Personalities of Hopeholme
Looking for compelling Underdark NPCs for your campaign? Rise of the Drow: After the Fall introduces a ruined city filled with complex characters navigating a shattered society. From rebellious spies to whispering driders, these NPCs bring intrigue, betrayal, and power struggles to the forefront of your Underworld adventure.
Whether you’re running a gritty Underdark campaign or exploring the fractured remains of Hopeholme, these personalities offer story hooks, roleplay opportunities, and twists your players won’t see coming.
🕵️ Vharran Xel’ren – Master of Coded Resistance
Drow, Rogue (Level 5), Chaotic Neutral
Affiliation: Former House Xel’ren (now destroyed)
Hook: A former spymaster turned saboteur, now smuggling messages through the ruins.
Description: Once a master tactician for House Xel’ren, Vharran now moves through the forgotten tunnels beneath Hopeholme, running coded messages and stolen supplies for the fractured resistance. Cold and calculating, he values control above all else — and has no time for sentiment.
🌿 Dral’siira Vonnarc – Guilt-Ridden Healer
Drow, Cleric (Level 6), Neutral Good
Affiliation: House Vonnarc (now destroyed)
Hook: A secret healer aiding both sides, haunted by the collapse.
Description: Dral’siira moves quietly through Hopeholme, tending wounds regardless of allegiance — as long as the price is information. She led a peace initiative during the fall of Tolgorith Tower and believes her failure may have cost hundreds of lives.
🎶 Nimbrith Nerahel – The Freedom Singer
Drow, Bard (Level 3), Chaotic Good
Affiliation: None
Hook: Sings coded songs in taverns to communicate with the Resistance.
Description: A former court entertainer turned freedom singer, Nimbrith wanders the alleys and taverns of Hopeholme, playing cheerful tunes laced with veiled instructions. She’s bubbly, sarcastic, and braver than she should be — but her songs keep hope alive.
🕷️ Sor’delrin Dhuunyl – The Spider’s Shadow
Drow, Ranger (Level 5), Neutral
Affiliation: None
Hook: Hunts Coalition patrols with a deadly spider companion.
Description: Once a hunter of beasts, now a slayer of occupiers, Sor’delrin cloaks herself in shadow, guided by vengeance and distrust of all — even her own kind.
🌌 Gloombloom – Arcane Chaos Enthusiast
Funglet, Sorcerer (Level 5), Chaotic Neutral
Affiliation: Coalition
Hook: Delights in breaking magical artifacts “to see their colors scream.”
Description: A bioluminescent sorcerer obsessed with the destruction of arcane objects. Gloombloom’s wild joy unsettles allies and terrifies enemies.
🛡️ Sergeant Elgha Stoneshield – Too Kind for This War
Dwarf, Paladin (Level 4), Lawful Good
Affiliation: Coalition
Hook: Tries to win over the drow with compassion and food programs — mocked by both sides.
Description: Elgha believes peace is possible — even here. She distributes supplies and heals the wounded, undeterred by ridicule or danger.
🍄 Spindlewhorl – Living Mycelium Spy
Mycelian, Rogue (Level 3), True Neutral
Affiliation: Coalition (sort of)
Hook: Mutated by magical fallout; now a sentient tangle of fungal strands.
Description: Once a cheerful funglet, now an unpredictable mass of living network. His loyalties shift like spores on the wind.
⚖️ Judicator Vorra Stonesong – Voice of the Gavel
Dwarf, Cleric (Level 6), Lawful Evil
Affiliation: Coalition Judiciary
Hook: Oversees legal matters in a Coalition district with ruthless efficiency.
Description: A calm, calculating enforcer of law who silences dissent with her magical gavel — and her ambition may soon outgrow her station.
🔥 Shavelle the Burned – The Whispering Survivor
Drow, Sorcerer (Level 5), Chaotic Neutral
Affiliation: None
Hook: Scarred by magical fire, she claims the ruins whisper to her.
Description: Charred and unhinged, Shavelle wanders the wreckage of Tolgorith Tower. Some say she’s mad — others say she knows too much.
🧠 Vulgoss the Whisper – Trading Memories for Power
Drider, Warlock (Level 6), Neutral Evil
Affiliation: None
Hook: Offers forbidden deals — the price is always a memory.
Description: A soft-spoken drider who trades magic for pieces of your past. Lose your name, your joy, or your guilt — Vulgoss doesn’t care which.
🦁 Ravek Brightmane – Mercenary with a Conscience
Leonin, Fighter (Level 6), Lawful Neutral
Affiliation: Coalition Mercenary
Hook: Fought alongside dwarves — now questions the Coalition’s methods.
Description: Bound by contract, but haunted by what he’s seen. Ravek secretly aids drow civilians, knowing honor isn’t always written in the rules.
🥾 Dweedletoes – Barefoot and Everywhere
Halfling, Rogue (Level 2), Chaotic Good
Affiliation: None
Hook: Collects rumors and appears where no one wants him.
Description: A constant chatterbox and lovable annoyance, Dweedletoes is Hopeholme’s most elusive pest — and sometimes its best source of information.
⛓️ Elessen Torm – The Traitor Inquisitor
Drow, Inquisitor (Level 6), Lawful Neutral
Affiliation: Coalition
Hook: Hunts his former allies using divine truth.
Description: Once Vonnarc’s loyal servant, now its scourge. Elessen believes law is salvation — even if it means condemning his own blood.
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