Here is a list of some of the more notable NPCs within the campaign...
=Memorable NPCs=* Meatlips: Meatlips is a unusual bulldog. He's the recipient of a mutation granting him human intelligence and the ability to speak, though he usually pretends to be an ordinary dog. At one point, he was a former wizard's familiar, and another time acted as a guard dog at Castle Ashlahn. Meatlips is a loyal friend to the PCs, and always looking for a tasty treat.
* Jocelyn: Jocelyn is a lusty and highly temperamental dark-haired beauty with bright blue eyes. She was one Araith's concubines, and potential "brides-to-be". When Lucy was captured, Jocelyn was unbelievably rude, and seemingly ready to kill Lucy in order to win Araith's affections, though her behavior may have been influenced by a
Charm effect placed upon her by Araith. During the PC's rescue attempt, Jocelyn appropriated Dante's intelligent sword, Sentinel, and fled from the melee, laughing like a lunatic. Lucy chased after her, and after a brief confrontation, managed to free Jocelyn from his magical
Charm. The end result of this scenario was Jocelyn embracing Lucy in gratitude, and then kissing her passionately, which was something that Lucy seemed to like...very, very much.
* Sentinel: This is an intelligent longsword, with a quartz crystal pommelstone. It has some unusual magical powers, and managed to magically heal Dante when he was hovering at the brink of death. Its primary purpose is to destroy non-human monsters. Though it originally had no specific name, and its origins are unknown, it has tentatively nicknamed itself "Sentinel"...
* Karen: Karen is a woman originally met by a psychic named Max, and his friend, Rufus at Ashlahn Castle. Rufus became enchanted with her, considering the fact that she was the only woman he met who wasn't immediately smitten with him.
Rufus was recently reunited with Karen at the subterranean complex known as Darkhaven, where she was traveling in disguise. She was recently mauled and killed by a deranged Troll, and Rufus seeks to find a way to revive her...
* Lars: Lars appears as an earthy sort...with a long, bushy moustache. He was briefly met by some of the characters at Castle Ashlahn a not-inconsiderable time ago. Lars currently works as either a coachman or charioteer within the various realms of Omegus. The characters again encounter him in the small town of Bresby.....where he is drinking away his sorrows at the local gambling house and watering hole, known as "the Frosty Mug".
The characters hire him to first take them to the Temple of the Elder Gods, to heal one of their friends, Jocelyn, after she is mauled by a pack of bloodthirsty Ghouls. Later, they hire him again to take them to Gaxaral's Grove....in order to find a way to revive their dead friend, Karen. He currently travels with the characters towards Gaxaral's Grove...
* Sandria: Sandria is the friendly and beautiful Half-Elven barmaid at "the Frosty Mug" in the small town of Bresby. The characters encounter her when searching for a coachman to take them to the Temple of the Elder Gods...
* Ovidius: Ovidius is a man acting as the primary caretaker of the Temple of the Elder Gods. He is the recipient of various unusual abilities which allowed him to heal Jocelyn of the wounds she suffered from a pack of bloodthirsty Ghouls...
* Festus: Festus is an unassuming young fellow who provides assistance to Ovidius at the Temple of the Elder Gods, and also helps to receive visitors on the temple grounds...
* Gaxaral: Gaxaral is an incredibly ancient red dragon of massive size and indeterminate age, which has ruled over a place known as "Gaxaral's Grove" for countless years. This beast, a towering monstrosity with blood red scales, is said to be large enough to swallow a horse whole. It harbors a crafty intelligence and a wide variety of magical powers. It appears in town very infrequently, letting its police force of bloodthirtsy Orc soldiers patrol the area in its stead. A saving grace for the community is Gaxaral's absolute command to never attack or molest the working citizens of the town. This rule does not apply to strangers, however....
More to come soon...