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Fantasy NPC
Filkis Gimbleshins
Gnome Wizard
“Life may seem chaotic, but I believe that connections exist which will reveal all of its final mysteries.”
Appearance: Leaning on his wooden walking stick, this older gnome doesn’t look well. Rail thin and tired, he pulls a small handcart up to the door with difficulty, stopping to remove his leather cap and wipe at his brow. He’s bald apart from some short gray stubble on his head and chin. He lifts pale green eyes to look around, squinting. They are watery, but the glint of intelligence behind them is easily seen.
Personality: Filkis Gimbleshins is an odd one, even for a gnome, and avoids crowds as much as possible. He can hold a pleasant conversation if he must, but he’s constantly thinking about his work and what he needs for his next experiment. He makes sure to pay constant attention to the people around him.
Motivation: I’m near a breakthrough, I can feel it in my bones. Just a few more things I need to try. This time, every mystery of the soul will unfold before me like a divine design and I’ll finally know the truth.
Roleplaying Tips: Filkis is often underestimated, something he encourages by playing up his age to others. He takes note of those who offer him kindness and those who treat him with disdain.
Background: When he was a child, Filkis and his parents suffered a violent cart accident on a deserted trail. Filkis was found days later, sitting with the corpses of his mother and father. He was sent to his grandfather, remaining disturbingly withdrawn, yet showing great promise in his studies. With training, he became a capable wizard specializing in potions. What he creates he sells to The Golden Hoard.
Traits: Arcane, Craftsman, Cunning, Evil, Frail, Intelligent, Old, Slow, Unimpressive, Villainous, Weak, and Wise
Dark Secret: Filkis is obsessed with the moment the soul leaves the body at death and has been conducting vile experiments for decades, slowly poisoning his victims and observing the results.
Plot Hooks
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Filkis Gimblishins often hires adventurers to gather ingredients he cannot easily purchase. His supply of antitoxin is getting low and he needs to replenish his stock. For this, he’ll require the venom sacs of a number of giant poisonous snakes. Their nests can be found hidden within the forests north of the city.
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For the last several years, Filkis Gimbleshins has had an infant aberration imprisoned in his basement and has been using its blood for experiments with sickness and poison. As his current victim Larra Sunderwolf nears death, his revenge for an insulting remark about his baldness, he will be looking for another. Anyone who is rude or unkind to the gnome may draw his displeasure and begin to suffer for it.
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In order to evade detection, Filkis moves to another city every twenty-five years to choose new victims. If any of your party has had a loved one die of a mysterious illness or had suffered an unexplained malady themselves as a child, perhaps they have already been a victim of Filkis’ deadly obsession.
Connections
Filkis Gimbleshins creates potions for Kaitia Lacertanian to be sold at The Golden Hoard.
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Filkis Gimbleshins provides a special elixir to Merritt Bluestring to manage his condition.
Filkis Gimbleshins sells poisons and illegal mixtures to Rowell Sunderwolf for The Union's black market.
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Filkis Gimbleshins has slowly been poisoning Larra Sunderwolf for his evil experiments.
Bonus Content
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Quick Summary Card - Filkis Gimbleshins, Gnome Wizard
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Campaign Logger Profile - Filkis Gimbleshins, Gnome Wizard
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