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Fantasy NPC
Hallam Bardholt
Human City Guard
“Farin says ya better gimme them blades, so ya better give ‘em to me.”
Appearance: A massive human, a member of the city guard, lumbers out of an alleyway and onto the street. He stops, confusion on his wrinkled face as he looks around. He stands taller than most, thick muscled arms crossed over his chest. He bites his lower lip, nervously, until he spots what he’s searching for, then begins to plod off after the shorter guard across the courtyard.
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Personality: Hallam Bardholt is a brute, proud of his size and strength, and follows guardsman Farin McCreigh around like a guard dog. Simple-minded, he is more than happy to let Farin call the shots. He enjoys hurting other people almost as much as Farin does.
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Motivation: Life is simple. I look after Farin, Farin looks after me, and Bosh looks after us both. Oh, I forgot about my game. I better keep it secret or Farin and Bosh will get angry at me again.
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Roleplaying Tips: Hallam doesn’t speak often unless it’s to echo what Farin McCreigh has just said. It takes him a second to respond as he struggles to understand things. His nickname is “Bull” Bardholt.
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Background: It was never proven that Hallam Bardholt strangled his parents. He was sent to an orphanage at age eleven. It was there that he met Farin McCreigh and was soon doing the cruel boy’s bidding. Indoctrinated into the Cult of Cthadras, Hallam now serves its master alongside his friend. Both have been put into the city guard, under the watchful eye of cultist and Watch Sergeant, Davon Bosh.
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Traits: Cultist, Evil, Guard, Intimidating, Resilient, Slow, Strong, Stupid, and Tactless
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Dark Secret: Hallam did strangle his parents as a child. More than that, he is compelled to stalk and eventually strangle anyone that reminds him of them. The cult has told him to stop, but he can’t.
Plot Hooks
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A pair of the city guard saunters down the wide street towards you, one large, the other small. They might look comical if it weren’t for the smug and malicious air about them. People turn away, nervous and afraid. The larger one suddenly turns to kicks a mangy stray, the dog collapsing with a painful yelp.
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It may be the middle of the night or the middle of the day, but you notice something in a shadowy backstreet. It’s the corpse of a man, a human, obscured by garbage, and he hasn’t been dead long. His neck has been broken, and there are thumbprint shaped bruises marking the skin. You hear a scream from the mouth of the alley. A woman has seen you, and she’s running and calling for the guard.
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Something about you or one of your companions has roused “Bull” Bardholt’s murderous compulsion and he’ll begin to follow the party, watching and waiting patiently, like a wolf, until he can corner his victim. To him, it’s a game, and one he plays with uncharacteristic and instinctual intelligence.
Connections
Hallam Bardholt is a member of the City Guard and reports to Watch Sergeant Davon Bosh.
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Hallam Bardholt is assigned to patrol with guardsman Farin McCreigh.
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Hallam Bardholt and Farin McCreigh regularly harass the homeless gnome known as Whistler.
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Hallam Bardholt is a member of the Cult of Cthadras, taking orders from cultist Davon Bosh.
Bonus Content
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Quick Summary Card - Hallam Bardholt, Human City Guard
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Campaign Logger Profile - Hallam Bardholt, Human City Guard
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