NPC CREATION KIT
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NPC Creation Kit
A Ruins of Intrigue free web enhancement by Mike Mearls.
Requires use of Monte Cook s Arcana Evolved, published by Malhavoc Press.
Requires use of the Dungeons & Dragons® Third Edition Core Books, published by
Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This book utilizes updated material from the v. 3.5 revision.
Note that the tables below are designed for use in
Serathis. They don t necessarily reflect the normal distribu-
tion of races, classes, and so forth elsewhere in the Lands of
the Diamond Throne.
This free web enhancement is designed to work with
Ruins of Intrigue from Malhavoc Press, usable in any Arcana
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page 1.
NPC RACE AND GENDER
Pick a race or roll on the Races table below, then select or
randomly determine the NPC s gender. (Do not roll on the
Gender table if you generated a mojh.) Note that humans,
due to their inherent nature as risk takers and explorers, are
the most common folk in Serathis.
d% Race
uins of Intrigue provides a sprawling venue for 1  15 Giant
adventure. From the deadly environs of the Forest of 16  30 Sibeccai
RTowers to the political maneuvering of the Safe 31  40 Faen (select type)
Quarter, the characters face a wide array of threats. When 41  70 Human
running an adventure in the ruins of Serathis, you can never 71  80 Litorian
exactly predict where the characters might end up next. This 81  85 Verrik
NPC creation kit is designed to make it faster and easier to 86  95 Dracha
create the various folk the PCs meet. It covers the following 96  100 Mojh
portions of an NPC s background and abilities:
" Name and Background: If you need an NPC in an d10 Gender
instant, the tables here allow you to quickly create a 1  5 Female
character to portray. Unless the PCs plan on fighting 6  10 Male
an NPC, this is likely all the information you need.
" Basic Abilities: Generate an NPC s level and class. NPC NAME
" Personality: The NPC s defining characteristics and Use the following tables to generate a name for your NPC.
traits. Select the appropriate table based on the NPC s race and
gender. When you create a name, try saying it aloud a few
When using the kit you still need to take care of generat- times to make sure it sounds good.
ing and assigning ability scores, selecting spells and combat
rituals (if any), and picking out feats and skills. Of course,
for many NPCs, such a level of detail is not required.
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Dracha Giants
Dracha use the same types of names for both males and The giants use separate columns for the first half of male
females. A dracha name typically has three syllables. Roll and female names. Both genders use the same table to gen-
1d20 three times, once for each column, and connect the syl- erate the second half of their names. Roll 1d12 and 1d20 to
lables in order of their generation with apostrophes. The first generate the first and second half of a giant s name, respec-
column always provides the first part of the name, the second tively. Connect the first and second portions with a hyphen
column the middle part, and the third column the last part. to form the entire name.
d20 First Syllable Second Syllable Third Syllable Female Male Second
1B nara b d12/d20 First Portion First Portion Portion
2C tala c 1 Aoe Ci Arren
3D par d 2Ua De Beldrat
4F dana f 3Au Ha Carris
5G rada g 4 Eia Ro Delthon
6H erde h 5 Uia Li Follen
7J velr j 6EuTu Grandak
8K wekr k 7 Iea Sa Haraz
9L tenh l 8IoVo Jethen
10 M reth m 9Ia Ra Krollek
11 N kirla n 10 Oe Vi Leman
12 P tivd p 11 Oa Xa Perren
13 R silh r 12 Oia Na Marask
14 S xoph s 13   Nebenar
15 T corti t 14   Quorren
16 V boln v 15   Restenfel
17 W mott w 16   Sorris
18 X tusk x 17   Tynthar
19 Y vungu y 18   Vendrek
20 Z cuthu z 19   Wendelar
20   Zevvik
Faen
For faen first names, roll 1d20 twice: once for the name s first portion and a second time for its second. The table covers sec-
ond halves for both male and female first names. For a faen s last name, roll 1d10 twice, checking the surname columns for
both the first and second half of the last name. Both genders use the same surname columns. If a name results with consecu-
tive identical vowels, change the second one to an  a or  e.
d20/d10 First Half Female Second Half Male Second Half Surname First Portion Surname Second Portion
1Bri ara arn Sky tree
2Ce ali ald Fire horn
3Du ada aran Stone crown
4Fi alu aged Gold star
5Ge ana elden River sun
6Ho erli ert Wind leaf
7Je indi ern Spring guard
8Keirra eth New ship
9La ila in Ever keeper
10 Me inda ish Crown hold
11 No elle ird  
12 Pi edi ix  
13 Ry era oln  
14 Se elo oth  
15 To olla ord  
16 Ve ondra on  
17 Wy ona uln  
18 Xe oli urn  
19 Yo eri uren  
20 Ze eva urb  
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Humans Mojh
For human NPCs, roll 1d20 and 1d10. The d20 generates To generate a mojh NPC s name, roll 1d20 twice to create
the name s first syllable. The d10 roll determines the second the first and second halves of the name.
syllable based on the NPC s gender. For surnames, generate
a second name and add  son, -dottir, or a similar ending. d20 First Half Second Half
1 Kar goth
First Female Male 2Tel wrath
d20/d10 Syllable Second Syllable Second Syllable 3 Gref strak
1Ar la red 4 Sar eran
2Be ra mon 5 Nek thar
3Ca si gar 6Pol trag
4De lle tren 7Nev varth
5Fo lli nek 8Vak ethar
6Ga dy var 9 Cren starn
7Ho vara nel 10 Pel harm
8Il dli rik 11 War drar
9Jo rina dred 12 Vuth stan
10 Ka rienne vin 13 Slar rag
11 Le   14 Zar trak
12 Mo   15 Kel bar
13 Na   16 Cael reth
14 Ol   17 Shrak lar
15 Pe   18 Yeth nork
16 Ra   19 Sern kath
17 Se   20 Darh slen
18 Te  
19 Va   Sibeccai
20 Wo   To generate a sibeccai name, use the human or mojh table to
create the NPC s first name. Then generate the sibeccai s
Litorians title using the following table.
Litorian names are broken into male and female categories.
Roll 1d12 twice to determine the first and second half of a d20 Title
litorian s name. 1 the Wise
2 the Hunter
Female Female Male Male 3 the Seeker
d12 First Half Second Half First Half Second Half 4 the Resolute
1 Bantra Chra av 5 the Defiant
2 Ce rret Chro arak 6 the Brave
3 Di rel Dar eth 7 the Skilled
4 Fo tena Deth gar 8 the Quick
5 Ha rril Tev lath 9 the Faithful
6 Je sha Hoth stor 10 the Strong
7 Le rra Jer oph 11 the Clever
8 Mo rara Kel lak 12 the Wanderer
9 Pe tha Men esh 13 the Daring
10 Re era Nar ethar 14 the Mender
11 Se li Pen thon 15 the Patient
12 Va na Ser grav 16 the Wild
17 the Perceptive
18 the Mystic
19 the Unconquered
20 the Tireless
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Verrik
Verrik male and female names both derive from the same
columns in the table below. Roll twice to determine the first
and second portions of a verrik s name.
d20 First Portion Second Portion
1 Daj ara
2 Qid zed
3 Xer kar
4Av geth
5 Sif ada
6 Mor dedr
7Per san
8 Gef thra
9 Ben zeth
10 Qun quar
11 Ved sal
12 Zew preth Adventurer
13 Qad erra d20 Class Level
14 Xev entha 1 Expert 1
15 Kel pellas 2 Evolved 1
16 Veth perek 3 Akashic 1
17 Quon vesh 4 Akashic 1
18 Qual lon 5 Champion (select type) 1
19 Nlad pad 6 Greenbond 2
20 Ul volen 7 Mage blade 2
8 Magister 2
9 Magister 2
10 Oathsworn 3
NPC CLASS AND LEVEL 11 Ritual warrior 3
To determine an NPC s class and level, pick an appropriate 12 Runethane 3
table and roll twice, once for class and once for level. 13 Totem warrior 3
Otherwise, roll 1d3 to select a table randomly. The tables 14 Unfettered 4
assume that randomly generated NPCs tend to be on the 15 Warmain 4
low end of the level scale. 16 Warmain 4
17 Warrior 4
Common Folk 18 Warrior 5
d20 Class Level 19 Witch (select type) 5
1 Commoner 1 20 Multiclassed (roll twice again) 6
2 Commoner 1
3 Commoner 1 Noble/Skilled Artisan
4 Commoner 1 d20 Class Level
5 Commoner 1 1 Aristocrat 1
6 Expert 2 2 Aristocrat 1
7 Expert 2 3 Aristocrat 1
8 Expert 2 4 Expert 1
9 Aristocrat 3 5 Expert 1
10 Warrior 4 6 Expert 2
7 Expert 2
8 Expert 2
9 Warrior 3
10 Warrior 4
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NPC TRAITS The NPC s loyalties should help determine at least part of
Now it s time to determine some defining traits to emphasize his personality and background. A giant who supports the
in your NPC while playing through the encounter. dragon could be a spy, an embittered outcast, or a criminal.
Don t be afraid to write in your own details based on the
Personality Traits results this kit produces.
Roll 1d12 and 1d6 to determine an NPC s primary defining Special: Shift a dracha s attitude two categories down on
personality trait. You can roll multiple times to create more the table. Shift a mojh s one category down. Shift a giant s
than one trait for an NPC. two categories up, and shift a sibeccai s one category up. For
example, when determining a sibeccai s loyalties, say you roll
d12 d6 (1  3) d6 (4  6) an 87. Normally this result is  Draconic Loyalist, but since
1 Optimistic Pessimistic the NPC is a sibeccai, shift the result one category up the
2 Judgmental Decadent table to  Draconic Supporter. If the NPC was a dracha, you
3 Excitable Calm would shift two categories up. In this case, you can t go
4 Cheerful Morose beyond  Draconic Fanatic , so the dracha s attitude remains
5 Ignorant Knowledgable at that level.
6 Helpful Arrogant Optionally, you can shift the result one category up if the
7 Cowardly Bold area where the NPC is found features a great proportion of
8 Deceitful Honest giantish support, or one category down in areas where the
9 Loud Shy dragon s loyalists hold sway.
10 Aggressive Passive
11 Pushy Spineless d% Loyalty
12 Talkative Quiet 1 5 Giantish fanatic
6 15 Giantish loyalist
Physical Traits 16 25 Giantish supporter
Next, roll 1d10 and 1d6 to determine an NPC s defining pri- 26 49 Neutral
mary physical trait. 50 55 Spy
56 75 Neutral
d10 d6 (1  3) d6 (4  6) 76 85 Draconic supporter
1 Tall Short 86 95 Draconic loyalist
2 Fat Thin 96 100 Draconic fanatic
3 Tough Sickly
4 Scarred Tattooed Fanatic
5 Old Young This NPC risks his life for his faction. Driven by either
6 Messy Neat intense love for it or intense hatred of the opposition, he
7 Well dressed Slovenly does everything in his power to advance the cause. He will-
8 Clean Filthy ingly risks his life to help promote its interests. If Serathis
9 Attractive Ugly held an election between the giants and the dragon, the
10 Tanned Wan fanatic would draw up plans for a revolt if his side did
not win.
NPC LOYALTIES
The presence of the giants and the dragons within the ruined Loyalist
city of Serathis is perhaps the most important local issue, The NPC actively supports the appropriate faction. He takes
one that has bearing on how the NPC you re creating reacts steps to protect his faction s interest, such as reporting suspi-
to party that contains dracha, mojh, giants, or sibeccai. It cious activities. However, he does not risk his life for the
should also color how the NPC acts and what he talks about. cause. If Serathis held an election between the giants and
Note that this table doesn t represent Serathis as a whole. the dragon, the loyalist would go door to door to drum up
The results are skewed slightly toward smaller factions and support for his candidate.
fanaticism to help encourage interesting NPCs. For more
moderate results, treat the  spy result as  neutral and both
forms of fanatic as a supporter of the appropriate faction.
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Neutral
Credits
Most Serathans fall into this category. The NPC sees both Writing: Mike Mearls
Editing and Production: Sue Weinlein Cook
factions as different sides of the same coin. He would prefer
Illustration: JP Targete and Scott Purdy
if they kept out of his personal life and did as much as possi-
Interior Page Design: Lisa Chido
ble to stay out of the common folk s way. If Serathis had an
election, he would stay home unless one side did something
About the Author
to anger or encourage him.
Mike Mearls has worked as a freelance roleplaying game designer
since 1999. This prolific writer maintains a high volume of work
Spy
without compromising quality, which has won him a place on many
The spy s loyalties lie with a smaller faction within the city.
gamers lists of favorite designers. Buoyed by positive reaction to his
He works to directly benefit this faction s cause and risks his
first d20 works, he went on to produce material for the leading RPG
publishers, including AEG, Atlas Games, Decipher, Fantasy Flight,
life to further its ends. Use the following table or pick an
Fiery Dragon, Goodman Games, Mongoose Publishing, Necromancer
important NPC who is not aligned with the dragon or the
Games, and others. His previous Malhavoc Press titles include
giants. The page references refer to the appropriate sections
Legacy of the Dragons and Book of Hallowed Might II: Portents
in Ruins of Intrigue.
and Visions (both with Monte Cook), Mystic Secrets: The Lore of
Word and Rune, and The Book of Iron Might. His work also
appears regularly in Dragon® Magazine.
d10 Faction/NPC Page
1 Agents of Chaos 34
2 Blood Hook Gang 49 About the Illustrators
3 Crusaders 51
From the time he first picked up a comic book, cover artist Jean
4 Dark Wardens 78 Pierre Targete knew what he wanted to become. J. P. grew up in
Miami, FL, where he began drawing at the age of five. He later
5 The Huntsmen 81
attended New York City s School of Visual Arts. For the last 14 years
6 Lord Valdren 43
he has created covers for Avon, Berkley/Ace Ballantine, Bantam, Tor,
7 The Master 75
and a host of other publishers. In 2000 his cover painting  Circle at
8 Merchant s Guild 53
Center for the book by Douglas Niles won a Chesley Award for best
9 Tower of Boundless Knowledge 40 paperback cover. J. P. works and lives in Southern California.
Check out his art book Illumina: The Art of J. P. Targete, published
10 Yalanara 61
by Paper Tiger, and visit his website at .
Supporter
Scott Purdy, a UK-based illustrator, has a great love of dark fantasy,
While this NPC favors one side over the other, he does not
horror, evil, and all things tentacular. His work appears in books
allow his personal interests to suffer because of his loyalties. from such publishers as Paradigm Concepts, Malhavoc Press,
Bastion Press, Goodman Games, Mongoose Publishing, and many
His preference is probably driven by practical factors, such
others. He wills clients his way if they have need of nasty critters to
as the promise of better profits, more work, or superior living
bring to life. You can see more of Scott s work in The Book of Iron
conditions, should his side prove dominant. If Serathis held
Might and at his website: .
an election, he would vote for his favored side but he would-
n t do anything else.
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