Darlingverse

The Darlingverse is a mini-campaign setting inside an established character (Darling) where due to the fragmented nature of his mind, many different voices have emerged to greater prominence than the regular background voice most people have.

Voices

Name: Kael

• Race: Human
• Family Profession: Dockworker (loading/unloading ships at the piers)
• Interest: Collecting discarded maritime curiosities (barnacle-covered rope, unusual shells, broken ship's instruments).

Name: Lyra

• Race: Half-Elf
• Family Profession: Scribe's Assistant (copying documents for the city's legal courts)
• Interest: Intricate knot-tying and deciphering ancient languages.

Name: Pip

• Race: Halfling
• Family Profession: Baker (known for their savory meat pies)
• Interest: Learning new, unusual recipes and secretly adding extra spices to his family's pies.

Name: Borin

• Race: Shield Dwarf
• Family Profession: Apprentice Mason (working on new city fortifications)
• Interest: Sketching architectural designs and trying to identify different types of stone.

Name: Zee

• Race: Tiefling
• Family Profession: Orphan/Street Urchin (scavenging for food and coin)
• Interest: Observing people from hidden spots and mimicking their mannerisms and accents.

Name: Flicker

• Race: Forest Gnome
• Family Profession: Toymaker (specializing in clockwork automatons)
• Interest: Tinkering with small gears and springs, trying to fix broken mechanisms.

Name: Roric

• Race: Dragonborn (Brass)
• Family Profession: Courier/Message Runner (delivering urgent messages across the city)
• Interest: Exploring hidden alleyways and rooftop paths, mapping the fastest routes.

Name: Elara

• Race: Wood Elf
• Family Profession: Herbalist (gathering ingredients from the nearby forests for remedies)
• Interest: Identifying wild plants and mushrooms, believing each has a hidden purpose.

Name: Lysander

• Race: Human
• Family Profession: Noble - House Margaster (a prominent shipping and trade family)
• Interest: Reading tales of grand adventures and historical battles, fantasizing about leading expeditions.

Name: Grut

• Race: Half-Orc
• Family Profession: Bouncer at a rough tavern (keeping the peace... or starting fights)
• Interest: Physical contests of strength and wrestling, wanting to prove himself the strongest.

Name: Skree

• Race: Kenku
• Family Profession: Bookbinder's Assistant (mimicking sounds of the bindery)
• Interest: Collecting shiny trinkets and attempting to replicate complex sounds and music.

Name: Jinx

• Race: Tabaxi
• Family Profession: Street Performer (acrobatics and illusionary tricks)
• Interest: Dazzling audiences with quick sleight of hand and practicing new acrobatic flips.

Darling's Inner Personalities

These are the twelve aspects of Darling's consciousness, each representing a coping mechanism or a core function of the personality:

• Kael: The Steadfast Protector
  • Role: Guardian of the watery realms, provider of stability and loyalty.
  • Home: The Estuary Shack.
  • Race/Class: Human Fighter/Tank.
• Lyra: The Calculating Analyst
  • Role: Seeks order, knowledge, and structure, protecting the logical boundaries of the mind.
  • Home: Kurator's Hall.
  • Race/Class: High Elf Wizard/Controller.
• Borin: The Rock of Resolve
  • Role: Embodies stubbornness and resilience, providing brute defensive strength.
  • Home: Stone of Unyielding Will.
  • Race/Class: Goliath Barbarian/Brute.
• Pip: The Curious Explorer
  • Role: Drives investigation and flexible thinking, always pushing boundaries to understand the unknown.
  • Home: Pip's Hideaway.
  • Race/Class: Halfling Rogue/Scout.
• Zee: The Silent Watcher
  • Role: Represents caution and anonymity, observing threats without being observed.
  • Home: Zee's Hideout.
  • Race/Class: Half-Elf Rogue/Infiltrator.
• Flicker: The Chaotic Creator
  • Role: Represents boundless energy and mechanical aptitude, constantly inventing and distracting.
  • Home: The Workshop.
  • Race/Class: Gnome Artificer/Utility.
• Roric: The Swift Observer
  • Role: Embodies solitude and rapid assessment, providing a high-level view and swift intervention.
  • Home: Roric's Spire Perch.
  • Race/Class: Aarakocra Monk/Striker.
• Elara: The Arcane Seeker
  • Role: Keeper of memory and intellectual control, seeking knowledge and stability through arcane means.
  • Home: Elara's Ethereal Study.
  • Race/Class: Tiefling Wizard/Scholar.
• Lysander: The Defiant Melancholy
  • Role: Embodies graceful endurance and lost dignity, protecting the memory of past opulence.
  • Home: Lysander's Phantom Ballroom.
  • Race/Class: Half-Elf Bard/Buffer.
• Grut: The Raw Force
  • Role: Represents primal anger and survival instinct, dealing with threats through brute strength and dominance.
  • Home: Grut's Pit Throneroom.
  • Race/Class: Half-Orc Barbarian/Warrior.
• Skree: The Cacophonous Voice
  • Role: Embodies loud self-expression and noise, filling the silence and ensuring communication.
  • Home: Skree's Echoing Aviary.
  • Race/Class: Kenku Sorcerer/Loudspeaker.
• Jinx: The Wild Card
  • Role: Drives misdirection, chaos, and performance, protecting the mind through calculated unpredictability.
  • Home: The Starry Stage.
  • Race/Class: Changeling Rogue/Performer.