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create-npc Create a new NPC note for the Baltun'ia D&D campaign from the NPC Framework Template — filed in the correct POI/city/Key Figures folder, fully wikilinked, and reciprocally linked from its parent note. Use when the DM wants to add, stat out, or flesh out a non-player character (e.g. "make an NPC for the docks", "create the tavern keeper", "add Commander Taylor's lieutenant").

Create an NPC

First read .claude/skills/_shared/vault-conventions.md and z_templates/Framework Templates/NPC Framework Template.md. Skim one nearby existing NPC (e.g. 2. World Almanac/Regions of Baltun'ia/Jessergate/Voxiu/Cotton Row Market/Hedda Wickwhistle - Cotton Row Market.md) to match tone.

Steps

  1. Place it. Determine where the NPC belongs:

    • Tied to a POI → .../<POI>/<Full Name> - <POI>.md
    • Tied to a city but no POI → .../<City>/<Full Name> - <City>.md
    • A historical figure → the relevant Age's Key Figures/<Name>.md If the location isn't given, ask the DM where they live/operate.

  2. Mine canon. Grep the vault for the NPC's name and their location for any facts already established (recaps, parent POI note, Campaign Flow). Reuse, don't contradict.

  3. Draft the knowable fields of the NPC template: Name (+ title/alias), Race (wikilink the [[species]]), Age, Gender, Location (wikilink region + city + POI), Appearance, Voice & Speech.

  4. Collaborate on the creative pivots. Use AskUserQuestion to confirm:

    • Primary motivation / what they want from the party
    • Faction allegiance (offer the real factions: [[Belter Overview|Belters]], [[Vexens]], etc.) — and whether it's open or secret
    • A secret or personal quest, and one plot hook Offer concrete options grounded in current campaign tensions (automaton rights, the Crown Elect election, the ley-line conspiracy).

  5. Write the file in full template structure, wikilinking every proper noun. Fill "Notes & Flavor" with catchphrases / mannerisms.

  6. Reciprocate. Add the NPC to the parent POI/city note's "Notable NPCs" section using the - **Name**, Role *(race)* + → hook style, with a wikilink. Report any referenced entities that still need their own notes.