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(Created page with "__NOAUTOLINKS__ == NPC Names == {| class="wikitable" !Lineage !Names |- |Bhrunai |Billy, Bubben, Catter, Digg, Dubben, Gamin, Gog, Gubbel, Ingrid, Habbed, Ladd, Lotter, Merri, Mugg, Pebbel, Rissel, Teasey, Tot |- |Dragonfolk |Alatek, Berliss, Candace, Darg, Elorog, Finneas, Hazar, Izikreth, Jemmer, Kiefer, Mothka, Rasbar, Sadrat, Shanber, Tathra, Trevorr, Yagerro, Zukra |- |Dwarf |Ardenn, Bob, Butch, Crumbel, Dungrel, Dworker, Fregen, Grenda, Grolard, Helga, Kribber, Lor...")
 
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|Believes themself to be a great inventor, but has never made a useful invention.
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== Basic Personality ==
=== Aristocrats, Politicians ===
{| class="wikitable"
!1d6
!Character Trope
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|1
|Well-intentioned but naive figure who has overly simplistic solutions to complex problems.
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|2
|Self-important figure who tries to sound more busy and impressive than they really are.
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|3
|Overly empathetic politician who is easy to emotionally manipulate and feels terrible for everyone all the time.
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|4
|A noble who is missing their hand and insists it was during an epic adventure (but has never left their hometown).
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|5
|Charismatic but utterly corrupt politician who has no sense of loyalty and will do anything to anyone to maintain or expand their power.
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|6
|Pragmatic noble who will do whatever it takes to widen their influence, believing that they do so in order to protect and serve their constituents.
|}
=== Clergy, Scholars ===
{| class="wikitable"
!1d6
!Character Trope
|-
|1
|Posh scholar that doesn’t have time for anyone unless they have interesting knowledge to divulge.
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|2
|Blind mystic who claims that they can see how faithful someone is based on their aura.
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|3
|Moralistic healer who says they can sense the values of a wounded patient’s soul and will deny healing to those with wicked hearts.
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|4
|Brilliant theorist who often tries to explain how and why magic works but is incapable of explaining their ideas in layman’s terms.
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|5
|Absentminded scholar with grand theories but little understanding of the real world.
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|6
|Archivist or clergy with a moralistic story from history or religious texts for every occasion.
|}
=== Charlatans ===
{| class="wikitable"
!1d6
!Character Trope
|-
|1
|Fast-talking salesperson who tries to overwhelm potential marks with information and shiny trinkets, pickpocketing them all the while.
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|2
|Earnest-presenting salesperson who explains that they just want their kids to have a better life.
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|3
|A potions merchant whose potions look and taste like mineral water, perhaps dyed on occasion.
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|4
|Parlor trick performer who picks the pockets of their audience during their tricks.
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|5
|Craftsperson of mild skill who prices their product as though it is tremendously excellent.
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|6
|Flamboyant performer who is obviously a scammer, but people fall for it anyway due to their ironic charm.
|}
=== Merchants, Traders ===
{| class="wikitable"
!1d6
!Character Trope
|-
|1
|Alchemist who constantly tries to get random people to try their experiments just to see what happens.
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|2
|Merchant who refuses to haggle on the grounds that they know exactly how much each item is worth and price it accordingly.
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|3
|Warfare profiteer selling to both sides of an armed conflict.
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|4
|Merchant with a gambling addiction who will make wagers on any possible situation.
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|5
|Spice merchant who collects flavorful blends from all around the world.
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|6
|Information broker who sells rumors and secrets for the price of a few coins and a few more rumors.
|}
=== Militants ===
{| class="wikitable"
!1d6
!Character Trope
|-
|1
|Stern, duty-oriented soldier who seems to operate entirely based on who has authority over whom.
|-
|2
|Stoic warrior who rarely talks and never drinks or engages in revelry.
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|3
|Soldier who takes every command literally, to the most basic meaning of a given word.
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|4
|Military recruiter that will say half-truths to meet their recruitment quota.
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|5
|Soldier who is always late to assignments, keeps their equipment disheveled, and always performing odd jobs as punishment.
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|6
|Hedonistic warrior who, when not creating carnage on the battlefield, engages in wildly over the top merriment.
|}
=== Thieves, Scoundrels ===
{| class="wikitable"
!1d6
!Character Trope
|-
|1
|Shadowy figure who keeps an ear to the ground and knows everyone’s comings and goings.
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|2
|Burglar down on their luck who is just trying to make ends meet and doesn’t really want to steal.
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|3
|Moralistic bandit who robs from the rich to give to the poor.
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|4
|Religious zealot who is so convinced of their convictions that they use their muscle and force of personality to control a criminal organization into enacting the zealot’s wishes.
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|5
|Jittery black market trader with a sugar addiction.
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|6
|Revolutionary, charismatic leader who wants to lay the groundwork for a governmental coup.
|}
=== Wanderers, Performers ===
{| class="wikitable"
!1d6
!Character Trope
|-
|1
|Storyteller that tells grandiose stories of their deeds (but they have not really done any of these feats).
|-
|2
|Off-putting and slightly creepy stranger who nonetheless knows the natural world in this region better than anyone else.
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|3
|Chipper, glass-half-full bard who is always upbeat and kind, even in dire situations.
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|4
|A wizened old person whose cloak has patches and heraldry from every known nation.
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|5
|Well-traveled nomad whose wagon seems much larger on the inside.
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|6
|Haggard ranger missing an eye who knows everything about monsters and always has a cautionary tale ready.
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