mercenary, eventual y wound up in the trade
7
45
business. Seems us dwarves are just destined
WILL
9
VIGOR 0
to crack skul s or count coin, heh. Either way,
LUCK 6
started out, travelin’ with a band out of Ma-
hakam, where he met up with Geralt of Rivia,
Skills
makin’ fast friends with the witcher and his
Charisma
8
companions. Hear they traveled together for
a while. When the Second Nilfgaardian War
Small Blades
5
came up he joined up with the Mahakaman
Education
6
Volunteers at Brenna. Heh, probably servin’
Language: Elder Speech
8
just a few miles out from my Arbalist Corp. Af-
Language: Nordling
9
ter the war he said he was lookin’ to settle down
Streetwise
9
and get married. Courted some young dwar-
Business
9
ven lass by the last name of Brekenrigg, but it
Persuasion
8
didn’t turn out and he went on his way, trave-
Human Perception
7
lin’ with Dandelion to raise his spirits. Last few
Gambling
7
years, old war dog’s been all around the North,
fightin’ with the Scoia’tael in Vizima, helpin’
Resist Coercion
8
Geralt hunt down the King Slayer, defendin’
Swordsmanship
8
Magic
the elderfolk in the Pontar Val ey. Final y get-
Melee
9
tin’ around to settlin’ down in Novigrad, last
Endurance
10
few months. Dandelion and him got a brothel
Fine Arts
6
in Novigrad and they’re looking to turn it into
Intimidation
9
some high-flyin’ cabaret or something. Guess if
Brawling
8
they’ve got the head for business and Dandeli-
Crossbow
6
on can write all the songs, they could make out
NONE
Physique
8
pretty well for themselves. Gonna have to play
ball with the criminal element of Novigrad
Key Skills
though. Swear half that city’s run by mobs.
–Rodolf Kazmer
Well Traveled
10
Options
8
Hard Bargain
8
Promise
7
Gear
Rookery
9
Dwarven axe
Poniard
Vicovaro blade
Crossbow
Insider
8
Crossbow bolts (x20)
Double woven gambeson
Double woven trousers
Fine art’s tools (Jeweler)
Treasure Map
6
Writing kit
Journal
Satchel
Dice poker board
Well Connected
9
Flint & steel
Horse w/ saddle
Cart
Bedroll
Fence
6
Saddle bags
Bul seye lantern
Merchant’s tools
Gwent deck (The North)
Warrior’s Debt
5
16
Triss Merigold
INT
9
STUN
6
Triss Merigold used to be the sorceress advisor
REF
7
RUN
15
to King Foltest of Temeria. Fine enough mage
DEX
7
LEAP
3
from everything I heard, but her real claim
BODY 5
STA
30
to fame’s her relationship with Geralt of Riv-
SPD
5
ENC
50
ia and her connection to the Lodge of Sorcer-
EMP
8
REC
6
esses. S’pose we’ll get the easy part out of the
way first, heh. Geralt’s had this long on-and-
CRA
7
HP
30
off-thing with Yennefer for years now and at
WILL
9
VIGOR 21
some point, Triss, who’s Yennefer’s old school
LUCK 6
pal, gets warm for Geralt. Course Geralt’s pret-
ty much Yennefer’s man over half the time,
Skills
but to the whole rest of the world Geralt and
Human Perception
7
Yennefer are a god calamity waitin’ to happen.
Spell Casting
10
So Triss thinks it won’t be too bad if she snags
the witcher when he’s fed up with Yennefer and
Hex Weaving
8
roamin’ the world. Seduction happens here
Ritual Crafting
9
and there, maybe a bit of magic, and now Ger-
Persuasion
7
alt’s got Yennefer sometimes and Triss the oth-
Charisma
8
er times. Don’t hurt that after his “death,” turns
Courage
8
out Geralt’s got no memories of his past and so
Riding
5
he winds up with Triss, since Yennefer’s gone or
Social Etiquette
9
dead or what have ya. It’s all a nightmare wai-
Seduction
9
tin’ to happen, heh. But besides her romantic
Grooming & Style
9
life it’s her connection to the Lodge of Sorcer-
esses that sets this mage apart. Triss’s a skil ed
Staf /Spear
5
Magic
mage—even made a spell, “Merigold’s Hail-
Resist Magic
10
Dispel
storm”—and was part of the secretive cabal
Resist Coercion
7
of sorceresses that commited treason against
Education
9
Teleportation
the North. Now, she wasn’t in on the treason
Awareness
8
Standing Portal
from what I know, but she’s got ties to all those
Leadership
8
Diagnostic Spel
lasses. Heard a rumor lately that she’s in Novi-
Dodge/Escape
8
Aenye
grad, gatherin’ up all the mages and students
Stealth
6
Merigold’s Hailstorm
from Aretuza to head north for Kovir. Maybe
Tanio Ilchar
after workin’ with the ones who put the North-
Urien’s Shelter
ern mages in danger she’s lookin’ to save the
Key Skills
Hydromancy Ritual
rest while she still can. Heh, hope so. Definitely
Magical
Training
10
Telecommunicaton Ritual
some mages that need to die, but not all of ‘em.
Scheming
6
The Hex of Shadows
–Rodolf Kazmer
Grape Vine
6
Assets
7
Reverse Engineer
7
Gear
Distillation
6
Crystal staf
Dagger
Halfling protective doublet
Double woven trousers
Mutate
4
Ritual pouch
Fifth essence (x4)
White myrtle petal (x4)
Pearl (x4)
In Touch
8
Lunar shards (x2)
Berbercane fruit x2)
Gemstone amulet
Makeup kit
Immutable
7
Perfume
Alchemy set
Satchel
Wives’ tears potion (x2)
Expanded Magic
6
Talgar’s tears (x2)
Pantagran’s elixir (x2)
Perfume potion (x2)
Halucinagen (x2)
17
Vernon Roche INT 7 STUN 8
Next to John Natalis, Vernon Roche is the best
REF
9
RUN
18
human I’ve ever had the fortune of knowin’.
When I was servin’ in the Temerian military
DEX
8
LEAP
3
this man was the one to be. Head of the Blue
BODY 8
STA
40
Stripes, Foltest’s own special forces. Heh, prob-
SPD
6
ENC
80
ably wouldn’t pick me out as an admirer bein’
EMP
4
REC
8
that his group handled the Scoia’tael out in
CRA
HP
the Temerian wilderness, but hey, not every
5
40
non-human loves the Squirrels. No, Vernon
WILL
9
VIGOR 0
Roche was a real inspiration for me. Stalwart
LUCK 4
as a ploughin’ brick wall, quick as a whip, and
so loyal I’d say he’d probably fight the whole
Skills
ploughin’ black army single-handedly if he had
Brawling
7
to. Don’t know much about where he came
Swordsmanship
8
from but old army pals say he rose through
the ranks pretty quick, made it to special forc-
Melee
9
es and took control pretty soon after. Back
Crossbow
8
before Foltest’s assassination, if Temeria need-
Small Blades
7
ed somethin’ done right they sent in the Blue
Wilderness Survival
6
Stripes and it’d get done. Hell, I can’t say they
Courage
10
weren’t ruthless, but when you’re dealin’ with
Physique
6
the kinds of foes we are ya need a son of a bitch
Intimidation
9
to put the enemy in their place. The thing about
Dodge/Escape
8
Vernon Roche is, he always did it for Temeria.
Leadership
8
Kil in’ hostages, torturin’ enemies, poisonin’
Tactics
9
camps. All for the good of his country. Heh,
Magic
didn’t do it for the fun of it or to make a point
Awareness
8
like the black ones. Heard his whole group got
Resist Coercion
9
executed by that mad bastard Henselt during
Riding
5
the siege of Vergen but after the chaos at Loc
Streetwise
4
Muinne I lost track of him. Think he’s back in
Athletics
6
Vizima with Commander Natalis, fightin’ the
Stealth
6
black ones. Then again I heard a rumor about
NONE
Endurance
8
him join’ up with the special forces in Redania,
the Redanian Reds, so he could keep an eye on
Key Skills
the heir to Temeria, Anaïs. Wherever he is, Te-
meria sure as hell needs him.
Tough As Nails
10
–Rodolf Kazmer
Extreme Range
7
Twin Shot
6
Pin Point Aim
4
Gear
Bloodhound
7
Mace
Poniard
Kord
Crossbow
Booby Trap
6
Crossbow bolts (x20)
Broadhead bolts (x10)
Bodkin bolts (x10)
Lyrian leather jacket
Tactical Awareness
7
Armored trousers
Steel armor enhancements
Belt pouch
Chlorophorm (x2)
Fury
8
Rope
Grappling hook
Flint & steel
Waterskin
Zweihand
9
Rations
Gwent deck (The North)
Pitons (x5)
Bedroll
Shrug It Off
8
18
Iorveth
INT
7
STUN
7
Ugh, the Scoia’tael problem ain’t an easy one
REF
9
RUN
24
to solve and here’s a fine example. Iorveth’s a
DEX
10
LEAP
4
commander of one of the Scoia’tael comman-
BODY 7
STA
35
dos of the Pontar River. From what I hear he’s
SPD
8
ENC
70
a pretty charismatic leader if you’re a down-
EMP
4
REC
7
trodden son of a bitch with nowhere to go and
no one to trust. He ain’t as focused on unitin’
CRA
5
HP
35
the elderfolk and humans as he is on gettin’ his
WILL
8
VIGOR 0
vengance on the humans and takin’ back the
LUCK 4
world for the Elder Races. Guess that makes
sense considerin’ what folk know of his back-
Skills
ground. Turns out, this revolutionary leader
Brawling
7
used to be part of the Nilfgaardian Army. Heh,
guess he got sick of the abuse in the North and
Swordsmanship
8
went down to Nilfgaard where he managed to
Melee
8
join up with the Vrihedd Brigade, one of most
Archery
9
feared cavalry units on Nilfgaard, also all elves.
Small Bla
des
7
Serves the Nilfgaardians for a while and makes
Wilderness Survival
8
a place for himself in the higher ranks. But after
Courage
10
the Second War the Nilfgaardians are forced to
Physique
4
hand over the Vrihedd as part of the war repa-
Intimidation
9
rations. Bunch of ‘em get executed and thrown
Dodge/Escape
9
into the Pass of the Hydra but Iorveth and a
few others escape. Now he’s back in the North
Leadership
6
leadin’ his band of rebels to take their venge-
Tactics
6
Magic
ance on the humans and reclaim the “Glory
Awareness
9
Days.” Heh, worst part is, he’s well trained in
Resist Coercion
8
Nilfgaardian battle tactics, so even Vernon Ro-
Performance
5
che’s Blue Stripes can’t take him down for good.
Riding
6
I heard he was at the siege of Vergen but who
Athletics
7
knows. Things are so chaotic over there I have
Stealth
8
no idea what’s goin’ on. Speakin’ as a dwarf,
NONE
Endurance
7
I understand where the mad bastard’s comin’
from. Ain’t like I’ve never seen my share of op-
pression. But kil in’ more humans ain’t gonna
Key Skills
solve it. Maybe he’ll have more luck in the Pon-
Tough As Nails
10
tar Val ey.
Extreme Range
8
–Rodolf Kazmer
Twin Shot
9
Pin Point Aim
8
Bloodhound
7
Gear
Booby Trap
6
Elven zefhar
Arrows (x20)
Elven burrowers (x20)
Vrihedd cavalry sword
Tactical Awareness
4
Dagger
Scoia’tael armor
Flute
Rope
Fury
7
Grappling hook
Belt pouch
Flint & steel
Waterskin
Zweihand
6
Rations
Pitons (x5)
Cooking tools
Surgeon’s kit
Shrug It Off
6
Satchel
Bow sheath
Sterilizing fluid (x5)
Numbing herbs (x5)
19
Letho of Gulet INT 7 STUN 10
Sometimes people ask, whaddya do with a
REF
12
RUN
24
soldier when there’s no war? Heh, in my case
I went back to my real cal in’, coin. A lot of
DEX
10
LEAP
4
soldiers are only soldiers ‘cause it pays. Witch-
BODY 12
STA
50
ers on the other hand—oh boy. Can’t real y
SPD
8
ENC
120
go back to bein’ a normal son of a bitch when
EMP
2
REC
10
you’ve been through everything a witcher goes
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