Starter Player Character — The Hollow Crown
Name: Corvin Ashmere
Race: Human (Grave-Touched)
Class (Suggested): Fighter (Eldritch Knight), Warlock (Undead), or Paladin (Oathbreaker redeemed)
Faction: The Hollow Crown
Appearance:
Corvin is pale and gaunt, with dark circles beneath steel-gray eyes. His armor is old but meticulously maintained, bearing the cracked sigil of the Hollow Crown—a crown split through the center. A faint chill follows him, and his breath sometimes fogs even in warmth.
Backstory:
Born in the shadow of the Hollow Crown’s fallen throne, Corvin was raised among ruins and lingering spirits. When grave-wardens failed to contain an ancient royal revenant, Corvin survived the night—and emerged changed. Bound to the echoes of dead kings, he now serves the Hollow Crown as a warden-errant, tasked with guarding relics, silencing restless nobles, and ensuring the dead do not reclaim dominion. Though loyal, he seeks to decide whether the Crown should rise again—or finally be laid to rest.
Important Characters of The Hollow Crown
1. The Veiled Monarch
Race: Undead (Revenant King)
Class/Role: Undead Sorcerer / Lich-Adjacent Sovereign
Title: Last Sovereign of the Hollow Throne
Appearance & Backstory:
Shrouded in rotting regalia and spectral mist, the Veiled Monarch is the lingering ruler of the Hollow Crown. Once a proud king whose realm fell to civil war and arcane betrayal, he now exists as a bound revenant—neither fully alive nor dead. He claims to guide the faction toward restoration, but many fear he seeks only to reclaim absolute rule over the living and the dead alike.
2. Lady Maereth Blackveil
Race: Elf (Dusk Elf)
Class/Role: Wizard (Necromancy)
Title: Keeper of Royal Graves
Appearance & Backstory:
Maereth’s midnight robes are embroidered with funerary runes, her long hair streaked with silver from decades spent among the dead. She oversees the crypt-libraries and soul wards of the Hollow Crown. Once a scholar of Luminara, she defected after witnessing how easily the living forget their dead. She believes undeath is not a curse—but a responsibility.
3. Sir Aldren Wyrdmark
Race: Human
Class/Role: Paladin (Oath of the Crown, Fallen)
Title: Knight of the Empty Banner
Appearance & Backstory:
Clad in tarnished plate and carrying a banner with no emblem, Aldren was the last knight to swear loyalty before the Crown fell. He now leads the Hollow Crown’s living warriors, enforcing ancient laws even when no living king remains. Aldren believes law outlives rulers—and that someone must uphold it, no matter the cost.
4. Gravecaller Ysra
Race: Tiefling
Class/Role: Warlock (Undead Patron)
Title: Voice of the Whispering Court
Appearance & Backstory:
Ysra’s horns curve like broken halos, and ghostly script crawls across her skin when she speaks spells. She communes directly with the noble dead, acting as intermediary between spirits and the living council. Born an outcast, Ysra found purpose among the Hollow Crown—where the dead listen more fairly than the living ever did.
5. The Mortarch Warden Keth
Race: Warforged (Funerary Construct)
Class/Role: Fighter (Champion)
Title: Sentinel of the Throne Crypt
Appearance & Backstory:
Forged of black iron and bone-inlaid stone, Keth was built to guard the Hollow Throne for eternity. Unlike most constructs, he has developed a quiet sense of judgment. Keth obeys the Hollow Crown’s laws above all else—even the commands of the Veiled Monarch—making him both a safeguard and a threat should the dead king overstep his bounds.