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James Wortle led the [[City Guard (Paridon)|City Guard]] of [[Paridon]] as its [[Chief Constable (Paridon|Chief Constable)]] as the 14th murder cycle began in [[755 BC]]. He was the fifth | {{canon}} | ||
[[Constable Wortle]] is an [[NPC]] that briefly appears in the module, [[Hour of the Knife]]. One of the [[Paridon City Guard]], he is called to take [[Dr. Wolfgang Arturus]] to [[jail]]. If the [[player character]]s do not accompany him, Arturus makes short work of him and vanishes from [[Paridon]].<ref name="HOtK p. 25">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 25</ref> | |||
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Wortle also appears in [[Shadow of the Knife]], where he is now Chief Constable of the Paridon City Guard. He plays an important role working with the [[player character]]s to solve the plot until his forced removal from office by [[City Council (Paridon)|the City Council of Paridon]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Constable Wortle was part of the Paridon City Guard at the time of [[Bloody Jack]]'s 13th spreed of murder.<ref name="HOtK p. 25">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 25</ref> | |||
James Wortle later led the [[City Guard (Paridon)|City Guard]] of [[Paridon]] as its [[Chief Constable (Paridon)|Chief Constable)]] as the 14th murder cycle of [[Bloody Jack]] began in [[755 BC]]. He was the fifth Chief Constable in 13 years. Wortle was widely recognized to have done exemplary work in his brief time in office. But the [[City Council (Paridon)|City Council]] was looking for an excuse to replace him because of his unwillingness to accept that the [[noble|aristocrats]] of Paridon were not answerable to the City Guard. As the murder cycle progressed Wortle nearly snapped under the pressure and was removed from office. [[Chief Constable Francine Maxwell|Inspector Francine Maxwell]] was then named Acting Chief Constable.<ref>[[Shadow of the Knife]]</ref> | |||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
* {{canon-small}}[[2nd Edition]] (as Paridon City Guard, as of [[742 BC]]): human male, [[fighter]] 2<ref>HotK p. 12</ref> | |||
* {{potential-canon-small}}[[3rd Edition]] (As of [[755 BC]]): human male, [[Warrior]] 6 / [[Fighter]] 1, [[Lawful Good]]<ref>[[Shadow of the Knife]] p. 43</ref> | |||
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Constable Wortle is an NPC that briefly appears in the module, Hour of the Knife. One of the Paridon City Guard, he is called to take Dr. Wolfgang Arturus to jail. If the player characters do not accompany him, Arturus makes short work of him and vanishes from Paridon.[1]
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Wortle also appears in Shadow of the Knife, where he is now Chief Constable of the Paridon City Guard. He plays an important role working with the player characters to solve the plot until his forced removal from office by the City Council of Paridon.
Biography
Constable Wortle was part of the Paridon City Guard at the time of Bloody Jack's 13th spreed of murder.[1]
James Wortle later led the City Guard of Paridon as its Chief Constable) as the 14th murder cycle of Bloody Jack began in 755 BC. He was the fifth Chief Constable in 13 years. Wortle was widely recognized to have done exemplary work in his brief time in office. But the City Council was looking for an excuse to replace him because of his unwillingness to accept that the aristocrats of Paridon were not answerable to the City Guard. As the murder cycle progressed Wortle nearly snapped under the pressure and was removed from office. Inspector Francine Maxwell was then named Acting Chief Constable.[2]
Stats
2nd Edition (as Paridon City Guard, as of 742 BC): human male, fighter 2[3]
3rd Edition (As of 755 BC): human male, Warrior 6 / Fighter 1, Lawful Good[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hour of the Knife p. 25
- ↑ Shadow of the Knife
- ↑ HotK p. 12
- ↑ Shadow of the Knife p. 43
