NPCs (Sylfaen Supplement)

Here will be listed some of the more important NPCs in the Sylfaen Setting. They will be listed for part of the world they are mostly encountered. They will also be separated in historical figures (already deceased) and current figures in the world.

Historical NPCs

Daear

Humans

King Thorgul Dragonbane

Former slave who lead the revolt against the dragon lords.

Arkham "Demonbane" Brann

Emperor son, who died fighting against the demon's prince avatar.

Dwarves

King Aelin

Dwarvish knight, explorer of the ruins in the Inverted Sky.

King Belin

King who died in the fight against the demon prince.

Baltor Ironforge

One of the greatest warriors from the Iron Mountains, and a hero in the Long War, he was a powerful dwarf respected by both allies and enemies alike. Baltor came from humble beginnings as a simple blacksmith.

His more notable feat, however, was not during the war effort against humans, but a battle against a far dangerous opponent. He was part of Arkham Demonbane crusade against the cults that used from the war to release the abyssal influence in Daear, and sacrificed himself to save both his demon hunters companions and his dwarvish people, by fighting alone the powerful avatar of a demon prince.

Living NPCs

Daear

Humans

Lord Henry, the Warden of the Greystone Keep Prison

Emperor Dorius Llewellyn

Prince Dreigh Llewellyn

Reinhard Llewellyn

Reinhard Llewellyn is one of the Emperor's bastards, specifically from the caste of the Edel, a minor prince born out of one of the noble concubines. As an Edel, his role in the family was to serve as a battlefield commander and a warrior, but reinhard was never cut for battle. Being born small and frail, as a youngling he could even be easily mistaken for a sickly little girl, so he was always despised by his father who considered him useless.

He was proven wrong, however, in the Battle of Stormpeak, when Reinhard defeated the barbarian army, showing great tactical prowess and acquiring the respect of the 14th Imperial Legion.

Like most Llewellyn's, Reinhard have a long and blond hair, fair skin and deep blue eyes. He usually don extravagant clothes and armors that bear the lion face, symbol of the family, and dresses in the gold and white colors of the family.

He enjoys music and pleasures, appearing to be a frivolous nobleman. However, this is nothing but a facade, that hides his cunning intellect and devious plans. More than anything, Reinhard truly believes that the power of Tyr is necessary to grant every person in Daear security and comfort, but he also believes that all races, and not just humans, should be fully integrated to the empire as equal citizens.

More than anything, he despises his father, family and most of the members of the noble houses. The exceptions are his brother Dreigh and his sisters Camila and Emlyn. Outside his family, his greatest allies are his mentor in the arcane arts, Conrad Sudworth, and his half-orc bodyguard, Gerah.

Corvus Brann

Conrad Sudworth

Conrad is a Loremaster from the Magisterium. His field of expertise is language, and he is one of the most talented linguists in all the continent. He served as a translator and ambassador for the Magisterium in the Lewellyn family, and is famous for being one of the mentors and arcane teachers for prince Reinhard Lewellyn. Despite this impressive resume, Conrad is a humble man with simple desires, who strive for nothing more than just spend his free time debating philosophy with his colleagues, reading his books and drinking his wine.

When the Crimson Codex was found, the Empire released him from his duties with the Lewellyn family, since he was the only one, or at least one of the few living sages capable of translating the cryptic language in which the Codex was written. He currently is located in the Shimmering Coast, inside the Red Keep, while he constantly studies the eldritch book, in order to decipher its content.

Rhew

Isleif Ulvebrod

Isrod Ulvebrod

Iskel Ulvebrod

The Flame Princess

Kayla Iasair is a half-elven warrior from the island of Fíor, now domains of the Wulfbrood tribe. Much of her story is unknown, and she is now journeying towards the Garden of Heroes, rallying tribes on her way, which by many is seen as a sign of the prophecy written in the Gehenna Scrolls.

Dwarves

Dagna Ironforge

Daughter of Baltor Ironforge, Dagna was a blacksmith and a warrior, who lived in the city of Oz'bararn, in the Iron Hills. She was raised by the leader in the city, the priest Drumor, which shaped her spirituality.

She was part of the adventuring group known as the "Silent Warriors", and fought with them against the cult of orcus and the black fangs. Now, she became the leader of a dwarvish war group that strives to restore the independence of the Iron Hills from imperial control.

Drumor Greybeard

Others

Old Genki

Genki is the leader in the hidden village of Kratz, who rests deep on the Grey Woods. She is a very old gnome with great magical powers.

Vez'nan

Admiral Vez'nan is a commander in the Imperial Navy, and a councilman in the Hall of the Seven, the governing body in the Glimmering Coast, the eldorian capital. These feats by themselves would already be noteworthy if he was a human, but achieving that as a tiefling makes these achievements even more incredible.

Vez'nan use his genial mind and innate devilish charm to break through the cultural prejudice humans feel towards all non-human races, and specially against the unnatural and not well comprehend tiefling. From a very young age, he knew that as a poor tiefling, the only thing that could give him a chance to raise through the ranks would be battle, war.

He was a volunteer in many dangerous - and borderline suicide - missions for the empire, always coming alive, and little by little gathering the attention, recognition and trust from his fellow soldiers and from superiors.

His position as an admiral was not achieved without controversy, but using from his cunning mind, competence, and willingness to do whatever it takes to succeed, he managed not only to achieve the highest rank in the imperial navy, but also to become responsible for maintaining the peace and order of one of the most important port cities in all the empire.

Recently, Vez'nan managed to become a councilman in the Glimmering Coast after the unfortunate death of the former councilman, in a process filled with controversy an doubt. Regardless, this is only the beginning of the realizations of his true ambitions.

Minor NPCs

Humans

Camila Llewellyn

Dran, the Fiery One

The Black Wolf

Artorius

This blind sacerdot was formerly a Seal Warden, is now the leader of the sacred order call Storm Fists.

Bellatrix Greymont

Demon hunter from the greymont family, and member from the Storm Fists.

Lady Elizabeth Fiach

Minor nobility (viscountess) in Eldor.

Lord Fernando Fiach

Minor nobility (viscount) in Eldor.

Dran, the Fiery

Lady Lalim Artagan

Lady Lalim is the only daughter, and the heir to the lands and possessions of Lord Devon Artagan. Although the betrayal of her father would warrant the seizure of all her inheritance, the pardon given by the family Lewellyn made the fifteen year old the current lord of and burgomaster in the city of Vanur - under the supervision of the city council and from his mother, Lady Elizabeth, of course.

Lord Devon Artagan

Lord Durok

Rhew

The Matriarch

Master Amos

Dwarves

Dagna Ironforge

Daughter of Baltor Ironforge, warrior from the Iron Hills.

Drumor Greybeard

Religious leader in a dwarven city on the Iron Hills.

Dorgul Screwbeard

Cleric dwarven, responsible for the Underground Cathedral of Heironeous and also member of the Storm Fists.

Bharaz Kahn

Dwarven bard, leader of the Edeni people. Also called the "King of the Beggars"

Others

Jolly Glinker

Jolly Glinker is a gnome alchemist, who lived in the gnome village of Hilltop, a hidden settlement in the hills near the city of Belim. Most of his life have been uneventful, until the fateful day of his kidnapping. He was kidnapped by a group of demon worshipers, who used his scientific knowledge to conduct foul experiments, using a strange demonic substance only known as "Marrow", creating concoctions capable of transmuting humanoids into demonic hybrids.

After being rescued, he was overtaken by guilt, and not being able to just settle in his village after this traumatic event, he set foot on the road, looking for a way to revert what he have created, and travels through Eldor, in the Daerian continent, searching for demonic and cult activity. He is accompanied by Taran, his protector.

Glick Glinker

Jar'eth the Grey Stone

Taran, the Demon Ripper

Daryx, the Old

Priscila, or the Abyssal Angel

Former imperial sentinel, priscila was a brave warrior, tasked with the protection of Conrad Sudworth in his travel to the Shimmering Coast, and of his book, the Crimson Codex, an artifact of great danger, desired by many demonic cults.

She fell in battle against one of the servants of Elekth, the knight known as the Black Wolf, but was not allowed to enjoy her posthumous rest. Instead, her soul was entrapped by one of the Elekth servants, and brought to the abyss, were she was tortured and twisted into a new being, an Abyssal Angel, in mockery of the celestial planes.

Now, she acts as Elekth personal bodyguard, and also as a shock trooper and elite soldier in special tasks.

Entities

Vh'yctath, the Wanderer

Little is known about the secretive entity known as The Wanderer, but between whisperers some talk about a mysterious figure, donning a green cloak that cover anything but his human mouth and chin, always in a constant grin.

This figure is seen in locations were the activity of demonic cults is prevalent, and his presence seems to always be an omen for some great catastrophe. Nobody really knows what are his goals or purpose. Some say he is some shadowy mastermind, scheming some nefarious plot, while others say he is nothing more than an augury. Some, even, don't even believe he is real.

Netril, the Mad (also known as the Plenty)

Lucien Aerin Netril was formerly a notable member of the Magistery, being born into relative wealth, he was enrolled in a very young age on the academy for wizards in the empire. He was peerless in the arcane arts, specially on the school of illusion, which granted his mockingly title, Netril, the Plenty, due to his habit of creating illusions of himself to pull pranks on his colleagues during his youth.

As an adult, Netril joined to the ranks of teachers in the Magistery, becoming also very interested in the meddling with the political affairs relating to the academy, frequently dealing with nobles of many different houses. As he used to say, "i'm a student of illusions, and there's no greater illusion than politics". He became one of the ambassadors for the magistery in the empire, a time that proven to be a turning point in the life of the arcanist, were he soon realized the truth in his statement. He managed to pierce through the veil of illusions that constantly clouded the judgement of governance in Tyr, whose perenuous war and constant bickering blinded the for the real threats that surrounded the realm.

He was the one who first warned about the threats of the raising demonic cults in the continent, to the growing strength of dragon worshipers and the possibility of both groups finding common ground and bringing destruction to all; When the first contact with the elves was had, he was the one advised to make peace with them, since they had magical knowledge far beyond those taught inside the walls of the Magisterial Citadel. His warnings, however, fell in deaf years, and slowly, Netril grew disappointed with the inefficacy of Tyr.

He abandoned his title and privileges, and decided to live in isolation, and even his close friends had a hard time contact him. He becoming secretive, short tempered and paranoid, what rendered him the title of "The Mad".

Elekth

Elekth was a succubus, and the current leader of the Cult of Orcus in Daear. She was evolved from her previous form by her abyssal masters, as a reward for a diligent work both learning how to develop the properties of the Marrow and use them to reinforce their army numbers.

She was also instrumental into partially bringing back to life the avatar of Orcus; the spirit of the avatar itself was not conjured to the material plane, but the receptacle, a body powerful enough to sustain the divine spark of a demon, was created and is prepared to receive its power.

Although she works with the cult, Elekth has her own motivations to serve the demon lord, which she keeps for herself.

Ragesh of the Scorched Visage

Ragesh is an old and thin lady, who always stands with an imposing posture, ruffled hair of a deep red color, and half of her face completely covered by burn marks. She brought destruction to the first imperial mages that attempted to destroy the Witch Woods using fire magic, but got wounded in the process. She is the responsible for the creation of Ashwood, inside the Witch Woods, and is the one who invoked the Flaming Serpent.

Ragesh is extremely hostile towards humans who enter her domains without invitation, but tends to be kind with faeric races and races who have the woods as their home. Still, whenever someone enter her territory without asking first, she usually demands a price to be made, a price in fire.

Ghorthag

Gorthag is the horrendous, powerful and cruel Fomorian which. Any creature who travel to her domains must pay the price in the form of servitude.

Galdir, the Bird Lord

Galdir is appears as an old man, and is the keeper of all birds in the Which Woods. He constantly flies through the whole woods in the shape of a thrush, and is one of the few entities in the woods who travel to the external world, once each hundreds of years.

Mentis, the Crystalline Swamp Nymph

Madam Oga from the Valley

Gwyn Verdant Heart, the Guardian Queen of the Which Woods

Nira, the Spider Which

Dark Mantle

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