Blades of Light and Shadow Miscellaneous Characters

Xaius
Two thousand years ago, elven king Xaius and his people fought a war against the shadow forces.



Shadow Gargoyle
Before the shadow gargoyle can attack, Ellara blasts it into nothingness.



Ellara
Ellara is a battlemage and Xaius' second-in-command. She reports that the enemy is many but weak, and they are driving them back.



Dreadlord
However, before they can celebrate, the Dreadlord appears. As the story was told by Kade two thousand years later, the Dreadlord attacked and destroyed the great elven empire.



Bartender
He is the bartender at the Dancing Pig Tavern, and he tells Kade they've been hearing this story for years. His character model resembles Damon Fierro from The Royal Masquerade.



Town Constable Angus
When you bump into a stranger, Angus is the one to tell you his name. When he, Grenn, and Mal leave, you become upset that Mal called you a "kit" and you complain to Kade that you're better than Angus, who is a drunk. At the end of the chapter, you and your party find his body at the temple. His character model resembles Gabriel Amarne from The Crown &amp; The Flame series.



Grenn
Grenn is Angus' apprentice. She pipes in that Mal is a world-famous adventurer. At the end of the chapter, you and your party find her body at the temple. Her character model resembles Kailani Keawe from The Crown &amp; The Flame series.



Vendor
If you choose to visit the night market, you get to use your chosen Diplomacy skill on her. She resembles Mary Zilberg.



Blacksmith
If you choose to visit the blacksmith, you get to check out the item of which you've chosen your skillset for.



Scholar Vash Vallerin
Scholar Vash is a High Priest of the Light and Nia's mentor. After being struck by Duke Erthax, he is poisoned. In his last moments, he tells you what you and your party must do and asks that you protect Nia.



Owlbear
You get to fight one to help Nia and Scholar Vash. You can use the Beastmaster skill on it.



Kromp
If you go to retrieve Nia's bracelet in the premium scene, you'll encounter these. They're nasty little critters, crawling around hoarding shiny things for their burrows. The females are venomous.

Vorglin
If you decide to explore the Temple with Nia and Kade in a premium scene (side quest), you encounter a vorglin, a creature that feeds off of fear. It resembles a Shadow Monster from The Elementalists. When they are fed emotions they don't enjoy (such as happiness or sadness), they transform them into an elemental discharge usually like iron or brass. Gold discharge is rare.



Thugs
The thugs are a group of criminals, responsible for murdering Constable Angus and Grenn and taking Mal hostage. They force him to solve the puzzle at the Temple of Ellara, which contained an Onyx Shard. They are killed when Mal deliberately sets off one of the traps.



Shadow Hound
They are two creatures summoned by Duke Erthax that manage to wound Scholar Vash. One is defeated by Nia if she has her bracelet, and one is defeated by your character if you kick it or throw a rock at it.

Vendor 2
She offers to sell you a premium outfit. Her character model resembles Cora Pritchard from It Lives In The Woods.



??? (Male Elf)
He bumps into your character at the market. Nia says he's radiating powerful magical energy. At the end of the chapter, he saves you by blasting the mayor's men with magical energy and decapitating the mayor. He tells you to run.



Alfonso
Mal introduces you to Alfonso and you have the opportunity to try one of his Tonguemelters, a spicy oyster that turns your tongue purple. You also buy anchovies for Threep from him.



Tinara
She is a pickpocket who stole Nia's coinpurse. You can recover it in a premium side-quest. Her character model resembles Iola from Bloodbound, Book 3.



Guard
In the side-quest, you and your party run after Tinara who leads you to the Thieves Guild hide-out. His character model resembles Euthymios from A Courtesan of Rome.



Thiefmaster
He tells Tinara to return what she has stolen. His character model resembles Arthur Vance from It Lives Beneath.



Local
He tells you that the library was plundered and burned to the ground by a vicious band of Orcs when they raided the town a few years ago.



Vantissa
She is the owner of a pub and Mal's friend.



Guard 2
If one of your special skills is Charisma, he starts to doubt the Mayor's claims that you and your party are criminals.



Mayor
He attempts to arrest you, Mal, and Nia and accuses you of being bandits. He is a servant of the Shadow Court who is killed at the end of the chapter. He resembles The Baron from the Bloodbound series.