Post by Deilakrion on Aug 26, 2008 20:27:29 GMT -5
Love 'em or hate 'em, they're a varied bunch who're here to stay. Whether there for the Cabal in general, or created by certain players for use in clan or character plots, they play some staunch and important roles. Below is a basic list of what NPCs you can expect to see hanging around the Cabal, and, maybe who you can interact with yourself.
This is the basic format I will be employing --
Name:
Race:
Gender:
Purpose:
Origin:
Occupation (if any):
Brief description:
So Caballers, please use that if you have a NPC you'd like to use. I'm splitting the list up into groups depending on what the NPC is used for and by whom.
Staff
Chef
Race: Seems human
Gender: female
Purpose: cooking
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): Second Head Cook to Cuki in the HCT
Brief description: Motherly, plump and with a wicked accent to boot, this sensitive lady keeps a military order in her kitchen. Her weapons range from spoons to knives, and you'd better be prepared to fight if you mess up while she's on duty. When she sleeps is a mystery, but it is known that she can prepare about anything, from body parts to steaks. However, she does have a kind streak, and did take a particular liking for the creature (likely because of how much food Deilakrion can stuff into herself).
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Diamanda
Race: lycan
Gender: female
Purpose: tend bar, be gorgeous
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): bartender in the Den of Vixens, HCT
Brief description: Lovely and not always demure, this stunning knock-out can handle almost any situation dealing with stickiness. Being bartender in the fabulous Den of Vixens would do that to a gal, though. Regardless, she's a trooper and rarely complains. She knows how to keep her lid shut, though has been known to take a (discreet) roll in the hay when it comes to certain lycans. Rumor has it she's Isen's lover. Wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of her claws, though!
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Gomrak
Race: Orc
Gender: Male
Purpose: Pygmy culls, ally
Origin: Island castaway (Tene)
Occupation: Cannibalistic healer, pygmy enemy No. 1
Brief description: Massive build, almost 9' tall, face scarred to a permanant scowl via a shark-bite, Gomrak is in self-exile after consuming his relatives. Whether this was a matter of choice or survival is debatable. He is a healer, non-magical but with an extensive knowledge of herbs and other ingredients for his famous "island salve", a pink ointment that cures wounds rapidly. Not very friendly, he likes Tenebrae and a few select others (especially Arysel, for whom he holds an abiding reverence and perhaps.. a little crush?). Speaks only three words of common: "food", "kill", and "woman" (his name for Tene and other females he likes).
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Maladroit
Race: Goblin (though mostly manifests as an undead crow)
Gender: Male
Purpose: General malevolence, messenger, plot device for later
Origin: The Underdark, Hell, etc (Tene)
Occupation (if any): Tene's familiar
Brief description: Vile, cranky prankster, who hates everyone, mostly. Once the most famed and feared of goblin wizards, he annoyed a pile of drow mages and was duly punished by losing his body, then being locked in untold agonies in-between spirit and flesh. Tene found him, stuffed him in a dead crow and the rest is history. He recently regained his goblin form at long last, only to have it eaten by a wolfy Leoxander. So... hi ho, hi ho, back to crow he goes...
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Neville
Race: ??
Gender: male
Purpose: build stuff
Origin: ?? (tene)
Occupation (if any): The Cabal's Handyman, complete with crew
Brief description: He doesn't seem to talk much, but has worked on many projects.
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Steadman
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Purpose: Man the bar, be grumpy
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): Bartender
Brief description: Gruff, one-eyed and usually fairly stoic, this man is extremely loyal to the Cabal (errr, rather-ish loyal). . .but moreso to his place within the Hanging Corpse. Known to fight if the situation needed it, this grumpy (butsometimes loveable) bartender interacts with patrons on a regular basis. He is usually found behind the bar, or cleaning up the tables. Sometimes mutters to himself about the patrons. Always a hoot to have around.
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Urghdak
Race: Half orc, half troll
Gender: male
Purpose: hit people
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): Chief of Security, HCT
Brief description: Not entirely on the bright side, this rugged near-giant is covered and scars with a stone-like exterior to match. He has a keen eye for trouble, and will throw out any and all scrappers unless Tenebrae tells him to can it. Speaking of Tenebrae, it's been rumored that the man has a secret crush on the vampire, but word is its begun to wither. . .unrequited love. No matter though, for as long as Urghdak has things to smash, he's alright. Has been proven to have a sense of humor, but wouldn't want to be testing that with your character.
Player-based
Arius (Yellow)
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Purpose: Shishi's Son
Origin: Shishi's second marriage
Occupation (if any): Assassin-in-training (Sort of)
Brief description: Dirty blonde six-year old with blue eyes to match his father's. The family's accursed eyes grant the boy the ability to manipulate and control the shadows around him at the cost of allowing the darkness's black, often malicious voices into his consciousness. His control and strength in this department pale in comparison to his father and as such the boy seldom uses the ability of his own accord outside of training sessions. He has a strong affinity for animals and is the leading cause of the family's collection of creatures and pets. He is the scaredy cat of the group, often found hiding behind his father or sister at the sight of The Hanging Corpse's fireplace...
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Gylan
Race: Human
Gender:Male
Purpose:Sophie's current bodyguard assigned by Commander Ozuma
Origin: Player character who has very kindly given Sophie permission to npc him when he is not online.
Occupation (if any):Soldier in the desert legion.
Brief description: Gylan was a sailor from the age of 10. He is now training to be a paladin. He is tall and strong. He is a very kind generous and decent guy.
Note: Please understand that this character is not available for anyone else to NPC!!
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Hunt [Kynigi]
Race: elf, previously a wisp of magic
Gender: female
Purpose: None, previously to direct Deilakrion
Origin: Hunting magic, Deil's cantrip of magical tricks (Deilakrion)
Occupation (if any): NA
Brief description: She used to be Deilakrion's Hunt, a clever bit of sentient magic that directed Deilakrion here and there. She was Deil's goddess of sorts, until she was tricked out in the Labyrinth. She fell. She became an elf after Deilakrion, and gave up her hold upon the elf. She took to wandering the forests to get used to her physical shape, but likely will be back. . .
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Jmeluc Najide
Race: Feline
Gender: Female
Purpose: Assist in the general administration of the Service Guild and serve as a comic foil to Cuki.
Origin: I needed someone who could actually access where the Service Guild was located ICly and Cuki really wasn't one for leadership.
Occupation: Cuki's Secretary.
Brief description: Najide stands around five feet eleven inches and seems rather unusually muscular for a female. Over all her facial appearance would be considered more normal rather than homely or beautiful. Her skin is very dark while her eyes are bright green and hair is a dark coppery red cut just below her ears. Najide's clothing is mostly bright desert wear heavily adorned with jewels of which more than a few have a secondary offense purpose. As far as her personality goes it is very dualistic. Often she crosses between angry, deviant, and raging psychopath swinging around her large spiky mace around destroying most things in sight to nice, sweet, and calm willing to do anything to 'assist' for proper compensation. She does however have a sweet spot for one thing which just happens to be money. It is the sole cause of her personality shifts. The cause for her assisting Cuki is usually for monetary gain.
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Leralynn (Orange)
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Purpose: Shishi's Daughter
Origin: Shishi's second marriage
Occupation (if any): Assassin-in-training (sort of)
Brief description: Arius's twin sister. Blonde haired and blue eyed. The family's curse has manifested itself in the girl a bit differently than it has in the men of the family. The six-year old is essentially a mimic, able to effectively reenact or recreate most physical techniques and magical abilities at the same cost of opening communication channels with darkness itself. Her size and magical stamina hinder the use of many of the copied skills; physical techniques, despite being near perfect in form, lack strength and magical maneuvers drain her quickly, often leaving her unconscious shortly after their use. She has shied away from her father's less than persistent attempts to mold her into a young assassin and much prefers to mimic healers and chefs at the moment as such activities rarely leave her as exhausted as she is after using a spell meant for those well above her skill level...
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Monster [Therion]
Race: shifter
Gender: none, though takes on the appearance of a male
Purpose: Meddle
Origin: Up North, not specified (Deil)
Occupation (if any): NA
Brief description: Manners, manners, manners. He's polite to a fault unless under extreme duress, where he'll turn a pretty penny if need be. His clothing changes frequently, and he'll paint his skin to match, which largely hides his motives. He doesn't fight, but he does seem to talk a lot. He takes up residence in a pocket of nowhere (And how he gets there is yet a mystery), and can move people from one physical place to another. His intentions are unknown, but generally assumed to be bad. For some reason is obsessed with the Cabal.
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Ozuma
Race: Dwarf
Gender:Male
Purpose:Commander of the desert Legion (previously Soph's bodyguard assigned by Guerin when he was commander.)
Origin:Second in command to Guerin Npcd by Guerin for about 2 years.
Occupation (if any):Commander of the desert Legion
Brief description:Middle aged, grey bearded, very tough, very loyal. Was always very gentle to Soph but beat the assassin who killed Guerin half to death. When Ozuma had to go and assume the role of Commander (following Guerin's death.) He assigned another soldier from the legion (Gylan) to protect Sophie.
Loosely Affiliated
Death
Race: ?
Gender: appears female
Purpose: ...death.
Origin: Likes to hang around in Hell, and the Otherworld. (Demont)
Occupation (if any): ... death.
Brief description: Beautiful, blonde and chalk-white, arrogant and elegant, terrifying and, occasionally, inexplicably generous. Keeps tabs on debts with ferocious accuracy. Approach with caution.
Villain
This is the basic format I will be employing --
Name:
Race:
Gender:
Purpose:
Origin:
Occupation (if any):
Brief description:
So Caballers, please use that if you have a NPC you'd like to use. I'm splitting the list up into groups depending on what the NPC is used for and by whom.
Staff
Chef
Race: Seems human
Gender: female
Purpose: cooking
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): Second Head Cook to Cuki in the HCT
Brief description: Motherly, plump and with a wicked accent to boot, this sensitive lady keeps a military order in her kitchen. Her weapons range from spoons to knives, and you'd better be prepared to fight if you mess up while she's on duty. When she sleeps is a mystery, but it is known that she can prepare about anything, from body parts to steaks. However, she does have a kind streak, and did take a particular liking for the creature (likely because of how much food Deilakrion can stuff into herself).
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Diamanda
Race: lycan
Gender: female
Purpose: tend bar, be gorgeous
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): bartender in the Den of Vixens, HCT
Brief description: Lovely and not always demure, this stunning knock-out can handle almost any situation dealing with stickiness. Being bartender in the fabulous Den of Vixens would do that to a gal, though. Regardless, she's a trooper and rarely complains. She knows how to keep her lid shut, though has been known to take a (discreet) roll in the hay when it comes to certain lycans. Rumor has it she's Isen's lover. Wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of her claws, though!
__________________
Gomrak
Race: Orc
Gender: Male
Purpose: Pygmy culls, ally
Origin: Island castaway (Tene)
Occupation: Cannibalistic healer, pygmy enemy No. 1
Brief description: Massive build, almost 9' tall, face scarred to a permanant scowl via a shark-bite, Gomrak is in self-exile after consuming his relatives. Whether this was a matter of choice or survival is debatable. He is a healer, non-magical but with an extensive knowledge of herbs and other ingredients for his famous "island salve", a pink ointment that cures wounds rapidly. Not very friendly, he likes Tenebrae and a few select others (especially Arysel, for whom he holds an abiding reverence and perhaps.. a little crush?). Speaks only three words of common: "food", "kill", and "woman" (his name for Tene and other females he likes).
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Maladroit
Race: Goblin (though mostly manifests as an undead crow)
Gender: Male
Purpose: General malevolence, messenger, plot device for later
Origin: The Underdark, Hell, etc (Tene)
Occupation (if any): Tene's familiar
Brief description: Vile, cranky prankster, who hates everyone, mostly. Once the most famed and feared of goblin wizards, he annoyed a pile of drow mages and was duly punished by losing his body, then being locked in untold agonies in-between spirit and flesh. Tene found him, stuffed him in a dead crow and the rest is history. He recently regained his goblin form at long last, only to have it eaten by a wolfy Leoxander. So... hi ho, hi ho, back to crow he goes...
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Neville
Race: ??
Gender: male
Purpose: build stuff
Origin: ?? (tene)
Occupation (if any): The Cabal's Handyman, complete with crew
Brief description: He doesn't seem to talk much, but has worked on many projects.
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Steadman
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Purpose: Man the bar, be grumpy
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): Bartender
Brief description: Gruff, one-eyed and usually fairly stoic, this man is extremely loyal to the Cabal (errr, rather-ish loyal). . .but moreso to his place within the Hanging Corpse. Known to fight if the situation needed it, this grumpy (but
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Urghdak
Race: Half orc, half troll
Gender: male
Purpose: hit people
Origin: Hanging Corpse Tavern (tene)
Occupation (if any): Chief of Security, HCT
Brief description: Not entirely on the bright side, this rugged near-giant is covered and scars with a stone-like exterior to match. He has a keen eye for trouble, and will throw out any and all scrappers unless Tenebrae tells him to can it. Speaking of Tenebrae, it's been rumored that the man has a secret crush on the vampire, but word is its begun to wither. . .unrequited love. No matter though, for as long as Urghdak has things to smash, he's alright. Has been proven to have a sense of humor, but wouldn't want to be testing that with your character.
Player-based
Arius (Yellow)
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Purpose: Shishi's Son
Origin: Shishi's second marriage
Occupation (if any): Assassin-in-training (Sort of)
Brief description: Dirty blonde six-year old with blue eyes to match his father's. The family's accursed eyes grant the boy the ability to manipulate and control the shadows around him at the cost of allowing the darkness's black, often malicious voices into his consciousness. His control and strength in this department pale in comparison to his father and as such the boy seldom uses the ability of his own accord outside of training sessions. He has a strong affinity for animals and is the leading cause of the family's collection of creatures and pets. He is the scaredy cat of the group, often found hiding behind his father or sister at the sight of The Hanging Corpse's fireplace...
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Gylan
Race: Human
Gender:Male
Purpose:Sophie's current bodyguard assigned by Commander Ozuma
Origin: Player character who has very kindly given Sophie permission to npc him when he is not online.
Occupation (if any):Soldier in the desert legion.
Brief description: Gylan was a sailor from the age of 10. He is now training to be a paladin. He is tall and strong. He is a very kind generous and decent guy.
Note: Please understand that this character is not available for anyone else to NPC!!
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Hunt [Kynigi]
Race: elf, previously a wisp of magic
Gender: female
Purpose: None, previously to direct Deilakrion
Origin: Hunting magic, Deil's cantrip of magical tricks (Deilakrion)
Occupation (if any): NA
Brief description: She used to be Deilakrion's Hunt, a clever bit of sentient magic that directed Deilakrion here and there. She was Deil's goddess of sorts, until she was tricked out in the Labyrinth. She fell. She became an elf after Deilakrion, and gave up her hold upon the elf. She took to wandering the forests to get used to her physical shape, but likely will be back. . .
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Jmeluc Najide
Race: Feline
Gender: Female
Purpose: Assist in the general administration of the Service Guild and serve as a comic foil to Cuki.
Origin: I needed someone who could actually access where the Service Guild was located ICly and Cuki really wasn't one for leadership.
Occupation: Cuki's Secretary.
Brief description: Najide stands around five feet eleven inches and seems rather unusually muscular for a female. Over all her facial appearance would be considered more normal rather than homely or beautiful. Her skin is very dark while her eyes are bright green and hair is a dark coppery red cut just below her ears. Najide's clothing is mostly bright desert wear heavily adorned with jewels of which more than a few have a secondary offense purpose. As far as her personality goes it is very dualistic. Often she crosses between angry, deviant, and raging psychopath swinging around her large spiky mace around destroying most things in sight to nice, sweet, and calm willing to do anything to 'assist' for proper compensation. She does however have a sweet spot for one thing which just happens to be money. It is the sole cause of her personality shifts. The cause for her assisting Cuki is usually for monetary gain.
_____________________
Leralynn (Orange)
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Purpose: Shishi's Daughter
Origin: Shishi's second marriage
Occupation (if any): Assassin-in-training (sort of)
Brief description: Arius's twin sister. Blonde haired and blue eyed. The family's curse has manifested itself in the girl a bit differently than it has in the men of the family. The six-year old is essentially a mimic, able to effectively reenact or recreate most physical techniques and magical abilities at the same cost of opening communication channels with darkness itself. Her size and magical stamina hinder the use of many of the copied skills; physical techniques, despite being near perfect in form, lack strength and magical maneuvers drain her quickly, often leaving her unconscious shortly after their use. She has shied away from her father's less than persistent attempts to mold her into a young assassin and much prefers to mimic healers and chefs at the moment as such activities rarely leave her as exhausted as she is after using a spell meant for those well above her skill level...
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Monster [Therion]
Race: shifter
Gender: none, though takes on the appearance of a male
Purpose: Meddle
Origin: Up North, not specified (Deil)
Occupation (if any): NA
Brief description: Manners, manners, manners. He's polite to a fault unless under extreme duress, where he'll turn a pretty penny if need be. His clothing changes frequently, and he'll paint his skin to match, which largely hides his motives. He doesn't fight, but he does seem to talk a lot. He takes up residence in a pocket of nowhere (And how he gets there is yet a mystery), and can move people from one physical place to another. His intentions are unknown, but generally assumed to be bad. For some reason is obsessed with the Cabal.
__________________
Ozuma
Race: Dwarf
Gender:Male
Purpose:Commander of the desert Legion (previously Soph's bodyguard assigned by Guerin when he was commander.)
Origin:Second in command to Guerin Npcd by Guerin for about 2 years.
Occupation (if any):Commander of the desert Legion
Brief description:Middle aged, grey bearded, very tough, very loyal. Was always very gentle to Soph but beat the assassin who killed Guerin half to death. When Ozuma had to go and assume the role of Commander (following Guerin's death.) He assigned another soldier from the legion (Gylan) to protect Sophie.
Loosely Affiliated
Death
Race: ?
Gender: appears female
Purpose: ...death.
Origin: Likes to hang around in Hell, and the Otherworld. (Demont)
Occupation (if any): ... death.
Brief description: Beautiful, blonde and chalk-white, arrogant and elegant, terrifying and, occasionally, inexplicably generous. Keeps tabs on debts with ferocious accuracy. Approach with caution.
Villain