Favirote Recuring NPC

[Leytan]

This is a poll that my and Young Grimwold thought it would be intresting to conduct.

Just who out of our ensamble cast of background characters is the members favirote??


Do you like one of the towns two local landlords:

Dal Marx of The Wolf's Howl or Owen Varternof The Crazed Heifer??


Mabey you like one of the members of staff from thouse two fine establishments:

The Heffeirs two loyal serveing wenches Lanesra or Slevela

Or perhaps you favour their newest college with the shady past: Zyssa Silverdale

and of course there's the mysterious Piper with all his other worldy tunes.


Mabey its a member of The Wolf Howl's Inn staff who's apprences you enjoy the most.

Ann-Maire Marx the Howl's head serveing wench or one of her two fellow Wenches

Drassandra or Amanda Bellingham the girl hunted by her past.

Or maby its the untiedy but helpfull Chamber maid Jane "Raggie" Ragnell

Mabey you preffer one of the old familys of Knightmare and Wolfenden, with Weapons salesman and Trader Oliver Scaramounger

Then again maby the prize will go to Raven's Magic Fish



Who ever was your favirote we want to know so vote for your favirote and lets see just who comes out on top.

[Leytan]

My vote gose to Zyssa.

She has (in my book) been the most intresting, likeable and engaging NCP characters ever on Surounds with Raggie in a very close second.

[Midnight]

Well mine is a tie between Raggie Ann and The Crazed Heifers piper but voted for the Piper.

[Coriolis]

Us Pipers stick together...

[Young Grimwold]

Note: There are some recurring NPCs not offered by the poll, such as Patrick the Baker, Benito Quill, and the goblins Grippa & Rhark. So should you wish to vote for a NPC who isn't in the poll, make a post to tell us who. Pets have been left out, as they tend not to be free-standing in the way that NPCs generally are; though they could always be the subject of another poll...

For any would-be voters still making up their minds, here in true award ceremony style is a selection of 'clips'.

Owen Vartern:

admin said:

You want work, Love? I got something for you. *lowers voice* I've got me a stone. Precious it is - Aldrite. Passed down to me from me Pap. Some bugger thiefed it from me the other day. 'Pletely ransacked it off me. I want you ter fetch it back for me, and to er...dispose, so to speak, of the robbing get that took it off me.

*licks his lips*

What do you say? 50 silver pieces now, and another hundred when you bring it back. What do you say?

Owen is like Sooty: though the name hasn't changed, he was somewhat different in the old days under his original puppeteer. Also, consider how much Sylvester Hands changed after his earliest Knightmare appearances.

Dal Marx:

midnight said:

*Dal Marx looks around his Inn and smiles. The workers were ready, the place cleaned up and everything fixed. With a happy sigh he walks over to the door and opens it. The Wolfs Howl was back in buisness. He stands in the door way for sveral minutes watching people pass by and as one or two enter and walk to the bar.*

*He was happy to havee the Inn back. He felt like he was home.*

Zyssa Silverdale:

drassil said:

Zyssa: I'm... I'm quite new to the Crazed Heifer, yes. But I've been... working in Wolfenden for quite some time. Long enough to know that there is unpleasantness aplenty in the hearts of some. Anyway, you seem far more interesting than I! You mentioned travels...

Ann-Marie Marx:

midnight said:

*Ann-Marie smiled gently and laughed quietly.*

The reason I don't look elvish is because I'm not full blood Elf..my father is very much human. Him and my Mother met long ago but parted ways when he wanted to remain in the city and she wanted to return to the forest. I came as quite a surprise when I arrived not that many moths later....

*Ann-Marie holds up her hair showing off her ears, though not as pointed as a full elf her ears were far more pointed that for a human and the lobe down and joined her head rather than curving towards the head....

Lanesra:

drassil said:

*A serving maid from the tavern, Lanesra [OOC: football!] pushes through the gathering with a blanket, which she lays over Tyler's body. It immediately begins to soak up his blood, prompting groans from the onlookers.*

Lanesra: The Landlord asked me to remind you about our PMS. Our Post-Mortem Special. Half price wine and spirits after a local killing. But only, he says, if you get back in quick.

Jane 'Raggie' Ragnell:

tomtroughton said:

*Raggie lissens intently and nervously. She bites her bottom lip as Julia tells her about the figure she saw emreg from the Tree.*

"Aye Miss. It sound slike you have unleshed a Hornets nest of trouble and no mistake."

"But yer can't beat yerself up about it. This Serpent creature tricked you in to thinking you were doing good. I meen who wouldn't want to help out Hordriss?? It dosen't meen your nieve. It just mees you have a good hart. The main thing to do now is to pick yourself up and try and make things right."

"Crying over spilt milk won't solve any thing."

Folly the Piper:

drassil said:

*The Crazed Heifer's piper, whose ear for music is just one of several heightened senses, is vaguely aware of Coriolis' brief presence in the tavern; but feels no anxiety. Rather, he feels a curiosity, mild because he knows that it may never be quenched, despite his surroundings; he closes his eyes and allows a new melody to filter to his lips, trusting in himself that it will reflect his mood.*

*The piper plays a tune known as 'The Pink Panther'.*

Slevela:

drassil said:

*Slevela provides Hands with a mug of Grimdale Ale. As he quaffs, she scoffs.*

Slevela: 'Right and proper'? You must've had to go a long way to find anyone who'd want to do anything right and proper with you!

Amanda Bellingham:

midnight said:

*Amanda almost chocked choked as her breathing when out of sync and she tried talking at the same time...*

*Cough* How...*cough* did..*cough* you know..*cough*?

*Looking around the room for something to drink Amanda almost laughed..those blue eyes had been one of the things had attracted her to him...When they had first started going out he had the nicest eyes...shame how things you love bout one person can one day be the things you hate.*

Yes he did, Deal was his name...Edward Deal he died a while back while running from some good men he had tried to hurt.

Oliver Scaramonger:

tomtroughton said:

*Oliver aims the blade at a target on the far wall then presses the triger. There is a swish of air and the sound of metle embeding into wood. There sticking out from the target is a meduim sized Circuler saw blade, like the ones found in the Corridor Of Blades only much much smaller.*

"What you might call CUTTING edge wepony."

*Oliver jokes.*

Raven's spellfish (not technically a recurring NPC, making it the poll's red herring, and therefore a fish twice over ):

tomtroughton said:

*Meanwhile outside YG is still dealing with this sill flippin Fish. When he heard some familer recorder music and then a freindly greating*

"Master Young Grimwold How nice to see you....."

"OH MY GIDDY AUNT!!!"

*The Fish had sudernyl turned on the new arrival (obviusly not careing to much for his musical skills) and dived strait at him it was Young Grimwolds old freind the Hobo Magician Tom Troughton . Tom threw himself on to the ground and doged the attack.*

"What in the name of Gobbstoppers is going on here??"

Drassandre:

drassil said:

*Drassandre thinks, trying not to panic. Options are limited. She decides that if she really wants to make a difference, a bit of risk-taking is called for.*

Drassandre: 'I used to work in Wolfenden's main tavern, the Crazed Heifer. I'm Drassandre, by the way. I left under rather awkward circumstances, but I still know how to get down to the cellar from outside. I think it's the kind of secluded place you're looking for, but if we get spotted there'll be trouble...'

As for my vote: I was going to cast it for Owen Vartern the Tavern Owner, as I've always liked the cleverness of his name. But putting this post together has got me better acquainted with various other NPCs, including Ann-Marie, who I'm voting for. For a minor character, she has a very complex background; but the purpose of NPCs is to enable and encourage roleplay, and she certainly did that in her highly impressive introductory thread 'Sanctuary', bringing out some fascinating details of Vyrrian Wren.