Milivoj's Family

A family in the impoverished northwest quarter of Vallaki, living in a sagging, rotting structure. Their father Oleg was injured on a wolf hunt and is bedridden. Their mother Jarzinka is addicted to Morgantha's dream pastries. Nineteen-year-old Milivoj, the eldest of nine children, is their sole provider — and the reason he stole the sacred bones of St. Andral.

Family Members

Jarzinka — Mother

A gaunt, glassy-eyed woman with matted, greasy hair wearing a faded beaded necklace. When the party arrived at the family home, she opened the door in a confused daze — she had just consumed a dream pastry from Morgantha and could barely register why she'd opened the door. She turned to Bogan to ask who was there, unable to process the situation herself. Despite her addiction, she is physically present in the home. Both she and Oleg are addicted to dream pastries, which is a significant part of how Morgantha maintains her grip on the family.

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Oleg — Father (Bedridden)

A former Vallakian guard who was wounded during a wolf hunt and is now bedridden. Father Lucian mentioned he "was injured out on the wolf hunt recently, and is bed-ridden." His absence is the precipitating cause of the family's collapse — without his income, and with Jarzinka lost to dream pastries, Milivoj became the sole provider.

Bogan (age 12)

The second-eldest sibling, who serves as the second-in-command of the household after Milivoj. When the party asked for Milivoj, it was Bogan who answered: "Milivoj is sick and doesn't want to talk to anyone today" — attempting to cover for his brother. He is protective and tries to manage the younger siblings in Milivoj's absence.

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Zondra (age 10)

One of the older siblings who helps keep the household running.

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Lazlo (age 8)

One of the middle children in the family.

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Grilsha (age 7)

One of the younger children. Wears glasses and has the classic annoying-little-sister energy — when the party insisted on speaking to Milivoj, she turned and shouted "Milo, someone wants to speak with you!" in that piercing little-sister voice.

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Dargos (age 5)

One of the younger children who hangs from Milivoj's arms when he plays with them.

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Victoria & Vasha (age 4, twins)

The twin sisters. Young girls who cling to Milivoj whenever he's home.

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Jirko (age 3)

The youngest sibling, who rides on Milivoj's shoulders giggling delightedly. When Milivoj saw the party at his door, the first thing he did was gently set Jirko down in Bogan's lap before stepping outside into the rain to face the strangers. This small, tender gesture — protecting the youngest from whatever was about to happen — was one of the most humanizing moments in the session.

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The Home

The family lives in a leaning, decrepit structure in the impoverished northwest quarter of Vallaki, a short walk from St. Andral's Church. The house sags beneath its own weight, with rotting timbers and cracked windows. Father Lucian provided the party with a crude hand-drawn map to find it.

Session Appearances

Session 13 — The Party Arrives

The party tracked Milivoj to his family home following Father Lucian's map (though Daisy read it upside-down initially, adding an hour to the journey). What they found reframed the entire bone theft investigation. The home was not the den of a criminal — it was the desperate last stand of a family falling apart.

Jarzinka opened the door in a dream-pastry stupor. Children wrestled and played inside. Milivoj appeared carrying siblings on his shoulders and arms — a young man who was simultaneously father, brother, and breadwinner to his family. His torn gray wool shirt matched the evidence from the crypt, but the party found it hard to see him as a villain when he was gently setting Jirko down in Bogan's lap before stepping out into the rain.

Milivoj's confession revealed the full scope of the crisis: his father injured, his mother addicted, Morgantha circling the children like a predator, and the coffin maker offering gold for relics. He made a pragmatic choice — bones over starvation — and the party ultimately allied with him rather than condemning him. Ria offered five gold and promised to shut down the windmill to protect the children.

Relationships

• Milivoj — Eldest son and sole provider; stole sacred bones to feed them
• Morgantha — Dream pastry vendor; has addicted the mother and represents a threat to the children (Milivoj fears they'll be sold to work at the windmill)
• Father Lucian — Milivoj's employer; the church connection that led to the bone theft opportunity
• Henrik van der Voort — The coffin maker who hired Milivoj to steal the bones; the true architect of the theft