Characters

Villains



Orcs
An ever-present threat to player characters everywhere, orcs are a race of large bloodthirsty brutes that, like any self-respecting Horde of Evil, manage to die in varied and interesting ways when faced with just about any hero. This particular group of orcs has proved a mite more resilient, however.

In their only recorded scuffle with the party, the orcs ostensibly had the upper hand until someone remembered that Pzamdriel was there and she proceeded to produce a wrath so unholy it peeled the paint from temple walls over five leagues away. Despite this, none of the orcs managed to die.

Since then, the orcs have busied themselves by laying an ambush that the party completely failed to fall into or even notice in the slightest. Likely, this just ticked the orcs off more.

It is unknown whether these orcs are taking orders from anyone, but it is true that there are quite a few more orcs than the party is aware of, and they seem to have something planned. It is entirely possible that some of these other orcs will be less rude than these ones and actually have the decency to keel over every now and then.

First Appearance: #32 - July 2, 2002
Status: Regrouping.



Some Evil Guy
aka The Skullinator
aka Shirley

A classic villain, this antagonist prefers to send his underlings to do his dirty work. This means that the party has no idea who he is, where he is, what he wants, or what they're expected to do about any of this. Buy hey, he's gotta be the primary villain, he's wearing skulls and everything.

It is known that this distributor of Evil is not content to make use of off-the-shelf minions. He is responsible for the creation of both the half-lemon, half-lime, half-orc Lymon Orcs and the five-eighths-ogre, quarter-pigeon, one-third-telemarketer beast known apologetically as Mr. Wiggles. These engineered abominations proved unstable and were driven mad by the less than perfectly balanced equations used to create them. From this evidence, it can also be assumed that Some Evil Guy is not very good at basic mathematics.

Recent additions to Andrew's Game Log have revealed that Some Evil Guy is planning some sort of invasion, and the party's most recent adventure ended with the discovery of a large camp of orcs within sight of a strategic military fort. You can try putting two and two together, but the villain himself would have a hard time with that, so your mileage may vary.

Little else is known about him. Perhaps some day he shall reveal his schemes, motivations, or at very least his name. Until then, he shall be left in stereotypical villainy, which he seems to relish so very much.

First Appearance: #56 - December 12, 2002
Status: Manipulating and plotting.



Shadowy Minions
Mysterious servants of Some Evil Guy, these apparent disciples may be little more than purveyors of exposition. Then again, they may not. They could be giant, intelligent dust mites for all the detail that's been provided. At the very least, some of them appear to be spellcasters. Isn't that special.

First Appearance: #340 - November 3, 2003
Status: Lurking.


Lymon Orcs
A one-week gag that weaseled itself into the primary plot, these half lemon, half lime, half orc beasts couldn't help but give 150%. Later revealed to be creations of Some Evil Guy that had escaped their leash, these genetically engineered orcs attacked the party in a fit of blind rage. This proved unwise, as the party displayed an unprecedented ability to hold its own in a fight and dispatched the beasts handily and with a minimum of fuss.

Before the heroes could rest though, a similarly-afflicted Troll confronted them. Though he was dispatched with a single lucky attack, this Lymon Troll's appearance is still a mystery and, really, probably not worth thinking about too much.

First Appearance: #182 - February 11, 2003
Status: Deceased, decarbonated, and flat.



"Mister Wiggles"
An abomination produced by Some Evil Guy and judicious use of the Random Encounter Tables, the beast known as Mister Wiggles is a marvel of inter-species relations, being a five-eighths-ogre, quarter-pigeon, one-third-telemarketer. It is unknown in what proportions Wiggles' rage comes from his mangled DNA versus his unfortunate name, but considering his origins, it probably adds up to 133%.

Some Evil Guy personally delivered Mr. Wiggles to the party before disappearing in a puff of arrogance. Being predominantly of ogre stock and further influenced by his single-minded, dim-witted parts (and also the pigeon), Mister Wiggles' downfall proved to be his unstable minds, which were individually distracted before being taken down by, embarrassingly, the Bard. Later, Wiggles was returned to his component pieces and then to much, much smaller ones by Hew, who was tired of having to jump over the unconscious beast just to move around. He was then buried in the entranceway of the cave where the battle took place.

According to Some Evil Guy, Mr. Wiggles has genetic programming allowing himself to overcome even the most dire of demises, though it seems quite likely that this programming has a few bugs in it.

First Appearance: #200 - March 7, 2003
Status: Deceased / Self pollinating.