Named NPCs of Apocalyptica Arcanum
Below is a comprehensive list of named NPCs mentioned across established canon, categorized alphabetically, with divine and demonic entities from the Choir and Legion removed.
Last updated: 3/13/2026
A
- A-09 “SIREN” [Copper Press Vol. 10]: An acoustic ordinance prototype automaton found at Verdigris Reef.
- Abartach [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: Known as the first vampire, a dynastic tyrant ruling in eastern Ireland since the early Age of Nations.
- Admiral Pablo Martin [Campaign I]: An Amazonian naval officer mentioned by Khalid.
- Alara Windlass [Campaign I]: Proprietor of a magic shop in Caracas who identifies arcane items for the party.
- Father Alexei Krovic [Genesis]: A target for elimination aboard the VSS Dominion.
- Al-Saqqâ [Copper Press Vol. 8]: Also known as the “Glass Jackal,” a shard-born cryptid that prowls the Crescent Dunes.
- Rear Admiral Annatar [Campaign I]: The high-ranking Amazonian Colonel who takes custody of the captured Baron.
- Anton Erekson [Genesis]: A high-ranking Field Officer for Viroc Industries and right-hand to Lucien Drekanov.
- Anya [Genesis]: A tattoo artist in St. Petersgrad who specializes in magical ink.
- Arthur Langdon [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: The human officer commanding the warforged security force aboard the ESS Albacore.
B
- Captain Barnabus “Barnaby” Harrier [Campaign I / Copper Press Vol. 6]: A Lemurian privateer and former Cordoban officer who serves as a founding mentor and employer.
- Belos [Campaign I]: A halfling hunter encountered on a small island, capable of assuming a bugbear form.
- Bill (8111) [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: An Atlantean warforged guard whose dismantling aboard the ESS Albacore sparked a mutiny investigation.
- Black Dog [Origins - Black Dog]: A corrupting tyrant of Lakota legend who devoured the hearts of his people.
- Bobo, Bolo, Boo, Boss, and BB [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: Designation monikers for the Atlantean warforged sentinels aboard the ESS Albacore.
- Boblin [Campaign I]: A goblin jeweler in Caracas who negotiates meetings with the city's ruler.
- Boom Boom the Juggler [Campaign I]: A larger-than-life clown and bomb-thrower in Makalo's dark carnival.
C
- Calix Vargas [Copper Press Vol. 13]: A chartered bounty-man in Panama and owner of the steam skiff *Prudence*.
- Caldwell Bitter [Copper Press Vol. 2]: A private detective operating in the city of Gibson.
- Captain Dashan [Campaign I]: An Amazonian officer whose name is used by the party for leverage and credentials.
- Captain Isaac Carver [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: The stern commander of the submersible ESS Albacore.
- Charles Mercier [Origins - Black Dog]: A talkative hermit, trader, and trapper encountered in the Badlands.
- Chip [Origins - The Wendigo]: A soldier and friend of Josiah Reubenson who was killed by a shadowy beast.
- Clara Aldecott [What the Stone Kept]: The deceased daughter of Maren and Thomas Aldecott.
- Clem Torson [Genesis]: A Viroc foreman who was transformed into a shard-mutant during a mining blast.
D
- Dimitri [Campaign I]: A criminal figure in the city of Gorgon.
- Drax Trulia [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: The First Officer of the ESS Albacore who led a violent mutiny.
- Drigg Bronzefinger [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: An Arctican mechanic aboard the ESS Albacore who was killed during a scavenging expedition.
- Sergeant Dyrk [Copper Press Vol. 1]: A mercenary who vanished during the Hinterglass expedition.
E
- Professor Elias Crane [Copper Press Vol. 14]: The Wizard Royal of the Cascadian Commonwealth who vanished in a temporal singularity.
- Elias Duvall [Copper Press Vol. 2]: A runaway alchemist in Gibson who attempted to bottle pure emotion as ink.
- Commander Ellard Crosse [Genesis]: An officer at Viroc Industries Headquarters.
- Sister Elsbeth [Genesis]: An Atlantean network leader within the Cult of the Verdant Light.
- Elyas ibn Harun [Copper Press Vol. 8]: A scholar of the unseen who inadvertently summoned the Glass Jackal in Al-Ramla.
- Embry [Campaign I]: A scarred youth residing in Lobo Village.
- Father Émile Redding [Copper Press Vol. 7]: A cleric who rededicated his faith to the Archangel Jasiri.
- Ernst Drekanov [Genesis]: One of the brothers of the Drekanov dynasty.
- Evgeni Karsov [Genesis]: A target for elimination aboard the VSS Dominion.
F
- Lt. Colonel James William Forsyth [Origins - Black Dog]: A deformed mutant and former army officer turned militia leader in Bismarck.
G
- Galina Tesk [Genesis]: A magical associate of Anton Erickson.
- Gao Qirong [Copper Press Vol. 11]: A cruel alchemist to the Governor in Shanghai who operated the Mirror Kiln.
- George [Origins - The Wendigo]: A lost child for whom a scam seance was performed in New York.
- Georgie Hristo [Campaign I]: An exotic carcass dealer in Gorgon who employs the party to hunt a Neolithid.
- Gil [Campaign I]: A lanky human wizard with a “knot” who serves as a deckhand for the *Sloop Dogg*.
- Grigor (the Ghost) [Genesis]: A target in St. Petersgrad who owns Grigor’s Exchange beneath the Argent Spire.
- Grinjack [Copper Press Vol. 2]: The wide-grinning owner of “The Soft Grin” club in Gibson.
H
- Doctor Hale [Copper Press Vol. 12]: A cynical medical officer on the Red Plains Front of the Foreverwar.
- Halvor [Copper Press Vol. 1]: An archivist who was consumed by Shardisite during the Hinterglass expedition.
- Hargrave Umfridus [Campaign I]: A 60-year-old scholar and former intelligence advisor who joins the party's crew.
- Harold [Genesis]: The Regent of Financial Affairs for Viroc Industries whose desiccated body was found in Drekanov Manor.
- Harold Drekanov [Genesis]: The Regent of Continental Affairs who employs the party as his personal strike team in St. Petersgrad.
- Lord Harrison Blackwood [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: A wealthy and influential member of the Europan Council of Merchants in Dresden.
- Harvey Proudbottom (The Baron) [Campaign I]: The halfling pirate ruler of Caracas who was betrayed and eventually executed.
- Heinrich Voss [Campaign I]: A man with one green eye and a member of a criminal ring in Gorgon who stole the Shanghai Slicker.
- Henry [Campaign I]: A simple attendant at the gantry facility in Manticore.
- Hothud Copperhood [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: An Arctican dwarf engineer and mutineer aboard the ESS Albacore.
I
- Iktomi [Origins - Black Dog]: The trickster spirit of Lakota legend who corrupted the Black Dog.
- Imogen [Copper Press Vol. 3]: A ten-year-old “Toywright” in Willowmere whose imagination was fueled by a shardisite corona.
- Irina Talovska [Genesis]: The owner of the Shardveil Reading Room in St. Petersgrad who was eventually killed by the party.
- Captain Isadora Nightingale [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: The commander of the elite Nightingale secret police in Dresden.
- Ishkode [Origins - The Wendigo]: A young man with fire magic who assisted meteor survivors before his death.
J
- Jerome Crow Dog [Origins - Black Dog]: An individual who shares the Lakota “end of the world” legend with travelers in Fargo.
- John Jacob Astor IV [Manifestations]: An aristocrat of the Age of Collapse who ascended to become the world's first true lich.
K
- Kaz Vetrov [Genesis]: A terrified former VSS Dominion crewman who provided intelligence against the Drekanovs.
L
- La Llorona [Copper Press Vol. 13]: The “Wailing Woman” of Panama, a manifestation of collective sorrow and regret.
- Lenadra [Genesis]: The wife of Kaz Vetrov.
- Lenora Bale [Copper Press Vol. 1]: A field correspondent and historian who was preserved in crystal during the Hinterglass expedition.
- Corporal Lennox [Copper Press Vol. 12]: A soldier on the Red Plains Front who was killed during a shard-flux event.
- Lucien Drekanov [Genesis]: The Executive Regent of Operations for Viroc Industries whose experiments led to the birth of the first dragon.
M
- Mara [Copper Press Vol. 1]: A surveyor who was encased in jade during the Hinterglass expedition.
- Maren Aldecott [What the Stone Kept]: A settler in Salt Lake City whose journal documented the “Evangelical Rapture”.
- Marta Skelland [Genesis]: A woman in St. Petersgrad seeking a discreet investigator.
- Mikhail Dren [Genesis]: A target for elimination aboard the VSS Dominion.
- Dr. Minerva Sedgewick [Genesis]: The Regent of Arcane Affairs for Viroc Industries who attempted to assassinate Harold Drekanov.
- Miranda Frostbead [Campaign I]: The deceased partner of Captain Barnaby whose death drives his quest for vengeance.
- Miyake Harrier [Apocalyptica Arcanum II / Copper Press Vol. 6]: The daughter of Captain Barnaby and Nakajima Hanae.
N
- Nakajima Hanae [Copper Press Vol. 6]: An aerostat mechanic in Kyoto and the mother of Miyake Harrier.
- Nicola Cornelius [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: A sailor and mutineer aboard the ESS Albacore.
O
- Father Obregon [Copper Press Vol. 9]: A high-ranking Shard Warden abbot on the Caribbean coast.
- Odette Duvall [Copper Press Vol. 2]: A wealthy client in Gibson searching for her missing brother.
- Ormus [Campaign I]: A boisterous, bald dwarf deckhand who serves aboard the *Sloop Dogg*.
- Gunnery Sergeant Orren [Copper Press Vol. 12]: A veteran soldier on the Red Plains Front.
- Ozzy [Campaign I]: An elderly resident of Lobo Village.
P
- Mr. Pallor [Copper Press Vol. 3]: A velvet-gloved merchant who attempted to steal Imogen's shard corona.
- Petyr Sarnov [Genesis]: A rising figure in the Cult of the Verdant Light involved in illicit trade.
- Field General Philander Bramwell Neckett [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: A career officer who became a primary leader of the revolution in Dresden.
- Pitch [Copper Press Vol. 10]: The ship dog of Riko Cardona.
R
- Prince Rafael de Mayo [Campaign I]: An Amazonian prince residing in an opulent Gothic castle in Petrolina.
- Emperor Razaq One-Eye [Bengal Isles]: A Tabaxi warlord and absolute ruler of the Bengal Empire.
- Raze [Campaign I]: A resident of Lobo Village whose brutal death was investigated by the party.
- Chief Red Crow [Origins - Black Dog]: The leader of the Brule Lakota who guides travelers on spirit journeys.
- Red-Fang Zhen [Copper Press Vol. 11]: A lieutenant in the Black Lotus Syndicate in Shanghai.
- Remus [Campaign I]: An elder of Lobo Village.
- Ricky [Campaign I]: A Goliath bookie operating in the city of Gorgon.
- Riko “Spitfire” Cardona [Copper Press Vol. 10]: The captain of the salvage cutter *Grackle* who recovered the Siren prototype.
- Captain Roarke [Copper Press Vol. 1]: A mercenary commander on the Hinterglass expedition who lost his toes.
- Rorix [Campaign I]: The operator of “The Busted Knuckle” pawn shop in Caracas.
- Midshipman Royden [Campaign I]: An Amazonian guard stationed at the Baron's former compound.
- Rufus [Campaign I]: The bartender at the Hedge Hall tavern in Petrolina.
S
- Samira Zagant [Campaign I]: A merchant in Gorgon seeking his son who was sold to slavers.
- Sampson Hornblower [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: A halfling engineer and mutineer aboard the ESS Albacore.
- Governor Scarborough [Campaign I]: The Cordoban governor whose galleon pursued the party.
- Maya Serrano [Copper Press Vol. 13]: The Chief Coroner of the Canal Authority in Panama.
- Seraphim Drekanov [Genesis]: The bedridden elder of the Drekanov dynasty.
- Shambly [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: An ancient, agonizingly slow undead goblin who became an archivist in Dresden.
- Sheila [Campaign I]: A massive half-orc woman and champion brawler in the city of Gorgon.
- Captain Shou Liang [Copper Press Vol. 11]: The commander of the Imperial Excise Guard in Shanghai.
- Shusiva [Campaign I]: A telepathic wolf entity known as the “Father of all Werewolves”.
- Sien [Copper Press Vol. 1]: A surveyor who was encased in jade during the Hinterglass expedition.
- Silen Koresh [Genesis]: A target for elimination aboard the VSS Dominion.
- Sir Reginald Sterling [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: A wealthy member of the Europan Council of Merchants.
- Vitaly Stepan [Campaign I]: A private investigator hired in Gorgon to find missing crewmen.
T
- Captain Tariq [Copper Press Vol. 8]: The scarred leader of the Bronze Mamluks in Arabia.
- Thomas Aldecott [Copper Press - What the Stone Kept]: A settler in Salt Lake City who disappeared during the equinox ritual.
- Tilda [Campaign I]: A Tabaxi blacksmith in Lobo Village.
- Tomasz Brenner [Genesis]: The Maitre'D at The Gilded Gull restaurant in Murmansk.
V
- Dr. Vell [Copper Press Vol. 1]: A metaphysicist on the Hinterglass expedition who was crystallized.
- Dr. Velka Noor [Copper Press Vol. 5]: An exiled Viroc alchemist in London who attempted to bridge the divine.
- Victor Sorn [Copper Press Vol. 6 / Vol. 9]: A Lemurian spy who provided evidence against House Galaviz.
W
- Warrick Drutha [Apocalyptica Arcanum II]: A Cascadian helmsman aboard the ESS Albacore who was killed during the mutiny.
- Abraham Wheeler [Campaign I]: A powerful underboss of the Deep Crimson Syndicate.
- Whitfield [Copper Press - What the Stone Kept]: A former railroad engineer who explained shardisite as a conductor of intention.
- William [Origins - The Wendigo]: A spirit who died in 1858 and became a companion to John Wilson.
- Willis [Campaign I]: An enforcer for Abraham Wheeler.
- Wochikeye [Origins - Black Dog]: A Lakota Medicine Man who assists travelers in interpreting their journeys.
Y
- Yue [Copper Press Vol. 6]: A mute picklock hired by Captain Barnaby for a heist in Kyoto.
- Yuri Blackheart [Origins - The Wendigo]: The brother of Katya Blackheart who burned from the inside out.
Z
- Emperor Zhu Long [Manchuria]: The “Son of Heaven” and absolute monarch of the Manchurian Empire.