First commit

2026-07-08 15:36:23 -04:00
parent 9b0a3bbb12
commit d2c1407c65
114 changed files with 4922 additions and 533 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+type: npc
+role: "Duke of Valdris"
+location: "[[Valhold]]"
+alignment: Lawful Neutral (wavering)
+race: Human
+class: Fighter (Battle Master) 11
+---
+
+# Duke Edric Blackthorn
+
+## Appearance
+
+A lean, angular man in his early 50s. Close-cropped silver beard, piercing gray eyes, and impeccable posture. Always wears the Blackthorn signet ring (a thorned rose over a shield). Speaks with the weight of someone who expects to be obeyed.
+
+## Personality
+
+- **Proud** — believes in Valdris's supremacy within the [[Crown Concordat]]
+- **Calculating** — weighs every alliance by cost and benefit
+- **Short-tempered** — years of political warfare have worn his patience thin
+- **Secretly afraid** — the cult's reach into his court terrifies him; he trusts no one
+
+## Role in Campaign
+
+- Offers party commission as Swordsworn Investigators ([[Arc 1 - Heirs of Sundering#Hook 4: The Lords' Summons|Hook 4]])
+- His court is infiltrated — the party must root out the cultist without triggering a diplomatic incident
+- Arc 2: Pushes for war with [[Kethra]]; can be persuaded otherwise
+- Arc 4: Leads the Crown Concordat forces at the [[World Council]] and the [[Citadel of Sundering]]
+
+## Stat Notes
+
+- **HP:** 95 | **AC:** 19 (plate + shield) | **Speed:** 30 ft
+- **Multiattack:** 3 longsword attacks (+8, 1d8+4 slashing)
+- **Maneuvers:** Commander's Strike, Parry, Riposte, Rally
+- **Indomitable** (2 uses)
+
+## Secrets
+
+- One of his advisors — Chancellor Harlan — is a Witness of the [[The Hand of Ruin|Hand of Ruin]] (discovered in Arc 1 climax).
+- He once had an affair with a Kethran diplomat; the resulting scandal fuels anti-Kethra sentiment.
+- He genuinely wants to protect his people — but his pride makes him an easy mark for manipulation.