50 celebrities for your fantasy tabletop RPG

Even in fantasy worlds, there are bound to be people who are famous and well known. They might just be well known in their town or village or they might be world-famous. Whatever the level of fame (or reason for their fame) including ‘celebrities’ in your fantasy tabletop RPG are often a good way to include some variety in your NPCs. For that reason, here are 50 NPCs you can use in your fantasy tabletop RPG (preferably Rolemaster or HARP though):
 

  • A major royal
  • A minor royal much loved by all
  • A former king of a foreign land who has been deposed
  • A foreign dignitary
  • The greatest warrior in the land
  • The most beautiful woman you will ever see
  • The most handsome man to have ever lived
  • An exotic foreigner
  • The woman who brought down a dynasty
  • The richest person alive
  • The general of a great battle
  • The person who slayed a dragon singlehanded
  • The greatest singer of a generation
  • The inventor of a popular item
  • An eccentric artist
  • A notorious (but friendly) pirate
  • A champion wrestler
  • The person who saved the city
  • The king’s consort
  • The master of whispers
  • A gang boss
  • A famous acting group
  • The greatest hunter ever
  • A reclusive magic user suspected of being a necromancer
  • The magic user who destroyed a town by mistake
  • The man that used to be a goat
  • The healer who saved the king’s life
  • The recluse that can talk to animals
  • A prolific playwright
  • The adventurer that all the songs speak of
  • The person who saved the world
  • A supposed demi-god
  • A saint
  • The person who helped forge the big alliance
  • The greatest sailor to ever set sail
  • The jeweller favoured by royalty and all manner of dignitaries
  • The man who supposedly killed his family and got away with it
  • Someone who sold their soul to become the greatest fiddle player ever
  • A former jousting champion
  • The leader of a popular religious order
  • A rising star in the fighting pits
  • The discoverer of new lands and creatures
  • A notorious serial killer (no one knows who they are)
  • The world’s strongest man
  • The rebel leader
  • The most powerful magic user alive
  • The great explorer who has been to all corners of the planet
  • The gods’ chosen one
  • A local weirdo
  • The king who gave up his throne to save the one he loved

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