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20 Quick City NPCs

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Stephen Hart

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Welcome!

To the finest collection of quick NPCs that you will find this side of the Nentir Vale!

Do your players catch you out sometimes by suddenly expressing an interest in some random NPC who you never planned out because they weren't important? Do you sometimes struggle to come up with names for all the NPCs you are populating your setting with?

Or are you a creative soul writing adventures for sale on DMsGuild?

Either way this document will help!

It designed to make your life as a DM or writer easier. Need a quick character to put behind the grocers stand? We have one of those. How about that random guard they just bumped into? Tamin is here for you - and he might just look the other way if the players play it right...and all of that instantly available.

The NPCs are described in just enough detail to make them quick to insert or adapt as needed. No stats, no clutter - simply what you need - desriptions, motives and enough backstory you can build them into something more if you want.

Publishers, you are welcome to take and use the content in here, for free, when creating adventures or supplements for sale on DMsGuild or elsewhere. All we ask is a written credit. We hope our fellow publishers will enjoying making use of the content in here.

I invite you to view the preview which explains my design thinking in more detail and provides you with a full bonus NPC as a free example!

Here’s the layout explained:

#	Name and Occupation		Age
0	Name, Job		Age
Physical Description How they look
Character		Further Details
Their outward and obvious mannerism and character. Any obvious bias or strong phobias etc. Would be listed here.		Details that will emerge as the characters interact with them. These will be things like secret fears, motivations, hobbies and life stories. For example, if the physical description mentioned scars then usually the origins of those scars would be in this section.
Items or clothing These can range from the mundane to the magical. Items that are important to them or that they habitually wear or carry.
Occupation: Because even in the fantasy world people work!

All layed out in a super convenient landscape format with each NPC having their own 'card'.

Who you get:

Male City NPCs

Qrax Flatfoot, Urchin
Vishwara Le Mon, Musician
Pedro Elvan, Bird Handler
Kluge, Sewage Worker
Zabur, Blacksmith
Agmarto Corvus, Grocer
Tamin Reorvig, Guard Captain
Lord Emre Perez, Noble
Tathalmoz De Broa, Wizard
Bjorn Ironjaw, Senior Archivist

Female City NPCs

Betsy, Flower Girl
Chim Desai, Maid
Tinsea Moarn, Healer
Breo Mansk, Guard
Lady Eloisa Perez, Noble
Belphina Longfoot, Baker
Zilma Corvus, Landlady
Cybil Whitesnake, High Priestess
Oirub Granoku, Retired Builder
Stefania Perez, Late-Lady

Bonus Content

Three additional Quick Human NPCs

Multiple links between the different NPCs are included which should help you create some good storylines from them or help fit them into your current campaign.

Now all that has to be worth a dollar?! (And did I mention there is a 100% satisfaction guarantee?)

Happy Gaming!

Stephen

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Chris S December 29, 2021 10:15 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Its a great product Mr. Hart. I will keep these in my reference folder.
The review below is a good example why you shouldn't bend to the pressure of including present day philosophies into an ancient fantasy setting. Some people will always find a way of being offended. Can you imagine having Yan T at your table?

Yan T February 01, 2020 9:12 pm UTC

PURCHASER

While I appreciate your attempts to be more inclusive by featuring characters of various gender and sexual identities, this was done rather clumsily and I would recommend that you consult with members of the LGBTQIA+ community to get their feedback on how this is handled in future publications.

It's clear from your statement in the introduction that you don't really understand why sexual identity can make NPC's more interesting and you are only doing it because you have heard people asking for more representation and diversity. I think it's great that you have heard this from the community and decided to do something about it, but you can't just slap a few mentions of it in your NPC descriptions while stating that you don't really understand why you're doing this.

You seem to be confusing sexual or gender identity with sexual orientation. The terminology you use (e.g., "trans-sexual") is dated and often awkward or incorrect. You also fall into some harmful stereotypes. For...See more

Stephen H May 11, 2020 3:23 pm UTC

CREATOR

Thank you for our reply and I am sorry that you felt we failed to represent all individuals in an appropriate manner.

We felt we had done our homework in this respect and we had consulted with members of the LGBTQIA+ community at varies stages. We also reviewed a variety of sources on the topic and researched official percentages of distribution of non-heterosexual individuals from government data (UK specifically as this is where we are based).

There does not appear to be a single phrase or word that all parts of all communities agrees on so we were left in the difficult position of attempting to pick a brief phrase that would cover a range of individuals. We chose ‘trans-sexual’ as it occurred the most in official documentations – which we felt was a better place to take a word from than less regulated sources. We did recognise it might fall short in some instances, but we hoped it would convey well enough what we were trying to do – inclusivity for all. (The members of the...See more