Juno Lutuem

Juno Luteum, alternately: Juno Lutuem, is a Darkonian adventurer. His companions included Annabel, Elaenor, Gregori, Raoul, Salvador, and Theben.

Juno wrote about some of his experiences in the book the Wreck of the Albatross, whereupon he describes his departure from Darkon after horrific experiences there, leaving Nevuchar Springs via the Nocturnal Sea. Gregori was killed by a skulking cyst before they got far. Ultimately, the ship was engulfed by the Mists and wind up beached in the Amber Wastes, likely via the Jackal's Ruse mistway. There, Juno and company visited several places, including the Red Oasis and the tomb of Ankhtepot. Although Elaeanor and Theben met their deaths during the time in the Amber Wastes, Juno, Annabel, and Raoul, and Salvador survived. However, Raoul's mind seemed to have been affected by the dark knowledge he discovered in Anhktepot's Tomb, as madness and delusions of grandiosity began setting in.

Worried about his sanity, Raoul's friends suggested he retire to a mental asylum for treatment. Raoul seemed amenable, only asking that Annabel go back with him. Two months later, Juno and his other associates went back to check on Raoul, but first encountered Luthia, Raoul's wolf-hound now transformed into one of the ancient dead. The creature attacked, and it was a harrowing and disturbing experience putting Luthia to rest permanently. Juno and his compatriots worried about Annabel, fearing she had been turned into a mummy or otherwise put at peril by mad Raoul's depredations. Still, they resolved to save Annabel, at least in soul if they could not in mortal life, and to stop Raoul and suppress the knowledge that corrupted him.

Juno survived the encounter to write about it in his book. A list of creatures he may have encountered includes:

• Bat swarm
• Hoard scarab swarm
• Mummified creature
• Mummy, standard
• Nightshade, nightcrawler
• Scarab beetle swarm
• Scorpion, giant
• Shadow
• Shadow asp
• Skulking cyst
• Swarm-Shifter
• Umbral creature
• Virus, crystal