Well, with the tcg items, there's also been an onslaught of seemingly important new characters. I'm gonna split them up according to what time in the past or present they existed in.
Past Era
LeFay
A dark sorceress from Crimsonwood Keep. She wasn't evil, but she was a bit weird. LeFay would often create useless items and equipments with no potential purpose, and was best known for wearing an exceptionally colorful headpiece. The LeFay Jester also seems to have belonged to her. Eventually, she left the Keep because she felt that their laws were getting in the way of her research.
LeFay was apparently in love with a warrior named Killian. Killian eventually became the Headless Horseman. The story of how this happened is posted in the Maple's Story thread. She was also a Disciple of Ridley. She still exists today in the form of Headless Horseman's horse.
Christopher Crimsonheart
An "immortal warrior" who is buried deep in the MesoGears area. His name did show up as a monster in the data at NLC's release. He could end up being a boss, a friendly monster (like the Henesys PQ bunny, the tamable hog, or Tylus of El Nath PQ), or even a potential ally who actually fights along side you. He was a member of an entire race of immortal warriors, all of whom seem to have paradoxically died out.
Christopher Crimsonheart was the founder of Crimsonwood Keep (hence the name) and the Warrior Grandmaster. In the present, the "Twisted Masters" who are currently in possession of the keep are planning an attack on New Leaf City in order to raid his tomb for a currently unknown reason.
Ridley
The potent sorcerer who wrote "Ridley's Book of Rituals," a guide to restoring ancient armor. The book itself is inhabited with magic powers which allow even non-magicians to use its power.
Ridley, being a powerful magician, was able to embed his consciousness in a statue built to his likeness at the entrance to Crimsonwood Keep. Normally, he remains dormant, however if a person with a Ridley's Stone approaches, he will awaken and make a deal with them. Ridley trained a number of famous figures in the past of Masteria, including LeFay, the chaos magician, and Rafael, the person who tricked the Headless Horseman into searching for his head, which doesn't really exist anymore, forever.
New info:
Ridley experimented on Crimson Guardians, and through this experimentation created the dangerous variation, the Master Guardians, who have huge amounts of stamina. He also experimented a lot with the Antellion, and through this created the Sigils. He seems to have done a lot for the Keep.
Gurdle the Unarmored
A legendary warrior who valued attack over everything else. He would never wear anything unless it gave him some sort of attack boost. His prize creation is the Facestomper, shoes with inherent attack properties. He met an untimely fate by having his face chewed off by rabbits since he couldn't hit them or protect himself due to lack of armor.
Subani
A powerful sorcerer of Light. He created the white scrolls and was in a constant battle with Naricain, a terrible demon. Eventually, he sealed Naricain away and subsequently disappeared from this world as well. We don't know much about them, but apparently they were worshiped in the Nihal Desert in olden times, and were opposing forces. The Subani Ankh led John Barricade to Masteria as well.
New info:
Subani is the one who returned Masteria to the Maple world. Through a deal with the Mayor, he constructed NLC and anchored Masteria firmly here. Still a lot we don't know yet, but his blessing does allow anyone who dies in the first two stages of Crimsonwood Keep's Party Quest to be revived without being sent out.
Naricain
A demon of the darkness. He seems to have been human at one point, but was eventually corrupted to the point of losing all humanity. Naricain created the Dark Scrolls and is constantly in battle with Subani. We don't know much about them, but apparently they were worshiped in the Nihal Desert in olden times, and were opposing forces.
New info:
A hologram of Naricain is seen in the Secret Chamber right before you exit the Crimsonwood Keep Party Quest. All the Twisted Masters carry a Mark of Naricain on them, proving that they are under his command.
Killian
The man who became the Headless Horseman. Killian was known for his mastery of fire and for being an extremely dangerous opponent. He was in love with LeFay, and when she was captured by the Krakians one day, he was forced to become a test subject for the mysterious Alchemist. After a long time of this, the Alchemist created an army of beings who could use his fire powers, and he wanted Killian to lead it. Forced between choosing to fight against his friends, or the death of his lover, he used his fire powers to burn his own head off. This didn't stop the Alchemist, however, who simply put a carved out Pumpkin in its place. After transforming LeFay into a pink horse, he set the newly created Headless Horseman on the attack. During the battle, the magician Rafael cast a spell on the Horseman to cause him to eternally wander the Phantom Forest in search of a head that no longer exists.
Rafael
An exceptionally talented magician and another disciple of Ridley. He was the one responsible for setting the Headless Horseman on his impossible task to find his head.
New info:
He was the Grandmaster Mage at the time of Crimsonwood Keep's fall. The statue in the Courtyard represents him, and states that he has been missing for some time, as he left the Keep during its final days to search out the "Temple of Elementals".
Delgrund
A former Magician Grandmaster, who preceded Rafael. Since it was stated that the Grandmaster Mage was responsible for the creation of the Mystic Astrolabe, we can assume it was him (Though Delgrund is a somewhat masculine name and the mystic astrolabe seems to imply a female). Not much else is known about him aside from his name at this time.
"The Alchemist"
A mysterious figure in Masteria's past. He created the Headless Horseman and was the one who set the Krakians on their warpath that completely destroyed the Taru and, eventually, the Keep as well. He shares a lot of traits with Ossyria's villain, the Black Magician. both are Alchemists, and each one wreaked havoc across his own continent (The Black magician poisoned Elin Forest, terrorized Ossyria in general for ages, and the search for the Black Magician was the reason that the Nautilus has been gone for so long.). It may come to light that they are the same person...
New info:
In Magatia, Dr. De Lang's Note suggests that the Black Magician had a disciple, who is likely this Alchemist.
Ryo
The Thief Grandmaster at the time of Crimsonwood Keep's fall. We don't really know much about him, aside from what is stated on his Statue in the courtyard. He was a part time bosshunter, best known for fighting Crimson Balrogs. Seems to be a "Robin Hood"-esque figure who would steal things and give to those less fortunate.
Lockewood
The Archer Grandmaster at the time of Crimsonwood Keep's fall. He apparently had extraordinary abilities, being described as a "Holy Archer" and capable of shooting down Typhons from huge distances. Lockewood's name first appeared on the Lockewood Hat, an event item from the Lunar New Years of 2007 and 2008. At the time, there was some speculation that he may have been from Crimsonwood Keep (As was the case with LeFay), which turned out to be the case. Other than what's stated on the Statue, little is known about him.
Lireni
Lireni was a Shadowknight heroine who led many of the dangerous missions to attempt to retake the keep. She was the one who discovered that the Krakians were being manipulated by the Alchemist, but they never wrote down whether they knew who he was.
Present Era
Jack Barricade
John Barricade's twin brother and a founding member of the Barricade Brothers exploration company. Jack was the first of the duo to visit Masteria, and after sending a letter to his brother depicting the Subani Ankh, John decided to come to New Leaf City as well. At the release of NLC, Jack was exploring something in Aqua Road, but we don't know much about what he investigated.
Jack is an NPC in Crimsonwood Keep's first area. He can be found at the Cavern of Pain. He was captured by these Twisted Masters who currently hold the keep, and is still interested in getting inside. He discovered the plans of an attack on NLC and is in the process of finding a way to penetrate the Keep's dark energy field.
New info:
Jack is also the CKPQ guide NPC.
Dr. Krakia
Professor Foxwit's archrival who also seems to have come from the Future. He discovered Krakia, a town of people who cybernetically enhance their bodies, which was lost in the Krakian Jungle many years ago. He is responsible for pumping out the Turkey Commandos during Thanksgiving. Foxwit says that Dr. Krakia has begun to modify his own body, so he could potentially become a boss in the future.
New info:
Dr. Krakia has surfaced once again, helping the Twisted Masters to lead an attack on NLC. Since it looks like Krakia will be the next area released on Masteria, expect to hear more from him soon. Given that he is capable of time travel, he could possibly be "The Alchemist."
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