The cast of ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'', ''Mask of the Betrayer'', ''Storm of Zehir'', and ''Mysteries of Westgate''. Not related (mostly) to the characters of ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights''.

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[[folder:Neverwinter Nights 2 Party Members]]

!!The Kalach-Cha / Knight-Captain / [[spoiler:Spirit Eater]] (PlayerCharacter)
->''"Know this name our enemies have draped upon you -- this ''Kalach-Cha'' -- its sound travels far, even reaching the ears of my people."''
-->--Zhjaeve, Resident [[TheObiWan Obi-wan]]

The player character of the first two installments of [=NWN2=] is at the beginning of the story just a [[{{Farmboy}} Farmboy/Farmgirl]] who is, for all intents and purposes, completely insignificant. The only unusual thing about your character is that regardless of what race your are, you're an orphan who was born during a climactic battle between the forces of Neverwinter and demons that destroyed in which their mother died. Your real father, unknown, the character is raised by a particularly grumpy [[OurElvesAreBetter half-wood elf]], with whom you don't particularly get along. Sounds like the perfect setup for TheHerosJourney? You'd be right.

Shortly after the village festival that's part fair, part coming of age ritual, your swampy hometown is obliterated by a sudden attack out of nowhere by [[ScaryDogmaticAliens githyanki]] and [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame duergar]]. While everyone is dumbstruck by the seeming randomness of it, your father knows a little something about what's going on and without informing you on all the details, tasks you with removing a single silver shard from the swamp and taking it to Neverwinter, where his half-brother -- [[BrotherChuck who you've never heard of before]] -- lives. Along the way you encounter allies and enemies and eventually discover that you yourself are more intricately tied to the events going on in the Sword Coast than your adopted father let on.

Later on, in ''Mask of the Betrayer'', after being knocked unconscious and dragged to Rashemen away from your friends and allies following the climactic FinalBoss of the previous game, you discover yourself [[spoiler:possessed of an [[strike:ancient]] 40-year old curse [[YourSoulIsMine that drives you towards eating other people's souls]]]]. Curing yourself or embracing the power of the "curse" is up to you.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* AbusiveParents: To a certain extent. Daeghun isn't implied to ''physically'' abuse you, but ''several'' characters [[WhatTheHellHero call him out]] on ''emotional'' abuse and neglect. As it turns out, it's deeply related to how you came to be his foster child.
* ActionGirl: If female.
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:In the evil ending of ''Mask of the Betrayer'' you let the curse take you over and in the process become a god-killing abomination. Even in the ''good'' ending it's possible to use the curse to snuff out the remaining life force of Myrkul, [[IronicDeath the god who]] [[KarmicDeath created the curse]].]]
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBookworm: Wizards, Sorcerers, and Warlocks.
** BadassCape
** BadassInCharge: Of Crossroad Keep
** BadassNormal: Fighter, Barbarian, or Rogue.
** CulturedBadass: Possibly, if you have a high Lore skill.
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive
* TheCaptain
* TheCasanova: As a background trait, though this has no in-game effect beyond a few comments in West Harbor and giving you a few skill bonuses.
* CharacterAlignment: In-universe, it is a game based on ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' after all. Any, although non-evil is at least implied for the original campaign given that the King of Shadows is canonically defeated by the time ''Mask of the Betrayer'' starts. But then again, it's not out of the realm of possibility that EvilVersusEvil resulted.
* DeadpanSnarker: Optional, of course, given the medium, but this option certainly exists.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: A number of examples from the King of Shadows to Kelemvor's paragon, but the standout example has got to be the very casual, easy way in which you can [[spoiler:eat Myrkul]] in a truly epic example of both {{Ironic|Death}} and KarmicDeath.
* TheDogBitesBack: One of the reasons you can give for [[spoiler:your FaceHeelTurn]] in the expansion is that you're sick of being yanked around by cosmic forces.
* DoomMagnet: In both the first and second games this is entirely justified. In the original campaign, [[spoiler:you possess a shard of the ''Silver Sword of Gith'' in your chest, which the githyanki and Ammon Jerro both want but which cannot be removed without killing you. And of course, the King of Shadows naturally wants to take you down as a threat]]. In ''Mask of the Betrayer'', [[spoiler:your ability to [[SoulEater eat souls]] makes you a target for both those who see you as an abomination as well as for those who want your ability for themselves]].
* [[spoiler:DoomedHometown: Not only is West Harbor attacked at the beginning of the game, it's completely destroyed at the end, too.]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: It's possible to ally with the King of Shadows at the end of the original campaign, and to give in to your curse in the expansion.]]
* FanNickname: [=KC=], which has the advantage of being an abbreviation for ''both'' titles by which characters frequently refer to you in the first campaign.
* [[FarmBoy Farm Boy/Girl]]: One from a swamp, to be exact.
* GenreSavvy
* HalfHumanHybrid: If you so choose.
* HelloInsertNameHere
* TheHero: [[ButThouMust You WILL save the realm, regardless of alignment]]. [[AntiHero Motivation]], [[{{Jerkass}} attitude]] and [[VillainProtagonist collateral damage]], however, are largely up to the player.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Choosing to bind Akachi to your soul and stay in the realm of the dead forever.]]
* KarmaMeter: Added bonus in that it's got ''two'' axis, incorporating both GoodVsEvil and LawVsChaos rather than just the former, as in traditional [=D&D=]. Fan consensus is that the former is implemented well in the original campaign but the latter is not, with some (but not perfect) improvement in ''Mask of the Betrayer''.
* LargeHam: ''A lot'' of the potential character voices seem to be channeling '''BrianBlessed'''. Even the female voices.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Surprisingly ''{{averted|Trope}}'' in spite of his mysterious identity (one character notes that your mother didn't want to talk about him) and the otherwise [[TropeOverdosed trope-heavy]] nature of the game.
* MultipleEndings: Somewhat sloppily in the first game, with you either defeating the King of Shadows only to experience a [[spoiler:RocksFallEverybodyDies situation]] or [[spoiler:joining up with him to kill your former allies]]. In ''Mask of the Betrayer'', most fans think this was done much better, though some still wish you could have [[spoiler:destroyed the Wall of the Faithless for real]].
* [[spoiler:NeverFoundTheBody]]: [[spoiler:In the good ending of the original campaign and in the evil ending of ''Mask of the Betrayer''.]] The former is because [[spoiler:Nefris took it]], and the latter is because [[spoiler:[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome you were too damn strong for the gods to kill]]. Kelemvor even [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade on it]]]].
* PluckyGirl: Female [=PCs=] will often come across as this. Shandra even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it, stating with no small amount of surprise that she would never have guessed you had such a rough life from the way you act.
* RagsToRiches: You eventually become a minor noble and gain command of your own castle. Not bad for a kid from a swamp.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: That you have a piece of the ''Silver Sword of Gith'' in your chest]].
* [[spoiler: TheSoulless: As part of the Spirit Eater curse, you soul currently resides in [[AndIMustScream the Wall of the Faithless]].]]
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The [[spoiler: Spirit Eater mechanic]] if you're evil is ''meant'' to be this if various characters are to be believed, but unfortunately it ends up living to its name as a curse all too well, becoming BlessedWithSuck. On the other hand, if you're ''good'' (in which case it's supposed to be bad), it ends up being CursedWithAwesome, since you can get most of the benefits while reducing the negative impact significantly.
** In summation, the difference between indulging the hunger itself, or using it pragmatically is also the difference between BlessedWithSuck and CursedWithAwesome. Hedonistic self-indulgence against practical restraint? Deep stuff.
* TheUnreveal: In ''Mask of the Betrayer'' it's pretty obvious early on that you've been cursed with something that requires you to eat souls, though you aren't told this in no uncertain terms until the end of the first act. More significant might be [[spoiler:the "revelation" that Akachi's punishment by Myrkul is the source of the curse - which a reasonably intelligent player can figure out pretty quickly from the various hints dropped through the game]].
* WarriorTherapist: You were already good at this game in the Original Campaign (especially with Khelgar and Neeshka, not to mention the trial) but it's turned UpToEleven in Mask Of The Betrayer where you verbally fight against PhysicalGods and win. It goes so far, you'll be seen as TheMessiah [[RuleOfSymbolism by angels]], gain the respect of absolutely everyone you meet and generally come out as the kind of person who starts legends on your path.
* [[spoiler:YourSoulIsMine]]: [[spoiler:Due to having the Spirit-Eater curse, the Knight-Captain can do this to others. Also due to having the curse, his/her soul is displaced from his/her body and stuck in the Wall of the Faithless.]]

!!Bevil Starling
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->''"We were risking life and limb for ''[[PlotCoupon that]]''? None of this make any sense."''
--> -- Bevil regarding the silver shard from the ruins outside West Harbor.

Bevil Starling is either your best friend or an implied crush, depending on which gender you are. Either way, he doesn't stick with you for long, serving as the obligatory GuestStarPartyMember at the beginning of the game to help you run through the basics of how to play the game. For the most part, Bevil's an upstanding, if somewhat dense, young man with no particular interest in leaving the swampy home that you and he live in.

Later on, [[spoiler:you discover he survived the ''third'' destruction of West Harbor and you can hire him as a captain in your own personal army, though he doesn't join your party. He also shows up in ''Mask of the Betrayer'' as a manifestation of your/Akachi's psyche during TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon located ''within your soul''.]]

Voiced by JasonGriffith.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* GuestStarPartyMember: He follows you up until you leave West Harbor. [[spoiler:Then shows up later to join your army, though not as a party member]].
* OldFriend: When you meet him again
* LawfulGood: In-universe.
* TookALevelInBadass
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: It's implied if you're a woman by at least one character that Bevil has a crush on you ([[CaptainObvious he's not a romance]]). However, for his part, he never really says anything to the effect.
* WideEyedIdealist: Largely how he sees the world beyond West Harbor.

!!Amie Fern
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->''"Fool girl."''
-->--[[WizardNeedsFoodBadly Tarmas]]' estimation of his apprentice Amie's role in the story

The other GuestStarPartyMember at the beginning of the game, Amie is a wizard's apprentice, the only one in West Harbor (unless you choose a magic user as your base class). Considered a bit odd but pretty, Amie bonded with both you and Bevil early on and, if you're a woman, is your best friend and, if you're a man, is implied to have romantic feelings for you (particularly if you take the Lady Killer background trait).

[[spoiler:[[WomenInRefrigerators She dies within the first hour]]. However, she does reappear in ''Mask of the Betrayer'' as a taunting aspect of your persona during TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.]]

Voiced by [[Creator/StephanieDAbruzzo Stephanie D'Abruzzo]].

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* [[spoiler:[[BullyingADragon Bullying A High-Level Githyanki Wizard]]]]: [[spoiler:You'd think she'd be smart enough to keep well away from somebody that's giving her ''master'' a hard time. But no, she attacks him, and he one-shots her.]]
* ChaoticGood: In-universe.
* [[spoiler:CurbStompBattle: Gets utterly owned by that githyanki mage.]]
* [[spoiler:LeeroyJenkins]]
* ThePollyanna
* [[spoiler:Sacrificial Lamb / StuffedIntoTheFridge]]: Essentially her only real role in the story.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Implied with a male [=KC=]. Not that anything comes of it.

!!Khelgar Ironfist
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->''"Some take pride in craftsmanship, or in hunting, or in haggling for the best price on a blade or other piece of steel. Me? Talking with my fists is my art form."''
--> -- Khelgar Ironfist

The first potential party member you run into, Khelgar is a [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarven fighter]] originally encountered not far from West Harbor. After helping him out with a gang of roughnecks (by beating them all to death and/or unconsciousness) and the first wave of githyanki, Khelgar decides to tag along with you because [[DoomMagnet you seem to attract fights everywhere you go]], and he wants in.

Despite being more than a little thick-headed and stubborn, Khelgar is still incredibly loyal and has his own reasons for being off on an adventure with some random ChosenOne from the swamps. [[spoiler:Khelgar was kicked out of his clan for abandoning them during an attack by fire giants, and they haven't forgiven him yet. Aside from wanting to rejoin his clan,]] Khelgar also aspires to be a monk, since the first people who ever beat him in a fight were a group of traveling monks.

[[spoiler:He survives the [[RocksFallEveryoneDies final battle]] of the OC by way of being pure {{Badass}}. In ''Storm of Zehir'', he has joined the Neverwinter Nine and watches over Crossroad Keep in the Knight Captain's absence. Later on chronologically, in the best ending of ''Mask of the Betrayer'' he is present at the Captain's wedding to either Safiya or Gann alongside Neeshka or Aldanon.]]

Voiced by Creator/AdamSietz in the original campaign.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* {{Badass}}: In Game. Attention all Noobs: THIS is how you build a tank.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BareFistedMonk: What he becomes if you complete his quests.
* BloodKnight: He's probably the most fight-happy of your entire party, fitting for the first character you recruit.
* BoisterousBruiser: Post-Character Development.
* CharacterDevelopment: All the party characters undergo this of course, but Khelgar's personal quest is tied up in it. In order to become a monk, Khelgar has to overcome three trials. They involve overcoming his FantasticRacism, [[TheAtoner making good with his family]], and developing a sense of justice. Passing all three trials and talking to the priest of Tyr changes his alignment to Lawful Good and resets his class to monk.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When he first tries to join the monks they say, among other things, that his FantasticRacism proves he's not ready yet. His defense: He can't be a racist, cause he's even adventuring with a thiefling and an elf and you know what ''those types'' are like.
** Even before then, when you try to explain to him that a monk's lifestyle is about more than fighting, such as uniting body and mind, he takes this to mean it also involves headbutting.
* FantasticRacism: He doesn't mean anything by it, but he takes umbrage with Elanee and Neeshka... because they're an [[ElvesVsDwarves elf]] and a tiefling respectively. You can help him realize that he's not giving them a fair chance.
** NobleBigot: Becomes this after character development.
* HypocriticalHumor: "Prejudiced? I'm not prejudiced! By the gods, [[CompletelyMissingThePoint I even travel with a back-stabbing tiefling of all things, and you know what her kind's like!]]"
* LukeNounverber
* LawfulGood: In-universe, if you change his class.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch[=/=]OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Weirdly inverted. He ''is'' a stereotypical dwarf, but therein lies the rub: the Ironfists kicked him out because he was ''too'' brawl-happy and little more than a drunken thug, failing to live up to dwarven standards of clan honor and dignity. His CharacterDevelopment arc consists of you helping him to understand that.
* NeutralGood: In-universe, his starting alignment.
* OhMyGods: His "swear" emote is "By Tyr's right buttock!"
* TheOtherDarrin: His voice act in ''Storm of Zehir'' is noticeably different, with the new guy trying to imitate Adam Sietz and not quite succeeding.
* TookALevelInBadass: He was always pretty badass, but ''Storm of Zehir'' shows that [[spoiler:he's ''become one of the Nine''.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: His relationship with Neeshka has shades of this in the latter half of the game.

!!Neeshka
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-->''"Someone who doesn't play the odds doesn't last too long in my experience. Well, except me."''

A Tiefling Rogue that the Captain and Khelgar encounter being threatened by a group of corrupt soldiers. After helping her fight them off, she agrees to tag along, mainly for the thrill of adventure.

Neeshka is fiery, feisty, and more than a little fun loving. She takes the FantasticRacism she often gets in stride, barely letting it get to her. However, her fiendish blood makes her vulnerable to certain dark magics, [[spoiler:Which Black Garius tries to take advantage of in the final battle. Whether or not he succeeds in this depends on Neeshka's influence.]]

[[spoiler:Neeshka canonically survives the original campaign's final battle due to her great agility. In the best ending of ''Mask of the Betrayer'', she is seen attending the Captain's wedding along with Khelgar.]]

Voiced by Creator/RobynKramer.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* ActionGirl
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: In [=MotB=]'s best ending.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: Mild example: she pouts and gets upset if a male PlayerCharacter compliments Elanee or Shandra.
* CuteMonsterGirl
* HalfHumanHybrid: Tieflings are humans with an evil outsider (normally a devil or demon) as an ancestor. Neeshka is specifically one-quarter devil (LawfulEvil outsider).
* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler: If her influence is high enough, she'll resist Garius' MindRape through sheer willpower.]]
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: [[spoiler:During the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, [[TheDragon Black Garius]] captures Neeshka and proceeds to torture her and attempt to bind her to his will.]]
* [[KleptomaniacHero Kleptomaniac Heroine]]: She sometimes makes an off-hand remark about taking something from you or another party member.
* LoveableRogue
* TheNotLoveInterest: For a male PC.
* PluckyGirl
* ThePowerOfFriendship: [[spoiler: It lets her endure torture and throw off direct mind-control.]]
** ThePowerOfLove: Implied if the PlayerCharacter is male.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted.
* TrueNeutral: In-universe.

!!Elanee
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->''"I don't know. She's got pointy-ears but doesn't smell of the Lower Planes, so she's probably not a tiefling. And she's too tall to be a halfling -- and too thin. Plus, the hangs out with animals, so she's an elf."''
-->-- Neeshka, asked to describe her companion.

A young elf that is part of the Mere of Dead Men's Druid Circle. She follows the Knight Captain during the early parts of his/her adventure, and ultimately reveals herself by helping the party fight off a group of Bladelings and Duergar. She then explains how the Mere has of late become corrupted and barren and that her Circle has been decimated, and believes that joining the Captain is her best bet to find out the cause of it.

[[spoiler:In Chapter 3, she learns that her Circle has actually survived, but have, with a single exception, become twisted and corrupted by the King of Shadow's influence. After being forced to kill them, Elanee will either continue to stay with the group, or decide to leave with the survivor in an attempt to find a new home, depending on her Influence.]]

[[spoiler:Her fate at the end of the official campaign depends on the PC's choices. If the PC has low influence with her, then she leaves with the only other survivor of the Circle of the Mere earlier in Act III (you can kill her or let her go). If the PC is male and romances her, she sacrifices her life to save him from the CollapsingLair. Otherwise Ammon mentions that he last saw her pinned by a chunk of debris, not moving, and whether she dies is left ambiguous.]]

Voiced by Creator/UrsullaAbbot.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* ActionGirl
* CannotSpitItOut
* ClingyJealousGirl: At times with a male PC.
* CountryMouse: Admits to feeling a little bit lost in Neverwinter, having lived in the Mere practically since birth.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:Provided the player of ''[=MotB=]'' doesn't say that she left the party after the corrupted Circle incident.]]
* LastOfHerKind: Is [[spoiler:believed to be]] the last of the Circle.
* MayDecemberRomance: With a male PC.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: She'll go into shock after killing the remnants of the Circle if your influence is low, and subsequently leaves your party.]]
* NatureHero: Duh, druid.
* NeutralGood: In-universe.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She's an elf, after all.
* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:Was assigned by the Circle of Merdelain to observe you as you grew up, and if male, fell in love with you.]]
* TheStoic: She never really gets frazzled [[spoiler:except after the incident with the corrupted Circle]].
* UnkemptBeauty: Companion dialogue suggests that she has dirt on her face or in her hair, and doesn't wash often. She's still attractive.

!!Qara
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->''"My problem is people keep telling me what to do, and I don't need to hear it anymore. I can handle myself. I know my powers, and I don't need somebody telling me how to use them."''
--> -- Qara

A vain, arrogant sorceress that the party encounters picking a fight with two other mages. After resolving the situation one way or another, Qara accidentally burns part of the Sunken Flagon, and is forced to join the party by Duncan in order to pay off the damages.

Qara is self-obsessed, arrogant, and more than a little psychopathic. She genuinely believes that she is the most powerful magician in Faerûn, and expects everyone else to treat her as such. Her overinflated ego, along with her general disdain of wizards, causes her to frequently butt heads with Sand.

[[spoiler: She canonically died in the original campaign's final battle, either having been killed by the party after betraying them (either due to low influence or automatically if Sand stays on the good side), or by having her head split open by a falling rock.]]

Voiced by Creator/JennaLamia.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BlackMagicianGirl
* BloodKnight: She may not go looking for fights, but she's way too eager to jump into them, and [[RelationshipValues loses influence if you opt for a peaceful solution]].
* ChaoticNeutral: InUniverse.
* DarkActionGirl
* DeadpanSnarker: She gets a few fantastic hits in on other characters. Particularly the scene during Act I where she inserts herself into an argument/insult contest between Khelgar and Neeshka and shows them both up completely.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Went on a fiery rampage after finding out some students were insulting her behind her back, claiming they "attacked" her first.
** [[spoiler:If she allies with the King of Shadows, she essentially tries to ''destroy the world'' because ''you didn't agree with her''.]]
* [[spoiler:[[DroppedABridgeOnHim Dropped a Collapsing Lair on Her]]]]: [[spoiler:Assuming she didn't turn on you, her skull is crushed by a falling boulder during the escape.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Is absolutely horrified by the zombie-mages in the orc caverns.
* EvilIsPetty: Very petty. Her reason for [[spoiler:betraying you]] is that you didn't let her do whatever she wanted with her powers (namely, burn everything in sight).
* {{Expy}}: A green-eyed, red-headed witch with lots of power who hates being told how to use it and thinks she can do anything? Sounds like [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Season 6 Willow]], minus any good traits.
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]]: [[spoiler:Turns on you and joins the King of Shadows if her Influence is lower than Sand's.]]
* FantasticRacism: Subverted. Most sorcerers are discriminated against by wizards claiming they are undisciplined and dangerous. Qara is both those things and actually looks down on wizards for having to ''learn'' to use their magic.
* FieryRedhead: According to her character description, though in-game it looks more like brown. Also, emphasis on [[PyroManiac fiery]].
* HotBlooded
* InsufferableGenius: Infuriatingly enough, she really is the most powerful member of your party, barring a Sorcerer PlayerCharacter.
* {{Jerkass}}: Almost as much of one as Bishop.
* KillItWithFire: Her preferred method of problem solving.
** Which can be annoying considering her pyrotechnics have a tendency to destroy loot chests.
** It should also be noted her patron deity is Kossuth, the elemental deity of fire.
* NoPronunciationGuide: Most characters pronounce it "kwar-uh", but some say "kar-uh".
* PetTheDog: If you have high influence with her, she'll offer to [[spoiler:fight Lorne for you]] in Act II.
* SmallNameBigEgo: It's the size of an ocean.
* SociopathicHero: Doesn't seem to understand that reacting to every small slight with a fireball to the face creates more problems for herself and others than it solves, and is more forced to be on the hero's side than she is voluntarily..
* SpoiledBrat: Her father is the headmaster of the Neverwinter Academy. In fact, it's implied in cut content that one of the reason Sand hates her is that her father fired him.
* TokenEvilTeammate: She may be ChaoticNeutral, but more often than not she comes across as this.
* UnskilledButStrong: As a Sorcerer, she naturally has incredible magical power but she refuses to use it for anything other than destructive purposes.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Qara's preferred solution to her problems is to blast everything in sight. This works about as well as you'd expect, even having a hand in her being drafted into the party.

!!Grobnar Gnomehands
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-> "'Kalach-cha' ''.'' 'Kalach-cha' ''. Well, it's not Gnomish, Elvish, Dwarvish, Orcish, Goblin, or Draconic -- well, unless the 'k' is silent, but that would make it "gizzard stone" or the equivalent."''
--> -- Grobnar demonstrating a surprising command of language.

An... eccentric gnome bard the party encounters shortly after arriving in Neverwinter. He is a self proclaimed writer, mechanic, and general story teller. He decides to join the party because he believes they're on a grand adventure.

While not very good in combat and having an annoying personality, Grobnar actually is a mechanical genius, as he is the one who repairs the Construct and makes it functional.

[[spoiler:He canonically died in the final battle, in a futile attempt to save the Construct from a falling pillar.]]

Voiced by Creator/AndyPang.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* CloudCuckooLander: So very much.
* {{Expy}}: He carries on the tradition of an [[TheScrappy annoying]], diminutive SpoonyBard established by Deekin in the {{expansion|Pack}}s to [[NeverwinterNights the original game]].
* GeniusDitz: Believe it or not, he ''is'' a mechanical genius, as well as several other types of genius, and is capable of some surprising feats of engineering if he's with the party at the appropriate moments.
* LukeNounverber: Although it's more like Luke Noun''nouns''.
* NeutralGood: In-universe.
* {{Omniglot}}: Based on the instance where he tries to translate ''"kalach-cha"'', we can infer that he speaks at least six languages, not counting Common.
* OurGnomesAreWeirder: Definitely.
* ThePollyanna
* SpoonyBard: Even by D&D bard standards, since his base stats are mediocre at best and his skillset leaves something to be desired.
* [[spoiler:StupidSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:He genuinely thought his ''three foot tall body'' could save the Construct from a ''story-high stone pillar''. Long story short, it didn't.]]

!!Casavir
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->''"I do not have faith in a city or a nation, but the people within it."''
--> -- Casavir

A Paladin who was formerly part of Neverwinter's paladin order, but left in frustration over the order's inability to help the commonfolk. Since then, he has taken it upon himself to protect the innocent, and has formed a tight knit band of mercenaries to help him in this. He first meets the party when they are investigating orc activity in the region, and offers his help in this. After the orcs are routed, he decides to stay with the party.

Casavir is somewhat dour and takes his duties as a paladin very seriously. He follows his code of conduct to the letter and holds himself to an extremely high standard that he admits he doesn't always meet. This inevitably puts him at odds with the openly selfish and ruthlessly pragmatic Bishop, not helped by the fact that they form something of a LoveTriangle with a female Knight-Captain.

[[spoiler:''Mask of the Betrayer'' suggests that he died in the final battle of the original campaign. However, ''Storm of Zehir'' strongly implies that he managed to survive the CollapsingLair, albeit severely wounded. His current whereabouts are unknown, but it is suggested that he has been captured by Luskan.]]

Voiced by Creator/PaulSchoeffler.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BadassBaritone
* DropTheHammer: Favors warhammers in battle.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Minor case with Neeshka's whining that she's allergic to him. She notably doesn't make the same complaint if the Knight-Captain is a paladin, too, and it has no effect on gameplay.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:According to Ammon Jerro in ''Mask of the Betrayer'', he broke his back holding open a collapsing doorway for the party. ''Storm of Zehir'' implies that he survived and was captured and imprisoned by Luskan.]]
* TheHunter: Has been hunting orcs for weeks when you meet him.
* KnightInShiningArmor: What he appears as at first. Talking to him reveals he's more of a KnightInSourArmor.
* LawfulGood: In-universe. Paladins aren't allowed to be anything else.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His StarterEquipment is a warhammer, full plate armor, and a heavy shield.
* MayDecemberRomance: He looks to be anywhere from ten to twenty years older than the female PC.
* ThePaladin: Of the Tyrran church. Unlike many paladins Casavir places far higher importance on Good than on Law. For example when his order declined to intervene in a spate of orc attacks on the settlements near Old Owl Well, Casavir said ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight and formed a mercenary band to fight the orcs on his own.
* RedBaron: The orcs call him ''Katalmach'', an orc word referring to those who lose themselves in battle.

!!Bishop
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->''"If you aren't willing to kill for it, how important can it be?"''
-->-- Bishop

A sociopathic ranger that the party first meets in the Sunken Flagon. He is initially a typical, if very assholish patron, but after Shandra is kidnapped by Zeearie, Duncan convinces him to help the party track them down by calling upon an old deal they made. Reluctantly, Bishop agrees, and afterwards stays on with the party for his own reasons.

Bishop is an ... interesting look at what it means to be ChaoticEvil. He genuinely believes that the concept of civilization and culture is a total sham, and is convinced that everyone, even him, is just a rabid animal waiting to strike. He despises being ordered about, but will grudgingly admit he respects the Knight-Captain if your influence with him is high enough.

[[spoiler:Ultimately, Bishop's beliefs and free spirit are his undoing. During the siege on Crossroad Keep by the King of Shadows' army, he betrays the party by sabotaging the keep's gates and allowing the undead entry. He later shows up at the site of the final battle. If your influence with him is low, he will assist Garius in the battle, and will attempt to take control of the Construct. If influence with him is high, the Captain can appeal to his hatred of being someone's servant, and he will agree to leave in peace.]]

[[spoiler:No matter what path is taken, Bishop ultimately dies, either by the player's hand or by being crushed by the collapsing castle. He makes an appearance in ''Mask of the Betrayer'' in a dream, where it is revealed that he has been bound to the Wall of the Faithless. After giving some last few snide remarks to the Captain, he is fully absorbed into the Wall, but not before giving them the final mask fragment.]]

Voiced by Creator/AsaSeigel in the original campaign, and Creator/DaveWalsh [[spoiler:during his postmortem cameo in ''[=MotB=]'']].

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: He is immensely popular amongst the female fanbase.
* TheArcher
* BelligerentSexualTension: Possibly with a female Knight-Captain, an artifact from when he was going to be romanceable.
* ChaoticEvil: In-universe. Type 3, to be specific.
* [[spoiler:ChildSoldier]]: Implied to have been very young when [[spoiler:conscripted into Luskan's military]].
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: So very much. The developers intended for you to be able to help him with it, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen but]], [[ObviousBeta well... ]]
* TheCynic: By far the most dour member of your party.
* DeadpanSnarker: Count yourself lucky to say ''anything'' in his presence without getting a sarcastic drawl in reply, usually followed by a quick, half-assed HannibalLecture aimed at just about anything in the immediate vicinity, and god help any companion who tries to intervene.
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Can be inferred from some of his dialogue when relating his backstory.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: One of his core principles. Bishop practically despises ''anyone'' who does ''not'' share this sentiment.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As evil as he is, he openly hates Luskan.
* FlatEarthAtheist: And one breaking the setting rules, no less. Rangers are divine spellcasters, which the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting requires to have a patron deity. The loophole is that it's possible one of the gods has chosen to grant him spells anyway (Malar would be a likely candidate), but that falls flat in light of [[spoiler:him ending up in the Wall of the Faithless after the OC]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His cryptic conversation with Grobnar about the Construct's capabilities hint at his true motives.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Was kidnapped as a child, brought to Luskan, and forcefully trained as an assassin]]. Subverted in that he never tries to use it as a defense for his actions.
* GreenEyedMonster: It's hinted that his jealousy of Casavir's relationship with the female Knight-Commander played a part in [[spoiler:his FaceHeelTurn]].
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:Well, he used to work for Luskan, but grew to be [[EvenEvilHasStandards so disgusted by them]] that he left their service and now actively hunts them down. Then he'll join you, but will betray you to the King of Shadows. If your influence is high enough, you can talk him into sort-of [[HeelFaceTurn heel-face-turning]] by walking away from the fight with Garius. Finally, if you choose to side with the King of Shadows, he'll come back and help you kill your former comrades, which can be called either a [[FaceHeelTurn face]] or a full [[HeelFaceTurn heel]].]] For goodness' sake, Bishop, just pick a side and stick with it!
** [[spoiler:HeelFaceDoorSlam: His warning you of approaching demons and giving you the last piece of the Mask hints that he's started reconsidering his "every man for themself" worldview, but he's absorbed into the Wall before it can do him any good.]]
* TheHunter: Of Luskans.
* JerkAss: The most triumphant example in the game.
** JerkassHasAPoint: Frequently. His remarks really do make a lot of sense from a purely pragmatic point of view, as his character quote shows.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: If you pinch ''real'' hard the remnants of his romantic dialogue can arguably come off as this, though "gold" may still be overstating it.
* LackOfEmpathy
* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:''[[SubvertedTrope Almost]]''.]]
* MrFanservice
* TheNicknamer: A very sarcastic and condenscending example. For instance, he addresses you as "Captain" in way that's interchangeable with "Idiot".
* TheNotLoveInterest: For female [=PCs=].
* TheOtherDarrin: [[spoiler:In ''Mask of the Betrayer''.]]
* PermaStubble
* PetTheDog: Well, he ''tried'' to, at least. [[spoiler:He warned the villagers of his hometown that he was going to burn it down to kill the Luskans with him, in an attempt to let them get away. They didn't listen.]]
** His repeated offers to run away with a female PlayerCharacter may qualify, since later developments make it apparent he was [[spoiler:giving her a chance to escape what he was about to do]].
* PsychoticSmirk: Though [=NWN2's=] facial animations are pretty limited, you can practically hear it in his voice every time he says something degrading.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:He may decide to give Garius a verbal flip-off and walk away from the whole thing if he likes you enough.]]
* SocialDarwinist: Openly believes the concept of civilization to be total bull and that only the ruthless survive.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: He ''is'' ruggedly handsome and is the source of many a bitingly sarcastic remark.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Canonically chaotic evil in a party that, apart from Ammon Jerro, is entirely on the neutral and good side.
* {{Tsundere}}: Very, ''very'' Tsun-Tsun for the female Knight-Captain.
* [[spoiler:WhereIWasBornAndRazed]]: [[spoiler:Burned his village to the ground to try and kill the Luskans with him.]]

!!Sand
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-> ''"A hedge wizard, somehow set up a shop in the Docks, but it's telling enough he can only run a business down here in the crack of Neverwinter. Got a dry wit, and he'll always rub you the wrong way, so his name's well-chosen."''
--> -- [[InnSecurity innkeeper]] Duncan Farlong describing Sand

A skilled, but somewhat haughty elven wizard that runs a magic shop in Neverwinter. He first appears when the Knight Captain tries to learn the secret of the shards, but Sand is unable to give much help aside from pointing them in the direction of someone who can help them. Later on, when Garius' henchmen accuse the Captain of slaughtering the town of Ember, Sand is chosen as their assistant and lawyer. Once the Ember Trials are resolved, he decides to assist the Captain in their quest.

[[spoiler:Sand canonically survives the final battle by transforming into an iron golem, rendering him impervious to the falling debris of the King of Shadow's lair.]]

Voiced by Creator/FredBerman.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* TheCameo: Makes an appearance at the Knight-Captain's wedding in some versions of the ''[=MotB=]'' epilogue.
* DeadpanSnarker: In a game filled with these, Sand stands head and shoulders above the rest.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]
* TheExile: [[spoiler:Left Luskan's Hosttower and now has to spend the rest of his life in hiding from them.]]
* InformedAttribute: He's supposed to be a great speaker, but if you let him do the talking at your trial, you automatically lose.
* KnightInSourArmor
* LawfulNeutral: In-universe.
* MeaningfulName: It even gets a nod in-universe.
* ProperlyParanoid: He believes Qara to be a potential threat. In dummied-out content, it's revealed that she really is holding back a majority of her power.
* Really700YearsOld: Well, yeah. He ''is'' an elf.
* ShorterMeansSmarter
* TheSnarkKnight
* SquishyWizard: Serious artillery (and less prone to destroying loot chests than Qara), but keep him away from anything sharp.
** Also somewhat subverted by his School of Specialization. Transmutation specializes in buffs, and he can potentially armor himself well enough to compete with the group's tanks.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Well, short and snarky, but whatever.

!!Shandra Jerro
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--> ''"Well, if it had been [[PlayerCharacter the Captain]] doing it, [[CatUpATree the cat]] would be lost, the tree burned down, and the old lady would be traveling with us now."''
---> -- Shandra remarking on the "adventures" of the [[PlayerCharacter Knight-Captain's]] self-appointed [[TheApprentice apprentices]].

A simple farmgirl from just outside Highcliff, Shandra Jerro at first seems like just another NPC, until the githyanki abduct her to use her in the search for her grandfather's Haven. Having lost her farm thanks to getting caught up in the Knight-Captain's business, she joins up with the Knight-Captain's party as a fighter.

[[spoiler: For a time she acts as a free extra party member , but during the assault on Ammon Jerro's Haven, she realizes that the man they have been chasing is in fact her grandfather, and that her blood is the key to undoing the spells that make Ammon Jerro nigh-invincible. After undoing the spells, he kills her in a fit of anger, not realizing who she was.]]

Voiced by Creator/RachelYork.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* ActionGirl
* ChekhovsGunman: You meet her very briefly in a small quest near the beginning of the game, then promptly forget about her. Learning that she's Ammon Jerro's granddaughter comes as a shock, to say the least. [[spoiler:She also has a pivotal role in your trial.]]
* [[spoiler:DealWithTheDevil]]: [[spoiler:Makes one to save the party.]]
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[FarmBoy Farm Girl]]
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:Spills large amounts of her own blood to sabotage Ammon Jerro's fiend bindings, and is slain by him in retribution.]]
* NeutralGood: In-universe.
* TheNotLoveInterest: She has a bit of ShipTease with male [[PlayerCharacter Player Characters]], but isn't available as a LoveInterest.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: By far the most normal member of your party.
* [[spoiler:PlotlineDeath]]
* PluckyGirl: She loses her farm and her house, and what does she do? She [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level]] and becomes a mercenary.
* [[spoiler:RasputinianDeath]]: [[spoiler:She's impaled with an ice spike, set on fire, and blasted apart by eldritch magic.]]
* SixthRanger: While the maximum party size is normally four, she acts as a mandatory fifth party member in chapter II.
* TookALevelInBadass: Literally. Starts out as a repeatedly DistressedDamsel, then turns into a shortsword-wielding BadassNormal.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A. Grobnar will inadverantly reveal that she was really worried for you during [[spoiler:the duel with Lorne]]. If you ask her about it, she vehemently denies it.

!!Zhjaeve
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-> ''"Know that I am Zhjaeve, one who carries the knowing Circle of Zerthimon in mind and hand. Know that I aid the ''[[PlayerCharacter Kalach-Cha]]'' in shielding your community from the doom that comes."''
--> -- Zhjaeve introduces herself

A githzerai cleric and zerth that was imprisoned in Crossroad Keep while it was under Garius' control. She is one of the only people who truly knows what is happening, and helps the Knight Captain learn about the King Shadows, its origins, and how it can be stopped.

[[spoiler:Whether or not she survived the destruction of the King of Shadows' lair is completely unknown. Not even Ammon Jerro knows what happened to her.]]

It's commonly theorized that her lack of a patron deity indicates she's actually a psion, not a cleric. Or that since she's part of the Circle of Zerthimon, she worships the githzerai [[GodEmperor god-king]].

Voiced by Creator/LisaEmery.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* LawfulNeutral: In-universe.
* [[MrExposition Miss Exposition]]
* [[spoiler:NeverFoundTheBody]]: [[spoiler:Ammon Jerro has no idea what happened to her. Lore-minded fans have noted that high-level githzerai can plane-shift at will, so it's entirely possible that, quest completed, she returned home to Limbo.]]
* TheObiWan
* PardonMyKlingon: She uses "illithid" as a curse.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Borderline example since [[AllThereInTheManual according to sourcebooks]] githzerai traditionally rely more on agility than armor anyway.
* VerbalTic: ''Know'' that like a certain other [[VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment Githzerai]], Zhjaeve puts ''emphasis'' on words relating to ''knowing'' and ''will''.

!!Ammon Jerro
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-> ''"Ammon Jerro? Oh, he was a court wizard of Neverwinter decades ago."''
--> -- Aldanon's woefully inadequate description of Jerro

A former court wizard of Neverwinter, Ammon Jerro first became aware of the King of Shadows twenty years before the story starts. He tried to warn people about the threat that it posed, but to no avail. Unwilling to let the threat grow unchecked, he vowed to stop the King of Shadows... no matter what.

[[spoiler:In a climatic battle twenty years before the story begins, Ammon Jerro battled the King of Shadows in West Harbor at the head of an army of demons, and wielding the Silver Sword of Gith. While his demons fought the undead, he dueled the King of Shadows. He managed to win, but the explosion of power released by the King of Shadows' death throes shattered the Silver Sword and sent Ammon Jerro to Hell.]]

[[spoiler:Having [[LikeABadassOutOfHell made his way back to the Prime Material Plane]], Ammon Jerro again plans to fight the King of Shadows by seeking out the shards of the Silver Sword, and binding demons to his will. The party encounters some of his demons and manages to track down his Haven thanks to his granddaughter, Shandra. When the party and he finally face off, he kills his granddaughter in a rage at her unbinding his demons. After realizing his mistake, Ammon Jerro [[DefeatMeansFriendship agrees to join the party to defeat the King of Shadows]]. If the player character's influence with Shandra was high enough, it is possible to make Ammon Jerro admit that his methods of combating the King of Shadows were flawed, and beg Shandra's forgiveness.]]

[[spoiler:Ammon Jerro survives the end of the original campaign, and potentially has a minor role in ''Mask of the Betrayer''. The party encounters his body at the Academy of Shapers and Binders, and with a bit of clever [[DealWithTheDevil dealing]] can recover his soul and restore him. He explains that he managed to follow the player character during his kidnapping, and is the one to provide details about the fates of your companions from the OC. He [[GuestStarPartyMember joins the player for a small amount of time in chapter two]], and also sends demonic reinforcements to aid the player in the final chapter of the expansion.]]

Voiced by Creator/MurphyGuyer.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BadassGrandpa[=/=]OlderThanTheyLook: His age is indeterminate but he's at least old enough to be the thirty-something Shandra Jerro's grandfather. Or great-grandfather, or great-great-grandfather; Shandra apparently isn't sure. Likely justifications are that, A, mages have a tendency to live longer than baseline humans anyway, and B, lots and lots of contact with other planes where time can be a little weird. As for being a {{Badass}}? ''He went hand-to-hand against an avatar of the King of Shadows and fought it to a standstill.''
* CurbStompBattle: During your fight at Haven, cutscene dialogue implies he's handing your party's asses to you. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation The real fight isn't nearly as hard]].
* DealWithTheDevil: Many.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: ''Hates'' the King of Shadows so much, [[spoiler:he's one of the few characters ''guaranteed'' to stay with you, no matter how little influence you have]].
* FallenHero
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: After realizing that no one took his warnings about the King of Shadows seriously, he decided to act on his own. In order to combat the horde of undead under the thrall of the King of Shadows, he turned to the infernal powers for an army of his own.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: If you confront Ammon Jerro about all the evil he's unleashed in his war against the BigBad, he's wholly unrepentant unless you had high influence with Shandra, in which case you can give him a truly awesome TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Takes a bit of doing, but you can make him realize his mistakes.
* NeutralEvil: In-universe.
* PowerTattoo: He got his while studying with the Red Wizards of Thay.
* [[spoiler:RealityWarper]]: [[spoiler:Only within Haven, thanks to the vast amounts of enchantments on the place that are keyed to his bloodline.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist

!!The Construct
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-> ''"Oh my, this is a marvelously constructed... er... [[ShapedLikeItself construct]]. To think of the enchantments that must have been inscribed on its core... fascinating!"''
--> -- Grobnar {{squee}}ing

A Blade Golem that was sent by Garius' followers to dispose of the party while they were investigating Githyanki activity in Neverwinter. The party manages to drive it off, severely damaging it in the process, and later come across it during the assault on Zeearie's lair. Grobnar, fascinated with the machine, convinces the Knight Captain to confiscate it in hopes of repairing it. Once Crossroad Keep is reclaimed from the Shadow Priests, and after a rather lengthy sidequest, Grobnar is able to repair the construct and make it better than ever.

[[spoiler:In the final battle, if Bishop fights alongside Garius and Grobnar's influence is low, Bishop will sabotage the Construct, making it turn against the party. With a high enough influence however, Grobnar reveals that he found a way around that.]]

[[spoiler:Canonically, the Construct was destroyed in the final battle when both it and Grobnar were crushed by a fallen pillar.]]

'''Associated Tropes'''
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Of the blade-instead-of-forearm variety.
* {{Golem}}
* OptionalPartyMember
* TeamPet: Essentially.
* TrueNeutral: In-universe. It's a barely sentient suit of armor. Can't exactly be anything else.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Neverwinter Nights 2 Non-Party Characters]]
!!Lord Nasher Alagondar
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A former adventurer and the ruler of the city-state of Neverwinter.

Voiced by Creator/GreggMartin.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BaldOfAwesome: Has lost the remainder of his hair between games.
* BigGood: Reprises his role as such from the original ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights''.
* TheGoodKing: Though he's not actually a king, ''per se''.
* IdiotBall: Minor case in ''Storm of Zehir''. Making [[spoiler:Khelgar Ironfist]] a member of the Neverwinter Nine? No problem. But putting him in charge of Crossroad Keep? Surely there were more politically adept candidates. The Knight-Captain's seneschal Kana, for instance, or maybe Sir Neville. Khelgar himself notes that it was a bad idea.
* LawfulGood: In-universe. Not mentioned in-game but this is his alignment according to the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* RetiredBadass: Used to be a member of the Northern Four Adventuring Troupe before he became ruler of Neverwinter. The Troupe's history is detailed in the in-game book of the same name.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In addition to laying various intrigues and magical preparations against invasion by Neverwinter's northern rival Luskan, [[spoiler:he personally leads Neverwinter's main army in the Battle of Highcliff in Act III, and is badly wounded in the process]].

!!The King of Shadows
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An ancient being of pure magic and top contender for the title of Worst Threat the Sword Coast Has Ever Known.

[[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/King_of_Shadows His history can be found here.]]

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BeardOfEvil[=/=]FangsAreEvil: Depending on what you think the white vertical lines on the bottom half of his face are.
* BigBad
* BlackMagic: [[spoiler:When the 12th level spell ''Karsus' avatar'' interrupted the Weave, the Guardian was faced with the SadisticChoice of either death ([[LogicBomb in which case he could no longer protect Illefarn]]), or changing his power source to the Shadow Weave. [[CaptainObvious He chose the latter and became the King of Shadows.]]]]
* TheCorruption: [[spoiler:He is implied to be one of the reasons the Mere of Dead Men is full of undead (the other being that part of Myrkul's essence ended up there after Mystra killed him). He also drives the senior members of the Mere's druid circle insane.]]
* DarkIsEvil
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The King's original name is lost to the ages. [[spoiler:Even the ghosts in the Illefarn ruins don't remember it.]]
* [[spoiler:FallenHero]]
* HumanoidAbomination: Resembles a large man made of pure blackness.
* LawfulEvil: In-universe.
* PureMagicBeing

!!Black Garius
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[[caption-width-right:200:Black Garius [[spoiler:when he was human]].]]
TheDragon to the King of Shadows, he is a Luskan mage and the Master of the Fifth Tower.

Voiced by Creator/ChrisMurney.

* TheDragon
* [[spoiler:HumanoidAbomination]]: [[spoiler:After being turned into a Shadow Reaver.]]
* [[spoiler:MindRape]]: [[spoiler:Tortures Neeshka, then abuses her diabolic blood to magically bind her.]]
* TheStarscream: His plan was to harvest the King of Shadows' power for his own gain. [[spoiler:His death at the hands of the Knight-Captain threw a wrench into the plan; he was revived as a Shadow Reaver under the King's direct control.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer Party Members]]

!!Safiya
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-> ''"If you enjoy tense situations, my affiliation with the feared magocracy of Thay should prove endlessly amusing."''
--> -- Safiya

A Red Wizard that appears to help the Knight Captain when he/she awakens in Rashemen, and the first party member gained. She claims to have been sent by her mother, the leader of a prominent Thayan academy, to help the Captain for unspecified reasons, but there may be ulterior motives to her task that not even she is aware of.

[[spoiler:Unknown to her, she along with her mother and aunt are three fragments of the soul of Akachi's lover, now the Founder. She was planted in the Knight-Captains party as part of the Founder's plan to end the Spirit Eater curse.]]

Voiced by Creator/JulianneGrossman.

'''Associated Tropes'''
* [[spoiler:ArtificialHuman: Safiya is an aspect of the Founder, created alongside Lienna and Nefris as part of her plan to end the Spirit Eater curse.]]
* BadassBookworm
* BaldOfAwesome
* BaldWomen: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the sourcebooks]], Mulan humans tend to be like that.
* TheChick
* HearingVoices: Safiya reluctantly admits to hearing voices inside her head that aren't her own, though they seem to be benevolent. (They first appeared when she was about to use a spell that would backfire and kill her, breaking her concentration and saving her life.) [[spoiler:They turn out to be the voices of Nefris, Lienna, and the Founder.]]
* TheHecateSisters: Safiya represents the Maiden (with Nefris as the Mother and Lienna as the Crone)
* NonhumanSidekick: Her homunculus familiar, Kaji.
* MasterOfOneMagic: Despite the [[RedMage name]], Red Wizards of Thay focus intensely on one particular school of magic. Safiya focuses on Transmutation at the expense of Illusion and Conjuration.
* PrestigeClass: Notable as the first [=NWN2=] party member to have one.
* ThePowerOfCreation: Safiya's [[MasterOfOneMagic specialty]].
* PowerTattoo: All Red Wizards have them.
* SecondLove: Depending on your choices.
* SquishyWizard
* StereotypeFlip: Unlike the majority of Red Wizards, Safiya is far more interested in learning and teaching than in accruing personal power.
* TrueNeutral: [[invoked]]

!!Gannayev-of-Dreams
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Better known as Gann, this young hagspawn is a Rashemi Spirit Shaman that the Captain encounters while searching for allies against Okku. Abandoned by his parents at birth, the wild spirits of Rasheman raised him as their own. Interestingly and unusually, Gann is quite a PrettyBoy, a trait he takes great pride in. As a Spirit Shaman, he is capable of walking in the realm of dreams, which can come in handy at various points in the game.

[[spoiler:It is later learned that her mother actually truly loved him and his father, and was forced to abandon him by the Slumbering Coven. Upon discovering this, he implores the Captain to kill the Coven in retribution.]]

Voiced by Creator/CrispinFreeman.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BoxedCrook: He actually doesn't mind prison too much (especially since he's messed with the runes that keep him from dream hopping), but he was getting a bit bored with it.
* TheCasanova
* ChaoticNeutral: In-universe.
* CuteMonsterGuy: Gann is a stark contrast to most other hagspawn, which are usually rather brutish and ugly. Gann lampshades this.
-->'''Gannayev:''' Do I ''look'' like a hagspawn? Come now.
* DreamWalker
* {{Druid}}: Gann's a Spirit Shaman, a spontaneous spellcasting variation of the Druid class that fight and commune with supernatural spirits.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: A fact he is well aware of. In fact, when you first meet him, he says he's in the Mulsantir prison when first met for the crime of "being too handsome to look upon". He's actually there more or less voluntarily -- hiding from his numerous admirers.
* [[GirlOfMyDreams Guy Of My Dreams]]: Not the ''PC'''s dreams, but he does quite like showing up in the dreams of young women [[PowerPerversionPotential for unchaste purposes]].
* HalfHumanHybrid: Hagspawn are offspring of hags and human males.
* HandsomeLech
* HeyItsThatVoice: Hey, Creator/CrispinFreeman.
* InsufferableGenius: Although he does take jabs at his ego quite well.
* LadyKillerInLove: Should the Knight-Captain pursue a relationship with him, he falls well and truly in love, going so far as to [[spoiler:convert to the worship of Kelemvor to stay with the player character in one of the endings]]. Some of his endings also have him settling down with a girl you help during the main story.
* TheLancer: Both in story and gameplay terms, as his preferred weapon is a spear.
* LivingDream: Gannayev ''says'' he's this at first, but he'll admit to just being a hagspawn after some prodding and a successful Diplomacy check.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: As Gulk'aush ([[spoiler:Gann's mother]]) puts it, Gann drifts "from creature to creature, spirit to spirit, finding no dream that has touched [him]."
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* LovableRogue
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: 99% of hagspawn are ugly brutes. The reason he isn't is because [[spoiler:his parents actually loved each other]].
* {{Naytheist}}: He acknowledges the presence of gods in the Realms, but refuses to devote himself to any of them, or actually acknowledge them as gods at all. This causes some minor crises of faith in the later parts of the game, and one of the endings as well.
** FlatEarthAtheist: The Wall of the Faithless, however, he adamantly refuses to believe exists, even though one of your companions (Kaelyn) is personally familiar with it.
* ParentalAbandonment
* PowerPerversionPotential: He's called "Gann of Dreams" for a reason. Given his HandsomeLech tendencies and there you go.
* PrettyBoy
* RaisedByWolves: Wolf spirits at that!
* ReallyGetsAround
* SecondLove: If you so chose.
* SquareRaceRoundClass: Hagspawn are not known for their spellcasting abilities.
* TailorMadePrison: Unlike the classic iron bars of the others prisoners', Gann's prison is a windowless room in which every surface is covered in runes. They're ''supposed'' to keep him from his usual late-night dreamsex activities, but a PC with a high enough spellcraft skill can notice that Gann's messed around with them a bit.
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* [[spoiler:TraumaInducedAmnesia: Upon discovering that Gannayev's mother let his father escape, the her hag sisters hunted him down, tore him apart, and force-fed Gann's mom bloody chunks of him - all in front of Gann. Gann naturally remembers none of this]].
* [[TheUglyGuysHotDaughter The Ugly Hag's Hot Son]]

!!Kaelyn the Dove
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A half-celestial cleric of Ilmater that the Captain recruits for the struggle against Okku. The party meets her in the Shadow Realm version of Mulsantir, attempting to discover secret information on Kelemvor and Akachi the Betrayer. In exchange for helping her obtain this information, she agrees to aide the Captain.

[[spoiler:Kaelyn was originally a devout servant of Kelemvor, god of death. As time went on she began to question her faith, specifically regarding the Wall of the Faithless. No longer able to shepherd the souls of the dead to a FateWorseThanDeath, she left the Kelemvoran faith and attempted to forcibly tear down the Wall. Though she failed and was cast down into Faerûn, she still wishes to see the Wall destroyed.]]

Voiced by [[Creator/CatOConnor Cat O'Connor]].

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* AbstractApotheosis: [[spoiler:In Kaelyn's good ending, she becomes the symbol of hope for all the victims of the Wall of the Faithless.]]
* AnimalMotif: Doves
* CombatMedic
* {{Determinator}}
* DissonantSerenity: She ''never'' raises her voice, which can be a bit creepy depending on what she's talking about.
* FallenAngel: [[spoiler: In all of her endings, her wings turn eventually turn black. In the optimistic ones, she is still perceived as a savior of forsaken souls, and sees her wings as a symbol of her cause.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Kaelyn says she's a doomguide but has no levels in that class, nor does she have any of the prerequisites. Forgivable since doomguide wasn't added as a prestige class until ''Storm of Zehir''. [[spoiler:It's also possible she was de-leveled for rebelling against Kelemvor.]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: Human/angel.
* NeutralGood: In-universe.
* PardonMyKlingon: Averted. As a matter of fact, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny she doesn't know any profanity at all]].
* SingleIssueWonk: Normally mild-mannered, but just mention the Wall of the Faithless, and she goes into...
* TranquilFury
* WingedHumanoid: Subverted in that her wings are nonfunctional (i.e. she can't fly).
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Gann quite likes him... mostly because they're reflective enough that he can admire ''himself'' in them.

!!Okku
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-> ''"I am a god of bears... what is there not to understand? ... I jest, little one. You smell of distant lands... no doubt the spirits of Rashemen are a puzzle to you. In life, I was a bear of flesh and bone. In death, my bond with the land has called me back."''
--> -- Okku, asked to describe himself

A powerful bear spirit that is the sole guardian of the Spirit Barrow. He first appears attempting to stop the Knight Captain and Safiya from escaping the Barrow. Although driven off, Okku soon afterwards amasses a spirit army outside Mulsantir, demanding that the Captain face him in combat. Despite the Captain's attempts at peace, Okku strangely insists that the Captain must die. [[spoiler:After a heated battle, Okku is defeated and begs that the Captain kill him before the Curse consumes him. If the Captain chooses to suppress the curses' hunger, Okku will be shocked that they have not given in to their hunger, and offers to help the party as part of a compact he made with a previous Spirit Eater long ago.]]

[[spoiler:Okku's clan barrow is the prison the Knight-Captain awakens in at the beginning of the game. To ensure the curse never threatened the world again, the previous Spirit Eater crafted the prison and spent his last days there in the hopes that once he died the curse would be trapped in the prison and never spread to another person. Okku, out of respect to his friend and a sense of duty to end the curse, remained within the Barrow to watch over and guard the prison against interlopers. The curse had disastrous effects on his clan members, most of whom went feral or mad due to the curse's influence.]]

Voiced by Creator/DarrylKurylo.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BearsAreBadNews
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Or bearish origin, rather. Okku was once a simple (albeit unusually intelligent) bear that attained minor godhood by the virtue of his incredible badassery.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine
* GrumpyBear: Quite literally.
* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:When you first meet him]]
* [[spoiler:IOweYouMyLife: Both to you and the Spirit Eater before you.]]
* LawfulNeutral: In-universe.
* PhysicalGod
* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Spirit Bear]]
* [[spoiler:SourSupporter]]: [[spoiler:He is initially quite skeptical that the Knight Captain can end the Curse without succumbing to it, but do enough good deeds and he'll warm up to you considerably.]]

!!One of Many
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-> ''"Here is a soul so old, so broken and fragmented... it is not even worth devouring. One would gain more sustenance chomping at the air."''
--> -- One of Many

A mysterious spirit entity actually made of many souls in a MindHive. [[spoiler:If the Knight Captain chooses to devour Okku, you can offer Okku's pelt as a shell for this creature in the Dead God's Vault.]]

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* AssimilationBackfire: If [[MindHive One of Many]] is in your party when you meet the dead god [[TheGrimReaper Myrkul]], they'll ask you if they can eat Myrkul. Given that unlike the [[PlayerCharacter Knight-Captain's]] Spirit-Eater curse, One of Many adds consumed souls to its collective, Myrkul will take over, resulting in a BonusBoss.
* TheBrute: One of the souls is an orc known only as 'The Brute'.
* TheCameo: Reappears in ''Storm of Zehir'' in a random encounter. [[FridgeLogic Which makes one wonder what the canonical Spirit-Eater did in Rashemen.]]
* CreepyChild: The soul leading the MindHive is a small boy.
* FighterMageThief: Its function changes depending on which soul is currently in control of the Many. It can be either a rogue, barbarian, or warlock.
* IAmLegion
* MindHive: An amalgamation of souls extracted from the victims of Myrkul's death priests.
* NeutralEvil: In-universe.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:When the player character meets Myrkul in the Astral Plane, One-of-Many demands the right to consume Myrkul. If allowed to do so, Myrkul seizes control of the Many, and tries to use it to kill the player character.]]
* SpeakingSimlish: Uses a strange Voice of the Dead that every living creature can understand.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Subverted in that recruiting it requires the Knight-Captain to consciously commit a severely evil act. Unless the KC then goes for a HeelFaceTurn, of course...
* WhatTheHellHero: Kaelyn calls the player out for creating an abomination.
* YourSoulIsMine: Like the Captain, it can absorb souls, but instead of devouring them, it adds them to its MindHive.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer Non-Party Characters]]

!!Araman
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A mysterious Red Wizard who usurped Safiya's mother as leader of the Acadamy of Shapers and Binders for unknown reasons. He seems to have a vendetta against the Knight-Captain.

[[spoiler:Araman is actually the brother of Akachi the Betrayer. Centuries ago, when Akachi chose to rebel against Myrkul for the sake of his lover, Araman chose to stay loyal to his god. As a "reward", Myrkul made him immortal and gave him the task of hunting down the Founder and killing her. His takeover of Thaymount was so he could access a portal that would lead him to the Founder's Sanctum. Before he can reach her, however, the Knight-Captain's party confront him and Araman is ultimately killed. He is later seen on the Fugue Plane, defending the City of the Dead.]]

[[spoiler:Araman is a jaded, depressed man. To this day, he believes firmly that Akachi's betrayal of his god for his love was madness, and believes that no good could come of upsetting the order of the Planes. He takes no pleasure in what he does, instead seeing his actions as [[NecessaryEvil necessary evils]] to maintain balance in the world.]]

Voiced by Creator/FredTatasciore.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BaldOfEvil
* BigBad: [[spoiler: The game sets him up to look like this for a while, but he isn't.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon]]: [[spoiler:To Myrkul.]]
* LawfulNeutral: In-universe.
* [[spoiler:OptionalPartyMember]]: [[spoiler: Should the player decide to betray the Betrayer's Crusade and side with Kelemvor, Araman joins in place of Kaelynn, who leaves the party.]]
* PowerTattoo: Again, Red Wizard.
* [[spoiler:UnexplainedRecovery]]: [[spoiler:Subverted when he reappears on the Fugue Plane, since said plane is actually a section of the afterlife.]]

!!The Slumbering Coven

A coven of Rashemi hags who gather dreams and ancient knowledge. While undeniably evil and depraved, most of the people of the nation grudgingly accept their presence due to their wealth of ancient knowledge. The Knight-Captain's party is directed to visit them as a source of information about the Spirit Eater curse, but the Coven, fearing that the Captain will lose control of the curse and devour them, betray the party and dump them in a prison under the lake.

[[spoiler:The Coven turns out to be directly responsible for Gann's [[ParentalAbandonment childhood abandonment]]. When it was discovered that Gann's mother had sired a child with a human, and worse, loved both the man in question and the child, the Coven offered her a [[SadisticChoice choice between the lives of her child or her lover.]] She chose to spare her son, and was forced to ''eat her love alive'', the act of which drove her completely insane. Needless to say, Gann is less than pleased to discover this, and insists that they be killed. The Coven attempts to dissuade the Captain from this, claiming that killing them would rob the world of priceless knowledge and beauty, but ultimately the Captain decides whether they live or die. In either case, the Coven do end up telling the party their next destination: Thaymount Academy.]]

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:As valuable as their knowledge may be, killing these selfish bitches is nevertheless extremely satisfying.]]
* KnowledgeBroker
* NecessarilyEvil: How they view themselves. [[spoiler:You can disagree and say they're just plain evil, and kill them.]]
* NeutralEvil: In-universe.

!!The Faceless Man [[spoiler:a.k.a. Akachi the Betrayer]]

The embodiment of the Spirit-Eater curse, dealing with the Faceless Man is the only way for the Spirit-Eater curse to be ended. Its origin is a mystery that drives much of the backstory, and discovering it provides the key to freeing the Knight-Captain.

[[spoiler:Akachi was once the high priest of the now-dead god Myrkul, who once was god of the dead. When his lover, the Founder, died without pledging herself to a god, her soul was condemned to the Wall of the Faithless and Akachi chose to rebel against his god to save her. This became known as the First Crusade, and earned him the title, "The Betrayer". His Crusade failed, and as punishment he was bound to the Wall himself. However, Myrkul seeing an opportunity to spread misery (and alive-in-death by exploiting the ForgottenRealms' early GodNeedsPrayerBadly system) decided that Akachi had not suffered enough, and so inflicted a ''real'' FateWorseThanDeath on him. He was stripped of his mind, his humanity and everything that had made him a person, and left with an insatiable hunger for souls: the Faceless Man. The Spirit Eater curse is his parasitic ravenous remnant, attaching itself to people and condemning their souls to the Wall in his place. Over time, his victims are slowly "digested", devouring more spirits to hold off the encroachment of the curse, but needing more and more spirits to hold off the hunger.]]

[[spoiler:At the end of the game, the player character recovers the stolen soul from the Wall of the Faithless, but must then battle Akachi for control over it. Depending on what whether or not the three fragments of the [[TitleDrop Mask of the Betrayer]] were recovered in the game, the Knight-Captain can choose to [[GoldenEnding restore Akachi and end the Spirit-Eater curse]], [[BittersweetEnding subdue Akachi and spend eternity on the Fugue Plane]], or ''devour the Faceless Man'' and become [[EldritchAbomination a power to shake the planes]].]]

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BigBad
* ChaoticEvil: [[invoked]] The Spirit-eater is pure elemental hunger.
* EldritchAbomination
* TragicMonster
* [[spoiler:WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]]: [[spoiler:It's hard not to feel sorry for him once you realize what--or rather who--he is.]]

!!Myrkul, the Lord of Bones
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[[caption-width-right:200:Myrkul, or rather what's left of him.]]
The former god of the dead, and creator of the Wall of the Faithless and Spirit-Eater curse.

Myrkul was a member of the Dead Three along with Bane and Bhaal, a trio of evil epic-level adventurers who, centuries ago, challenged the original god of the dead, Jergal, for rulership. Ironically Jergal had grown tired of his job and divvied up his portfolio voluntarily. Myrkul came away with death, Bane with tyranny, and Bhaal with murder, while Jergal chose to simply be the archivist of the dead.

Fast forward several hundred years (we'll skip Akachi's rebellion since it's described above), and the Dead Three get back together in 1358 DR (the Year of Shadows) to steal the [[MacGuffin Tablets of Fate]] from the Overgod Ao. An infuriated overgod casts the entire pantheon down to Toril, only allowing them back if the Tablets are recovered. During this period, Myrkul is killed by Mystra, and Bhaal is slain by Cyric. (Bane is killed by Torm, but gets better about ten years later.) As happens with all dead gods, Myrkul's corpse was set adrift in the Astral Plane, which holds the multiverse together.

[[spoiler:The [[PlayerCharacter Knight-Captain]] runs across his decaying corpse during his/her escape from the Academy of Shapers and Binders via the Astral Plane. After interrogating Myrkul on various points to the player's satisfaction, s/he is given the opportunity to serve up an [[DeathByIrony Ironic Death]] with the Spirit-Eater.]]

Voiced by Creator/SScottBullock.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* [[spoiler:DeathByIrony]]: A fact he [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] with surprising glee.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin
* [[spoiler:[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Did You Just EAT Myrkul?]]]]
* GodIsDead: [[spoiler:What you're talking to is the remnants of his consciousness, set adrift in the Astral Plane.]]
* HannibalLecture: Loves giving these, with thought you and your companions can throw them back in his face.
* JerkassGod: Not as {{Jerkass}} as Cyric was during his brief tenure as god of the dead, but that's not saying much.
* IHaveManyNames: As befitting a god. [[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Myrkul The FRWiki has the full list.]]
* NeutralEvil: In-universe.

!!Kelemvor, the Lord of the Dead
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The ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms''' incumbent god of the dead, ruler of the Fugue Plane and unwilling administrator of the Wall of the Faithless.

His backstory is available in numerous sourcebooks, a novel series, and on the Forgotten Realms wiki.

Voiced by Creator/RodgerBumpass.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* {{BFS}}: His favored weapon is a bastard sword called Fatal Touch.
* CoolMask
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Kelemvor started out as the mercenary Kelemvor Lyonsbane, and replaced Cyric as god of the dead only six years before ''Mask of the Betrayer''.
* DontFearTheReaper: In stark contrast to his predecessors Myrkul and Cyric, Kelemvor and his worshipers work to ensure that the dead rest peacefully, and that the living understand that death is not to be feared.
** This is at odds with the architecture of many of his temples, since most (including the one in Mulsantir) are repurposed temples to Myrkul.
* IHaveManyNames: Again, from being a god. His other titles include "Lord of the Crystal Spire" and the somewhat inaccurate "Judge of the Damned".
* LawfulNeutral: In-universe.
* [[spoiler:NarratorAllAlong]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir Characters]]

!!The Main Party

An individual, or group of up to four adventurers, who sail on the ship ''The Vigilant'' from the Sword Coast to Samarach. Shipwrecked after a storm, the party must work quickly to arm themselves with whatever is at hand to defend against a mob of batiri enraged at a linguistic mistake made by [[TheMunchausen the famous Volothamp Geddarm]]. After defending themselves, the survivors are captured by Samarachan soldiers, but fortunately are freed by Sa'Sani, the owner of the merchant who commissioned the vessel. She suspects the ''Vigilant'' was sabotaged, and hires the player to investigate.

Thus begins a lighthearted tale of adventure, discovery and merchant finance, set in both the familiar Sword Coast and the exotic Chultan penninsula.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* AnAdventurerIsYou: The entire point of the game. Or, half of it.
* AnEntrepreneurIsYou: The other half.
* FeaturelessProtagonist: [[ArbitraryHeadcountLimit Four character slots]], infinite possibilities to fill them since, like in ''VideoGame/IcewindDale'', you design your own party from scratch. A lore-minded player could create a MultinationalTeam, a group of old friends who fought in the Shadow War, or anything in between.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It is generally accepted that the [=PCs'=] adventures here take place before or during the Knight-Captain's adventure in ''Mask of the Betrayer''.

!!Volothamp Geddarm
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Volothamp Geddarm, or Volo for short, is the most famous traveler in all the Realms, as well as a powerful wizard and the author of a number of travel guides to all the Realms. While some of his exploits are certainly exaggerated, if not outright fabrications, Volo is nevertheless VERY well traveled, and boasts a wide array of knowledge about, well, everything, even as he constantly thirsts for additional experiences and knowledge.

A fellow passenger aboard the ''Vigilant'', after the ship was wrecked Volo attempted to negotiate with the batiri who came to investigate the wreckage. When negotiations inevitably failed, Volo bought the main party as much time to prepare for their attack as he could. After the battle, he is taken into custody with the survivors until freed by Sa'Sani. He stays in the merchant company's headquarters, presumably to stay near Sa'Sani, and hands out a few small sidequests in the first part of the game. Volo also asks that the player report to him about the locations the party visits to use as material for his next book.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* ChaoticGood: In-universe. Not mentioned in game, but according to the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' sourcebooks this is his alignment.
* GentlemanAdventurer: Doesn't quite come across here, but Volo's character does take inspiration from ''AroundTheWorldIn80Days''.
* TheMunchausen: Exactly how many of Volo's claims as to his adventures is not known, but even with that taken into account he's had a fabulous career.

!!Sa'Sani

The owner of a fairly new merchant company, Sa'Sani is the one who hired the ''Vigilant'', the ship that the player party sailed south on. When the ship is wrecked off the coast of Samarach, Sa'Sani decides to use the player party, indebted to her for saving them as they are, to investigate the odd circumstances and coincidences building up around her. Later, [[spoiler:after accusations of consorting with the Yuan-ti are leveled at her, she moves her base of operations north to Crossroad Keep]].

[[spoiler: As it turns out, Sa'Sani is not guilty of working with the yuan-ti, she ''is'' one. Her original goal was to place agents in key positions in Samarach and the Sword Coast, but Zehir and his House Se'Sehen supplicants derailed those plans. Her ultimate fate is left up to the player to decide; if she is not killed she can either fade into obscurity if the company does poorly or become either a harsh businesswoman suspected of arranging "accidents" for competitors if allowed to follow her natural business instincts or a celebrated engineer of change and social progress if a promise to not harm anyone during her reconstruction of the Sword Coast.]]

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: You can make her into this.]]
* [[spoiler:CuteMonsterGirl]]: [[spoiler:Volo is attracted to her, even after he finds out what she really is.]]
* GoodFeelsGood: [[spoiler: If the player extracts a promise from her, she can realize this and come to regard her human identity as her true self.]]
* [[spoiler:LawfulEvil]]: [[invoked]] Presumably her original alignment.
* [[spoiler:RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething]]: [[spoiler:She is a princess of the Yuan-ti House Sauringar.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sa'Sani makes a point of explaining her actions to the main party, and trusts them with a huge amount of discretionary powers in her company after seeing how capable they are.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir Cohorts]]

!!Umoja
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A Chultan druid of Ubtao with a deinonychus for his animal companion. Found in the Samargol market.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BilingualBonus: "Umoja" means "unity" in Swahili.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
* InHarmonyWithNature: Being a druid, that's not surprising.
* LargeHam
* MissionFromGod: He was dispatched to reasonably civilized Samarach from his usual haunts in the Chultan jungle because his god Ubtao sensed a threat to Chult brewing. [[spoiler:Ubtao was correct on everything but the ''scale'' of the threat.]]
* NatureHero
* NeutralGood: In-universe.
* StereotypeFlip: Large Ham instead of whining about balance.

!!Inshula sar Mashewe
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A Tashalan ranger staying in Samargol while her sister recuperates from wounds sustained in a hunting accident. You can hire her, or you can let her read tarot cards (possibly stacking the deck) which will convince her to join you for free.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BaldWomen: No word on why her head is shaved bald.
* BareYourMidriff / {{Stripperiffic}}: {{Lampshaded}} and {{justified|Trope}}. Chult is a hot, humid tropical region, which makes her starting attire quite practical.
* BlueBlood: She and her sister are scions of a rich Tashalan merchant clan that specializes in the manufacture and export of fine wines.
* DualWielding: Oddly though, the devs used the two-weapon ranger build, but gave her a ''crossbow'' for her starting weapon.
* TheHunter: She and her sister make their living hunting wild beasts and selling valuable parts.
* TrueNeutral: In-universe.

!!Lastri Kassireh
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A lightfoot halfling {{swashbuckler}}, and captain of the ill-fated ''Vigilant''. You can recruit her after rescuing her and her second mate from the batiri.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* TheCaptain: For the prologue. The epilogues indicate she bought a new ship from the riches earned off her association with the party.
* {{Hobbits}}
* TheNapoleon: Especially evident in the prologue, during which you can hear her barking out orders to crewmen twice her height.
* {{Swashbuckler}}: Her actual character class.
* TrueNeutral: In-universe.

!!Chir Darkflame
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A svirfneblin[[note]]deep gnome[[/note]] wizard being held captive by mind flayers in the Underdark Market in Samarach. You can recruit her by killing the illithids (and the rest of the market), then freeing the captives.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* ChaoticEvil: In-universe.
* LukeNounverber
* SquishyWizard: Not really a well-built character. Most notably she took the Toughness feat (+1 HP per level) at first level rather than [[http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Spellcasting_Prodigy Spellcasting Prodigy]].

!!Finch
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A half-elf bard found in taverns throughout the Sword Coast. You can recruit him after clearing him of [[ItsALongStory trumped-up theft charges]] in Neverwinter.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* ChaoticGood: In-universe.
* ClearTheirName: He's wanted for theft in Neverwinter. [[spoiler:Turns out a nobleman ''thought'' Finch was getting too close to his wife, and accused him of stealing a priceless Lantanese timepiece.]]
* CallBack: The OC referred briefly to a bard named Finch who kept losing his hat. This is him.
* HalfHumanHybrid: A half-elf.
* SpoonyBard: Thankfully he's nowhere near as annoying as Grobnar was.

!!Soraevora Aeravand
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--> ''"Follow me, as an arrow from Sehanine's bow!"''

A sun elf favored soul of Angarradh. You meet her in the throne room on your first visit to Crossroad Keep.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BladeOnAStick: A divine spellcaster who favors spears? Perfect recipe for the Stormlord {{prestige class}} if you build her right.
* ChaoticGood: In-universe.
* LargeHam
* MissionFromGod: Traveled overseas from Evermeet on orders from her goddess. [[spoiler:Angarradh saw the rise of the Zehiric cult and, being a good deity, decided to intervene.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Par for the course with elves, but subverted in that she's old enough to show it on her face (looks to be maybe in her forties or fifties if she was human).

!!Grykk Bannersworn
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A half-orc paladin of Torm, currently staying at the Wailing Wench Tavern in Neverwinter. He'll join you if he likes you (which requires good party members and/or party members that worship Torm), or if you pay him 1000 gp to "prove your sincerity".

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* HalfHumanHybrid: A half-orc.
* LawfulGood: In-universe. He's a ''paladin''.
* LargeHam
* LukeNounverber
* ThePaladin
* SquareRaceRoundClass / StereotypeFlip: He's a half-orc ''paladin''. On top of that, he's very well-mannered when he speaks and his voice doesn't sound like a typical half-orc.

!!Belueth the Calm
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An aasimar rogue, and a member of the Shadow Thieves of Amn, staying at the temple of Waukeen in Neverwinter. She'll join you upon receipt of 5000 gold, though you can talk her down to 3000.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* CoolMask: Wears a jet-black domino as a symbol of her devotion to the thief-god Mask.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Aasimar are humans with a good-aligned outsider (typically an angel) as an ancestor.
* NeutralEvil: In-universe.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Though subverted in the epilogues: [[spoiler:she grows to [[EvenEvilHasStandards hate the Snaketongues outright]] and makes a new career out of hunting and killing them]].
* SquareRaceRoundClass / StereotypeFlip: She's an aasimar. Beings such as her are usually known for being good because of their angelic heritage, while she's {{neutral evil}} in-universe, and a professional thief when the aasimar are typically drawn towards paladinhood.

!!Septimund
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A human doomguide of Kelemvor, the god of the dead whom you may remember was the narrator of ''Mask of the Betrayer''. Septimund is found in Port Llast, where he is investigating nightly incursions by undead from the nearby graveyard.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* {{BFS}}: Favors a bastard sword, also known as a hand-and-a-half sword.
* CallBack: Nya, a throwaway {{NPC}} in Port Llast in the OC, was an old flame, [[spoiler:and returns in ''[=SoZ=]'' as the {{necromancer}} raising the dead in the graveyard]].
* LawfulNeutral: In-universe.
* MarriedToTheJob: Nya loved him but he was too devoted to his work as an undead hunter.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:It's possible to summon the ghost of an ancient leader of Port Llast and talk him into using an army of undead to help drive the Luskan occupiers out of Port Llast. But if Septimund is in the current party, he'll react with outrage, leave the party and run back to town to warn them.]]

!!Quarrel
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A half-drow warlock found in West Harbor. You can recruit him after a sidequest.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* TheApprentice: Wants to follow in Ammon Jerro's footsteps.
* ChaoticEvil: In-universe.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-drow.

!!Ribsmasher
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A human monk whom you can find imprisoned in a secret shrine to Shar. Batshit insane and utterly hilarious.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* AscendedExtra: Appeared in "who the hell was that?"-type encounters in a couple of dungeons in the original campaign.
* AxCrazy[=/=]BloodKnight: Utterly obsessed with smashing ribs.
* BareFistedMonk
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Name? Ribsmasher. Occupation? Smashing ribs.
* LargeHam[=/=]LaughingMad: Seriously, every line he has involves yelling at the top of his lungs (often about smashing ribs) and/or laughing. For example, when you ask him how he got locked up in the shrine, he responds:
--> '''Ribsmasher:''' WRONG TURN! HA!
* LawfulNeutral: In-universe. Lawful because monks have to be, neutral because he's too insane to be anything else.
* LukeNounverber: Or just Nounverber, if you want to be pedantic.
* StereotypeFlip: This is not the kind of monk who is focused on meditation and inner peace.
* WarriorMonk

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[[folder:Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate Characters]]

!!Rinara
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A half-elf rogue. You'll meet her at the start of the campaign.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* DualWielding: Favors a pair of shortswords.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-elf.
* NeutralEvil: In-universe.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney
* [[spoiler:TenMinuteRetirement]]
* TokenEvilTeammate

!!Mantides
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A human fighter. You'll meet Mantides in the Black Eye Tavern in the Harbor Loop. Regardless of what you say to him, he'll offer to join your party.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* TheAlcoholic
* {{BFS}}: His weapon of choice.
* FallenHero: His backstory.
* NeutralGood: In-universe.
* ThePaladin: He ''used'' to be one, but violated the code of conduct and lost his powers.

!!Charissa Maernos
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A human cleric of Tyr. You meet her the first time you enter the the Morningstar Haven in the Arena District.

'''Associated Tropes:'''
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Her philosophy (and given this is how D&D universes work by default...).
** WhiteAndGreyMorality: After some CharacterDevelopment.
* BlueBlood: Scion of a disgraced line of Waterdhavian nobility.
* ClearTheirName: Has been ''trying'' to clear her family's name for several years.
* DropTheHammer: Like Casavir from the OC, she favors warhammers.
* JerkAss
* LawfulGood: In-universe.

!!Sir Peregrim

'''Associated Tropes:'''

* DemBones
* DirtyCoward

!!Elandra

'''Associated Tropes:'''

* [[spoiler: OurBansheesAreLouder]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: That's her ''religion''.


!!Tasheni

'''Associated Tropes:'''

* [[spoiler: BigBadWannaBe]]
* [[spoiler: OurVampiresAreDifferent]]

!![[spoiler:Zymena]]

'''Associated Tropes:'''

* [[spoiler: DirtyCoward: In the evil path.]]
* [[EvilSorcerer Evil Sorceress]]
* FieryRedHead
* [[spoiler: OurDemonsAreDifferent: Her true form is a paeliryon and she's really, really nasty.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan
* TheStarscream

!![[spoiler:Orbakh]]

'''Associated Tropes:'''

* BigBad
* EvilGloating: It bites him off in the Good path and you call him out.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* RedEyesTakeWarning

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