One of a kind monsters and NPCs

[bsftcs]

Following up on Olli Kalma’s excellent suggestion I now make this a separate topic.

Once we have made a complete list I will add it to the best tips. I think it would be best to categorise them in 2 or 3 groups: A) NPCs: Friendly and unfriendly characters who play a major role in the game even though one may not have conversations with them. (Such as Xydusa). Also town NPCs will not be included. B) one of a kind monsters: Here we might distinguish between monsters who only spawn when a quest has been accepted (like Mon the Sculz) and those who are always there. (I am not sure if we should make that distinction).
Please comment on these thoughts.

Thank you all for your corrections, comments and additions so far. Keep them coming.

Let us sum up what we have so far:

(NN=cannot remember name/designation)

In the Wilderness of Valeia:

NPCs:
Mekdawa
Ekbu
Shinwiki
Kerielle
Harespia
Bilbump
Gorthius
Kol the Heretic
The Oracles of Ishad N’ha

MONSTERS:
Mon the Sculz
Tevik Teporn

In the Crypt:

NPCs:
Rethpian
Scabban
Nivius

MONSTERS:
F’Lokis Ra
The Spirit of Rumphy
The Spirit of the Warrior / The Spirit of the Wizard

In the Serpent Temple:

NPCs:
Kreug
The Serpent Master
Elyssia
Xydusa
H’Thark (The Arcane Prisoner)
The Spirit of Xydusa

MONSTERS:
Kreug’s Familiar
The Inquisitor
The Unholy Filth

In the Wilderness of Ishad N’ha:

NPCs:
Scanthril
The Djinni of the Lamp
Erzebette
Jathil
Torin

MONSTERS:
The Bloodsone Griffin
Shrew Chishi
Goshi-Gin
The Wolf Beast
Brahmar the Bandit King
Grue Morde

In Shurugeon Castle:

NPCs:
Spirit of D’Soto
Ardibren
Lysandra of Yur

MONSTERS:
Haleabus
Gliebott
NN (The spectral sentry by the pool in the entrance hall)
NN (The Bone Guard in the armoury)
NN (The spectral blacksmith).
NN (The small imp guarding the bridge in the catacombs)

In the Stout Mines:

NPCs:
Freyedies
Signeur Pastollio
Raskallion

MONSTERS:

NONE

In the Boogre Caves:

NPCs:
S’Keser Da
Pries’Kiel’A
Vargul
NN (Vargul’s counterpart)
NN (The bartender (not Jafin)) [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]
The Ghost of Grunaxe

MONSTERS:
The Pit Crawler

In the Dragon Spire:

NPCs:
Hephaestus
Erathsmedor
The Oracle of the Earth (?)
(NN) (Is there not a spider mother somewhere?)

MONSTERS:
Scorthidon
Colanth

In the Wilderness of Brimloch Roon:

NPCs:
Talrik
Oakenmir
Sphynx (what is its full name?)
The Leprechaun
Kerah

MONSTERS:
Bloodbeard
Bloodbeard’s first mate Pierre
The Hydra
Gineleng
Argothius
The Daymio of the Stone

In Skull Castle:

NPCs:
G’ezzered Ra
Adrianna

MONSTERS:
Mada Mabbig
Goshin

In the Shrine of Anephas:

NPCs:
Anephas

MONSTERS:
The Darkened One
Shrine Guardian

In the sunken city of Collasium:

NPCs:
NN (The first mermaid who is very helpful)
NN (The mermaid, sent by Anephas, who reveals the prophecy)

MONSTERS:
The Mother of Crabs
Vermora/Urgussa

In the Pyramid of Cet:

NPCs:
Cet

MONSTERS:
Algamon
Sathius

[Bungleau]

Excellent idea and list!

Also need Juba Thobers in the Valeia wilderness.

Malgrim is one of the two other Boogres. I forget the barkeep's name...

What about the soft-shell crab in the Stout Mines? It's unique for the area, although it's not unique...

The wizard that needs to be killed in Brimloch Roon's wilderness.. Ramakamil, isn't it?

And isn't the mermaid in Collaseum Sarelia, or something like that? Gotta check my notes...

Looking at this list really hammers home how much work is involved in making a good game. What are there, close to 50 NPCs and other major/minor characters?

[Wyvern]

Great idea!!! Here's a few additions

Boogres' Caves

Barkeep - Blubarb

Collasium

1st mermaid - Sarella
Cet's mermaid - Vermoura


Wyv

[Bungleau]

To confirm, after finishing Collasseum tonight...

Vermoura/Urgassa is the mermaid changeling sent by Cet. The Oracle sent by Anephas is Ala-Shakhan. And the first mermaid you meet is Sarellia.

'Night, all.

[bsftcs]

Perhaps we should also add the traveller. He should be the same person as Grue Morde, but I have found it possible to kill the traveller and Gareth will still die and Grue Morde will still spawn. But that is probably just a result of a "slip" in the programming.

Please, continue to make additions and corrections. Especially if I have misspelled any of the names.

[ 05-03-2003, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: bsftcs ]

[Olli Kalma]

WOW! That was quite list you have made!

I will read more specific soon and trying to remember some other things...

[after a while]

But you didn't make it easy to me! Can't find anyone to be added into list!

Just wander? Is there any problem this board haven't soluted? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[bsftcs]

It seems the list will soon be ripe for posting in the best tips thread. A couple of things though:

1) A few corrections I have found myself: Raskalion is only with one L. The name of the two-headed giant is Doshi-Gin, not Goshi-Gin. The full name of the Sphynx is the Mystical Sphynx. The name of the Oracle of Earth is Urthdala. The name of Cet's second senior henchman is Almanon, not Algamon.

2) Perhaps we should also include those characters one never meets but whose names are mentioned. I have found so far:

Methdu, the god mentioned by the toadsavages
Galian, the unfortunate prisoner in Shurugeon Castle
Rejyr, the hero married to Mada Mabbig to prevent her from killing
Mastus and Arthos, the warriors whose tombs are in the crypt
Argus, apparently another legendary warrior whose relics the djinni provide
Grundel, the stout singed by Erathsmedor
Algamesh, Kerielle's friend
King Arthur, whom Erathsmedor mentions as a knight he tried to eat, but whom Kerah saved.

3) In the journal kept for each character by the game I came across a figure known as Maligant. Who and where on earth is that character? It does not say anything significant, but it is quite obvious it is rather malig(n)ant. Does anyone remember having encountered Maligant and where?

4) The time limit in which one may edit a post has become rather tight. So once I post the list in the best tips thread I am counting on you, Wyvern, to moderate my post in case of additions or corrections to the list.


Furthermore a couple of names are still missing.

[ 05-13-2003, 12:29 PM: Message edited by: bsftcs ]

[Sazerac]

Originally posted by bsftcs: In the Pyramid of Cet: NPCs: Cet MONSTERS: Algamon Sathius

Don't forget poor G'ezzered Ra's reprise, hanging out in the pyramid...

Great list and ideas!

-Sazerac

[bsftcs]

Thank you, Sazerac. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Also I forgot to add the former Stout King Brinbath to the list of mentioned but never encountered people.

[tater]

There is a spider mother in the dragon spire, but she's a monster, not an NPC. She doesn't talk, she just tries to kill you.