Rakshasa's Castle - has Troglodyte Sewers underneath where Sir James of Forsythia died c. 10013. "Gnomish Temple of the Northwest." A trip was made there...

Randal, Maxwell (Brian) -

Random (Blaise Agueva y Arcas) - a human assassin and sorcerer who only casts "detect magic" and "heal." He was raised by dark elves, and his drow heritage allowed him the freedom to move in the dark, although he had the odd habit of sleeping upside down while hanging from tree limbs. He tried to kill Cormacar the ranger, because he was after his last and only silver piece, but failed and eventually became the third member of the Netco Spell Component Hunters. He was also interested in killing Barth, one of Cormacar's fellow rangers at the Bending Branch. However, the ranger objected to this, and Random was forced, for a time, anyway, to restrain his bloodlust, particularly because he was not pleased with the idea of beginning his adventures in jail. Barth wasn't too pleased with the idea that Random was staying in the local headquarters of the Bending Branch prior to going on the Sprines Mission with the Netco Spell Component Hunters. Barth attempted to "bell" the sorcerer with a large gong, which Random promptly stole and sold at a pawn shop for 30 sp. Member of the Netco Spell Component Hunters. Walked into the water of the mysterious cave complex during the March Trip of 10038, and never came out. Missions: February Trip, March Trip.

Random, Nigel (Monty) - professional treasure-hunter "on Vorn," led the "insigs." May 3202: He appeared to "buy" Amy and Kay Delation's boat.

Rapist, The - Walter McMillian.

Rats - a giant moustached rat with a thick tail was encountered by the Mystic Gnomes in the tunnels of the Gnomish Temple. It was irritating but wasn't too difficult for a single gnome to kill with a borrowed sword.

"Red" - Nick-name given by SOAK to their presumed El Ouhd agent and employment contact. Competed in the 10042 Omniventure because the "El Ouhd" first team was on another more important mission (chasing The Captain?).

Resnick, Katie () - alias of Kendra Thrax.

Reyl, Squire (Monty) - a very brave, if a bit simple, healer, long sword fighter, devout Catholic, member of the Order of the Ring and the Order of (?). Was working as a community servent in Carp Center until he joined the Order of the Ring during the Patville adventure. His local knowledge saved a tree when he remembered that a woman in town sold potions made from the bark that the O.R. was looking for, although it took several hours of tromping in the woods to jar his memory.

Rhino (Dunajec) - member of Pike Group. Went down in battle with scorpion dude on Eck Temple Mission but was regened and recovered in the care of the Pike Group's mysterious employer.. Missions: Eck Temple Mission.

Riesz (NPC) - an El Ouhd agent as of November 10043. Missions: Taniger Rescue.

Ring of Control Undead - allows user to take over an undead being and control for one week. One was stolen by Alexander Augustus from the O.R./Delmarintha Dig Group.

Rings - useful, portable magic items.

Kendra had one, and used it to fight a Nazgul and a balrog on Persand... It was thought some of the predicted effects of Ring-use could be seen in her, although it's not clear that she was being controlled by The Enemy. She may well be a ringwraith now from using the ring so much.
Mahgos Hamilcar is supposed to have had *two*. Always presumed to be basically evil at heart, Mahgos hasn't been seen in any substantial way either for a long time, and when seen, has seemed somewhat insubstantial. (Consider the episode at the Friendship Temple or the original acquisition of The Captain in Vorn.)
El-Ouhd is reported to possess two or three. Some think he may have been seen long ago, going by the name of 'Blaine', during the defense of Yarisuto during the first waves of the invasion. Blaine-- corporeal or not?
In Tolkien world, there were nine rings for the humans, 7 for the dwarves, 3 for the elves, and 1 for the Saurons. Nobody seems to have had more than one ring. Even if one of the Nazgul had two rings before he was compleatly wraithified, would he have likely given up one to somebody else? One wonders if any of those who became ringwraiths ever, after acquiring their ring, lusted as powerfully after other rings as they must have for their one.
Ghenjar uses a ring to supply the magic power to sustain his link with his physical form.
First Dragon Adventure - The group was hired to go explore Island 2. They found the volcano, and were following its base when they came upon a large crevace that contained sibalfs. The creatures were carrying small pouches that contained metal cubes (looked like steel) that seemed to be some form of currency. After killing the creatures (there were 7 or 8) the group ventured into the cave that they came from. The group eventually discovered a doorway that opened into a huge cavern (seemingly the bottom of the inactive volcano) that contained an enormous pile of the steel cubes with some treasure mixed in and, atop it all, a huge red dragon. After much deliberation, the group snuck in to steal from the dragon's hoard. Everyone grabbed something including a ring. The dragon was very fast, and killed several people with its claws and breath, but a few made it out. [MattW] pulled out the ring he had found to examine it, and immediately everyone who survived wanted to take it from him. It seemed to compel them to attack. The ring ended up in [MattW's] pocket, and out-of-sight out-of-mind seemed to apply and people stopped attacking him. [MattW] took the ring to the magic shop in Jackets, where the group learned that the magic shop owner worked for EO. [MattW] got a ring back from him, but it wasn't the same one, and so it seems that EO took what perhaps was one of "The Rings". ([MattW] was not 100% sure about where the ring ended up, only that it was no longer in his posession after the game.) See the Portal Rings.
Ben remembers: There was this house, in a town somewhere in Ilico. We went there in search of a ring as a part of (I think) Team Akira. I don't remember any of the details leading up to this, except that we believed that the house contained a ring. We searched the house and got in a fight with some bozos in the basement (this was our first encounter with the thunderclap spell) I think we finally won this fight. Anyway, we did locate at least one ring in the house. It was either acting as the swing hinge on the door-knocker, or it was screwed into the inside of a telescope on the roof. Both of these places had significance, but I don't remember exactly how it worked. I also don't remember if we made it away with the ring or not, and if so, I don't remember what happened to it. If this was, in fact, Team Akira, it would have been in the days of Amber Allotrope, Otis or Werner, Marduk (?), Guaneri (?), maybe Ehrington Shroud... My mental chronology is a bit messed. In any case I pretty certain that this was post-end-of-the-world, and pre-echyebrech invasion. Not a very small span of time, I'm afraid. If I had to place a guess, I'd put the event either at 10032-33 in the days of Team Akira, or in 10015-16 in the days of the Phoenix Foundation.
Ben ponders: "The existence of the One Ring. I only recall one of "the rings" that we have seen overwhelming characters into desiring its posession. That was on Island IV, in the dragon's lair. We took it, and lost it very soon after that in a magic shop. (Not in Jackets) But even this seems not to match the "One Ring" very accurately. Has the One been destroyed yet by [Frodo]?" Compare with Dragon Lair Ring above.

From the Brid Puzzle (Dukas Puzzle?) - Karl comments: "I'm not sure what I was thinking yesterday (actually, I probably wasn't, and that was the problem), but this seems to be Classical Greek (Ancient Orcish), transliterated into the Roman alphabet. First, the original: Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
I should have become suspicious when I saw enough diacritical marks to sink a ship that there might be a Greek influence. The first three lines have trei^s, he'pta, and enne'wa, which correspond to three, seven, and nine. So, I went out on the web and found the Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform - I know, strange web address), which more or less confirmed my suspicions. So, why Classical Greek?
Geoff responds: "Alph... Elf, lithi... Stone, anthroo'poisi... Man, Mordori... Mordor... contextually, Daktu'lioi must be 'ring', and Mo'nwos would be 'one' Interesting how lines 6 and 7 of the original have been morphed into three in this version.

Ring of Spell Storing - gold ring with capacity to store eleven spells, refillable and randomly accessible. Each cell can be used eleven times. From the Friendship Temple.

Ringwraiths - people who got rings, and used them until their own souls (and *bodies*) withered away entirely (?). One was encountered by Tim Da Reaper on Todtham and provoked interesting speculations on The Evil. See nazguls.

Ripley, Aaron (Ben) Human male. Card shark, thief, fraud and tailor.

Riverine Biologist - see Rajendra.

Riverine coastline - area on Vorn visited by the Tim and Werner Group ostensibly on their way to find Diomachus Maximus, where they stopped to train in the tribal orc town of Salami. See the Fire Dwarven Necromantic Research Facility.

Riverman, Drogo Jr. (NPC) - young Hobbit who met The Pat in Trade City in October 10039 and told him and his companions of Orson's Gold which led to the creation of the Verteux Loonies.

Riverman, Drogo Sr. (NPC) - father of Drogo and brother of Orson. Gave the Verteux Loonies the map, or rather a copy of the map that had disappeared.

Riverman, Orson (NPC) - brother of Drogo, Sr. and uncle of Drogo, Jr. His adventuring life which apparently included consorting with orcs, gnomes, elves, humans, etc. led to the Orson's Gold puzzle. He was last seen 23 Sept 10039 heading east out of River City, claiming to be going to look for truffles.

Roan () - one of two orcs whose names became associated with the failed colony on Vyrica when it somehow came to be known as Roanoake. Friend of Phillipe Du Nord.

Roanoke Settlement - on Vyrica. Phillipe Du Nord was present for last days of the colony, and was a friend of Roan and Oake, the two orcs whose names became accidentally associated with the failed settlement.

Robbinson (NPC) - Melanchthon Portmaster in 10038. Met by the Order of the Ring on their Rajendra Rescue mission.

Roberts, Kalyx (Kaz? NPC?) - crewmember on board The Dawn Treader for the Pike Group's Eck Temple Mission. He is rumored to be Errington Shroud's estranged brother. Worked for Aritheya, escaped with Guanerius and went with the Greymar Grendeling Group. Attempted to levitate away from combat at the Grendel's Cave but was taken down by one of the tiger creatures. Member of the Greymar Grendeling Group.

Robin Hood's fortress - Tigris Arr had a magical mace of lightning bolts stolen from this fortress.

Roc - short for Rakshasa.

Rohan - a land beyond the glaciers (?). A person named Eomel claimed to be the King of Rohan.

Rope Substitutes - feather fall, kester vines, levitate.

Rose, Amanda (Ben) Human female. Physician. Specialist in setting broken bones. Died (presumably) in 10043 in Pyatnitzan temple in the Sprinal Tap. Her first and last mission for SOAK.

Rosipes Shrubs - green fruit-bearing shrubs through the Bending Branch Forest. The tasty fruit keeps easters up all night with a powerful stimulant. Component for reaction.

Roterisk, Aleph (Chad) - magic user, founded Sankwich Explorations with some old friends - Mitsa Suki, etc.

Rover, Delvin (Monty) - Member of OMNICo. Hobbit biozoomancer - "monkey boy". His familiar is a galago monkey named Stuckey who was accidentally left behind on Illum Alpha. Killed on Illum Alpha (resurrected). Left OMNICo/Sword Group to go find his monkey. Missions: Ilum Gamma, Ilmenite Mine, Ilum Alpha, Sword Quest (but was kept ignorant of the plan and left the group.)

Rubble, Obsidian () - member of Second Bridge Mission. Killed 5/19/43 by Ecks.

Ruby Child Pendant - a tiny ruby child-figure allegely enchanted with heavy psychemancy that apparently was supposed to "suck in a soul" or cause a compatible wearer to give birth to a child with the soul stored in the thing already. Associated with Shangri-la-ists. Appraised at 15,000sc.

Ruby Desert - desert on Vorn crossed by the Sword Group just after they ported into the Niello Monastery. Location of sucking hump, etc.

Rupin Dolasia Group - who?