DragonFable/Characters

This is a list of characters in the Artix Entertainment game DragonFable. In alphabetical order they are as follows:

Artix von Krieger
Artix is the in-game alter ego of the game's creator, Adam Bohn. He can be found either inside or next to the entrance of the Amityvale Graveyard and in front of the Necropolis. The version of him which stands outside the graveyard offers several quests and can be invited to accompany player characters in battle. He is currently restricted to level 3 and has, as a consequence, only one attack ability. From August 3rd, 2007 until October 4th, he replaced Nythera in the town of Falconreach. He is the only NPC to appear twice in the non-quest world. !-- Yes, we know about the Artix bug! That doesn't mean we have to tell everyone about it! It's against game policy, so shush! Don't help people break game rules! --As a young child, Artix and Vayle lived in the same village. When they were both young, he tried to rescue her from a river, but they were both washed downstream to an underground cave. While trying to find their way out, they stumbled upon the Darkness Orb, which both touched. Although Vayle gave in to the darkness, Artix remained strong and vowed to always stand for good. Later, when his village was destroyed by zombies (possibly controlled by Vayle), Artix joined the paladins to defeat the undead. He now trains the full Paladin armor, a new armor. You'll need Undead Slayer Badges to train (The quest Save Moonridge! in Doomwood)

Ash Dragonblade
Ash is a young boy from the guardian-only RPG ArchKnight. His dream is to become a knight and protect the world. Unfortunately, Ash is not of noble blood so he would not even be considered, unless, he were to save a princess. Ash may be invited to accompany the player character in battle; currently, he is a level one character who can only attack very clumsily. Recently, he has had a makeover and now offers a helpful FAQ for new players. An Archknight player with a character name of Ash Dragonblade gave the AE staff this NPC idea. Now the game of Archknight does not allow the players to name themselves, but automatically chooses the name Ash Dragonblade for the player.

Cysero
Cysero is the game's creative director in real life. For a while, he stood in Falconreach in the place currently occupied by Thyton, before leaving temporarily to find new weapon materials. Before he left, Cysero gave players information about the current events, and some info on the weather. During the CES event Adam (Artix) left Cysero alone with the game, and he turned the guardian tower upside down, and into a giant fish. In one of the Dragon Egg Saga quests, it is revealed that Cysero lives with Warlic and is a very messy person who leaves his (enchanted!) laundry around. Warlic has stated in-game that Cysero is only a good room mate because he is never around. The Ruins of Kordana quest reveals that Cysero may used to have been some sort of pilot(or ship) and had taken the abilities of a Mage and the job of Lore's mad weaponsmith after the Reset. He currently runs Cysero's Superstore of Savings which has replaced his old store in Falconreach. Players can purchase powerful weapons and other items in exchange for Dragon Coins at Cysero's store.

King Alteon
King Alteon is the fearless leader of Lore, who led a war to fight King Slugwrath and won and took the throne. His full title is King Alteon the Balanced

Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a First Mate Pirate in Osprey Cove and a Pirate Captain in AdventureQuest. He gives the player an assortment of quests, all of which are related to assisting the Pirates in various ways (sometimes against the Ninja) and helping them obtain the Wind Orb, which they refer to as the Wind Pearl. He is the one to talk to about becoming a Pirate and joining the Pirate Class. If the player completes the Pirate quest chain and defeats Captain Blackberry, Rhubarb advances from First Mate to Captain.

Thyton
Thyton is leader of the Ninja and the Ninja class trainer. Thyton can currently be found at Falconreach and in The Shadow of the Wind Ninja village. His picture can be found in the September 11, 2007 Design Notes here. He calls the Wind Orb the Jewel of the Four Winds and claims that it is an ancestral relic of his clan, capable of summoning its most powerful guardian. He offers the player a variety of quests related to assisting the Ninjas (sometimes against the Pirates) and helping them obtain the Wind Orb.

Warlic
Warlic is a well known blue mage who helps the player sort out the 4 eggs (the player starts with six, but breaks one and eats another), in the Dragon Egg Saga. He is also important to much of the story. Currently, he is not able to be brought into the player's party except in one quest. He resides beyond the portal in Falconreach itself, right next to the Guardian Tower. This portal leads to an area near Lymcrest, in which Warlic has set up camp to combat the elementals unleashed by Xan. Xan, the evil pyromancer, has a deep hatred for Warlic that started because of an incident that took place back at the Swordhaven Magic Academy (it involved rivalry over a beautiful girl). Warlic is also Cysero's roommate; the two share a magical tower. Warlic couldn't deal with Cysero's magical experiments and enchanted laundry any more, so they painted a line down the middle that neither can cross.

Zhoom
Zhoom is the newest NPC in DragonFable. He is a Ranger who captures members of the resistance for the corrupt dynasty ruling The Sandsea. He is a deadly mercanary. His mother was a sand elf. He had a difficult childhood, since one of the previous members of the Sek-Duat dynasty hunted the sand elves into extinction. Currently Zhoom joined the resistance when Sek-Duat XV (actually the First) betrayed him by sending the Sphinxter to kill him and the hero (the player character). After teaming up to defeat Sek Duat I, the player's character gives the Light Orb to Zhoom to protect.

Villains
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Captain Blackberry
Captain Blackberry is the pirate Captain of the Red Betty and Osprey Cove, which is in the pirate's quests. A pirate named Crossbone found the Ruins of Kordana, and found out Kordana had the Wind Orb. Blackberry found Crossbone's diary telling him where to find the wind orb, the only piece of the puzzle he needed to finish the spell he found 20 years ago in a strange chest in the ocean. He used the spell from the chest and wove it into the very planks of his ship the Red Betty. In order to finish the spell and become King Braken (God of the Sea) he needed the Wind Orb, but Kordana was too powerful for Blackberry to steal it. So in a last ditch effort, he leaked the location of the Wind Orb to Sepulchure, and Sepulchure sent Drakath to steal the Wind Orb from Kordana. He knew Sepulchure would keep it for himself so he tracked Drakath into a cave and sent an adventurer (the player's character) to fight him (only by battling his greatest foe could a wielder get the orb to activate). During the battle, the wind orb activated and spirited Drakath away to the Red Betty, but only after releasing the power that had built up inside, defeating the hero. At this point the wind orb would help Drakath no longer, so Blackberry instructed the hero to defeat him, then took it. Blackberry used the wind orb to activate the Red Betty's Spell and transformed into King Braken. He was defeated after the hero summoned his dragon and battled him in Osprey Cove. Although his ultimate fate is untold, many believe that he is dead. (Note: This may create an apparent inconsistency with the information given in the entry for Okuchi No Okami.  This is because player characters are supposed to choose whether they support the Pirates or the Ninja, and complete one quest chain or the other. You can complete both chains if you like, but it leads to inconsistencies.)

DragonMaster FrostScythe
DragonMaster FrostScythe commanded an army of Ice/Snow monsters to Falconreach in order to get the orb. This orb would make FrostSycthe the next DragonLord. FrostScythe commanded his Ice Dragon, Glaisaurus until the player killed it. FrostSycthe said Glaisaurus would have been useless to him anyway as his Dragon Amulet broke during combat. Having lost his army, lost his dragon, lost his Dragon Amulet, and having caught a cold, Frostscythe retreated to unknown Plains (sneezing). In the 2nd last quest of Guardian's, the player is sent to FrostScythe's home to stop him from attacking Falconreach. The player points out the mysterious presence of the previously killed Glaisaurus and then learns that FrostScythe has MULTIPLE ice dragons. It is also revealed that the Dragon Amulet is his key to controlling his dragons, and that he is in pursuit of a third so he can return to his plans of invading the guardian tower.

Drakath
Drakath is the leader of the Darkwolf bandits. He is the only son of King Slugwrath, an evil king that was defeated by Sir Alteon after years of war. Drakath is working for Sepulchure, in hopes of gaining enough power and the Necrotic Blade of Doom (the 5th Doom Weapon) to regain his father's throne for himself. Drakath went into the Ruins of Kordana and stole the Wind Orb from Kordana, but the hero/heroine beat him and took it back, causing him to retreat from the island. Recently, he went to the Sandsea and hired the desert thugs to claim the Orb of Light and kill the hero/heroine.

Fluffy
Fluffy hatched from the egg in the White Dragon Box and was thought to be the Order Dragon which would save all of Lore. During his search for power, Drakath stole the White Dragon Box from the priests of the Temple of the Four Winds and took it to Sepulchure. Fluffy hatched as a sweet, large-eyed pink dragon, but Sepulchure promptly transformed it into a tiny dracolich (undead dragon). His dragon amulet gives him the power to transform Fluffy into a full-grown dracolich dragon on which Sepulchure can ride. After completing the Ninja or Pirate quest chain, upgraded characters have the option to attempt an (unwinnable) battle with Sepulchure and Fluffy.

Gorgok
Gorgok was DragonFable's first dragon and its first boss. It holds the town of Willowshire under constant attack by both it and its Dravir minions. Players with Dragon Amulets can battle Gorgok with their titan dragon. Gorgok probably attacked Willowshire to obtain the Nature Orb, which once resided in the basement of Willowshire Guardian Tower.

Lord Frydae XIII
Lord Frydae XIII is a vampire and the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great (9 greats) grandfather of Thursday. He resides in the Old Guardian Tower in Amityvale, and he turns out to be The Master of the events in Amityvale (the one responsible for most of the evil in Amityvale.)

Mysterious Stranger
Mysterious Stranger sells the Doom Weapons outside of Falconreach. He is thought to have great significance later on in the game. He shares the same appearance and personality as the Mysterious Necromancer in AdventureQuest. After you upgrade your doom weapon the first time in the crystal clear lake quest, you can upgrade your doom weapon by bringing him 5 unlucky doom essence. Then you bring 8 unlucky doom essences to the forge to upgrade your doom weapon even more. You can obtain unlucky doom essences in the haunted mansion quest. Many players believe him to be The Master of Sepulchure and his minions, although this is unlikely as nothing definite has been released.

The Necrotic Blade of Doom
The Necrotic Blade of Doom is a Doom Weapon (a corrupted soul trapped in a weapon). It is possessing Sepulchure for its 'Masters' plan (which is unknown for now).

Lady Vayle (The Necromantress)
Lady Vayle first appeared as the Purple Necromantress in Amityvale. Her true identity remained a secret until the recent Artix vs. the Undead quest, in which it is revealed that she is actually Lady Vayle, who lived in the same village as Artix as a little girl. When they were young, Artix tried to save her from a river, but they were both washed downstream into an undergound cave. While trying to get out of the cave, they stumbled into the Guardian Tower, where they found the Darkness Orb. Vayle sprouted wings after she touched it, and she presumably gave her mind over to the darkness, which granted her the powers she holds. Later, her and Artix's village was attacked by zombies that were possibly controlled by her. Vayle worked for List of Characters in DragonFable, because he was going to tell her how to bring her brother back from the dead. (His spirit was trapped in her crystal.) However, he ordered her to use to Edgar's spirit create an undead monster with which to defeat the player. When the player destroyed the monster, her brother's spirit was lost, and Artix told her that Noxus was only using her.

Noxus
Noxus is the Dean of the Necromancy University. He commands a giant army of undead that is being built that will be given to Sepulchure. He trapped the Necromantress' brother (according to The Gate Keeper quest dialogue). He will give you the key of the Necropolis.

Okuchi No Okami
Okuchi No Okami is a Devil Fox, who steals from the Ninja (he wants their Wind Scrolls). In the Ninja quests, he sells Drakath information about the Wind Orb. Then Okuchi offers to let the player hunt down Drakath if he can have the wind scrolls. If the player refuses to give up the scrolls, the player must fight Okuchi (you can't accept the offer anyway). Although it is not said, Okuchi is thought to be dead. He was once Thyton's highest ranking Ninja until he betrayed the village. He obtains the Jewel of the Four Winds from Drakath, and uses it to summon the guardian of the Ninja village (with the purpose of destroying the village, not protecting it). (Note: This may create an apparent inconsistency with the information given in the entry for Captain Blackberry.  This is because player characters are supposed to choose whether they support the Pirates or the Ninja, and complete one quest chain or the other.  You can complete both chains if you like, but it leads to inconsistencies.)

Sek-Duat XV
Sek-Duat XV is a tyrant emperor that rules over the Sandsea with an iron fist. His family have ruled the Sandsea for 1500 years, and this new emperor is more cruel and more evil than any before him. He hired Zhoom and paid him well for hunting down the members of the resistance forces. He has invited the player to his palace for defeating the Mumragon, and now his ancestor can safely rest in peace. He has asked the player to defeat the Sandwitch, that he claimed to steal villagers in the middle of the night, and to never be seen again, but, in fact, he stole a book from the Sandwitch, and he wants to use it to revive his first ancestor and eternally rule the Sandsea, using the light orb, and now that the Mumragons aren't longer alive, the place is safe for he to revive him. In the Sandsea's quest The Traitor, it is revealed that he needs the soul of 100 men that call him enemy, in order to revive his first ancestor. Then in the quest Zhowdown he told the hero/heroine to take down Zhoom believing the he is working for the resistance and then pay Zhoom to capture the hero/heroine but in fact he was trying to take down both the hero/heroine and Zhoom by sending the Sphinxter to kill them. In the Sandsea's penultimate quest, Be Alive Again, the hero/heroine and Zhoom find that Sek Duat XV is, in fact, Sek Duat the first! He became a lich to receive eternal life but he also was eternally unsatisfied, like all lichs are, so he wanted to become immortal in different ways. When he was searching for a cure, he was becoming more and more cruel, and not his ancestors were hunting the sand elves; he was. When he got (he sent his guards the steal it) the spell from the Sandwitch, he learned that he needs 100 souls and the light orb for the spell. He then proposed the hero\heroine and Zhoom to join him, but if the hero\heroine refuse (you can't accept the offer anyway), Sek Duat battles them, and loses. But because the people was still accepting Sek Duat as emperor and the rebels were hiding among the people of Sandsea it would be impossible to find the rebels, so he captured all of the people of Sandsea using his currently minions, and planned to sacrifice their souls for his immortality. But as his army is defeated, he summons the Dunelord to battle the hero\heroine and his\her titan dragon. When the Dunelord is defeated, Sek Duat's power is greatly diminished, but he was still a threat for the rebels.

Sepulchure
The primary villan of DragonFable, Sepulchure was once a hero of Lore who protected many lives. Unfortunately, he lost something that was dear to him and in his search for power, he was consumed by the Necrotic Blade of Doom and is now a doom knight. It is revealed that he does not wear his armor, but that his armor wears him, for he is bound to the darkness. Sepulchure's current location is inside his flying re-animated dracolich fortress. He is also in possession of one legendary dragon. The dragon came from the White Dragon Box (counterpart of the player's Black Dragon Box). Sepulchure was unsatisfied with his cute dragon until he transformed it into a dracolich, which he then named Fluffy. Upgraded player characters who have completed the Ninja or Pirate quests chains may battle Sepulchure and Fluffy in titan form (the battle is unwinnable). In the design notes, it was said Sepulchure was once a Pactogonal Knight. In keeping with the punny names that are standard for these knights, his original name was Sir Pulcher (Sepulcher). Right now, he is plotting to command an army of skeletons made by the necromancers at Necromancer University.

Sir Malifact
Sir Malifact was a holy paladin of justice until he and his two friends discovered a mysterious ring. After putting the ring on, Sir Malifact was transformed into an evil Death Knight. His two friends discovered that he reformed and came back to life each time he was defeated; however, they were able to end this process by scattering his equipment throughout the crypt in which they found the ring. In one of Artix's quests, Sir Malifact's ghost appears to the player character and urges him/her to collect his equipment, in the hope that it will help him remember what happened to him. After the hero has gathered all of the items, Sir Malifact again becomes a Death Knight and the hero is forced to battle him. After the battle, Sir Malifact vanishes. . .who knows where he might have reformed? You can win back all the items you collected for him.

Xan
Xan is an insane pyromancer, who unleashed the elementals on Lore. He was born in Lymcrest and was a gifted magic user. Even as a child, he used his powers to make the residents suffer and fear him. Because of this, the villagers of Lymcrest treated him as an outcast. This has caused him to hate the town and its people, believing that they didn't respect him enough. He studied magic at the Swordhaven Magic Academy, where Warlic was his rival for the affections of a girl named Jaania. Xan's current appearance is due to an accident during a duel between him and Warlic. He lives in constant suffering due to the flames which cover his body, but at the same time, they are the only thing that keeps him alive. He owns an artifact called the Pyronomicon, a magical book that magnifies his abilities. In one of his earliest appearances, he attempted to destroy Falconreach at Drakath's behest. He failed however, but challenged (and defeated) the player at the end of the war. He then used the Pyronomicon to change his Fire monsters into Light monsters and attacked Falconreach Beach, causing the Beach Vacation Invasion. This was part of a joint effort to destroy Falconreach which he made with the Necromantress; as a result, it was merged into the Friday The 13th Invasion Part III. After this defeat, he changed the town of Lymcrest's river to lava, making the residents and miners suffer greatly. As the player, you can undertake a quest chain to transmute the river back into water. The last quest in the chain sends the player in Xan's fortress to take the Pyronomicon and defeat the weakened Xan. After completing this quest, upgraded characters may battle Xan in Lava Titan form. The second Frostvale event, which occurred after this quest chain was released, included Xan as the main villain. Thanks to the Eggnogonomicon, he has both ice and fire powers in this battle. After his defeat in Frostvale, he falls into an icy abyss, but considering his resilience to date it is doubtful that he is dead. He will probably return back during the 2008 year to cause more evil to the citizens of Falconreach.

Zorbak
Zorbak is an ebil moglin with an evil brother named Kabroz, who is not found in DragonFable. He is a necromancer, but was expelled from the Necropolis. As new characters attempt to make their way from Oaklore to Falconreach, he sics a bear on them. In Mogloween (Holiday Event 2007), he added more of the Mognip to the candy, making it transform Moglins into Moglinsters. At the end of Mogloween, he ate the candy and transformed into a Moglinster. After being defeated by a hero, he ate the rest of the candy and became a Titan Moglinster. After being defeated by the Dragonlords, Zorbak was forced to pay off all the damage. His trademark quality is being ebil. He claims this word refers to being better than evil, but in practice it describes his mischievous nature.

Others

 * Ballyhoo is one character that made only three appearances: One before the Pirate VS Ninjas war, another during Frostvale 2007, giving the player the DeathKnight test armor and the third during the Necropolis updates giving players 50 gold for each sponsor ad (May, 7 2008), and it's unknown when she will return once again. She is currently featured in other Artix Entertainment games, AdventureQuest and MechQuest. Ballyhoo is an elf who wanders the paths between worlds seeking rare items.  She offers these (or bonus gold) to players who are willing to view some magic moving pictures (aka advertisements).


 * Jaania was Warlic's and Xan's classmate in Swordhaven Magic Academy. Xan and Warlic both loved her. In the duel between Xan and Warlic, she was accidentally imprisoned in a crystal shard. Xan is obsessed with releasing Jaania (sadly, not as much as he is obsessed with getting revenge on Warlic). You never actually meet her in Dragonfable; she is only talked about.


 * Serenity is the innkeeper of the Falconreach Inn (successor to Mary, who died and became Mary's Spirit). She was going to throw out the Doom Weapons before the Mysterious Stranger appeared in Falconreach.  She gives you a quest which allows you to battle the spirits haunting her inn.

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