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Fantasy NPC
Special Character
This NPC profile is a special thank you to Jochen Linnemann, based on a character seed for his game. Thank you, Jochen!
Thacklen Fellcross III
Human Noble
“For men of action, adventuring is a way of life; the need to conquer the unknown and bring back all of her treasures.”
Appearance: This man might be handsome if it weren’t for the sneer on his face and the calculating look in his eye. His blond hair is over-coiffed and slick with the application of perfumed oil. His clothes are expensive and tailored in the latest fashion, his half-cloak draped over a tall and healthy frame. The crest of House Fellcross shines prominently from an ornamental gorget worn around his neck.
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Personality: Thacklen Fellcross III is obsessed with appearances, not only his physical appearance, but also his standing and reputation within noble society. He is skilled at taking advantage of a situation and twisting the outcome so he shines in the best light, using money and influence against risk of exposure.
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Motivation: Just because I don’t scrabble in the mud of a ruin like a hireling doesn’t mean I don’t deserve the glory. It’s my money behind these expeditions and it’s my right to the spoils and the fame.
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Roleplaying Tips: Thacklen has built his reputation like a stone fortress, one that he will ruthlessly defend. He is vain and self-absorbed to the highest degree and always appears with a companion.
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Background: Though he is a minor noble from a minor house, Thacklen has made a name for himself as a daring adventurer, gaining recognition and respect for his exploits. Each year he organizes an expedition to some exotic and dangerous location, returning with tales of his bravery, trophies of strange beasts, and artifacts long buried. His impressive collection is on display in his grand mansion.
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Traits: Cunning, Intimidating, Neutral, and Noble
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Dark Secret: Though Thacklen does finance these expeditions, he does not go on them himself, taking the heroic deeds of the adventurers he employs and fraudulently passing them off as his own.
Plot Hooks
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In preparation for the upcoming expedition, Thacklen Fellcross III invites adventurers to his grounds to partake in contests of skill. The competition is by invitation only and may be bypassed by veterans he has employed before. Impress the noble and you and your party may be offered a lucrative contract.
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Thacklen Fellcross III is looking for a group of discrete adventurers to handle a personal matter, one not connected with his regular expeditions. He needs someone to delve into the remains of an old tomb and recover proof of a certain noble bloodline. He secretly plans to use the record of lineage to gain control of a neighboring and heirless estate in order to add the holdings and the title to his own.
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A group of adventurers formerly under Thacklen’s employ has been blackmailing the noble, making threats to expose his fraud if he isn’t willing to pay. Thacklen has agreed, but they’ve just increased their demands. Now Thacklen is looking for someone willing to remove this persistent thorn from his side.
Connections
Thacklen Fellcross III is a member of House Fellcross and the nobility.
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Thacklen Fellcross III is considering whether or not to hire the mercenary group The Blackguard's Due for his next expedition.
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Thacklen Fellcross III has regularly recruited Vesper Irastava for his adventuring expeditions, though she has been adventuring under an assumed name.
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Thacklen Fellcross III resents paladin Markaius Thallion because his mercenary band The First Line refuses to participate in his adventuring expeditions.
Bonus Content
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Quick Summary Card - Thacklen Fellcross III, Human Noble
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Campaign Logger Profile - Thacklen Fellcross III, Human Noble
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