Contacts:

1) Andrei, the Tinsmith of Northpoint, lives with his wife Olga and their three children: Nicolai, 
Ivan, and Freida.  Septimus met them through one of his many in-laws; they do business with 
Deidre's family on a regular basis.  Several years ago, Andrei was having a problem with 
someone stealing items from his shop, and turned asked Deidre's husband for help.  Deidre very 
reluctantly suggested that her younger brother was a mage who might be able to find the culprit.  
Septimus not only found out who was responisble (a competing smith) but locating the missing 
merchandise.  Deidre's husband grudgingly paid Septimus' (small) fee, and Andrei has been a 
good friend ever since.

If Septimus needs to know what's going on among the craftmen of Northpoint, or who to see 
about getting some quality work done for a spell component, he asks Andrei.  Or sometimes he 
just stops by to have dinner--Olga is a pretty good cook.  And occasionally, Andrei has need of a 
soothsayer, or some other magical advice.  Like--where's Ivan gotten himself off to now?


2) Brother Kenneth is a minor functionary in the King's Court of Whiteland.

3) Professor Westmorely is the Librarian at the Whiteland Academy.

Both of them are described in Septimus' conversation with Maelthirn and Zaphira in the Guild 
Hall.