The Bayou is a massive swamp that stretches almost from Malifaux City all the way to the unexplored reaches of the eastern ocean. Long ago, the land was inhabited by the advanced peoples of Old Malifaux, but their cities are long gone, leaving them to crumble into ruin beneath the brackish water. Today, the main inhabitants of the Bayou, aside from the very impressive array of swamp monsters, are the gremlins: short green-skinned humanoids with a love of moonshine, banjos, and comically large hats.
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Angler
Fishing is a pastime for a lot of gremlins, but the Clampett clan has turned it into full time job, providing some variety to the usual mix of ham and bacon that most gremlins eat. When the Burning Man roused the Gibbering Hordes from the depths, they also inadvertently became the Bayou’s first line of defense against the hordes of aquatic monsters on the hunt. The Clampetts
The Clampetts
Ballyhoo Bucket
Bruce
Aunty Mel
Uncle Bogg
Sir Vantes
Judd & Honey
Big Hat
Among gremlins, it’s commonly said that there’s no better sign of authority than whoever has the biggest hat. And there are fewer bigger hats in the Bayou than the Jones family. Their influence and knack for bullying other gremlins into obedience has made them one of the most powerful families in the Bayou. Som’er Teeth Jones
Som'er Teeth Jones
Loot Monger
Skeeters
Lenny Jones
Georgy & Olaf
Old Cranky
Infamous
The airship now christened the Infamous was a Guild experiment, meant to be the first prototype of a new design for their zeppelins. At least until a band of enterprising gremlin bandits stumbled onto the test sight and decided that there was no better way to make their name than to become Malifaux’s first sky pirates. Captain Zipp
Captain Zipp
Dread Pirate
Earl Burns
Mancha Roja
The First Mate
Beau Fishbocker
Burt Jebsen
Kin
Gremlins are master impersonators, enough so that humans tend to get a bit freaked out by how easily the little green nuisances can copy them. When the Ortega clan moved into the land just across the river from the Bayou, the local gremlin clan, the Lacroix, were so impressed by their prowess that they just had to try it for themselves. Ophelia Lacroix
Ophelia Lacroix
Overloaded
Young Lacroix
Francois Lacroix
Sammy Lacroix
Merris Lacroix
Rami Lacroix
Raphael Lacroix
Pere Ravage
Sooey & Pig
The massive wild pigs of the Bayou are both a major food source and a major predator for their gremlin neighbors. It takes a special kind of talent and dedication to risk life and limb to take on the duty of herding these colossal wild boars, but their bacon is just too delicious for the gremlins to let them be. Ulix Turner
Ulix Turner
Porkbelly Protector
Penelope
Bo Peep
Old Major
Gracie
The Sow
Swampfiend
There are countless varieties of horrible monster lurking under the Bayou’s canopy, ranging from the catfish-like silurids to the ephemeral will-o-wisps. But with the right tricks and a bit of Bayou magic, a clever enough sorcerer can bind them to their control and create some real nasty allies for themself. Zoraida
See her entry in Malifaux Neverborn
Voodoo Doll
See its entry in Malifaux Neverborn
Mctavish
Spawn Mother
Ezmeralda Gautraeux & Stumpy
Tri-Chi
The Tri-Chi started out as a Ten Thunders front, meant to manipulate the gremlins into acting as disposable pawns for them by leading them along with new and exciting forms of alcohol. Unfortunately for them, the gremlin they trained to take the roll quickly decided he liked his kin too much and turned them into drunken kung-fu ninjas instead. The Brewmaster
The Brewmaster
Moonshiner
Apprentice Wesley
Fingers Leong
Popcorn Turner
Cooper Jones
Tricksy
Gremlins specialize in being tricky and clever, when they’re not too drunk to think straight at least. They have a surprising knack for salvaging and robbing useful trinkets from human settlements and putting them to good use. And there are few families with more skill, or dumb luck, at raiding and tinkering than the infamous Tuckets. Mah Tucket
Mah Tucket
Mecha Meemaw
The Little Lass
Big Brain Brin
Trixiebelle
Herb Tucket & Ruffles
Sparks Leblanc
Wizz-Bang
Gremlins love explosions almost as much as they love moonshine, and that’s saying something. And magic can be an excellent source of flashing lights, explosions, and useful tricks for a gremlin who is lucky enough to survive figuring out how it works. The most dramatic and showboating of the lot can be downright famous with their neighbors. Wong
Wong
The Enchanter
Olivia Bernard
Alphonse Le Blanc
Cleetus Jebsen & Fluffernutter
Other Bayou Characters
There are plenty of wacky and wild individuals living in the Bayou who don’t go along with any of the big names in the swamp. Gremlins are just a bit too independent, and forgetful, to fall into too orderly of a pattern with their lives. Gluttony
