notable npcs

Wally's Waffles and Weorgs is full of characters, all with something to say about Chara the Chicken-Foot Witch.

L. DOROTHY SANDWICH

Transformed into a muskrat, Dorothy is eating a stack of pancakes with a knife and fork when the PCs arrive at Wally's. Despite her predicament, she maintains an upbeat attitude, although she's worried that she's becoming more muskrat than gnome as time goes on. She has a strong, disconcerting urge to go to River Country and build herself a lodge made of sticks.

• Traits: Bubbly, optimistic, whistles through her teeth when talking.
• Motivation: Get her lost wand and reverse Chara's curses. “I'm L. Dorothy Sandwich, the gnome—or, at least, I was a gnome. Chara cursed me! Changed me into a muskrat! And, worse yet, stole my Wand of Decursification!” “If you really want to help, you'll get it back and we can sort out all this cursing business.” “Chara is jealous and cruel but I'm sure there's still good in her, deep down. She's just lost her way.” "A word of warning... not everything or everyone in her lair are as they seem. Beware her curses!”

WALLY DUNKWHIFFLE

Owner and operator, Wally is a burly, scruffy little guy and former Though standing just 4 foot 1 inch, his mirth and melancholy are gigantic. A beloved local figure, Wally is friends with everyone. Well, almost everyone. He's made more than his fair share of enemies too.

• Traits: Friendly, boisterous, deceptively tough.
• Motivation: Enjoy a long, uneventful retirement, passing on his restaurant to someone like himself. “That old hag? Yeesh. Just the thought of her gives me the willies. You're in for a heap of trouble if you expect to waltz out of her house in one piece.”

HAPPY DUNSTON

The quintessential barfly, Happy generally only leaves his stool at the bar to hit the can. He's a generous spirit, and well-liked by just about everybody, being the only patron to ever finish Wally's Howling Hot Challenge without whistling beef.

• Traits: Cheerful, welcoming, competitive.
• Motivation: Make friends and knock back some rascal cider.
• “Trust me, you don't want to get mixed up with witches,” Happy says, as if experienced in the matter. “Not that I would know, or anything. But I hear a witch's curse is a heck of a thing.”

KARL THE GOBLIN MINER

A gruff, bearded goblin with a perpetual squint. Karl has been delving into tunnels and caves for years and knows a thing or two about the Underlands. Traits: Curt, covered in soot, things were always better “back when.” Motivation: Work hard and earn an honest living.

• “I seen her with my own eyes! I tell ya, I almost thought she was a harpy with those fat chicken feet! She gave ol' Guster Winselm the stink eye and he's had bad luck ever since.”

RONNY THE PROP COMIC

A spindly boggart standing at the bar with a pair of clown shoes, a flower on his lapel, and pipe with bubbles coming out of it. Ronny is a local comedian shooting for the stars. Traits: Gregarious, self-deprecating, sheepish around corporate types. Motivation: Become a comedic star and one day make it to Harp's Edge. “Hey, why couldn't the witch read her spell book? It was written in curse-ive! Sheesh! Tough crowd. Maybe I'm cursed myself. I haven't gotten a laugh all week. How's about you use that wand on me and cure my bad case of the unfunnies?" PIRATE.

TABITHA THE RASCAL

A cunning, silver-haired lady of River Country. Tabitha is a rascal of Rascalton, and well-versed in the whispering hearsay and rumors of the Mucklands underworld.

• Traits: Streetwise, talks under her breath, shares rumors.
• Motivation: Pull off an impressive corporate heist. “Sure, I've heard of Chara. They say she accidentally cursed herself while makin' up a potion of beauty. Never was the same after that. Turned sour inside, so now she curses everyone else for laughs. “

ROGRAM THE TROLL

A hulking bridge troll from the Drippy Downs with shaggy, yellow hair and tusks the size of trumpets. Rogram is on his way to a bridge tolling seminar in the town of Thurf. Traits: Inquisitive, gentle giant, big burper. Motivation: Improve himself through education to expand his burgeoning bridge tolling business. “I don't know about no witch, but I do know Dorothy. Just last spring I had a serious leech infestation under my bridge and she helped me out. They don't call her Leechbane Dorothy Sandwich for nothin'!”