Wilhelm Pellman
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Wilhelm Pellman[1] is a nonplayer character with an extended profile from the sourcebook Children of the Night: Ghosts. In the adventure A Matter of Trust, he is a ghost not of a malign nature but instead asks the player characters for help.
In universe, Wilhelm the youngest child of a wealthy landowner named Karl Pellman. After witnessing a traumatic scene, he was accidentally killed in a tragic accident, and returned as a first magnitude ghost.
Background
Young Wilhelm was a gentle, affable boy that was a joy to his family and made friends easily. This created tension and jealousy in his older brother, Kole. Kole was also the town bully, knocking around smaller and weaker children as he pleased.
On the day of his death, Wilhelm witnessed an enraged Kole beating Mark, Wilhelm's best friend, to death. Frightened, Wilhelm ran off only be be struck in the head by an out-of-control vegetable cart. This left him blind, and he died soon after.
Wanting justice for his friend, Wilhelm returned as a ghost. Unfortunately for Wilhelm's shade, his injuries carried over in death and he was blind and struck dumb.
In A Matter of Trust
In this module, Pellman asks the player characters to find Marks killer. With the help of adventurers, Wilhelm may be able to finger Kole for Mark's murder, resulting in his disinheritance from the Pellman fortune. If this occurs, it can be assumed he will peacefully rest.
Other Notes
The city or domain where the Pellmans reside was never explicitly stated by the source material.
Game Statistics
male human First Magnitude Ghost; Lawful Neutral[2]
References
- ↑ Children of the Night: Ghosts p. 21-26
- ↑ p. 21
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