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Fantasy NPC

Larra Sunderwolf

Dwarf Goodwife

“I’ve done things I regret, and now I’m paying for my mistakes. I pray this suffering blots out my guilt.”

Appearance: You’re led upstairs into a small room with a large bed. Resting beneath the blankets is a dwarven woman with sick pustules of discolored flesh winding up her neck and onto her face. The skin is shiny and covered in mucus. Her blonde curly hair has been cut short and she tosses restlessly in a fever-dream. Surrounding the bed are an assortment of votive candles, bottles, and burning incense.

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Personality: Larra Sunderwolf has always had a fiery personality, one that has only been slightly dimmed by her illness. She has an opinion on everything and few things end up meeting her satisfaction. She took the responsibilities of her home seriously and it pains her that she cannot continue them now.

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Motivation: I don’t know what’s happening to me. Some days the pain is unbearable. I know I deserve it for what I’ve done, for my weakness and failure, but I feel like I’m going mad. Why can’t I be forgiven? 

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Roleplaying Tips: Larra Sunderwolf can only speak with effort and is usually medicated for her pain. Her odd dreams feel like memories of things she doesn’t understand. Every day she prays for divine healing.

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Background: Larra grew up in a family of modest means and decided that the best way to improve her life was through marriage. She was courted by two dwarven brothers, sons of a wealthy merchant and smith, and married Korbin Sunderwolf, the most dependable of the two. She worked tirelessly to keep a respectable house and raise her two children until she fell ill to a mysterious and debilitating illness.

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Traits: Lawful, Oblivious, Resilient, Slow, and Weak

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Dark Secret: Larra had a brief affair with her husband’s brother, Rowell Sunderwolf, when he returned to the city. She’s hidden from everyone that Rowell is her daughter Ianna Sunderwolf’s real father.

Plot Hooks
  • Larra Sunderwolf would rather suffer than reveal the truth about her infidelity and Ianna’s true parentage but, due to her illness, she’s not always in control of herself. When you are alone in the room with her, she grabs your arm and confesses her guilt, asking for your forgiveness before passing out.

  • Larra Sunderwolf’s disfigurement is bizarre and resistant to all attempts at magic. Though she fears she’s being punished by the gods, the truth is she’s being poisoned by her apothecary Filkis Gimbleshins. He’s been slowly tainting her with the fluids of an infant aberration and observing the disturbing effects.

  • Due to Filkis Gimbleshin’s sinister mixtures, Larra Sunderwolf is gradually mutating to take on aspects of the captive aberration. Her dreams are glimpses into its ancient memories, the beginning of a mental connection that will eventually lead to a firm telepathic link. Unless this change is stopped, Larra’s mind will be overshadowed, allowing the creature to see through her eyes and speak through her mind.

Connections

Larra Sunderwolf and her husband Korbin Sunderwolf own the weapon and armor shop Sunderwolf and Son.

 

Larra Sunderwolf is the mother of craftsman Ianna Sunderwolf.

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Larra Sunderwolf had a secret affair with Rowell Sunderwolf years ago, and Ianna Sunderwolf is their daughter.

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Larra Sunderwolf is being poisoned by the gnome wizard and potion-maker Filkis Gimbleshins.

Bonus Content

Track NPC attitudes by putting plusses and minuses next to their names for each good or bad interaction with the PCs.

 

Enough minuses could generate a new, unexpected antagonist.

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- PinkDiceGM

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