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Courtier

Source NPC Core pg. 12
The denizens of a noble court are the most powerful people in a civilization, primed with wealth, station, and authority above the common people.

Members

Advisor (Creature 5), Court Historian (Creature -1), Courtesean (Creature 2), Envoy (Creature 0), Knight (Creature 7), Noble (Creature 3), Palace Guard (Creature 4), Spy (Creature 6), Veteran Noble (Creature 6)

Sidebar - Related Creatures Crossover Ancestry NPCs

Several of the NPCs elsewhere in NPC Core can fit well in this group: Aiuvarin translator (level 0)

Sidebar - Additional Lore Intriguing Plots

The royal court is filled with intrigue! Here are some examples of who might be scheming.
  • The monarch's spouse or children
  • The royal pet (a druid in disguise)
  • The grand vizier
  • Visiting ambassadors or nobles
  • Palace champion
  • Palace doctor
  • Kitchen staff
  • Court jester

Sidebar - Additional Lore Know Your Social Events

  • Ball: a formal dance party that often includes a banquet
  • Banquet: an elaborate formal meal for a large number of people
  • Debutante Ball: a ball where upper-class youths formally enter society as adults
  • Gala: a social occasion with special entertainment or performances
  • Hunt: a formal hunting competition among the nobility and royals of court
  • Masque: a dramatic performance with singing, dancing, pantomime, and dialogue

Sidebar - Additional Lore Social Warfare

Though courtiers might have guards and servants at their command, their most potent forces are their connections outside of court and the will of the common people. A noble might have financial control of the entertainment district, but a popular courtesan moving their patronage will take their admirers with them. An envoy who endears themselves to commoners by having their spies expose corrupt officials can provoke public outrage when a rival attempts to have them replaced.