Tomb of Annihilation: Major NPCs GD

Dramatis Personae

The following is a list of the included major npcs for Tomb of Annihilation

• Acererak - Archlich and evil creator of the Soulmonger
• Artus Cimber - Human explorer wearing the Ring of Winter
• Asharra - Aarakocra elder at Kir Sabal
• Azaka Stormfang - Weretiger guide in Port Atahu Nui
• Bag of Nails - Unhinged tabaxi hunter in Omu
• Dragonbait - Saurial paladin aiding Artus Cimber
• Drufi - Frost giant searching for the Ring of Winter
• Ekene-Afa - Merchant prince in Atahu Nui (sells weapons, shields, canoes, rain catchers, and traveling gear)
• Eku - Disguised couatl guide in Atahu Nui
• Elok Jaharwon - Wereboar pirate captain of the Dragonfang
• Faroul - Human guide in Atahu Nui
• Fenthaza - Yuan-ti nightmare speaker in Omu
• Flask of Wine - Tabaxi guide in Atahu Nui
• Gondolo - Halfling guide in Atahu Nui
• Grabstab - Queen of the Biting Ant goblin tribe and ruler of Yellyark
• Grandfather Zitembe - riest at the Temple of Savras in Atahu Nui
• Hew Hackinstone - Shield dwarf guide in Atahu Nui
• Ifan Talro'a - Merchant prince in Atahu Nui (sells beasts)
• Jessamine - Merchant prince in Atahu Nui (sells plants, poisons, and assassinations)
• Jobal - Merchant prince in Atahu Nui (sells guides and mercenaries)
• Kupalue - Qawasha's vegepygmy companion
• Kwayothe - Merchant prince in Atahu Nui (sells fruit, wine, oil, perfume, tej, and insect repellent)
• Laskilar - Human pirate captain of the Stirge
• Liaa Portyr - Commander of Fort Beluarian
• Musharib - Albino dwarf guide in Atahu Nui
• Mwaxanare - Chultan princess living in Kir Sabal
• Na - Chultan prince and Mwaxanare's baby brother
• Nanny Pu'pu - Green hag living in the village of Mbala
• Niles Breakbone - Commander of Camp Vengeance and Order of the Gauntlet member
• Ortimay - Gnome captain of the Brazen Pegasus
• Orvex Ocrammas - Scribe working for the Red Wizards
• Qawasha - Chultan druid guide in Fort Beluarian
• Ras Nsi - Yuan-ti necromancer and warlord
• River Mist - Tabaxi guide in Atahu Nui
• Saja N'baza - Guardian naga of Orolunga
• Salida - Yuan-Ti guide in Atahu Nui
• Shago - Human gladiator and guide in Fort Beluarian
• Syndra Silvane - Human archmage stricken by the death curse
• Valindra Shadowmantle - Elf lich working for Szass Tam of Thay
• Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm - Famous human explorer on a book tour
• Wakanga O'Tamu - Merchant prince in Atahu Nui (sells magic and lore)
• Withers - Spellcasting wight working for Acererak
• Xandala - Half-Elf sorcerer seeking the Ring of Winter
• Yorb - Grung chief in Omu
• Zalkore - Medusa queen of Nangalore
• Zaroum Al-Saryak - Human pirate captain of the Emerald Eye
• Zhanthi - Merchant prince in Atahu Nui (sells gems, jewelry, cloth, and armor)
• Zindar - Half-gold dragon harbormaster of Atahu Nui
• Ashtar No'vah - Dragonborn companion of Guy Hawk




Wakanga O'Tamu

Wakanga O'Tamu is one of the Merchant Princes of Atahu Nui, and is the only arcane spellcaster among them. Dealing with knowledge, information, lost lore, potions, and scrolls, Wakanga is interested in keeping informed.
He's a long-time friend of Syndra Silvane, and he's something of a dandy who's easily seduced by smart women -- or perhaps that's only a carefully constructed public image. Unknown to his peers, Wakanga is sympathetic to the harpers and allows them to use his villa as a safe house.
Wakanga deals in knowledge, information, lost lore, potions, and scrolls. He knows of the death curse but little else about it If the characters seem committed to ending the curse, he'll help them as best he can, including selling them minor magic items (see the Magic Items for Sale table). Wakanga has a monopoly on these items in Port Nyanzaru, so the characters either pay his prices or go without. As much as he wants to help, he's unlikely to extend credit; all purchases must be in coin, gemstones, or jewelry.


Magic Items For Sale


Item Wakanga's Price
Potion, common 80 gp
Potion, uncommon 300 gp
Spell scroll, 1st-level 100 gp
Spell scroll, 2nd-level 550 gp


Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm


Author and famous human explorer on a book tour for his most recently published work "Volo's Guide to Monsters" (he always has a copy on him. It costs 50 gp, and contains various facts about monster races found around the world, and some of the information is even true).


Valindra Shadowmantle


Elf lich working for Szass Tam of Thay


Syndra Silvane

Cursed


The party's benefactor is a retired adventurer named Syndra Silvane. Being a wizard and merchant of no small repute, she has magic to expedite the party's journey to the Badlands as well as treasure with which to reward characters for their assistance.
Syndra Silvane is a retired adventurer and merchant residing in the city of Waterdeep. She is a Tethyrian human archmage, with these changes:
• Synda is lawful neutral and speaks Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, and Halfling.
• Syndra's hit point maximum has been reduced to 79 by the Soulmonger's death curse, and it decreases by 1 every midnight.. .If her hit point maximum drops to 0, Syndra dies and can't be brought back from the dead until the death curse has ended (and if her soul hasn't been devoured). Destroying the Soulmonger is the only way to halt the attrition and restore her hit point maximum to normal.


Syndra tells the characters her story and makes her request. Roleplay the encounter, paraphrasing the following information and responding in Silvane's dry, cracking voice to the characters' questions:

• "I was an adventurer years ago. I died once and was raised from the dead. I have since closed the door on that stage of my life."
• "The death curse you've heard about has struck me. I don't know how much longer I'l last before I perish. Clerics have no help to offer. They're stymied by what is happening."
• "My contacts in the Harpers have learned that the cause of the death curse is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger. According to their sources, the Soulmonger is somewhere in the Badlands."
• "The Badlands are ringed with mountains and choked with rainforests. Enormous reptiles, savage goblins, and an army of undead prowl its jungles and ruins. Mapping the place has always been nigh impossible, and nothing is known about the region's current geography beyond a few miles from the coast."
• "Working from dozens of sea charts, log books, and explorers' journals, I assembled everything known about the current state of the Badlands into one map. I'll provide it to you if you undertake my mission."
• "When you're ready to depart, I will teleport us all to Port Nyanzaru, the only major settlement in the Badlands. I've been there several times before, so there's little chance of mishap. Once there, I'll say with a friend named Wakanga O'Tamu. He's one of seven merchant princes who rule the city.

Syndra has misgivings about sending inexperienced adventurers on so dangerous a quest, but she isn't taking any chances. She fails to mention that other, more experienced parties of adventurers have been sent to the Badlands already. All have disappeared, and Syndra fears the worst. In truth they fell victim to the perils of the Badlands or crossed paths with Valindra Shadowmantle, and were never seen or heard from again. .If the characters urge Syndra to seek out a more experienced party of adventurers, she replies dryly, "I already have".
Syndra promises each character a rare or uncommon magic item, delivered upon successful completion of her quest. Syndra also expects that the characters will find enough treasure in the Badlands to make them as rich as kings.
If the characters press for coin up front, Syndra gives each character 50 gp to defray expenses in Atahu Nui



Ashtar No'Vah

Black Dragonborn monk who was found on the docks of Atahu Nui on the back of a dinosaur.