Carillons

Carillons are a sect of magic-users who train in the use of magic bells to summon, banish, control, and battle fey creatures. A carillon is easily recognized by the bandolier of seven bells they wear. Carillons are influential and revered figures in the Planes, who act as skilled protectors and hunters of the worst fey predators in history. Still, they are also universally feared for the mysterious knowledge they possess.

History of the Carillons
The history of the Carillons is directly tied to the history of the city of Ashtar. Once the Eldrin Empire had colonized the Mother's Delta, they had to contend with the rampant fey threat surging along its borders. Mages, soldiers, heroes, and nobility from across the empire were called together to discuss the fey threat in the empire’s first Great Council. For weeks, the factions argued over how to best deal with the menace beyond the borders until they decided that the empire should build military stronghold atop the soaring Plateau of Andorra, which towered over the empire’s southern border. This stronghold was the beginnings of the city of Ashtar, but how best to fight the powerful faerie creatures was still in question.

While the exact details of the story have been lost to time, it was apparently around this time that a young woman, a traveler from a far-off land, stepped forward to address the tsarina. This woman spoke of powerful binding magic used by her people to fight creatures from other worlds, and she offered to teach this magic to those brave enough to learn it. This woman’s name has been forgotten, but she is regarded as the first Carillon. Modern Carillon scholars still search for clues about this woman and the lands she originally hailed from, but speculation about who she was (and what she was) are a hotly debated topic.

Known Carillons
Here is a list of the carillons that have appeared or been mentioned in Campaign 1 and Campaign 2 of Venture Maidens:


 * Breeze
 * Chidi
 * Lorelei
 * Ranna
 * Shen
 * Whistler

Trivia

 * The smallest and deadliest of the Carillons' seven bells is called Ranna. The air genasi NPC Ranna adopted this bell's name as his own.
 * Celeste has mentioned that the Carillons are inspired by the Abhorsens in one of her favorite novels Sabriel, written by Garth Nix.