2 Here is a selection of intriguing characters for the Dragon Warriors RPG, ranging from the powerful to the obscure, nobles and beggars, figures from folklore, and others with strange and dangerous motives. ey include: Ealdun the Fool, dwarf jester and master of secrets at the court of King Hadric. Sister Dominique, leader of the heretical Novan sect, pitted against the leaders of the True Faith and the noted witch-burner Father Alessandro. Rakov, Magus Lim, one of the ruling Magi of the city of Krarth—and a voracious vampire commanding a host of undead. Tuanku, beautiful diplomat and 53rd wife of the Emir of Marazid... who appears to have a nail embedded in the back of her neck. Plus 33 other unique characters to bring interest, adventure and a little chaos to your game. FRIENDS OR FOES presents thirty-seven of the most colourful NPCs from the Lands of Legend, each one ready to be used in your game, to set your players’ characters off on adventure, help them in their hour of need—or stab them in the back. Every character is given a full history, description, motivations, game stats, and equipment. ey also have a selection of adventure-seeds and connections to other characters in this book and elsewhere in the DRAGON W ARRIORS universe. All the characters in the book are interlinked in a network of relationships, intrigue, past dealings, betrayals, distrust and ambition. ey form a web across the world, making it easy to build a believable setting for the game, create adventures on the fly, and bring the Lands of Legend to life. FRIENDS OR FOES also has information on creating interesting hirelings, stats for a host of general NPC types from soldiers to drunks, and great new artwork from Jon Hodgson and Scott Neil. Is your worst enemy sitting next to you? Sample file
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Here is a selection of intriguing characters for the Dragon Warriors RPG, ranging from the powerful to the obscure, nobles and beggars, figures from folklore, and others with strange and dangerous motives. They include:
Ealdun the Fool, dwarf jester and master of secrets at the court of King Hadric.
Sister Dominique, leader of the heretical Novan sect, pitted against the leaders of the True Faith and the noted witch-burner Father Alessandro.
Rakov, Magus Lim, one of the ruling Magi of the city of Krarth—and a voracious vampire commanding a host of undead.
Tuanku, beautiful diplomat and 53rd wife of the Emir of Marazid... who appears to have a nail embedded in the back of her neck.
Plus 33 other unique characters to bring interest, adventure and a little chaos to your game.
Friends or Foes presents thirty-seven of the most colourful NPCs from the Lands of Legend, each one ready to be used in your game, to set your players’ characters off on adventure, help them in their hour of need—or stab them in the back.
Every character is given a full history, description, motivations, game stats, and equipment. They also have a selection of adventure-seeds and connections to other characters in this book and elsewhere in the dragon Warriors universe.
All the characters in the book are interlinked in a network of relationships, intrigue, past dealings, betrayals, distrust and ambition. They form a web across the world, making it easy to build a believable setting for the game, create adventures on the fly, and bring the Lands of Legend to life.
Friends or Foes also has information on creating interesting hirelings, stats for a host of general NPC types from soldiers to drunks, and great new artwork from Jon Hodgson and Scott Neil.
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FRIENDS OR FOES
Wherein are described the persons and lives of many notables in the several countries of the worlde. Among them are numbered the noble and great, those with hidden power or influence, the holy and unholy, strangers from foreign lands, ne’er-do-wells, some beset by foul sorcery, some who trade in strange goods, and others beside from many stations and walks of life. Appended hereto are also notes on ordinary people, including hirelings and other miscreants.
Edited by James Wallis
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PublishingJon Hodgson
Gareth Ryder-HanrahanIan Sturrock
CoverJon Hodgson
Interior artworkJon Hodgson
Scott Neil
Cartography by Andy LawDragon Warriors logo by Mark Quire
Written byShaun Hately, Joshua Kemp, Michael Klein,
Robin Low, Damian May, Ben Monroe, Jon Reed, Ian Sturrock, Kieran Turley,
James Wallis and Andrew Wright
Editing & Layout James Wallis
Additional Layout Edel Ryder-Hanrahan
DRAGON WARRIORS: FRIENDS OR FOESStock code SKG 003
For more information on the Dragon Warriors game and game-world, its creators, forthcoming products for it, and other exciting games and game-related books, visit the Serpent King website at http://www.serpentking.com
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CONTENTS5 Using this book
6 Abelard of Clyster by Robin Low8 Brother Aelfric by Michael Klein10 Father Alessandro by Kieran Turley 12 Duke Alonso by Jon Reed14 Father Corbin by Joshua Kemp16 Baron Darcheaux by Kieran Turley18 Delilah of the Crossroads by Joshua Kemp20 Sister Dominique of Braeburg by Jon Reed22 Marcus Dorsteny by Ben Monroe23 Ealdun the Fool by James Wallis25 Gaston the Wanderer by Kieran Turley26 Grifter Grimm by Joshua Kemp27 Baron Grisaille by Ian Sturrock29 Sir Gerard Grisaille by Ian Sturrock30 Gromark the Smith by Kieran Turley32 Captain Hidago by Kieran Turley33 Itz!!kung by Andrew Wright34 Jasper by Robin Low35 Lord Javier of Lavasse by Jon Reed36 Guy Lupus by Michael Klein37 Malcolm the Smith by Ben Monroe38 Mistress Marta by Shaun Hately39 Mhysse of Chaubrette by Andrew Wright40 The Old Ash by Joshua Kemp42 Rakov, Magus Lim by Andrew Wright44 Rocelin the Minstrel by James Wallis45 Sir Roderick of Pellard by Shaun Hately46 Sara the Weaver by Ben Monroe47 The Silver Stag by Kieran Turley48 Tarquil, Earl of Casseille by Kieran Turley49 Thallson the Elementalist by Robin Low51 Thomas and William by Ben Monroe52 Tsef Amashin by Andrew Wright54 Tuanku by Damian May56 Lucio Vassilvio by Shaun Hately58 The Wild Man by Robin Low59 Xaxamedes by Andrew Wright
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HOW TO USETHIS BOOKFRIENDS OR FOES is a collection of non-player characters from all across the Lands of Legend. They range in professions, social stand-ing, personality and power-levels from negli-gible to awesome. All the characters are intended for you to use in your campaign, but that doesn’t mean you have to use all of them, or use them all at once. Obviously it’s unlikely for a low-level group to start mixing with barons, dukes, earls and the Magi of Krarth. On the other hand they would have heard of these people, and would know sto-ries about them. If you put references to impor-tant or interesting characters into your game’s backstory, it will help to make Legend feel like a living world. Then as your player-characters
Locations and characters1 Abelard of Clyster2 Brother Aelfric3 Father Alessandro 4 Duke Alonso5 Father Corbin6 Baron Darcheaux7 Delilah of the Crossroads8 Sister Dominique of Braeburg9 Marcus Dorsteny10 Ealdun the Fool11 Gaston the Wanderer12 Grifter Grimm 13 Baron Grisaille 14 Sir Gerard Grisaille 15 Gromark the Smith 16 Captain Hidago 17 Itz!!kung 18 Jasper 19 Lord Javier of Lavasse 20 Guy Lupus 21 Malcolm the Smith
22 Mistress Marta 23 Mhysse of Chaubrette 24 The Old Ash 25 Rakov, Magus Lim 26 Rocelin the Minstrel 27 Sir Roderick of Pellard 28 Sara the Weaver 29 The Silver Stag 30 Tarquil, Earl of Casseille 31 Thallson the Elementalist 32 Thomas and William 33 Tsef Amashin34 Tuanku35 Lucio Vassilvio36 The Wild Man37 Xaxamedes
An underlined number indicates that although the character has their primary base or origin at the location marked on the map, they are a wanderer and may be found elsewhere. See the character ‘s main description for details of where they may be located.
increase in level and renown, they will start to meet the characters they’ve only heard of or whose lands they’ve walked through. All the characters are inter-connected, through a network of narrative links. This makes it easy for you to give your players leads to new adventures, patrons or potential enemies around the world—and adds to the feeling that Legend is a real society, where things happen and information spreads without the PCs doing anything about it, or despite their attempts to stop it. When they are sent on a tricky mission to Baron Grisaille, and he greets them with the words, “I’ve heard about you from your former colleague Grifter Grimm,” it makes the game-world an altogether more interesting place.
