The Lunar Coders

Coder NPC Profiles · Strangers in Prax · RuneQuest 3rd Edition

Five agents of the Lunar Empire operating in the City of Pavis —
intelligence gatherers, diplomats, warriors, and survivors.

RuneQuest 3e · Pavis · Glorantha · Strangers in Prax

The Coders are a covert Lunar intelligence unit reporting to Provincial Overseer Appius Luxius. Led by Count Julan, a Sword Rune Lord of Yanafal Tarnils, they operate from Pavis as agents of the Red Emperor's expanding influence in Prax. Their work demands equal parts diplomacy, sorcery, tracking, and — when necessary — violence. Select any character below to open their full stat sheet, including complete background, skills, magic, and all special items verbatim from the source.

The Coders

Leader of the Coders
Human male, Age 34 · Sword Rune Lord, Yanafal Tarnils

Tall, raven-haired and blue-eyed, Julan is the embodiment of Lunar manhood, so striking-looking that people turn their heads as he walks by. His simple taste in clothing accentuates his handsome appearance. In defiance of current fashion, Julan is clean-shaven and wears his hair short. Although receding at the temples, on Julan this simply looks like a virtue, rather than a flaw in his features.

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Princess Anderida of Raibanth

Moral core of the Coders
Human female, Age 37 · Seven Mothers Priestess (Deezola subcult)

House Raibanth's intimate association with the Red Emperor and his unearthly court has brought about a number of distinctive characteristics in the bloodline. Most notably, all are completely hairless, although Anderida disguises this family trait with wigs. Famous for her beauty in her youth (she was the model for a statue of the Red Goddess in the Forum of Raibanth), Anderida pays great attention to her appearance. She always insists on wearing makeup, even in the wilds. Anderida's wigs come in various shades and styles, which she changes according to mood.

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Maculus the Monitor

The Coders' sorcerer
Human male, Age 132 · Red Goddess & Irrippi Ontor Initiate, Nysalor Illuminate

Maculus is very tall, but round-shouldered. His skin has a pearly luster to it, and only a tiny filigree of wrinkles around his eyes and across the back of his neck give hints of his advanced age. Nevertheless he does not look young at all, merely "not old." Maculus shaves his head as a devotion to the Red Goddess. He maintains a small tuft of beard just below his lower lip. Long ago Maculus lost all his teeth, but had them replaced with a false pair made from fine white ivory. Under his Coder cloak he wears a rough woolen habit, always black. When at leisure, Maculus likes to go about barefooted — when it will be noticed, he paints his toenails purple.

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Close protection & enforcement
Human male, Age 41 · “Healed” Initiate of Danfive Xaron

Nose Ring is tall and bulky, clean-shaven with long yellowish hair slicked back with oil and tied into a tight knot. Only Anderida knows that Nose Ring actually dyes his hair. Nose Ring's hair conceals his missing ear, but his severed hand has been replaced with a large bronze hook etched over with countless tiny runes. Nose Ring's entire body, including his face, bears an array of enchantment tattoos. He also shows a multitude of scars, ranging from tiny nicks to great welts. His soft voice comes as a surprise for someone so brutal looking. In fact, he sings gentle hymns very well when the urge strikes him.

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Eslas the Tracker

Scout, archer & tracker
Human female, Age 33 · Initiate of Seven Mothers, inactive Eiritha worshipper

Despite her years of Lunar culture and training, Eslas still has the look of the Pentian steppes about her, and despite speaking the Lunar tongue fluently, she retains a strong Pentian accent. Short and lean, her features mix Wareran and Kralori traits. Her face and hands are weather-beaten, tanned a ruddy brown, yet her unexposed skin remains pale and sallow. Eslas has Kralori eyes, which she purses into the thinnest slits as she scans the horizon. Her reddish, copper-colored hair is worn closely cropped. Her leather travel gear follows the Pentian style, though made from better materials by Lunar crafters.

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