Clothing and fashion in Scarterra

Capes as signifiers of status in Fumaya

Capes are usually used in lieu of crowns among high ranking Fumaya nobles

World domination through coins, How the Masks play Politics

Good will isn't the currency of the realm, CURRENCY is the currency of the realm!

Holding the Powerful Accountable, how the Lanterns play politics

Holding rulers accountable, seeking out hidden darkness, and promoting art and music

Moon-Brightened leaders

Honorific title given to rulers who win the Lanterns favor

Royal Chancellor of Fumaya

The diplomatic right hand of the king of Fumaya

Chancellor Karolina

King Henryk's right hand on diplomatic matters

Lord Agost Prawdash

Chancellor and drinking buddy to the late King Ziven VI

purple dye and cloth

the most expensive clothing dye in all of Scarterra

Lady Tulbet Carbow

midnight mushrooms

Magically growing subterranean mushroom with many uses

Bevan, Swynfaredian Alchemist

POV character talking about alchemy and Swynfaredia

indigo

Semitropical plant commonly cultivated for creating blue dyes

blue dye and blue cloth

overview of blue clothes in Scarterra

Phidas Morality Plays

Feel good plays trying to encourage Phidas-friendly ethics

Havro the peasant farmer

POV character for the Fumayan everyman

Greymoria Morality Plays

Plays depicting mortals suffering for not loving Greymoria,

Shenera of the Fumayan Rovers

Zarthus Morality Plays

Plays intended to endorse the values of the god Zarthus...and the showcase the musical and acting talents of Zarthus' followers

Alchemical dye creation

synthetic (and expensive) dyes created by alchemists

white cloth

A high status clothing item with a secret low status manufacturing process

Saad the traveling minstrel

POV character for East Colassia from Midlandia

Scarterran Idiom, "Winter Musicians"

Scarterran slang term for skilled hobbyists

royal snails

Sea snails mostly known for their use as ingredients in purple dyes

Empress Ialantha

Tridal the Cyclops Sailor

Cyclops sailor that fights pirates on behalf of the Elven Empire

Yellow cloth and dye

Yellow clothing and dye, a sort of flexible middle class color in Scarterra

Jurek the hornblower

The beefy winds player of the Booted Bards Band

Sagan the singer

lead singer of the Booted Bards

the Booted Bards

local Lantern-leaning Fumayan band

Havro the Stringer

the handsome string player of the Booted Bards band

Damazy the Drummer

Lead percussionist of the Booted Bards

Writs of the Nonagon

musicians in Scarterra

The daring few who make their living through the pursuit of music

Flag of the Maw

Symbol of Turoch used to demoralize enemies and entice surrenders

Cambrie the spirit loa

traveling musician turned into a vengeful spy

the spirit loa formerly known as Gerallt

Swynfaredian defector and spy, attempting his position as a lead smith

Proclamation of Protection for Spirit Loas

An unusually specific royal decree guaranteeing protection for Fumayan spirit loas

Lorna the spirit loa

A mercenary minded Borderlander spirit loa

Lady Sasany the gnome

Queen Janah's right hand gnome

Seren the spirit loa

The "Team Mom" of the 23 refugee loas

Nesta the spirit loa

humble farmer who happens to be a combat-trained spirit loa

Cumulative Spirit Loa power pooling

Spirit loas finding strength in numbers in a way no one saw coming

Dyleth the spirit loa

shy lady in waiting who endured some rough things

The Emberhold Players

Kynan the spirit loa

large loa and miner defecting from Swynfaredian to Fumaya

Lord Maddoc ap Kovenoth

Father, mentor, and regent to Count Llewellyn ap Selwyth

Awen ap Selwyth

the potential back-up heir to Stagdrift Hills County

Memory's Visage

A spell used to recreate a person's younger appearance

Speak softly and carry a Big Stick, how the Stewards play politics.

Wielding carrots and sticks to force Scarterrans to respect the environment

Weaponizing kindness, how the Tenders play politics

Support my chartiy...or face my passive resistance!

Zeroks the gnome

Maker of fine copies

copyists in Scarterra

Those who write and transcribe things for a living

Strength and Honor, how the Guardians play politics

Warriors and craftsmen making themselves useful

Ofloruk orc tribe

Reindeer herding orc tribes with lots of spell-casters

red cloth and dye

The "manly" color for garments in Scarterra

Might makes right, the brutal politics of the Testers

The philosophy behind selfish violence

How princes and potentates worship the Nine

Macsen the Spirit Loa

Nike baby who endured some harsh things and just wants some normalcy

Euros the spirit loa

former attendant at Swynfaredian resort who is willing to help Kormatin attack the faculty later

Nia the spirit loa

Daughter of a miner who spirit loa abilities roped her into a horrible situation. Now she wants to get back to a normal life.

Changing like the wind, the mercurial politics of the Rovers

Pushing for freedom whether other Scarterrans like it or not

Fear and magic, how the Children play politics

As the Mother does, so do the Children...

Shining the light of knowledge, how the Keepers play politics

Books, Bureaucracy, and brown nosing are the tools to sway kings and queens

Gaatha of the Lanterns

High Priestess Chimene

The introverted ecclesiastical head of the Fumayan Children

Lynnet of the Rovers

The nominal leader of the Fumayan Rovers

Ifan of the Fumayan Children

The Fumayan Children's top dual caster

Laurel the spirit loa

a sad tragic figure among spirit loas

Mervyn the spirit loa

De facto leader and "Team Dad" of the Stagdrift spriit loas

The Stagdrift spirit loas

Informal found family united by shared traumatic experiences and a desire to recover

Evan the spirit loa

young blacksmith apprentice who happens to be a spirit loa

Garnan the spirit loa

young miner and spirit loa

Aderyn the spirit loa

farmers daughter and spirit loa from Stagdrift Hills, now a warrior woman

Owain the spirit loa

apprentice rope maker who wants to go home