructive behavior; destroying prototypes, burning plans, or sabotaging allied resources to prevent “another catastrophe.”

Isolation Reflex: Prefers solitude; rejects command oversight or moral accountability. Prolonged isolation, however, exacerbates erratic sleep and auditory hallucinations, typically “machines whispering.” Extended silence missions (>30 days) correlate with drops in precision and paranoia bordering on psychosis. Exploitation via false auditory triggers or simulated “mechanical distress” proven effective in trials.

Dependency on External Validation: Despite professed disdain for authority, craves intellectual acknowledgment from equals. Known to maintain unspoken emotional reliance on Iliyria Sylren (whose leadership he both resents and requires) and moral tethering through Luella (whose disapproval provokes disproportionate remorse). Separation from either precipitates cognitive degradation and reckless overextension.

Fear of Obsolescence: Exhibits pathological dread of irrelevance. Has publicly stated: “If the war ends, I end.” Motivation entirely rooted in conflict productivity. Loss of purpose post-victory or exile could induce voluntary termination or allegiance shift to any faction promising continued experimentation.

Claimant:

Recommendation: Capture alive if possible. Termination is counterproductive; his expertise is invaluable to abyssal research.

Status:

Presumed deceased, last seen in Raging Steppes.

Physical Appearance:

Halfling male, lean and weathered; complexion tanned by years in open country. Hair the color of dry straw. His right eye bears a faint scar from an arrow. Wears mottled scout leathers reinforced with druidic weave; cloak hem weighted with arrowheads for silence in the wind.

Personality and Demeanor:

Quiet, self-effacing, and relentlessly observant. Known for dark humor and a gift for easing morale in impossible conditions. Acts as conscience and confessor for the Unmarked Company; rarely kills without offering a prayer, not to gods, but to balance. Possesses the uncanny patience of a man who has seen too much and learned to move anyway. His loyalty is total but unspoken; he will not raise his voice, only his bow.

Abilities:

Elite recon and survival specialist trained in the ranger traditions of the western plains. Proficient in silent infiltration, counter-tracking, and mid-range archery. Known to combine mundane skill with subtle nature-magic; able to still birdsong, mask scent, and “read” disturbances in soil or crop as easily as text. Served as both forward scout and moral advisor to the Unmarked Company, maintaining supply lines and evacuation routes when others fought. Credited with devising the “grainfield escape” tactics used during the Bursrood raids and for the capture of a demonic courier regiment without bloodshed. Often deployed ahead of the Unmarked Comany to identify refugee clusters or safe crossing zones.

Scout Thornheart’s continued existence presents a strategic liability: his intimate understanding of both terrain and demonic patrol psychology has rendered three sieges ineffective. Capturing him has proven unfeasible; he leaves no trace. Rumor among lower ranks calls him “the rabbit that never stops running.”
Recommendation: Deploy soul-scent hounds or aerial scryers attuned to halfling resonance; do not engage directly. Subject’s morale influence on mortal units outweighs his measurable kill count.

Allegiances and Titles:

Former Border Warden of the Hillfolk Free Marches

Senior Scout, Unmarked Company

Classification:

Ranger, Archer, Nature Caster

Threat Level: C

Known Operations:

Survivor of Desolation of Inh Asari by Leviathan

The Grain Fire of 6997 in the Bursrood Hills and murder of Lord Arad Zamara

Infiltration of Day of Black Ashes, 6687, causing loss of five major assets

Evacuation of Draconia, 6689

Raging Steppes Campaign Combatant, 6697

Combatant during Battle of the Lockhaster Hills, 6750

Background:

Born to no banner. Joined the Elantran Accord as an independent scout and later attached to Iliyria Sylren’s Unmarked Company. Recorded as the last surviving representative of the Hillfolk following the razing of Bursrood. Displays no faith in divine institutions; professes loyalty only to “the ones still running.”

Observed Weaknesses:

Despite extreme resilience and adaptive cunning, subject displays consistent behavioral flaws exploitable under controlled conditions:

Empathic Loyalty: Unshakable devotion to Sylren and Cynrig prioritizes their safety over mission success. Disregards orders perceived as cruel or strategically “dishonest.” Capable of mutiny if moral limits are breached.

Survivor’s Guilt: Haunted by the annihilation of his homeland. Suffers night terrors and intrusive memories when exposed to burning grain, children’s voices, or smoke from human dwellings. Under such conditions, enters fugue-like withdrawal, abandoning stealth and tactical restraint.

Aversion to Civilian Casualties: Refuses to execute scorched-earth orders or participate in sacrificial diversions. Known to release captured enemy scouts “so the next one hesitates.” This sentimentality is considered highly contagious among mortal ranks.

Isolation Instinct: Operates best alone; resists unit cohesion beyond small teams. Separation from natural environments induces insomnia, claustrophobia, and erratic temper. Extended urban deployment causes marked decline in judgment and reaction time.

Faith Disruption Trigger: Exhibits irrational anger toward religious rhetoric, especially claims of divine justice. Psychological vulnerability can be exploited through false theological debate or staged “holy miracles.”

Claimant:

Recommendation: Destroy.

Status:

Presumed deceased, last seen in Lockhaster Hills.

Physical Appearance:

Dragonborn of indeterminate lineage — red-scaled, though blackened in streaks from permanent burn scars. Height above average even for his kind; shoulders broad, posture precise. Armor stripped of insignia and polished to dull copper, covered in etched sigils of flame-control and breath discipline. Left horn broken and filed smooth. Eyes molten gold, flickering in emotional extremes like candlelight through iron grating.

Personality and Demeanor:

Stoic, disciplined, and terrifyingly direct. Speaks rarely but never without precision; his few words are often final. Deeply spiritual in private, performing cleansing rites before and after every major act of violence. Hides profound survivor’s guilt behind ritualized calm ; when that calm fractures, entire fields burn. Loyal to Sylren but skeptical of hope and known to question orders; his faith lies in containment, not redemption.

Abilities:

Threat Class I: Elemental Cataclysm Engine / Controlled Hazard Entity. High-order sorcerer of the draconic bloodline, specializing in combustion manipulation and leyline pressure bursts. Can ignite air, stone, or even emotional energy; known to burn enemies and their memories from the land simultaneously. Served as the primary offensive caster of the Unmarked Company. Developed the Controlled Inferno Protocols that allowed allied forces to burn demonic frontlines without rupturing local leylines.
Exhibits extreme focus in combat, capable of maintaining simultaneous spell streams over extended durations. His temper, however, is a known catalyst for catastrophic power surges, several confirmed incidents of “friendly” incineration under stress conditions.

Allegiances and Titles:

Former Officer, Draconian Guard of the Ember Peaks

Combat Sorcerer, Unmarked Company

Classification:

Leyline Caster, Subtype B

Threat Level: A

Known Operations:

Survivor of Desolation of Inh Asari by Leviathan

The Grain Fire of 6997 in the Bursrood Hills and murder of Lord Arad Zamara

Infiltration of Day of Black Ashes, 6687, causing loss of five major assets

Evacuation of Draconia, 6689

Background:

Initially aligned with the Ember Peaks Confederacy before its destruction (6689). Joined the Elantran Accord and later the Unmarked Company under Iliyria Sylren. No known loyalty to current draconic houses. Maintains ritual oaths to unnamed ancestors — believed to serve as emotional ballast against his power’s volatility.

Observed Weaknesses:

Subject exhibits complete control under observation but becomes unstable in the presence of prolonged despair or betrayal. Fire conjurations recorded to manifest spontaneously during grief responses. Recommended engagement: distance attacks or emotional manipulation to induce instability.
Recommendation: Avoid melee contact. Field observers to maintain minimum 60-foot radius during detainment attempts.

Subject’s strength derives from discipline and emotional containment; however, several behavioral fissures compromise long-term stability, particularly in relation to command hierarchy:

Command Friction: Persistent ideological tension with Commander Iliyria Sylren. Shavash’s doctrine of total purgation (“nothing survives the flame”) conflicts with Sylren’s preservationist ethics. Field transcripts note multiple disputes regarding acceptable collateral thresholds — most notably during the Elantran grain-burn and subsequent refugee operations. Though loyal in combat, he interprets orders selectively when they contradict his moral calculus. This friction undermines cohesion and creates exploitable fragmentation within the unit’s chain of command.

Emotional Volatility: While outwardly controlled, subject’s emotional state is highly combustible. Empathy or grief triggers sudden temperature spikes and spontaneous ignition events. When provoked, his restraint collapses catastrophically, often resulting in friendly casualties or environmental destruction.

Reliance on Ritual Restraint: Requires precise daily meditations to maintain internal equilibrium. Disruption of ritual pattern (noise, confinement, emotional intrusion) leads to runaway metabolic ignition within seventy-two hours.

Attachment Residue: Maintains unspoken but observable reverence toward Luella and Finnan, perceiving them as moral arbiters and emotional counterweights. Manipulating their presence or safety destabilizes his restraint thresholds.

Claimant:

Recommendation: Destroy.

Status:

Confirmed deceased, died during Battle of the Mesas in Draconia.

Physical Appearance:

Dwarf of immense build and presence; beard bound in iron clasps, streaked with white ash. Wears reforged siege armor cut down for mobility, its plates inscribed with fragments of Kir Darul’s lost defense hymns. Left arm partially petrified by exposure to Leviathan’s stoneblight; he refuses to remove it, claiming “the mountain keeps what it takes.” Breath perpetually labored from lung scarring; origin of his epithet. Voice like gravel dragged across steel.

Personality and Demeanor:

Grim, proud, and unflinchingly loyal. Speaks with the cadence of scripture and swears like a soldier. Devoted to principle over politics, yet harbors deep contempt for divine institutions. Treats Iliyria and her company as kin, referring to them as “the stones I chose.” Feared and revered in equal measure — when Ironlung gives an order, even the wind listens.

Abilities:

Threat Class I: Command Engine / Defensive Resonator. Tactician and front-line commander of unparalleled endurance. Survived wounds that would liquefy ordinary soldiers. Possesses limited geomantic resonance: can shape terrain through vibration and strike-patterns, collapsing tunnels or raising temporary bulwarks mid-battle. Prefers hammer and shield combat; utilizes his own body as a living barrier to protect allies. Capable of channeling leyline resonance through weapon impacts to disrupt demonic conjurations.
Known to anchor Iliyria’s shield arrays by physically grounding them into his armor — turning his body into a conduit for shared protection spells.

Allegiances and Titles:

Former General of Kir Darul’s Stoneguard

Exiled Crown Prince of Kir Darul (removed from line of succession after joining United Elantran Forces)

Lead Strategist, The Unmarked Company

Classification:

Warrior, Leyline Caster Subtype D

Threat Level: B

Known Operations:

Survivor of Desolation of Inh Asari by Leviathan

The Grain Fire of 6997 in the Bursrood Hills and murder of Lord Arad Zamara

Infiltration of Day of Black Ashes, 6687, causing loss of five major assets

Evacuation of Draconia, 6689

Raging Steppes Campaign Combatant, 6697

Combatant during Battle of the Lockhaster Hills, 6750

Held Eastern Gate at Siege of Kir Darul, 6766

Background:

Born the first prince of the Ironlung dynasty of Kir Darul. Disobeyed his fathers orders to join United Elantran Forces and was subsequently removed from the line of succession. Oathbound to Iliyria Sylren until his death, though some infernal records claim he fell during the Gate’s final collapse. His survival status remains disputed.

Observed Weaknesses:

Physical Deterioration: Severe lung and spinal damage limit stamina and recovery. Prolonged exertion induces hemoptysis and partial petrification spasms.

Attachment to Storm-Runner: Emotional and possibly romantic bond; separation anxiety or injury to Storm-Runner provokes reckless behavior.

Oath Obsession: Absolute loyalty to Iliyria; will sacrifice any resource, including himself, to ensure her survival. Manipulation via false reports of her death or capture may compel suicidal aggression.

Faith Crisis: Lost belief in divine order. Provoked easily by sanctimonious rhetoric; exploitable through psychological warfare.

Survivor’s Guilt: Holds himself responsible for every fallen soldier under his command. When confronted with ghosts of failure (literal or imagined), he becomes dangerously reckless.

Anchoring Behavior: Refuses to retreat from battle; interprets withdrawal as betrayal. Tacticians note that his greatest strength, his refusal to yield, is also the surest way to bury him.

Claimant:

Recommendation: Destroy.

Status:

Survivors describe him as both immovable and unkillable; scouts claim he “does not breathe, he endures.” No confirmed corpse recovered after Kir Darul’s fall. His hammer, Gravemarch, remains unaccounted for, last seen glowing through the dust as the gate collapsed.
Recommendation: If alive, avoid direct confrontation. Should capture prove necessary, deploy silence fields to disrupt his geomantic resonance.

Presumed deceased, was in Eastern Tunnels of Kir Darul during collapse.

Physical Appearance:

Half-orc woman of immense vitality and presence; tall even among her kin. Green skin streaked with pale lightning scars that pulse faintly during storms. Hair dark as wet iron, often braided in cords weighed in brass rings to ground her own static aura. Eyes cloud-grey; recorded to flash white during active channelling. Bears a long-hafted storm-hammer of dwarven make. Commonly wore a cloak woven with blue-silver thread that shimmered even in still air.

Personality and Demeanor:

Fierce, quick-tempered, and infectiously alive. Known for laughter in battle and scorn of authority. Though outwardly chaotic, she maintained precise tactical instincts — able to read wind, morale, and movement as part of one continuum. Deeply loyal to her comrades but distrustful of institutions; called Iliyria “the calm eye of my storm” and Ironlung “the only wall worth breaking against.” Feared by enemies for her unpredictability, adored by soldiers for her courage.

Abilities:

Threat Class I: Elemental Vanguard / Weather Manipulation Asset. Battlefield elemental conduit specializing in electrical and meteorological magic. Not a trained mage, but a natural storm-shaper channels atmospheric pressure and leyline resonance through her body to amplify kinetic force.

In later campaigns, developed tandem techniques with Prince Ironlung, combining her voltage surges with his geomantic resonance to produce thunder-wall detonations that could disintegrate siege lines.
Displays remarkable endurance, reportedly fighting for days without sleep, sustained by the charge in her blood. Allied survivors note she could “hear storms coming three days before they arrived.”

Allegiances and Titles:

Champion of the Raging Steppes

Member, The Unmarked Company

Classification:

Warrior, Nature Caster

Threat Level: B

Known Operations:

Raging Steppes Campaign Combatant, 6697

Combatant during Battle of the Lockhaster Hills, 6750

Held Eastern Gate at Siege of Kir Darul, 6766

Background:

Originated from nomadic Orc clan in Raging Steppes. Little known about life before war.

Observed Weaknesses:

Emotional Recklessness: Prone to rage responses when allies endangered; once reversed an entire stormfront to avenge a single fallen soldier.

Attachment to Ironlung: Emotional and possibly romantic bond; separation anxiety or injury to Ironlung provokes uncontrolled discharge events.

Energy Saturation: Can overdraw from ambient storms, resulting in nerve trauma and paralysis. Periods of collapse follow major engagements.

Protective Instinct: Will prioritize saving wounded or trapped allies over command orders. Demonic operatives have exploited this by feigned distress signals.

Maternal Rumor Sensitivity: 9-month disappearance from frontline suggests secrecy regarding a possible child. The mere mention of this rumor provokes volatile emotional reaction; considered a psychological trigger of exceptional potency.

Claimant:

Recommendation: Destroy.

Status:

Presumed deceased, was in Eastern Tunnels of Kir Darul during collapse.

Recommendation: Continue surveillance for hybrid offspring. If proven, extraction priority high — a child born of storm-blood and stoneflesh would possess extreme elemental resonance potential.

Physical Appearance:

Human male, mid-forties at time of last confirmed sighting. Height average; build wiry from campaign life. Hair once fair, now bleached white by exposure and exhaustion. Skin deeply tanned. Eyes pale amber. Robes the white and gold of Pelor’s priesthood. Carries a war-worn censer whose chain is fused from melted reliquary brass.

Personality and Demeanor:

Calm, severe, and weary beyond measure. Known for dry wit and an unwavering gentleness toward the broken; mortal or otherwise. Utterly intolerant of zealotry; would chastise paladins and soldiers alike for invoking holy wrath. His faith evolved into quiet pragmatism: “Light is a tool. Mercy is the weapon.” Often found reciting hymns as lullabies to the wounded.

Abilities:

Threat Class III: Faith-Based Healer / Radiant Contaminant Source. Ordained cleric of Pelor, god of the sun and renewal. Initially attached to the 4th Elantran Host as field medic and exorcist. Specialized in light-based warding, mending miracles, and anti-necrotic sanctification rites. Demonstrated rare capacity to channel divine radiance through metallic conduits — could illuminate entire siege corridors or cauterize demonic wounds from range.
However, prolonged exposure to the Hundred-Year front dulled his connection to the divine. In later years, his miracles manifested as faint warmth and brief reprieves rather than full restoration. Known to say, “The light comes slower each winter, but it still comes.”
Served as spiritual advisor, healer, and moral counterbalance within the Unmarked Company during its final decade.

Allegiances and Titles:

Priest of Capitol Peloran Temple

Field Cleric, The Unmarked Company

Classification:

Divine Caster, Healer

Threat Level: B

Known Operations:

Held Eastern Gate at Siege of Kir Darul, 6766

Background:

Cleric from the Temple of Pelor located in the Capitol.

Observed Weaknesses:

Faith Attrition: Diminished confidence in his deity following repeated unanswered prayers. Exhibits symptoms of theological fatigue: reduced spell potency, self-doubt, and occasional muttering of anti-doctrinal scripture.

Compassion Over Calculation: Frequently prioritizes the dying over the mission. Has been recorded abandoning defensible positions to administer last rites, resulting in strategic losses.

Guilt Transference: Believes himself responsible for the moral degradation of fellow clerics during the later war. Exposure to corrupted holy symbols or mockery of Pelor triggers depressive paralysis.

Excessive Loyalty: Displays paternal attachment to younger soldiers and orphans; observers note particular protectiveness toward the child refugees of the Ashfield Exodus. Exploitable through hostage fabrication.

Physical Decline: Chronic lung and nerve damage from prolonged radiant channeling; episodes of hemoptysis during high-intensity healing.

Claimant:

Subject’s light aura is faint but persistent; scouts report residual radiance lingering at abandoned campsites for up to three days after departure. Records from interrogated prisoners confirm that his healing touch could neutralize minor infernal corruption and disrupt soul-binding rituals. While not strategically significant alone, his influence on unit morale and resistance to despair was profound — statistically prolonging human endurance by 17%.
Recommendation: Capture for study of sustained faith anomaly in long-term trauma environments. If deceased, recover remains; lingering divine residue could be harvested for experimental use in counter-radiant binding.

Status:

Presumed deceased, if survived siege of Kir Darul, would certainly have expired after 40-60 years due to limited human lifespan.

(Cross-Referential Authorization: Sixth Circle / Division of Mortal Affairs / Archive Node “UNMARKED”)

Summary of Source Reliability:
The majority of extant intelligence regarding the composition, movements, and internal conflicts of the so-called Unmarked Company derives from the testimony and observations of Mervyn Gennil, gnome male, age indeterminate, formerly of the Elantran Host (Sorcerous Support Corps). Subject entered Unmarked ranks approximately six months prior to the Fall of Draconia (6689) and was captured during the retreat across the Ember Steppes.

Acquisition and Conversion:
Interrogated under the supervision of Inquisitor Vlasigorn’s lesser lieutenants. Subject displayed rapid adaptation and survivalist reasoning; offered voluntary cooperation within three days of confinement. In exchange for exemption from vivisection and post-mortem reclamation, he consented to serve as embedded informant within the Company upon release.
Promise extended: preservation of corporeal form and limited command of infernal power following the extinction of mortal resistance.

Operational Period:
Subject was permitted “escape” (authorized by Division Command) and re-embedded within the Company. Maintained covert transmissions for approximately thirteen years, providing detailed reconnaissance on Iliyria Sylren’s tactics, personnel structure, and morale degradation. Several successful ambushes, including the Ravern’s Fold interception (6692), are directly attributed to his reports.

Termination and Compromise:
During the Ashfield Exodus (6705), Gennil’s duplicity was exposed when coded correspondence was discovered among enemy corpses. Reports indicate that the demons allowed his “rescue” by Sylren’s forces to preserve surveillance credibility. He continued operating under suspicion until final exposure and termination during the Veldt Reclamation (6708).
Eyewitness accounts confirm Iliyria Sylren personally executed the subject following public confession. Prior to death, Gennil reportedly stated:
“The demons kept their word better than gods ever did.”

Evaluation:
Source proved of extraordinary tactical value despite moral instability. His mixed loyalties demonstrate the efficacy of Conditional Reward Doctrine when applied to intellectually motivated mortals. Recommend preservation of method for future infiltrations among hybrid or arcane units.