Halaster is firstly encountered in Hordes of the Underdark. Daelan Red Tiger is a male Half-Orc fighter-barbarian raised by the Uthgardt tribe of the Red Tiger. He spread news of his political strategy to make Daggerford new trading center, rivaling even Waterdeep, claiming that the "outlook is golden". Once a cloud giant, Hagatha became a mad hag grieving about her lost love. [20] The game's story continued to attract praise from critics such as Greg Mueller of GameSpot, who was impressed by the “very apparent” impact that player choice has on the way the story unfolds. Throughout the game, it is possible to flirt with Sharwyn if you are a male character. In the end of the game, player fights him, Jonas, and his army for the burrow of the Wyvern Crown. With that, he opens a gate to the final battle and ceases conversation. Kelemvor Lyonsbane is the current god of Death. Ashtara is an Asabi slaver who enslaves the player character inside the Undrentide. He helps the player character and could make him one of the Neverwinter Nine, the elite nine agents of the city. Player helps him during a battle for a burrow, and later Edgar could join the party. If the PC decided to go back and fetch this heap of scrap metal and have Grobnar fix it up, the construct becomes a strong fighter henchman in the last two Acts of the game. Sharwyn responds that, considering their deaths are probably around the corner, she could probably be talked into it. Nothing is known about The Witch that the Witch hunters were hunting for. I have to run as admin to get it to work. The original Neverwinter Nights campaign: Find yourself at the center of intrigue, betrayal, and dark magic in Neverwinter Nights. In the final dialogue, the Masked Man's true identity is revealed, as are his reasons for competing with the player: he is an Illithid who, along with the player character, is an offspring of a demoness who wants her children to achieve a high position in life, but to fight for it, so the strongest could prevail. Daelan's final quest involves finding the spear of Uthgar, the founder of the Uthgardt people. If Garius fails to compel her to turn on the PC, she will go on to survive the destruction of the King of Shadow's lair. In order to do so, he created the Human Cattle Factory, a place where artificial humans are bred for the blood extraction. Killing him is the final task for the player and several members of Daggerford militia in order to save the city. Nathyrras true name is Qeyifalia the Skyseeker. The clone appears and they start arguing over which one of them is the real Halaster. After these conversations, Aarin will present the PC with an amulet. This choice is effected by either knowing or not knowing Mephistopheles' true name (Tra'axfyl the Ambitious), which can be learned by having the Knower of Names (under the command of using her own True Name) tell you. Player, tricked by Witch Lord, destroys Wyvervapor's lair, thus rendering the dragon powers useless against the lich. He is a former Guardian, a powerful creation of the ancient fallen empire of Illefarn, the result of turning a man into a creature of unlimited magic power. He has an affinity for snakes. It also supports both NWN expansions and PCC custom Prestige Classes. Initially distrustful of the player, Valen nevertheless makes his services available, and is the romance option for female characters. Requires a good DM ... first-level character. Now he is the central element of Zhentarim's plot to take over the city: unleash him and his orc army, then defeat the devil, and claim the city's trust. Haedraline explains that the Source Stone, buried beneath Neverwinter in its dormant state, is why the city never experiences harsh winters. He has a pet familiar cat named Jaral. Though Neverwinter Nights is a single-character game, you'll want to take a henchman along with you. A strong and a tragic figure. She is kind-hearted, however, and generally remains loyal to you throughout the entire module (if treated well). and she responds with "Mmm..tempting, I must admit. He later joins the PC at Crossroad Keep as a sergeant. The Neverwinter Nights series is a franchise of role-playing games with a third-person isometric perspective. As a tiefling, or part-demon, he is constantly besieged by the violent nature of his infernal blood and his dark past. He can later be recruited to come to Crossroad Keep. Gannayev of Dreams (or Gann) is an optional follower for the player character. Along with Garius' muscle henchman Lorne Starling who hails from the PC's home in the Mere, Torio frames the PC for the murder of an entire village. He is behind raids on farmlands and thus the one responsible for the hero's family murder. The player is forced to fight through his forces and weaken his position before finally fighting him in his stronghold. Orbakh, also known as the Faceless, The Third Faceless, or Night King is the leader of the Night Masks crime organization and the main antagonist of the game. This category contains a few examples of how a player character could be designed (built). He becomes a henchman in the Interlude, and follows the player character until the end of the game. In Neverwinter Nights 2, the spirit of Fenthick appears in the Tomb of the Betrayers and must be defeated. In the end of his partnership with the main character, it is revealed that he is, in fact, one of the Zhentarim's most notorious leaders, Sememmon. Deekin is first met in the NWN Expansion Shadows of Undrentide, where he has run away from his master Tymofarrar. The issue is only the character's shadow appears. All of these characteristics stem from his troubled childhood in Luskan, where he burned an entire village down in an act of defiance and impulse. This breaks him, as Zhaeve points out, and Ammon, for the first time in who knows how long sees himself for what he has become, and as a result mellows a bit, surrendering his allegiance to the PC, but he doesn't give up, not until he faces the King of Shadows one last time. Grimgnaw informs you that as Mephistopheles has abandoned Cania, it is necessary for it to have a new ruler, and proclaims himself this ruler. Zhjaeve is a githzerai cleric who joins the PC late in the game to help him or her learn about the secrets behind the shard and forge the Sword of Gith. Aldanon is a non playable character in Neverwinter Nights 2. Talerenne is revealed to be trapped in a magic orb, and the only way to break the spell is to crush the demon whose presence allows it to work: Gorgomorz. Player finds him in order to gain more information about the curse. The Knower can reveal the true name of several major characters, including the protagonist and their henchmen (the protagonist's name being based on their alignment). It is revealed that the entire purpose of the artifact infused by her is to lead someone to the Human Cattle Factory, so that the Banshee could be killed, and her spirit freed. Neverwinter Nights is a series of video games developed by BioWare and Obsidian Entertainment, based on the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Desiring to rule the surface world, she organizes the subterranean invasion of Waterdeep and forges a pact with the archdevil Mephistopheles, which binds him to her service. Classical lich of great power, Masterius is worthy opponent and once been a friend to mad mage himself. Gorgomorz, however, is disgusted how Matagar Bugo is trying to command him, and kills the baron with magical fire attack. The hero, his brother Jonas, and Godfroy Cormas together ventured to Sir Hawklin in order to get their revenge on raiders. He was initially planned as a romance option for female PCs but eventually this was deleted. This results in an upgrade of the item received in Act 1. Harat is one of Halaster's six generals of Undermountain. This has little to no bearing on the rest of the plot. He has a long hatred of Jhordak and his bloodhawk slavers who operates in the city of Ghaarak. He is in a big financial trouble and is trying to make things right with the help of merchants Imelda and Valetto. In Act 3, as long as the female PC has kept the amulet, the romance is continued through more player-initiated dialogues. Epic Character Builds: Varies After kobolds attack Drogan's home to steal the artifacts that he protects on behalf of the Harpers and he is stricken with poison during the attack, Drogan places the hero in charge of recovering the artifacts while Ayala, a fellow Harper, nurses him back to health. < > Showing 1-1 of 1 comments . He is also secretly a member of the Harper organization. In order to success, the player has to sabotage her plans and even defeat her physical aspects in battle: a giant Kraken and a tall, humanoid physical being representing her will. Grobnar Gnomehands is a gnomish bard who is one of the companions in the campaign. She has several siblings that along with her make up the so-called 'menagerie'. Jaboli is a Rakshasa wizard companion of the player in Kingmaker, who can be chosen as a henchman. Allendry is the Midnight Rose's brave half-orc captain. Robertson, Judy & Good, Judith (2004). Aarin Gend is reputed to be a reluctant murderer; he avenged his mother's death by killing his former master, but he is ashamed of the act. In them, Rakha is revealed to be a celestial-looking warrior in full armor, wearing a big staff. When Gann was born, her crime was discovered and she was forced to abandon Gann to the wilds and eat his father. She is eventually abandoned by Black Garius and arrested by Neverwinter and sentenced to death. He helps the player many times during the game. Sharwyn has seen her mother since then, but is hated by her for having abandoned her. Bishop is merciless, backstabbing, homicidal and mistrustful. J'Nah is working in the service of Heurodis in trying to acquire the Tower Statue which contains within it a mythallar. [11], In addition to the base campaign and the multiplayer mode, both Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Nights 2 also included sets of software development tools which allow the players to create custom campaigns which they can then share with other players. Lua error in Module:Navbar at line 62: Invalid title {{{name}}}. After an encounter with his love, Tasheni, and a duel with Death Knight Sir Peregrim, he could regain his paladinhood and even receive a unique blessing from Lathander: a holy set of sword and armor. During the first half of the game, he serves the same purpose the Stone of Recall in the original campaign, drawing the player into his realm if he or she dies and reviving them as long as they have a Rogue Stone. Ammon Jerro is also present in the Mask of the Betrayer campaign, where the PC can choose to buy his displaced soul from a pair of merchant devils, acquiring his skills once more and delaying Ammon's inevitable eternal suffering, once he is finally dead, at the hands of all the demon and devil lords he once imprisoned under his service. Nathyrra. Human 7. Halaster and his clone make a return in Neverwinter Nights: Infinite Dungeons. She is an attractive, yet dangerous woman. Aarin Gend appears in the Original Campaign of Neverwinter Nights, making his first appearance in Act 2. She hidden the money in a secret place in a mausoleum, and eventually asks the player to help her get it back. Half-Orc 5. 2016-10-05 : 4 years 3 months ago : Character Crucible: Migrate Wizard: The Character Crucible puts your character concepts through their paces. Giant, treant-like humanoid tree, the Wood Man and his forest become corrupted by an evil entity. NWN Character Build Search. Neverwinter Nights is a third-person role-playing video game developed by BioWare. He is Lord Nasher's spymaster and a former slave. Seeking refuge in Neverwinter, Sand was tasked with being an informant for Lord Nasher, a position he does not relish. Kaelyn views the PC with a sisterly attitude, and the PC even has an option to become a part of her menagerie if he has enough influence over her. This is a list of notable NPCs in the role-playing video game series Neverwinter Nights. After the plague breaks out in Neverwinter, Desther and followers of his arrive, claiming to be priests of Helm sent to help cure the plague with their blessings. Elandra of the Flail is a priestess who, alongside Sir Peregrim, fought against the Night Masks. The King of Shadows (known also as The Guardian), is the main antagonist of the game. When hero defeats the Zhentarim and their forces which rules the Daggerford now, he returns as the rightful ruler of the city. From to levels of. This is a small utility based on Alexandriasc's NWN Character Manager that allows you to easily manage your saved characters. He has to pass a series of tests to become eligible to be a monk after which he can be releveled from level 1 up as a monk. Ayala is an elven Harper and associate of Drogan in Shadows of Undrentide. Finally, if players take Sharwyn with them in Chapter 4, in the passages of the Source Stone, Sharywn asks the player if they have any regrets. Aribeth eventually gives in, and agrees to lead a Luskan army in an attack on Neverwinter. In her betrayal, she sent a group of Gnolls under her control to attack Tymofarrar's Kobolds (who were sent in ahead of time because Tymofarrar wished to see the artifacts for himself first) who were returning from hilltop with the artifacts. This is why the player has to interrogate him. Daelan, like other OC henchmen, has three sidequests that take place in Chapters One to Three. First, the character's alignment changes to the new category. She is the priestess of Umberlee, the evil sea goddess. Orbakh himself believes her to be the true mastermind behind the Ebon Claws. Orbakh's ambition is to create a vampire nation with humans as no more but a source of food. In this case, the blessing of Lathander is bestowed upon Mantides. She uses her organization to overthrow the Faceless and rule the Night Masks herself. < > Showing 1-1 of 1 comments . If over the course of the game the player has assembled Mask of the Betrayer, there is the option to cure Akachi, restoring his Spirit-eater form to a normal soul which would join other false souls. He was punished by Myrkul, who ripped his soul out of his body, tortured it and recreated it into a soul-like being, the Soul-eater, which is a parasite that lives in a person's body. A "premium module" is a small-scale, stand-alone adventure. He enlists the player's help as a future member of Shadowguard against the slavers and ultimately participates in the events that took place in Ghaarak. Desther is then taken back to Neverwinter to face judgement, and is executed for his crimes along with Fenthick, who is unfairly denounced as having been in conspiracy with him. After a quick test, he finally determined they were pieces of a Githyanki silver sword. As such it is unlikely she was intended to be a full romance option. In Neverwinter Nights a module designer has the ability to change what the death settings are to 3rd Editions standard rules which are a character is unconscious at 0 Hit Points and loses an additional hit point a round until 10 rounds have passed (the character is now at –10 Hit Points) at which point the character … The bear god enforces the player's need to resist his internal hunger. In Hordes of the Underdark (Act II) The Seer asks player, who she has foreseen as their saviour, to help the Rebels in their fight against the army of the Valsharess. However, now he is nothing but a soul and all he has is his existence. Araman is a Red Wizard of Thay that have some connections to what is going on with the player character. NWN has three official campaign, the original one, just named Neverwinter Nights (often called OC), is okayish, but nothing too special, IMO, rather lengthy and I felt like a pawn in the story of rather uninteresting side characters without being able to … Bishop is a chaotic evil ranger that serves no allegiance for too long. Through a series of player-initiated dialogues, Aarin tells the PC about his childhood, his experiences with Randall and his service under Lord Nasher. Despite this, Tymofarrar seems to have a soft spot for Deekin, and if the player bargains for the kobold's freedom, Tymofarrar encourages Deekin to seek out his dreams. Wyvernvapor the Mist Dragon is the one who player believes to be behind the raids. She serves as the antagonist of the Chapter One of the game. Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Role-playing aside with how you choose to mold your character, the Hero of Waterdeep becomes this trope to the Hero of Neverwinter. Qara is daughter of the headmaster of Neverwinter Magic Academy, Qara is a brash, arrogant young girl who views her abilities at much higher level than her peers. Baron Matagar Bugo is the current ruler of Daggerford, after the death of Duke Pwyll Greatshout. The plan was to create the menace for the city (raiders, orcs, and later demon Gorgomorz), defeat it, and win the city's trust and finally take over it. There are several things that NWN is known for. Szass Morg appears for the first time during the battle for a burrow, where he, using a cursed ring, corrupts Jonas. Now she is held in the Night Masks' secret Human Cattle Factory, where she serves as a "generator" to power up whole facility. He does not openly say it, but the Reaper does not like Mephistopheles and only serves him because of the power of his True Name. Herald is gargantuan, four-armed Yuan-Ti. In Chapter One, he tells the PC what he knows of his heritage and why he left his clan. Kreed is an ugly, zombie-like vampire and one of two Night Masters, the main henchman of the Faceless. After the events of the game, he is believed to be dead, however, it is not true. Lady Bronwyn Greatshout is the sister of Duke Pwyll Greatshout, ruler of Daggerford. Halaster lets the player keep Deekin as a companion but returns any others to the surface world. Following this event, he spent a decade long period of adventuring with companions, before retiring as Lord of Neverwinter. Upon the successful creation of a cure for the plague, Desther takes this potion and retreats through a portal to Helm's Hold. It is said that after the Hero of Neverwinter defeated Morag, Grimgnaw mysteriously vanished, and due to his presence in Cania, apparently died somehow. These are: Blackguard, Arcane Archer, Assassin, Harper Scout and Shadowdancer, and all can be created in Neverwinter Nights, which you can then play through as one of these new character classes. Late in the game he gets an item called the 'Wenderkazoo', which is apparently an equally invisible kazoo. His dreamwalking abilities allow him to haunt the dreams and thoughts of others, particularly the dreams of attractive farmer's daughters. ... What are some really strong character builds for this game? [17] Allgame reviewer Mark Hoogland commended the Aurora toolset shipped with Neverwinter Nights, calling the breadth of level, story, environment, and module creation options “impressive”. Morag desires to regain her power and turn the continent of Faerun into a jungle once more, over which she shall rule as of old. Sa'Sani is the owner of a merchant cartel that the player becomes affiliated with. He is a very powerful sorcerer who seeks to lead the northern lands of Abaran against the Sarakhan Empire. During the course of the player's adventures, Deekin can become a Red Dragon Disciple, or remain a Bard. After the hero rescues Halaster from the drow in Undermountain, Halaster places a magical geas on the player, forcing him/her to do his bidding and kill the Valsharess. He is killed by the player in the Night Masks lair. However, she is not that evil, in fact, she is actually misguided by her goddess. Before the final battle with the player, she assumes her true form: a fat, ugly, witch-like demon from the Abyss. Charissa is somewhat unbearable because of her constant "remarks" and "observations" she made on other characters, and that's why it is hard to get along with her. Shandra Jerro is the granddaughter of Ammon Jerro who runs a farm north of Highcliff. During the final battle, either Sand or Qara will abandon the PC's party if the PC has a higher influence with the other and side with Garius. These centre around the developing relationship between Aarin and the PC, ending in Aarin confessing his love for the PC. Could be saved by the player from her own goddess, or killed in the end of game (in this case she becomes a hag). Fenthick is working to help find the cure to the Wailing Death, supposedly along with Desther, when Desther steals the cure shortly after its creation. It can be an involved process to create just the right character for you. Card Game Database Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Ammon Jerro will do what he thinks needs be done in the most expedient way possible, without regard to loss of life or other (in his mind) miscelania. With neither willing to change their stance, a duel results, Aarin claiming a bitter victory. Gilbert Hawklin has lost one of his arms and both of his sons during the recent war against Devil Dragon, who was slain with the help of player's father. Caladnei is the official Cormyrian high wizard that came to Thunderstone to help Gilbert Hawklin and the player character in their struggle for Wyvern Crown. [6] The systems of the games are based on the rules of Dungeons & Dragons, a table-top role-playing game developed by Wizards of the Coast. However, a vampire named Tasheni decided to overthrow him and become a new Faceless, creating the Ebon Claws guild. He was able to infiltrate the guild and became close to Calliara, eventually falling in love with her. Near the end of the game Okaris dies in an explosion caused by the Crimson Prophet. Her true reason for coming back to the city is to regain her own money she gained from her job with Night Masks. During the battle with raiders, which took place in a burrow, Witch Lord appears, disguised as a spirit of an artifact ring. Some flirting is possible, and as long as a male PC completes all three of her quests and is kind to her, a romance is possible. She is a paladin/blackguard, and will progress in one or other of the classes, depending on the choices made by the PC. His amulet, which is upgraded every chapter, increases constitution and spell resistance, eventually granting immunity to death magic. The Founder (Akachi's true love) reveals that herself, Lienna, Nefris, and Safiya are actually the one soul. Godfroy Cormas is the friend of the main character who lived in the same farm with him. However, as player defeats Zhentarim's leaders and forces, there is no extra help for town to defeat Gorgomorz. Modding' Education: Engaging Today's Learners. Calibast is a romance option for female PC's.