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[[S.H. Williby]] (born [[682 BC]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 says that the events of [[Hour of the Knife]] takes place in [[742 BC]], according to HotK p. 20 S.H. Williby is aged 60 at the time of the module</ref>) is an [[NPC]] from the module [[Hour of the Knife]]. He is a [[notary]] who resides in [[Paridon]] and works at [[Williby & Heffnel Notaries]] (Area 13 of the Paridon map). Although an [[old]] man of decaying health and [[eccentric]] mind, he is a [[self-educated]] [[scholar]]<ref name="Hour of the Knife p. 20">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 20</ref> who may know the most of any person in [[Paridon]].<ref name="Hour of the Knife p. 28">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 28</ref> | |||
==In [[Hour of the Knife]]== | |||
At the old age of 60 by the time the module takes place.<ref name="Hour of the Knife p. 20">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 20</ref>, S.H. Williby is nonetheless of potential use to the [[player character]]s investigating the [[Bloody Jack]] [[murder]]s if they seek knowledge of any [[monster]]s encountered along the way. He can identify [[doppelganger]]s and several other [[shapeshifting]] monsters if given descriptions. With time to research, he can also provide descriptions of these creatures and their special abilities, though he does not know everything they are theoretically capable of learning.<ref name="Hour of the Knife p. 28, 30">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 28, 30</ref> | |||
==Game Statistics== | |||
[[0-Level Character]]; [[Neutral Good]]<ref name="Hour of the Knife p. 18">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 18</ref> | |||
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S.H. Williby (born 682 BC[1]) is an NPC from the module Hour of the Knife. He is a notary who resides in Paridon and works at Williby & Heffnel Notaries (Area 13 of the Paridon map). Although an old man of decaying health and eccentric mind, he is a self-educated scholar[2] who may know the most of any person in Paridon.[3]
In Hour of the Knife
At the old age of 60 by the time the module takes place.[2], S.H. Williby is nonetheless of potential use to the player characters investigating the Bloody Jack murders if they seek knowledge of any monsters encountered along the way. He can identify doppelgangers and several other shapeshifting monsters if given descriptions. With time to research, he can also provide descriptions of these creatures and their special abilities, though he does not know everything they are theoretically capable of learning.[4]
Game Statistics
0-Level Character; Neutral Good[5]
References
- ↑ Domains of Dread p. 17 says that the events of Hour of the Knife takes place in 742 BC, according to HotK p. 20 S.H. Williby is aged 60 at the time of the module
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hour of the Knife p. 20
- ↑ Hour of the Knife p. 28
- ↑ Hour of the Knife p. 28, 30
- ↑ Hour of the Knife p. 18
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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