I'm looking to make a gallery of NPCs for my players to have before the campaign begins. I'm looking for big names that they should 'know' because they are important to the region.
So far I've picked up:
Queen Galfrey Crusader Queen and ruler of Menedev for the last 112 years. Galfrey is not just a pretty face sitting on her throne, she also serves as a powerful paladin of Iomedae.
Prelate Hulrun Shapok Witch Hunter and regent of the city of Kenabres, Hulrun keeps an order of experienced Witch Hunters under his command to investigate and discover acts of demonic possession or alliances.
Terendelev an Ancient Silver dragon that serves as the protector of Kenabres, she nearly killed Khorramzadeh, the Storm King, when he attacked Kenabres and cracked the wardstone 21 years ago.
Nestrin Alodae A cleric of Iomedae, Nestrin is head of both the Cathedral of Saint Clydwell and the Temple of Iomedae, the two largest temples in Kenabres.
Eterrius Sunnestier A cleric of Iomedae, he manages most of the leadership duties at the Cathedral of Saint Clydwell, though Nestrin Alodae is the official leader. Many adventurers seek out Eterrius for his first hand experience fighting demons in the Worldwound.
On the bad guy side:
Aponavicius A Marilith General and ruler of the fallen Crusader city of Drezen.
Areelu Vorlesh A witch and servant of Deskari that was responsible for aiding Deskari in opening the Worldwound 100 years ago.
Deskari Demon Lord of Chasms, Infestations and Locusts; he is the mastermind behind the opening of the Worldwound.
Khorramzadeh A Balor Lord known as the Storm King, he is the ruler of the city Iz, once the capital of Sarkoris before the Worldwound opened. Twenty-one years ago, he led an assault on the wardstone in Kenabres that resulted in it cracking before being driven off (and nearly killed) by Terendelev.
Baphomet Demon Lord of Beasts, Labyrinths and Minotaurs, he aids Deskari in his Worldwound campaign.
I figure the above are the major movers and shakers of the Worldwound, and Kenabres and the names of the above are probably well known, even to newcomers. The other people mentioned in the Factions section of the Worldwound Incrusion, I figure, would possibly known by those who live in Kenabres or who have served in the Crusades for an extended period.
Is there anyone else the PCs should be aware of before the campaign starts? I've only got the Worldwound Incursion and the Golarion Wiki so I was hoping others might make me aware of anyone else that gets mentioned in further modules that the players *should* know about.
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No, you got them all, even if I think that Baphomets involvement is not common knowlege for level 1 characters.
Actually I took the inside of the front covers (from the pdf), removed the descriptions and gave them them as a npc list to my players, so they could add notes to the npcs (and the face pictures are incredible. It has worked out very well so far (my players are notorious for not remembering NPCs), and I will do the same for new characters and eventually the bad guys.
I'm unsure about Baphomet myself, but the Worldwound Incursion didn't treat Baphoment's involvement like it was a secret or anything, just that no one know who his followers were, but people still knew he was involved.
I may restrict knowledge of him unless one of the PCs has some backstory related thing as to why he might know.
We won't be playing until the fall at the earliest, so I don't even know what the group consists of yet (or even how many are playing), let alone backstories.