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Fantasy NPC

Vandryn Orrivar

Elf Bounty Hunter

“I’ll consider your offer… but I’m going to charge double if you want her alive.”

Appearance: More grizzled than many of his kin, this elf’s sharp eyes watch the world through a mane of unkempt hair. His nose, twice broken, only ads to a feral sort of magnetism. He walks with a carefully considered pace, not fast enough to draw attention, but not slow enough to fall behind.

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Personality: Vandryn Orrivar is driven, and experienced enough in his trade to have developed a healthy suspicion of the world. He’s seldom interested in anything other than the job at hand, and in securing his next payment. Ruthless, he brings his cutthroat attitude to bear in everything he does.

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Motivation: One more job. Just one more, maybe two. Then I’ll finally have enough to pay them off, and when he’s safe, I’ll give them all what’s coming to them.

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Roleplaying Tips: Vandryn remains calm, even in the most dangerous situations. His speech is tinged with an odd and barely discernable accent, and he often mutters to himself under his breath.

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Background: The firstborn of a large family, Vandryn Orrivar found himself living in a large human city after most of the sylvan elves left the great eastern forests. When his father was killed in a drunken brawl, it fell to Vandryn to take care of his mother and seven siblings. Honest work was difficult to find and Vandryn struggled his way through the underworld before becoming a legitimate bounty hunter.

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Traits: Adventurer, Agile, Attractive, Chaotic, and Cunning

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Dark Secret: Vandryn's younger brother owes an enormous gambling debt to the crime lord Balthus Stormslaugh, and is being held by The Union's thugs until Vandryn pays off his obligations.

Plot Hooks
  • Vandryn has heard a rumor that his current quarry, Luciana Proveaux, is somewhere nearby and working under an assumed name. He needs to multiply his eyes and ears and is willing to pay for strong leads on anyone matching her description.

  • The bounty hunter known as Silverback has a reputation for jumping other hunters' claims and turning them in himself. Vandryn knows that Silverback is on his trail, but doesn't have the time to deal with him. Better to hire someone else to do it. Even better to hire several someones.

  • Balthus Stormslaugh's criminal holdings have a tentacle wrapped around many corners of the underworld. Vandryn knows one of these is a local gang that smuggles stolen goods from the south. He'd be willing to leak information about a certain warehouse if it would mean Stormslaugh's next shipment went missing, and he could care less where it ends up.

Connections

Vandryn Orrivar is a bounty hunter and a member of the bounty hunters guild, the Ironclad Hounds.

 

Vandryn Orrivar has been hired to find Luciana Proveaux and return her to her father.

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Vandryn Orrivar's younger brother is being held by crime lord Balthus Stormslaugh and The Union until Vandryn pays off his brother's gambling debts.

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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