Goldspire Academy is a D&D 5th edition campaign revolving around a group of transfer students from Osharia, following the collapse of the fascist Sylberos regime
Note: Wolfsbane Valley Trading Company denies any involvement with the events of this page
This Work Contains Examples Of:
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: The primary antagonists of the last D&D campaign were evangelical-esque religious zealots. This time, it’s demon cultists
- Dead Guy on Display: The Heretic hangs her mutilated victims in the main hall for all to see. Eventually she ends up there too
- Death Is Cheap: Thanks to the Plumtrees, most deaths that happen on campus can be undone
- Dysfunction Junction: Pretty much everyone at the school needs serious therapy
- Fan Disservice: The Heretic wears a very revealing Hot Witch outfit, but her body is eerily pale, emaciated, and covered in burns.
- Hate Sink:
- Alfric Juthuld, the sadistic enchantment teacher that torments his students constantly. He goes as far as to take away Cedar’s hearing aid during class, cast curses on his students as punishments, and even helps frame Klunk for sleeping with Sharmanya.
- Eugenia Faustinus is a condescending, greedy woman that only cares about herself and her company. She views the school and it’s students with thinly veiled distain. She only becomes more unlikable with the reveal she is plotting to destroy the school for insurance money
- Caleb Monsoon is a smug, elitist bully that gets away with everything because he’s Yates’s prodigy. He also ends up being a vicious, murderous sociopath
- Insurance Fraud: Ms. Faustinus plans to have the school destroyed by demons and collect the insurance money rather than continue following the contract to fund the school
- Plant Person: Alf, the little vine creature that translates sound to sign language to Cedar
- The Proud Elite: Professor Yates’s gifted class, made up of the highest achievers. They get advanced education, special treatment, and are held up on a pedestal to the rest of the students.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Nazod Klunk is the red to Baldur Yates’s blue
- Ritual Magic: There is some sort of sinister ritual going on in the background
- Running Gag
- Anya accidentally breaking furniture
- “Walderfranz (verb)ed quietly”
- Cedar dying
- Save the Villain: Cedar and Yolora reluctantly decide to stop Yates from killing Juthuld to prevent him from getting a sixth soul
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: The collapse of the Sylberos regime at the end of the last D&D campaign did not solve all of Osharia’s problems. They are still poverty stricken, overrun with monsters, and now have a massive power vacuum.
- They Killed Kenny Again: Poor Cedar
- Her head is blown off during Professor Banzoft’s potions lessons
- During the Corpse Flower fight, she is torn apart by zombies and then brought back as one. She gets better
- Tone Shift: This campaign is much more small scale and character driven as opposed to the swashbuckling adventures of the previous campaign
- Your Soul Is Mine!: The Heretic has been stealing the souls of her victims for some kind of ritual
Characters
Players
Cedar
”Have you heard of the egg?”
Elf druid, former hippie cultist- Determinator: After Lorabella is taken, she will do anything to get her back.
Yolora
”Wing buddies!”
Harpy bard, jock with a heart of gold- Informed Flaw: She is supposed to be a bad student, but all of her rolls for her classes are usually incredibly high
Milo
Satyr sorcerer, teen edgelord
Goldspire Students
House Draconious
Donny Gyllin
“Yeah I’m like kind of a big deal”
Human sorcerer, the chosen one- Dark and Troubled Past: He was raised by goblins…in a hole!!!
- Hero of Another Story: His prophecy and heroic destiny are completely irrelevant to the plot
- The Slacker: He figures if he’s already destined to defeat the evil, why should he bother preparing?
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: By telling Caleb about Cedar and Lorabella, he ends up getting them both kicked out of the school
Mariko Hayashida
“What’s your name? Whatever, I’m going to call you Flower now! Hi Flower!”
Half elf bard, rich kid- Freudian Excuse: Cedar discovers Mariko’s toxic and egocentric behavior is due to her emotionally abusive father making her think that the only way for her to be desirable to others is to gloat about her family’s wealth, as it is the only good thing about her.
Darthan Flamesgrace
“Nice screaming everyone! Good teamwork!”
Aasimar druid, demigod with a destiny Lorabella Oakenpetal
“(Regrows bones) Howdy yall, I made it!”
Elf cleric, pure of heart- Ambiguously Bi: She seems to have a crush on Cedar. It’s because she does.
- Becoming the Mask: Subverted. She thinks that if she keeps telling herself and others that she is happy with the church’s restrictive lifestyle and standards that she will become okay with it. It doesn’t work out, and eventually she decides to start embracing who she really is
- Contractual Purity: She is forced to keep up the “holy maiden” lifestyle as a result of being raised in her church.
- Cult Defector: She ends up turning her back on her “family” after they torture her for homosexuality, finally committing to Cedar and a life she actually enjoys
Charlemagne Piret-Marceau
Human wizard, royal heir
Maldus Deepforge
Dwarf cleric, master blacksmith
House Aberratio
Julian Kalandar
“No one fucks with my house”
Tiefling bard, evil overlord- Cool People Rebel Against Authority: Julian rebels against the school’s authority. Why? Who knows
Quendrii
“(Faint whistling and clicking sounds)”
Myconid sorcerer, funny mushroom person Kanna Moloch
“Professor? Do we have homework?”
Fire genasi wizard, overachiever- Flaming Hair
- Sacrificial Lamb: She is the first victim of the killing spree
- Soulless Shell: Her state after her resurrection due to the Heretic taking her soul
Jandon Sklikstil
Goblin warlock, henchman
- Mini-Mecha
- Yes-Man: To Caleb
Ursula
Human warlock, shy chick
House Tempest
Caleb Monsoon
“There’s no shame in leaving a place you don’t belong, you’ll feel better, and you won’t burden the people who do belong”
Air genasi warlock, teachers pet- Condescending Compassion
- Corrupted Character Copy: Of Hermione Granger
- Dirty Coward: During the Corpse Flower fight, Caleb spends all his turns running or casting defensive spells on himself
- Hate Sink
- Insufferable Genius: He is the highest performing student in the entire school, and a complete asshole
- Kick the Dog: He tells Ms. Faustinus about Cedar and Lorabella’s relationship which causes the latter to get pulled out of school and punished by her church
- More Despicable Minion: He is much crueler than Yates, and shows even less remorse for the killings
- Smug Snake
Sharmanya Golburni
“Are you calling me a liar?”
Tiefling sorcerer, the gifted chick- Blatant Lies: No one believes her accusations that spoiler: Professor Klunk slept with her, but with Juthuld backing them up, that doesn’t make them any less damaging
- The Smurfette Principle: The only female member of the gifted class
- False Rape Accusation: She lies about Klunk grooming her to throw attention off Yates after the Anya situation
Rundal
“You better not try anything”
Ogre cleric, hall monitor- Anti-Villain: He truly believes that Yates’s actions are for the greater good
- The Un Favourite: Yates does not like him as much as the others and often leaves him behind when going on adventures with his other students.
Dheshuunyn “Shuni” Mohmunath
“I come from kingdom under water! Seek husband to bear children”
Triton druid, wacky foreigner- Catchphrase: “How do you say-?”
- Little Miss Con Artist: Her entire ditzy foreign noble persona and backstory is a complete lie she is using to con people
- What the Hell Is That Accent?: Hers is a bizarre mix of French and Dutch. Her real one is a thick Australian accent
S’Slessc
“Just come find me if you need anything. Drugs? Illegal magic items? Harvested organs? Ethically sourced…”
Illithid bard, shady dude- Dropped a Bridge on Him: He dies of an overdose shortly after the campaign
- Yellow Sash of Power: Until he got caught letting Sylvina get away for sucking his dick
House Gaius
Anya Bloodhail
Goliath wizard, the smort one
“(Smashes something) Oops…s-sorry”
- Ambiguous Disorder: She suffers from some sort of learning disability
- Does Not Know His Own Strength: She’s not used to small people furniture being so fragile, so she constantly breaks it
- The Smart Girl: House Gauis’s very own. Later subverted when it’s revealed that her intelligence is borrowed from demonic forces in order to compensate for her learning disability
- Un-Sorcerer: On her own, she is almost completely unable to practice magic. By the end, with Hendrickson’s help, she is actually capable of casting, she just requires the aid of an arcane focus
Nalvir Duskrin
“You have very beautiful breasts”
Drow bard, sewer rat- Accidental Pervert: Comes across this way due to his hobby of drawing nude women. It’s actually just a cultural thing
- Early-Bird Cameo: He briefly appeared in the last campaign when the party traveled through the sewers
- There's No Place Like Home: He deeply misses his home in the sewers
Esther Valzame
“WE ARE HOUSE GAIUS!!!”
Satyr bard, very enthusiastic Stahl Digby
“I mean yeah, he pushed me down the stairs, but he was real friendly-like about it”
Halfling druid, hillbilly- Motor Mouth: Good luck ever getting him to shut up once he starts going off in one of his tangents
Sylvina Sydewind
“Okay, so how about I give you all three gold coins and you do the work for me”
Yuan-ti pureblood sorcerer, doesn’t give a shit- Body Horror: Being part snake, she unhinges her jaws to swallow food, her stomach stretches and inflates when she’s full, and she regurgitates her food when in distress. Cedar is horrified by all of this
- Willfully Weak: She clearly is quite powerful, she just doesn’t use it.
Casper
“I am unaware if I have a soul or not”
Warforged warlock, a real boyGoldspire Staff
Professors
Alcaeus
“Adventure awaits!”
The wise old centaur, abjuration teacher Miakoda
“No, I did not marry a zombie”
Former adventurer, necromancy teacher- Hero of Another Story: She was a major character in the last D&D game
Baldur Yates
“I’m sure you’ve heard of me”
The worlds most talented wizard. Divination teacher- Abusive Parents: Baldur’s parents pushed him to extreme lengths to become the best mage he could
- Believing Their Own Lies: Yates thinks he wants to destroy the school so that the wrong don’t have access to powerful, but it’s clear that he really just can’t stand to see all of his grand accomplishments becoming common curriculum
- Big Bad: Yates is one of the two masterminds of the murders
- Expy: He’s essentially Julian Morrow from The Secret History as a Hogwarts professor
- Fair-Weather Mentor: He only pays attention to students that he feels are worthy, putting little effort into teaching everyone else
- Just Desserts: He is eaten by the library dragon at the end after losing his control of it
- Pride: One of his main traits. Strong enough that he is willing to kill innocents and destroy property to protect his status
Jolene Brys
“Come closer…let me give you a kiss”
Enslaved hellbeast. Illusion teacher Nazod Klunk
“You guys are gonna do great things”
Nature man. Conjuration teacher- Cool Teacher: He’s one of the nicest and most helpful professors at the academy
- Gentle Giant: He’s a massive, scary looking orc, but is a gentle soul with a kind heart
Meenah Banzoft
“Some of you are probably gonna die at some point in my class, that’s normal”
Crazy lady. Evocation teacher- Ax-Crazy: Her first lesson results in several deaths
Alfric Juthuld
“Seriously?? My grandma can do this better than you guys!!”
Smug man. Enchantment teacher- Agony Beam: He uses one against Cedar, Stahl, and Yolora during his boss fight
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: At first, he seems friendly, and firbolgs are generally peaceful. In reality, he’s an abusive, spiteful bully
- Politically Incorrect Villain: He confiscates Cedar’s hearing aid during class
- Put on a Bus: He is last seen being dragged to prison in a muzzle and straightjacket after trying to kill three people
- Villainous Breakdown: When Cedar enters his classroom after being expelled, he has a freak out that ends in him attacking her and Yolora
Dolan Hendrickson
“Heyyyyy!!!”
A literal giant spider. Transmutation teacher- TheAtoner: After accidentally getting Anya expelled, he does everything he can to help her.
Other Staff
Headmaster Wylliston Walderfranz
“WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!!!!”
The eccentric headmaster- Corrupted Character Copy: He’s basically a dumber version of Dumbledore
- Puppet King: He has little actual power, Ms. Faustinus is the one really running the show
- Put on a Bus: He is fired after being blamed for the school’s recent problems
Assistant Headmaster Dolores Nightingale
“…”
The one who does most of the work Nurse Krissa Plumtree and Nurse Krinkle Plumtree
“We’ll fix ya right up!”
A gnome couple that handle healing and resurrections- Died in Your Arms Tonight: They die in each other arms after being stabbed by Yates
Outsiders
Eugenia Faustinus
“Wolfsbane Valley Trading Company denies any involvement with this incident”
The representative of WVTC for the school- Big Bad: She is one of the masterminds behind the killing spree
- Disproportionate Retribution: Faustinus constantly threatens harsh punishments for anyone that even questions her.
- Dragged Off to Hell: She’s thrown through the portal to hell by Anya
- Lack of Empathy: To the point where she barely comes across as human. Notably when she is confronted by Kanna’s parents that understandably want to see their daughter after her soul was stolen, she refuses to let them in and condescendingly lectures them about proper visiting protocol
- Politically Incorrect Villian: She shows disgust towards homosexuality and the lower class. It’s part of the season she gets Cedar expelled
Mr. Hayashida
Mariko’s rich father
- Abusive Parents: He is extremely physically and mentally abusive to his daughter
- Small Name, Big Ego: He runs his family like a noble house, but it turns out he’s just in charge of a WV-owned lumber company
The Heretic
A chaotic and destructive demon worshipper
- Complete Monster: The Heretic is a mass murderer that commits atrocities mostly for fun. She has amassed a body count of hundreds, many of them including children
- Death by Irony: Lampshaded. After her death, her corpse is strung up like she did to her victims by Julian, even adding the word “IRONY” written in over her for extra emphasis
- Terrorists Without a Cause: Most of her atrocities have no motive other than her being drunk on her destructive magic
Elder Brother
Chain smoking cult leader
The Hellbeast (spoilers
A Balor released from Yates’s portal to hell
- Monster Is a Mommy: It turns out that the Balor’s rampage is actually just it’s search for it’s child, which ends up being Eggy
