Victims
The Manufeai, a tribe of gnolls reknowned for being vicious carnivores.
Crime scene
The Manufeai appear to have been killed by some sort of Flux-related event: their bodies are twisted and some look like demons (Ni: “they grew stronger in death”).
When the SPI arrived, their leader, Rohna (female, gnoll, cleric of Yeenoghu), rose as some kind of demonic entity; other tribe members became vargouilles.
Witness
There was a witness: Freki, a wildling ranger. He awoke during the conflict after apparently being unconscious for days(!?). He saw a goliath woman wielding a shimmering rainbow weapon approach the camp with malevolent purpose. She pointed the weapon at the camp guard (identified post mortem as Arrna by Ni) and overwhelming chaotic energy blasted forth, scorching the entire camp. Freki was knocked backward off his feet and fell unconscious.
Tribes
Freki tells the SPI that several tribes frequent this area of the Jungle near Xaos:
- The Manufeai, a vicious gnoll tribe.
- The Blood Hand Orcs, a nasty band of orcs who occasionally won’t kill you on sight.
- The Malosi, a tribe of outcasts too extreme for the other tribes, who value strength above all else, and have a fearsome reputation to match.
- The Blackscales, a mysterious and xenophobic tribe of lizardfolk.
- The Stormherd, a tribe of yikarians (a.k.a. yak-folk) feared and hated by all others.
Persons of interest
Ni Riverfang (female, gnoll, elderly)
- A witch doctor, the sole surviving member of the Manufeai tribe.
- She hired the SPI to find out what happened to her clan folk.
- Seems intrigued by the idea that her kin may be reborn stronger.
Freki (male, wildling, adult)
- A ranger who does not play well with others.
- Claims to have witnessed the massacre.
Bruck (male, orc, middle aged)
- Orc former slave (see case 03), friend to the Blood Hand Orcs.
- Helped guide the SPI from Xaos to the site of the Manufeai massacre.
Vuthos (male, orc, young adult)
- Jovial tribesman of the Blood Hand Orcs.
- Bruck brought him in contact with the SPI to act as co-guide.
- When he saw the scene of the Manufeai massacre, he seemed rattled and left in a hurry.
Kavaki (female, goliath, middle aged)
- A warrior member of the Malosi tribe. Her body is covered in tattoos.
- Freki witnessed her killing the Manufeai with the Flux Capacitor (the karach weapon).
- She claims her body was taken over by a foreign power during the crime.
Andalla (female, orc, dragon shaman, young adult)
- A member of the Malosi tribe who channels extremely powerful auras.
Sabrina (female, githzerai, child)
- An ephemeral child with very strong psionic powers.
- Very good friends with Kavaki.
- Does what Talos wants, when she feels like it.
- Told the SPI that she is the one who crafted the Flux Capacitor.
Mengiris/Menjaga
- A golem-like suit of armor that guards Sabrina.
Talos (male, centaur, unknown age)
- Leader of the Malosi.
- Even the other Malosi speak of him with reverence and fear.
Semu’anya (female, lizardfolk, adult)
- A scout/ninja warrior of the Blackscales.
- Tracked down the party on behalf of her tribe’s leader, to lend them a magical item: a compass which points to a member of each tribe. It appears the Blackscales use this to stay one step ahead of the other tribes.
- Warned that once justice has been served, the SPI needs to return the compass to the shrine of Semuanya in Xaos, or else the Blackscales will be extremely displeased. She also warned the SPI not to seek out the Blackscales, if they value their lives.
Solomon (male, yikarian, elderly)
- Ancient leader of the Stormherd, renowned as a powerful diviner.
Zanqaa the Devoted (male, dao, unknown age)
- Solomon’s earth genie servant.
Grosh’mog (male, orc, adult)
- An oracle of ancestors of the Blood Hand, captured by the Stormherd, and planned to be sacrificed to the Forgotten God.