NPC

Branwick Larkspur

Talkative, proud, and more confident than sensible. Bran found the damaged Netherese tuning fork, lost its active prong to Simone, and expects a life-changing payment for what he delivered.

Goat ownerReluctant employerFriendly Arm regularRecurring NPCAdventure hook

General description

Branwick Larkspur is a rural herder and compulsive self-promoter whose certainty usually arrives several steps before his judgment. He wants witnesses when he expects triumph and help when that triumph becomes a problem.

Reference details

Ancestry: Human
Occupation: Herder and smallholder

Key facts

Bran wears a conspicuously bright scarf and treats his satchel as proof that prosperity is imminent.

He found a damaged Netherese tuning fork near the sea cliffs and delivered only its inert half to Quentin.

Simone, Bran’s best goat, ate the active prong and began phasing through fences while drawing other creatures through weak places in reality.

Bran initially hides that Simone is a goat, that she ate the prong, and that he does not know exactly where she is.

Appearance

Travel-worn and expressive, Bran is most memorable for a bright scarf he hangs or wears like a flag. He carries his satchel with deliberate care, as though everyone can already see the fortune he expects it to produce.

Motivation

Bran wants to recover Simone, restore his wounded pride, and turn his discovery into the life-changing payment he has already promised himself. Being publicly proved right matters almost as much as the money.

Roleplaying Bran

Speak too loudly and address the room as much as the person in front of him. Bran performs confidence, asks for witnesses, and converts embarrassment into righteous indignation. When cornered by facts, he admits the truth in reluctant fragments.

Under pressure

Bran wants to look brave more than he wants to fight. He retrieves his weapon with shaking hands but does not draw it unless forced. If the party refuses him, he offers a share of the payment, then admits there is no payment yet.

Roleplaying profile

Personality: Talkative, proud, excitable, and much more confident than sensible. Embarrassment makes him indignant rather than quiet.
Motivation: Recover Simone, restore his wounded pride, and secure the life-changing payment he already considers his.
Quirks: Speaks too loudly, asks bystanders to witness his claims, and taps his satchel or adjusts his bright scarf when trying to look prosperous.

Adventure appearances

Adventure 001

Talkative, proud, and more confident than sensible. Bran found the damaged Netherese tuning fork, lost its active prong to Simone, and expects a life-changing payment for what he delivered.

Goat owner
Reluctant employer
Friendly Arm regular

Adventure 002

The talkative finder of the first relic. In Knee Deep, Bran admits the object came from Smuggler’s Hollow and that he never went far beyond the cave mouth.

Recurring NPC
Adventure hook

Also known as

BRANWICK LARKSPUR
Bran