PRE-GENERATED CHARACTER

PAPIUS VARRO, NOBLE WARRIOR

B
orn in northern Aquilonia on the border of the Khauran. Papius spent much of
AGILITY 10
his youth in Cimmeria, his father a lesser noble trying to recruit the surly hillmen
Skill TN Focus to fight alongside him in revolt against King Vilerus. After his family’s estate was
Acrobatics 12 2 seized by the cruel king, Varro took knightly orders and roamed throughout the land.
Melee 13 3 Varro is tall and brown-haired, with grey eyes and strong jaw, a model of Aquilonian gentry.
Stealth 11 1 Varro was protecting an Aquilonian noblewoman named Dellia Attus, and was cap-
tured with her while sailing off the coast of Argo. He is ruled by a sense of duty, sworn
AWARENESS 8 to defend her. He does not like M’tanga overmuch, as he detests slavery.
Skill TN Focus
Insight 8 —
BACKGROUND
Observation 8 — ■■ Homeland:Aquilonia ■■ Story:Exile to the Estates
Survival 9 1
■■ Caste:Petty Nobility ■■ Trait:Cast Aside
■■ Nature:Stoic ■■ War Story:Survived a Duel
Thievery 8 —
■■ Education:Educated on the Battlefield ■■ Languages:Aquilonian, Cimmerian

BRAWN 8
SOAK FORTUNE POINTS
Skill TN Focus
Armor 3 (Chainmail, All Locations, Noisy)
Athletics 8 — Courage 2
Resistance 11 3
STRESS HARMS
COORDINATION 8 Vigor Wounds
Skill TN Focus Resolve Trauma
Parry 11 3
Ranged Weapons 9 1 ATTACKS
Sailing 8 — ■■ Arming Sword (M): Reach 2, 4 , 1H, Parrying
■■ Shield (M):Reach 2, 2 , 1H, Knockdown, Shield 2
INTELLIGENCE 8 ■■ Steely Glare (T):Range C, 3 mental, Stun
Skill TN Focus
Alchemy 8 — TALENTS
Craft 8 — ■■ Cosmopolitan:Varro can speak to anyone else with
Healing 9 1 this talent, no matter what languages they speak.
Linguistics 8 — ■■ Courageous:Varro can re-roll one d20 on Discipline
Lore 9 1 tests. He gains 2 Courage Soak.
Warfare 8 — ■■ No Mercy:When making a Melee attack, Varro can
re-roll 1 .
PERSONALITY 9 ■■ Iron Will:Varro recovers both Vigor and Resolve with
Recover Actions, regaining the same amount of each
Skill TN Focus
(2, +2 per Momentum spent). Varro can add 2 Doom
Animal Handling 10 1 to use a Recover Action as a Minor Action, but does
Command 10 1 not get to re-roll Cover dice.
Counsel 10 1 ■■ Varro’s talents of Sheltered, Subject, and
Persuade 10 1 A Modicum of Comfort are not useful in this
Society 11 2 adventure.

WILLPOWER 11 OTHER BELONGINGS

Skill TN Focus An ancient piece of jewelry, its surface covered in
verdigris.
Discipline 13 2
Sorcery 11 —
 PRE-GENERATED CHARACTER

HYPATIA VESNIUS, ARCHER

A
hardy native of the Bossonian Marches, Hypatia grew up always alert to an attack
AGILITY 9
by the forest-dwellers out of Pictland. She was conscripted from an early age
Skill TN Focus into the Aquilonian military and spent years serving such unworthy masters.
Acrobatics 11 2 After a flood almost killed her regiment, she mustered out, seeking adventure. Years of
Melee 10 2 near-poverty have left her eager to reverse her fortunes.
Stealth 10 1 Hypatia is tall and sturdy, with light brown hair and grey eyes, her gear well-made
and practical.
AWARENESS 11 When her ship was captured, Hypatia shot out the eye of the slaver captain (though
he does not know it), and she is eager to complete the job. Conditioned by her military
Skill TN Focus
service, she trusts Varro and dislikes Kellen.
Insight 11 —
Observation 12 1
BACKGROUND
Survival 14 3
■■ Homeland:Bossonian Marches ■■ Story:Glorious Battle
Thievery 11 —
■■ Caste:Warrior ■■ Trait:Veteran
■■ Nature:Wrathful ■■ War Story:Prevented a Disaster
BRAWN 9 ■■ Education:Family Footsteps ■■ Languages:Aquilonian, Shemitish
Skill TN Focus
Athletics 9 — SOAK FORTUNE POINTS
Resistance 11 2 3 (Mail Vest: Torso, Noisy;
Armor
Helmet: Head, Heavy)
COORDINATION 11 Courage 3
Skill TN Focus
STRESS HARMS
Parry 13 2
Ranged Weapons 15 4 Vigor Wounds
Sailing 11 — Resolve Trauma

INTELLIGENCE 7 ATTACKS
Skill TN Focus ■■ Broadsword (M): Reach 2, 6 , Unbalanced,
Alchemy 7 — Parrying
Craft 8 1
■■ Bossonian Longbow (R):Range M, 7 , Piercing 1,
Volley (2 loads)
Healing 7 —
■■ Steely Glare (T):Range C, 2 mental, Stun
Linguistics 7 —
Lore 7 —
Warfare 8 1 TALENTS
■■ Accurate:Hypatia can re-roll 2 for Ranged
PERSONALITY 7 Combat tests.
■■ Courageous:Hypatia can re-roll 1d20 on Discipline
Skill TN Focus
tests. She gains 3 Courage Soak.
Animal Handling 8 1
■■ Shoot for the Horizon:Hypatia reduces the
Command 7 —
Difficulty of increased Range by one step.
Counsel 7 — ■■ Hypatia’s talents of A Modicum of Comfort,
Persuade 7 — Hunter, Sentry, and Subject are not useful in this
Society 8 1 adventure.

WILLPOWER 8 OTHER BELONGINGS

Skill TN Focus A solid, well-crafted armband made of copper and
Discipline 11 3 silver.
Sorcery 8 —
 PRE-GENERATED CHARACTER

M’TANGA NEDJA, PIRATE

A
corsair of the Black Kingdoms, M’tanga was once a prince, but was exiled by an
AGILITY 9
elder brother who claimed the crown. Thrown into poverty, M’tanga roved up and
Skill TN Focus down the coast, eventually becoming a sailor and then later a pirate. He has won
Acrobatics 10 1 kings’ bounties and squandered them just as easily. Currently he is a pirate without a ship.
Melee 10 1 M’tanga is tall, muscular, and bald. He cuts a roguish figure, clad in tattered finery
Stealth 12 3 from a variety of ports.
While drunk, he was press-ganged into captivity, and is now a slave. He became
AWARENESS 12 entranced with a fellow captive, a noblewoman named Delia Attus, and he has promised
to free her. M’tanga respects, but does not like Varro, and gets along well with Kellen.
Skill TN Focus
Insight 12 —
BACKGROUND
Observation 17 5
Survival 13 1 ■■ Homeland:Black Kingdoms ■■ Story:The Charity of Honest Men
■■ Caste:Outcast ■■ Trait:Debt
Thievery 14 2
■■ Nature:Sneaky ■■ War Story:Gained (and Lost) a Great Treasure
■■ Education:Apprenticed Abroad ■■ Languages:Kushite, Aquilonian
BRAWN 8
Skill TN Focus
SOAK FORTUNE POINTS
Athletics 9 1 Armor 1 (Padded Jerkin, Torso/Arms)
Resistance 9 1 Courage —

COORDINATION 10 STRESS HARMS

Skill TN Focus Vigor Wounds
Parry 11 1 Resolve Trauma
Ranged Weapons 11 1
Sailing 12 2 ATTACKS
■■ Sabre (M): Reach 2, 4 , 1H, Parrying
INTELLIGENCE 8 ■■ Steely Glare (T):Range C, 2 mental, Stun
Skill TN Focus
Alchemy 8 — TALENTS
Craft 9 1 ■■ Sharp Senses:M’tanga can re-roll one d20 for
Healing 8 — Observation tests.
Linguistics 8 — ■■ Perfect Memory:With an Average (D1) Observation
Lore 9 1 test, M’tanga can investigate any area he’s been to,
Warfare 8 — even if he is not in that location any more.
■■ Sailor:M’tanga can re-roll one d20 for Sailing tests
PERSONALITY 8 ■■ Living Shadow 1:M’tanga gains +1 Momentum for
Skill TN Focus Stealth tests.
■■ M’tanga’s talents of Strife, Embittered, and
Animal Handling 8 —
Survivor are not useful in this adventure.
Command 8 —
Counsel 8 —
OTHER BELONGINGS
Persuade 8 —
A share in a small pirate ship; a piece of rough ham-
Society 9 1
mered jewelry.

WILLPOWER 7
Skill TN Focus
Discipline 8 1
Sorcery 7 —
 PRE-GENERATED CHARACTER

KELLAN, BARBARIAN
A
rough and uncivilized Cimmerian hillman from the southern reaches of his land,
AGILITY 10
Kellan sought adventure, inspired by the tales told by the Aquilonian renegades that
Skill TN Focus tried (unsuccessfully) to recruit his folk to their cause. His village was destroyed
Acrobatics 12 2 by the forces of King Vilerus, and he barely survived, the bitter memory driving him
Melee 13 3 southward in search of revenge.
Stealth 12 2 Eventually captured, Kellan was sold into slavery and has made a fast friend with
M’tanga, who he sees as a kindred spirit. He remembers well the arrows of the Bossonian
AWARENESS 7 archers, and does not trust Hypatia.
Like most of his kin, Kellan is tall and broad-muscled, light-eyed, dark-haired, and
Skill TN Focus
dark of complexion. His garments are rough, in the fashion of the rugged hillfolk from
Insight 7 —
which he came.
Observation 8 1
Survival 9 2 BACKGROUND
Thievery 7 — ■■ Homeland:Cimmeria ■■ Story:Raiders
■■ Caste:Herder ■■ Trait:Vengeful
BRAWN 11 ■■ Nature:Supportive ■■ War Story:Survived a Massacre
Skill TN Focus ■■ Education:Elder Mentor ■■ Languages:Cimmerian, Aquilonian
Athletics 12 1
SOAK FORTUNE POINTS
Resistance 12 1
3 (Mail Vest: Torso, Noisy;
Armor
Helmet: Head, Heavy)
COORDINATION 10 Courage 2
Skill TN Focus
Parry 13 3 STRESS HARMS
Ranged Weapons 10 — Vigor Wounds
Sailing 10 — Resolve Trauma

INTELLIGENCE 6 ATTACKS
Skill TN Focus ■■ Battle Axe (M):Reach 2, 6 , Unbalanced, Intense,
Alchemy 6 — Vicious 1
Craft 6 — ■■ Mace (M):Reach 2, 5 , Knockdown, Stun, Piercing 1
Healing 7 1 ■■ Steely Glare (T):Range C, 3 mental, Stun
Linguistics 6 —
Lore 7 1 TALENTS
Warfare 6 — ■■ No Mercy:When making a Melee attack, Kellen can
re-roll 1 .
PERSONALITY 9 ■■ Courageous:Kellen can re-roll 1d20 on Discipline
tests. He gains 2 Courage Soak.
Skill TN Focus
■■ Deflection:Kellen reduces the Doom spent making
Animal Handling 11 2 Defend Reactions using the Parry skill by 1, to
Command 9 — a minimum of 0. This stacks with the weapon’s
Counsel 11 2 Parrying Quality.
Persuade 10 1 ■■ Blood on Steel:When making a Melee attack, Kellen
Society 9 — can spend 1 Momentum to add Vicious 1 to the
weapon, or increase Vicious by +1.
Kellan’s talents of Hunter, Subject, and Sentry are
WILLPOWER 9 ■■

not useful in this adventure.

Skill TN Focus
Discipline 11 2 OTHER BELONGINGS
Sorcery 9 — A piece of rough hammered jewelry; furs and pelts
sewn with threads of a quality befitting his station.
 PRE-GENERATED CHARACTER

CHANYA, KESHANI MERCENARY

D
aughter of a great Keshani warlord, Chanya spent her childhood in military camps,
AGILITY 9
the tools of war her playthings. Throughout her entire life, she strove to impress
Skill TN Focus
her father enough that he might make her a part of his private war-band. This
Acrobatics 11 2 was not to be, as he was betrayed by a treacherous king, and his troop ambushed while
Melee 13 4 they guested in a royal hall. Chanya escaped, a vow of vengeance upon her lips. She since
Stealth 11 2 travelled throughout the Black Kingdoms, Darfar, Kush, Stygia, and even Shem, selling
her spear to those who would pay its price.
AWARENESS 8 Chanya was sailing up the coast, to make her way to Aquilonia, when her ship was
Skill TN Focus attacked by slavers. She is the last of those captives, and seeks a way to escape. The new
slaves look more competent than the prior ones… perhaps now is her chance!
Insight 8 —
Observation 9 1 BACKGROUND
Survival 10 2 ■■ Homeland: Keshan ■■ Story:Glorious Battle
Thievery 9 1 ■■ Caste: Warrior ■■ Trait: Veteran
■■ Nature: Wrathful ■■ War Story:Survived a Massacre
BRAWN 12 ■■ Education:Educated on the ■■ Languages:Keshani, Aquilonian
Skill TN Focus Battlefield
Athletics 14 2
Resistance 13 1 SOAK FORTUNE POINTS
Armor 2 (Brigandine Hauberk: Torso)
COORDINATION 10 Courage —
Skill TN Focus
STRESS HARMS
Parry 14 4
Vigor Wounds
Ranged Weapons 13 3
Sailing 10 — Resolve Trauma

INTELLIGENCE 7 ATTACKS
Skill TN Focus ■■ §
Spear (M): Reach 2, 8 , 1H, Parrying
Alchemy 7 —
■■

Piercing 1
§
Broadsword (M): Reach 3, 7 , Unbalanced,
Craft
Healing
7
8
—
1
■■ Steely Glare (T): Range C, 2§ mental, Stun

Linguistics 7 — TALENTS
Lore 7 —
■■ Deflection: When parrying, Chanya spends 1 less
Warfare 7 —
point of Doom. This stacks with the Parrying quality.
■■ No Mercy: When making a Melee attack, Chanya
PERSONALITY
Skill TN
8
Focus ■■
§
can re-roll 1 .
Riposte: With a successful Defend Reaction using
Animal Handling 9 1 the Parry skill, Chanya can spend 1 Doom for an
Command 8 — immediate Melee against the foe that just attacked.
Any Momentum from the Parry can be used on the
Counsel 8 —
Melee attack.
Persuade 8 —
■■ Strong Back 1: Chanya gains 1 additional Momentum
Society 8 —
whenever making a successful Athletics test.
■■ Chanya’s talents of Savage Court, Sentry, and
WILLPOWER 8 Subject are not useful in this adventure.
Skill TN Focus
Discipline 9 1 OTHER BELONGINGS
Sorcery 8 — A solid, well-crafted armband made of silver.
 PRE-GENERATED CHARACTER

ULRIKE, BRYTHUNIAN SCOUNDREL

B
orn in rural, idyllic Brythunia, Ulrike’s family were outcastes, driven from the towns
AGILITY 8
for their religious beliefs. While most worshipped Mitra, they hewed to the old ways,
Skill TN Focus
the worship of Bori, father of the Hyborian peoples. However, she found the life of a
Acrobatics 10 2 farmer boring beyond comprehension, and fled at an early age, joining a group of bandits and
Melee 9 1 learning their ways. Through circumstances too complicated to describe, she found herself
Stealth 11 3 briefly in the court of one of Brythunia’s provincial rulers, and left a trail of blood on her
way out. She put Brythunia at her back, all the better, for she is wanted there for her crimes.
AWARENESS 12 Unfortunately for Ulrike, a quick trip along the Argossean coast to Shem ended up in
Skill TN Focus her capture and slavery. Fortunately, these were mere slavers, and not the bounty hunters
seeking her out. She may have a chance…
Insight 12 —
Observation 13 1 BACKGROUND
Survival 14 2 ■■ Homeland:Brythunia ■■ Story:Hunted by the Law
Thievery 14 2 ■■ Caste: Outcast ■■ Trait: Hunted!
■■ Nature: Wrathful ■■ War Story:Survived a Stint at Court
BRAWN 9 ■■ Education:Against Your Parents’ Will ■■ Languages:Brythunian, Aquilonian,
Argossian
Skill TN Focus
Athletics 10 1
SOAK FORTUNE POINTS
Resistance 10 1
Armor 2 (Brigandine Jacket, Torso/Arms)
Courage 1
COORDINATION 9
Skill TN Focus STRESS HARMS
Parry 11 2 Vigor Wounds
Ranged Weapons 11 2 Resolve Trauma
Sailing 10 1
ATTACKS
INTELLIGENCE 10 ■■ §
Shortsword (M): Reach 1, 5 , 1H, Parrying
Skill TN Focus ■■

Unforgiving, Volley
§
Crossbow (R): Range M, 3 , Unbalanced,
Alchemy 10 —
Craft 10 —
■■ §
Steely Glare (T): Range C, 2 mental, Stun

Healing 10 — TALENTS
Linguistics 11 1
■■ Agile: Ulrike may re-roll 1d20 when making an
Lore 11 1
Acrobatics test, but must accept the new result.
Warfare 10 —
■■ Accurate: Ulrike may re-roll 2§ for successful
Ranged Weapons tests, but must accept the new
PERSONALITY 7 results.
Skill TN Focus ■■ Courageous: Ulrike may re-roll 1d20 when making a
Animal Handling 7 — Discipline test, but must accept the new result. She
Command 7 — gains 1 Courage Soak.
■■ Marksman: Before making a Ranged Combat test,
Counsel 7 —
Ulrike can take a Minor Action to aim, gaining 1
Persuade 8 1
Momentum with a successful attack.
Society 8 1
■■ Ulrike’s talents of Cosmopolitan, Embittered, and
Survivor are not useful in this adventure.
WILLPOWER 7
Skill TN Focus OTHER BELONGINGS
Discipline 9 2 An ornate symbol of her family’s faith: the cult of Bori,
Sorcery 7 — god of the Hyborians. Crossbow bolts (3 loads)