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Hariel and Cresil
Sexes: both male
Ages: 45 (Hariel) and 60 (Cresil)
These two are a ‘shoulder angel and demon’, but full-sized, with Hariel being the angel (and preferring his name to be shortened to Hari) and Cresil being the demon. While it could be said that Hari is a good character, he’s more interested in bickering with Cresil than helping dungeoneers, and Cresil is satisfied with introducing chaos into the dungeoneer’s life by tying Hari up in said bickering. The main danger they present is wasting the dungeoneer’s time, as it’s usually easy enough to get reliable information from Hari.
Augusta (calling name “Serendipity”)
Sex: female
Age: 45
A sorceress who mostly uses level 3 as her territory. Genuinely dangerous but usually keeps to herself until the dungeoneer stumbles into her level. In level 2 rooms where there’s an abyss, pit, or long drop she may make the occasional threat.
Rux
Sex: male
Age: 26
A serial killer, medieval style. Takes advantage of Knightmare Dungeon being something of a Wild West, with inefficient policing (Treguard had little power over and above the sense of authority he was able to generate; Rux simply ignores it). He can be reasoned with if he can’t reach the dungeoneer, but it’s inadvisable to be noticed too much by him. He may stalk the dungeoneer.
Sir Bayle
Sex: male
Age: over 65
A retired knight, but quite prepared to kill off a dungeoneer if he feels like it, which he quite often does – he’s quite the bitter old man. It’s unknown whether his Lady is still around, but it’s implied he feels he has nothing to lose, which, along with his bitterness and battle prowess, makes a potentially deadly combination. The dungeoneer had better be ready to barter for their life.
Fust
Sex: male
Age: 20
Young and overly eager level guard. He’s sulky and angry, frustrated by the limitations of the dungeon and whatever lands he’s able to access beyond, and only plays fair because guarding unfairly would lead to him losing his job. Despite being ‘bad’ he’s often hired by some of the more powerful ‘good’ characters, hence his (albeit reluctant) moral compass. He may also be coerced by magic into only engaging via a fair set of rules, especially later in the series as he gets more resentful.
Tristan
Sex: male
Age: 55
An ex-dungeoneer who was never extracted from the dungeon after dying. He was an early dungeoneer and one of the very few adults sent in under this role. At some point in his quest he removed his helmet with his eyes open. This killed him within the dungeon but also ‘opened his eyes to the illusion of the dungeon’ – thereby locking him within it even as he died. Treguard was unable to bring him out, and it seemed that Knightmare Dungeon itself wasn’t prepared to let him go. He’s now in late middle age, institutionalised into Knightmare’s culture, and sorely jealous of new dungeoneers. He’s convinced himself that if he can kill a dungeoneer then he may be able to use their death to finally step out of the dungeon, and it’s only thanks to Treguard keeping a spell on him that he can’t. From time to time he finds ways to free himself, meaning a new and different spell must be cast on him. Usually it’s the dungeoneer who has to do this.
Yenny
Sex: female
Age: 45
A beggar. Impoverished and almost certainly homeless (a deadly thing in a world inhabited by goblins) she’s learned to be crafty about protecting herself. She breaks into places, sleeps under beds, steals to buy lodgings for the night, and does anything else she can. She’s well known for being a criminal so struggles to make ends meet honestly, and is prone to trying to steal the dungeoneers’ clue room rations. Sometimes she can be fended off with magic, something worth more than food, or by Treguard’s authority, but it doesn’t always work.
Vauna
Sex: female
Age: 30
Sci-fi stories have super-soldiers, and Vauna is the fantasy equivalent. She’s magically enhanced and works as hired muscle – sometimes. If she’s not currently being hired she’s likely to do anything from ignore the dungeoneer to work for them for a short time, for pay – trouble is, one measly gold or silver bar or a gem won’t go very far, and if the dungeoneer has Vauna fight someone they use up their pay, so the enemy they have her fight may turn Vauna onto them.
Rass, Blight, and Precious
Sexes: male, female, and female
Ages: 35 (Rass), 55 (Blight), and 25 (Precious)
A trio of the very few (mostly) ordinary humans who live in level 3. Life there is perilous, cold, and generally unhealthy. They’re too weak on all fronts to take the dungeoneer’s food so eat mould off the walls and slay the occasional small monster, such as cavernwights, for their meat. In fact, they no longer recognise ‘normal’ food as food, but are more likely to see the dungeoneer themselves as potential food. Their talk can be semi-sane but can also be nonsensical, and they seem fundamentally magical in some way – they turn their words into rhymes and chants. They can give information that they’ve heard, and offer spells.
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BAD CHARACTERS
Hariel and Cresil
Sexes: both male
Ages: 45 (Hariel) and 60 (Cresil)
These two are a ‘shoulder angel and demon’, but full-sized, with Hariel being the angel (and preferring his name to be shortened to Hari) and Cresil being the demon. While it could be said that Hari is a good character, he’s more interested in bickering with Cresil than helping dungeoneers, and Cresil is satisfied with introducing chaos into the dungeoneer’s life by tying Hari up in said bickering. The main danger they present is wasting the dungeoneer’s time, as it’s usually easy enough to get reliable information from Hari.
Augusta (calling name “Serendipity”)
Sex: female
Age: 45
A sorceress who mostly uses level 3 as her territory. Genuinely dangerous but usually keeps to herself until the dungeoneer stumbles into her level. In level 2 rooms where there’s an abyss, pit, or long drop she may make the occasional threat.
Rux
Sex: male
Age: 26
A serial killer, medieval style. Takes advantage of Knightmare Dungeon being something of a Wild West, with inefficient policing (Treguard had little power over and above the sense of authority he was able to generate; Rux simply ignores it). He can be reasoned with if he can’t reach the dungeoneer, but it’s inadvisable to be noticed too much by him. He may stalk the dungeoneer.
Sir Bayle
Sex: male
Age: over 65
A retired knight, but quite prepared to kill off a dungeoneer if he feels like it, which he quite often does – he’s quite the bitter old man. It’s unknown whether his Lady is still around, but it’s implied he feels he has nothing to lose, which, along with his bitterness and battle prowess, makes a potentially deadly combination. The dungeoneer had better be ready to barter for their life.
Fust
Sex: male
Age: 20
Young and overly eager level guard. He’s sulky and angry, frustrated by the limitations of the dungeon and whatever lands he’s able to access beyond, and only plays fair because guarding unfairly would lead to him losing his job. Despite being ‘bad’ he’s often hired by some of the more powerful ‘good’ characters, hence his (albeit reluctant) moral compass. He may also be coerced by magic into only engaging via a fair set of rules, especially later in the series as he gets more resentful.
Tristan
Sex: male
Age: 55
An ex-dungeoneer who was never extracted from the dungeon after dying. He was an early dungeoneer and one of the very few adults sent in under this role. At some point in his quest he removed his helmet with his eyes open. This killed him within the dungeon but also ‘opened his eyes to the illusion of the dungeon’ – thereby locking him within it even as he died. Treguard was unable to bring him out, and it seemed that Knightmare Dungeon itself wasn’t prepared to let him go. He’s now in late middle age, institutionalised into Knightmare’s culture, and sorely jealous of new dungeoneers. He’s convinced himself that if he can kill a dungeoneer then he may be able to use their death to finally step out of the dungeon, and it’s only thanks to Treguard keeping a spell on him that he can’t. From time to time he finds ways to free himself, meaning a new and different spell must be cast on him. Usually it’s the dungeoneer who has to do this.
Yenny
Sex: female
Age: 45
A beggar. Impoverished and almost certainly homeless (a deadly thing in a world inhabited by goblins) she’s learned to be crafty about protecting herself. She breaks into places, sleeps under beds, steals to buy lodgings for the night, and does anything else she can. She’s well known for being a criminal so struggles to make ends meet honestly, and is prone to trying to steal the dungeoneers’ clue room rations. Sometimes she can be fended off with magic, something worth more than food, or by Treguard’s authority, but it doesn’t always work.
Vauna
Sex: female
Age: 30
Sci-fi stories have super-soldiers, and Vauna is the fantasy equivalent. She’s magically enhanced and works as hired muscle – sometimes. If she’s not currently being hired she’s likely to do anything from ignore the dungeoneer to work for them for a short time, for pay – trouble is, one measly gold or silver bar or a gem won’t go very far, and if the dungeoneer has Vauna fight someone they use up their pay, so the enemy they have her fight may turn Vauna onto them.
Rass, Blight, and Precious
Sexes: male, female, and female
Ages: 35 (Rass), 55 (Blight), and 25 (Precious)
A trio of the very few (mostly) ordinary humans who live in level 3. Life there is perilous, cold, and generally unhealthy. They’re too weak on all fronts to take the dungeoneer’s food so eat mould off the walls and slay the occasional small monster, such as cavernwights, for their meat. In fact, they no longer recognise ‘normal’ food as food, but are more likely to see the dungeoneer themselves as potential food. Their talk can be semi-sane but can also be nonsensical, and they seem fundamentally magical in some way – they turn their words into rhymes and chants. They can give information that they’ve heard, and offer spells.
Fanproject | Knightmare n | Bad Characters
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Hey there! Sorry for the delay in uploading this week! Here's my morally "bad" characters for Knightmare n.
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