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Valin Silver-Eye Glimmervein - AI-generated fantasy NPC

Valin Silver-Eye Glimmervein

Rock Gnome · Commoner (Scavenger) · Level 0

Valin Silver-Eye Glimmervein

Subterranean Salvage Expert
AC12
HP6/6
Init
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
ConditionsNone

At the table

Voice

A high-pitched, rasping croak that sounds like dry gravel sliding over metal.

Valin speaks in a rapid-fire whisper, using corporate and accounting terminology to describe the dangers of the underground.

Speech patterns

We must account for the structural liability here.
That corpse represents a significant loss of potential revenue.
My eye sees the margins that yours do not.

How to play them

He will pretend to be a helpless victim of the mountain to gain sympathy, then offer 'consulting services' for a 40 percent cut of all found loot.

Goal

To locate the 'High Ledger' lost in the deepest chamber of the collapse.

Motivation

Valin is driven by an all-consuming fear of dying penniless. He believes that if he can just recover enough 'liquid assets' from the Shattered Vein, he can buy his way back into a life of luxury and safety.

Secret · GM only

Appearance

Valin is a wiry, skeletal gnome whose movements are sharp and bird-like. His skin is the color of damp slate and permanently stained with the fine, grey glitter of stone dust. His most jarring feature is his left eye, replaced by a smooth, mirror-polished orb of pure silver that sits motionless while his organic right eye twitches frantically. He moves with a low, hunched posture as if expecting the ceiling to drop at any second. Despite his ragged state, he keeps his silver eye obsessively clean, reflecting his surroundings in a distorted, metallic sheen.

Clothing

He wears multiple layers of thin, blackened leather reinforced with scavenged copper wire. His boots are oversized and wrapped in rags to silence his footsteps on stone.

Body language

He hunches his shoulders and keeps one hand on his pouch at all times. His head darts around like a panicked rodent.

Height
3 feet 2 inches
Build
Wiry and malnourished
Eyes
Hazel (Right), Polished Silver (Left)
Hair
Dusty White
Skin
Ashen Grey
Age
114 years
Gender
Male
Size
Small

Distinguishing features

Silver prosthetic left eye
Fingers calloused into claw-like shapes
Missing half of his left ear from a cave-in
A constant, faint smell of copper and wet soot

Personality

10 traits and drives

Valin is a man possessed by a clinical, cold-hearted anxiety. He views the horrific collapse of the Shattered Vein not as a loss of life, but as an unfortunate liquidation of assets. He is profoundly generous with advice on how to survive the dark because he wants others to do the heavy lifting, yet he is pathologically miserly when it comes to sharing physical resources. He speaks about gold and gems with a hushed, religious reverence but treats his own well-being with a reckless disregard if there is a 'dividend' to be found in a dangerous crevice.

Alignment
Neutral Evil

Quirks

He constantly buffs his silver eye with a small piece of blue silk when he is nervous.
He refuses to step on any shadow that looks like a person.
He speaks to the stones, calling them by the names of creditors he used to know.

Habits

Checks the ceiling every ten seconds
Counts his fingers to ensure they are all still there after any loud noise

Traits · 3

Analytically cold
Nervous but greedy
Obsessive regarding cleanliness of his prosthetic

Flaws · 2

Cowardly when facing creatures but reckless when facing traps.
Untrustworthy when gold is involved.

Fears · 3

Absolute silence
The concept of bankruptcy
Rust monsters

Wants and needs · 2

Wants a heavy escort to the deep vaults
Needs someone to forgive his old debt

Combat

AC 12 · HP 6 · 25 ft.

Valin avoids direct combat. He uses his knowledge of the terrain to lure enemies into unstable areas or uses 'Soot Blind' to escape into the darkness.

Valin Silver-Eye Glimmervein

Small humanoid (rock gnome), neutral evil
Armor Class12
Hit Points6
Speed25 ft.
Level0
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
Saving ThrowsDexterityIntelligence
SkillsStealthInvestigationSurvival
SensesDarkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 10
Languages
Common,
Gnomish,
Undercommon
Gnome Cunning. Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.
Stonecunning. Double proficiency bonus on History checks related to stonework.
Artificers Lore. Knowledge of magical, alchemical, or technological items.

Actions

Chipped Mining Pick. Melee Weapon Attack: to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 () piercing damage.
Soot Blind. Valin throws a handful of caustic stone dust at a creature within 5 feet. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of its next turn.

Reactions

Cower. When a creature Valin can see makes an attack roll against him, he can drop prone and gain a bonus to AC against that attack.

Legendary Actions

Environmental Exploit. Valin kicks a loose stone or pulls a wire to cause a minor rockfall. A creature within 10 feet must make a Dexterity save or take 3 () bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.

Services they sell

Expert guiding through collapsed tunnels
Appraisal of subterranean minerals

Rewards they can give

A map of a hidden vein of silver
The 'Silver-Eye' itself (if killed, it is worth 50 gold)

Equipment

  • Dirty Leather Tunic (light armor)Worn and caked in dust, provides basic protection.
  • Rust-Eaten Pick (weapon)A tool used for both mining and desperate defense.
  • Polished Silver Sphere (trinket)An expertly crafted eye prosthetic that Valin prizes above all else.

Possessions

A silk rag for polishing his eye
A collection of 42 jagged quartz crystals
A ledger filled with 'unclaimed debts' of the dead
A tattered map of the Shattered Vein

Background

Valin was once a high-ranking inventory clerk for the Glimmervein Mining Consortium. He spent his life counting ore and calculating yields until the Great Tremor caused the Shattered Vein to collapse. While others fled, Valin stayed, driven by the realization that a mountain of rubble is simply a disorganized vault. Over the last decade, he has mapped the shifting cracks of the ruins. He has survived by eating cave moss and scavenging the belongings of his former colleagues, convincing himself that he is merely 'managing the estate' of the deceased.

Role in the story

Valin serves as a treacherous guide through the subterranean ruins. He is useful for his knowledge of secret passages but will likely betray the party if he perceives a higher profit margin in doing so.

“He spent his life counting ore and calculating yields until the Great Tremor caused the Shattered Vein to collapse.”
From their background
Faction
Former employee of the Glimmervein Mining Consortium (defunct)

Known connections

The ghost of his former manager (whom he talks to regularly)
Black-market fence named 'Gutter-Krol' in the surface slums
Major secret · GM only
Minor secrets · GM only

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