Dreamworld Directory -- Part 2

This is the second of a two-part blog that lists people and things found in the Dreamlands, most of which will show up in stories.

Cmdr. Jero'd — The commander of the militia that defends the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms

Johannes of Joachimstahl — Burgomaster of the town of Joachimstahl in the Six Kingdoms

Knight Fontaine-roz — "Knight of the Rose Fountain"; the highest knightly Order in the land of Ooth-Nargai; includes state maintenance for room and board in exchange for service; non-hereditary

Knight of Celephaïs — An Order which is the lowest knightly rank of the land of Ooth-Nargai and a catch-all for persons not inducted into a specific order; includes state maintenance for room and board in exchange for service; non-hereditary

the Knives — Assassins employed by the Prince of the city of Dylath-Leen to kill anyone who breaks the peace in his city or whom he perceives to be a threat

Burgomaster Kranon — The chief magistrate of the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms and chairman of the Diet of Burghers

King Kuranes — The ruler of the city of Celephaïs and the land of Ooth-Nargai beyond, and suzerain of the city-state of Serannian

the Kuranes Prize — The highest Award that can be bestowed upon a fine or graphic artist by the city of Celephaïs in the land of Ooth-Nargai

Kyafus the Leech — A druggist with a shop in the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms; he is well known for adhering to outmoded medical ideas, such as humorism, miasma theory, and fermentation theory, but many of his treatments and remedies work, such as using maggots to debride and clean wounds, leeches to stimulate blood flow and healing, and worms to clean out an infected gastrointestinal system

La Tène Múinteoir — The highest Honor that can be bestowed upon a fine or graphic artist by the city-state of Hazuth-Kleg in the land of Ooth-Nargai

Lais of Hyccara — An hetaera who resides in the city-state of Creachabh in the Six Kingdoms

Laureate — The highest Honor that can be bestowed upon a writer or poet by the city of Karchedon in the island nation of Punica

the Legion of Merit — The highest Decoration in the city-state of Creachabh in the Six Kingdoms; awarded for any notable act the benefits the city

Leonardo di Celephaean — A polymath artist, scientist, physician, engineer, designer, mathematician, and writer who lives in the city of Celephaïs in the land of Ooth-Nargai

Liaison — An outcast member of a tribe of non-human creatures in the Forest of Parg in the Southern Lands, who acts as a go-between for his people and the outside world

the Library of Karchedon — The largest known archive, sanctuary, and repository of written literature and chronicles in the northern/eastern Dreamlands; also serves as an ongoing symposium for the demonstration and debate of new ideas, and a publishing house

the Lier-in-Wait — A Great One, by name Hagarg Ryonis, who takes the form of a hideous reptilian monster to slay anyone who offends the sensibilities of the Great Ones

Lionheart the Cat — A male golden Abyssinian from the city of Celephaïs in the land of Ooth-Nargai that acts as a knight-errant for the Council of Elders

Lord Marshal — The highest knightly rank in the land of Ooth-Nargai, superseding all established Orders; includes state maintenance for room and board in exchange for service; non-hereditary

Lucifer the Cat — A male white, yellow, orange, and red domestic shorthair from the hamlet of Shyre in the Six Kingdoms that is litter brother to the High Queen of All Cats

Magog — An Honor that indicates the recipient is an ally of the Goblin race and permitted to treat with them on equal terms; non-heriditary

fe Maliæn, Legate Dïdon — The supreme commander of the armed forces of the island nation of Punica and Protector of the city of Karchedon

the Marquisate of Elissa — A fiefdom that encompasses the Mark of Elissa, which consists of four islands, one large and three small, that form the extreme southeastern tip of the island-nation of Punica; the vassal who holds seisin over the fief is charged with watching the southern and eastern approach to Punica to guard against invaders, though the mandate is largely ceremonial anymore

Marsalla, Tribune Rufio Cornelia — The commander of an elite commando force patterned after the SAS and the SEALs

Medici the Cat — A female chocolate-point Balinese from the town of Cianacht in the Six Kingdoms, who used a hoard fortune she discovered to establish a banking business

the Mehakebar — The prophesized offspring of Nyarlathotep and the Bride of the Crawling Chaos, who will rule the Dreamlands in the name of her father

Men of Leng — A Race of people who inhabit the Plateau of Leng in the Northern Lands; they are enslaved by the Moonbeasts, but also conduct trade throughout the Dreamlands in long black galleys; they resemble satyrs

Moonbeasts — A Race of creatures that resemble gray-skinned frogs with no eyes, ears, or nostrils, but with clawed hands and feet, and tendrils around the mouth; they are extremely cruel and sadistic, and enjoy the taste of mammalian flesh; they rule the Dark Side of the Moon and have enslaved the Men of Leng

the Mother of Mehakebar — The Title of the prophesized Bride of the Crawling Chaos who will give birth to Mehakebar

the Mouseion of Karchedon — A learned society for scholarship established in the city of Karchedon by Queen Elishat for the advancement of knowledge; serves as a museum and a research facility

Myhre, Venke — A former adventurer and now waitress at the Forenoon Tavern in the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms

the Nuth al-Sharif — The highest Decoration in the city-state of Aden on the Cerenarian Sea; awarded for valor

Nyarlathotep (The Crawling Chaos, The Black Man, The Thing in the Yellow Mask) — The soul and messenger of the Outré Gods, the Daemon-Sultan of Kadath in the Cold Waste, the protector of the Great Ones, the Little Gods of Earth, and possibly the creator of the Dreamlands

the Orb of Buthid — The highest Decoration in the land of Industan; awarded for valor

the Ordenze me Scorpiones — A knightly Order of the island nation of Byzantiu in the Mare Australis; symbolized by the stylized tattoo of a scorpion on the left cheek

the Order of Cornwall — The highest Decoration in the land of Ooth-Nargai; awarded for extraordinary valor in the face of impossible odds, making the recipient the highest ranking noble, second-in-command of the kingdom, and heir presumptive; includes state maintenance for room and board

the Order of Priam — The highest Decoration in the island nation of Punica; awarded for extraordinary valor in the face of impossible odds; includes state maintenance for room and board

the Order of Sigor — The second highest Decoration in the land of Ooth-Nargai; awarded for extraordinary valor; includes state maintenance for room and board

O'Shaughnessy, Vincent — "the Weasel"; a former gangster who runs a cabaret outside of the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms

Paladin — The lowest noble rank on the island nation of Punica; lower than a baroncy, almost the equivalent of a baronetcy, but definitely a peerage rank; hereditary

the Pharmaceutical Guild — A trade union dedicated to pharmacists and apothecaries, whose main hall is located in the city-state of Creachabh in the Six Kingdoms

Phlogistia Masterium — The Title granted to the sorcerer who masters the most difficult and arduous discipline within the specialty of fire magic, the Phlogiston Protocol

Phryne of Elissa — An hetaera who resides in the Mark of Elissa on the island nation of Punica; her patron is traditionally the Marquess

Phuschtae — The personal physician and surgeon to the Prince of Dylath-Leen; he was cast out of the Physicians Guild for "quackery", however it seems unlikely the Prince would tolerate him if he was actually incompetent, therefore the real reason for his ouster is unknown

the Physicians Guild — A trade union dedicated to physicians and healers but not surgeons, whose main hall is located in the city-state of Creachabh in the Six Kingdoms

Raffles, Simon — The name for a faceless thief generally recognized to be the greatest who ever lived, but who refuses to join the Guild; it has spawned many imitators who forget to invent a different name for their cover identities

Rahniel the Bard — A musician-poet from the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms; friend to Fynris the Hunter and brother to Arollo the Ranger

Rhodes Scholarship — An international postgraduate Award for study at the Royal Society of Celephaïs, established by King Kuranes

the Royal Academy of Celephaïs — A learned society for scholarship established in the city of Celephaïs by King Kuranes to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate

the Royal Society of Celephaïs — A learned society for scholarship established in the city of Celephaïs by King Kuranes for the advancement of knowledge; serves as an ongoing symposium for the demonstration and debate of new ideas, a museum and library, a research facility, and a publishing house

the Ruling Council of Sorcerers — The governing body of the city-state of Lelag-Leng in the Northern Lands, comprised of the most powerful sorcerers in their chosen fields of specialty

Ibn Sal'hud — The chief scholar of the Bait al-Hikma in the city-state of Ophir at the mouth of the River Yarmouk

Seminos the Cat — A male blue, red, and white Aegean from the city of Karchedon in the island nation of Punica that has made a study of healing practices

Shades — These are insubstantial entities that resemble animated patches of shadow; they are the servitors of the Great One Zo-Kalar

Shadow-Stalker the Cat — A female smoky-gray Korat from the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms that is a huntress and the guide and companion of Team Girl

Shelob — A spider that has taken service with Lord Victor of Elissa to repay an old kindness

Shuggob the Ghoul — A Ghoul wizard that resides in the Underworld on the edge of the Vale of Pnath

the Silver Horde — The personal bodyguards of the Prince of the city of Dylath-Leen in the Six Kingdoms, who are sworn to preserve his life at any cost

Madame Sofya — A salonnière who runs a famous salon in the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms

Spider-Friend — An Honor that indicates the recipient is free to visit any spider enclave and will not be considered prey; hereditary

Spiders — One of only four Races known to be Dreamers (Humans, Dolphins, and Cats being the other two), who live in the Northern Lands and grow to gigantic size

Steward of the House of Bastet — A servant of Bast who oversees Her Human worshipers and temples

the Swords — The military forces of the city of Dylath-Leen in the Six Kingdoms; they are mandated with protecting the city from all external threats; though technically the term for the army, it is applied to the navy as well

Sysphius Tyrannia — An extremely powerful sorcerer from the city-state of Lelag-Leng, who specializes in daemonology; she was a one-time member of the Ruling Council until she tried to mount a coup d'état and was banished from the city; her current whereabouts are unknown

Templar of Ulthar — The grandmaster of the local Thieves Guild in the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms

the Thieves Guild — A trade union dedicated to thieves, but not burglars, robbers, muggers, or highwaymen, whose main hall is located in the city-state of Creachabh in the Six Kingdoms

Thundar the Cat — A male Domestic Shorthair with a coat color and pattern reminiscent of a lynx; his sire was a southern adventurer and his dam a northern feral from a tribe rumored to be mixed with lynx blood; he inherited his dam's size and strength and his sire's intelligence

Titian Vèneta — A master painter who lives in the city-state of Creachabh in the Six Kingdoms

Madam Trotula — The proprietress of a bathhouse / pleasure palace in the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms

the Vaejovid Talisman — A Decoration for valor in the land of Iranistan

Verifera — The receptionist for and part owner of the Spa for Women in the town of Ulthar in the Six Kingdoms

Vichnia — The daughter of the Chromatic Lord, who works as an exotic dancer in the Tavern of the Amethyst Scorpion in the port city of Hlanith on the mouth of the Oukranos River

Viridiana, Jaecin — A former member of the Knives, she now serves as the bodyguard for Seidhlóch the Moneylender

Wakiya — A species of gigantic raptor that inhabits the land of Oleanna far to the west; also known as the Thunderbird, it grows large enough to carry a grown man and sometimes binds itself empathically to a brave and honorable warrior to become his steed

Windwalker — A hippogriff that was raised and tamed by Lord Victor of Elissa and serves as his personal steed

Zo-Kalar — A Great One, who presides over fate, birth, and death